Month: April 2025



Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”, where he claimed that Trump administration officials could face arrest for “interfering with a legal proceeding” or “kidnapping” in relation to his claim they defied a court order by Judge Boasberg. He suggested that officials involved in actions such as deportations that so called “violate” judicial rulings could be criminally liable.

When asked by Maddow how should people be reacting to the arrests of rogue judges, he responded by stating that “the people need to manifest their outrage about these assaults on judicial independence”. It’s clear that Democrats are attempting to spark some kind of civil unrest during the 2nd Trump administration, whether it’s through Elon Musk, DOGE, Tesla or deportations.

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared that Republicans “cannot know a moment of peace” under the Trump administration.

According to footage circulating on social media, Ptizker told a group of Democrat activists and donors in New Hampshire on Sunday that he wants to see “mass protests” against the Trump administration.

“It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once,” he said to loud applause from the audience.

“Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now.”

“These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”

”They need to know understand that we will fight their cruelty with every microphone and megaphone that we have.”

”We must castigate them at the soap box, then punish them at the ballot box.”

According to CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere, Pritzker went on to say that their portraits should be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors.”

Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruption – “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he says, swaying their portraits will one day be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors” pic.twitter.com/BBBuL1Uz9O

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) April 28, 2025

The comments are reminiscent of California Congresswoman Maxine Waters under the last Trump administration, who in 2018 riled up a crowd of supporters and urged them to harass members of Trump’s cabinet.

“If you see anybody from [Trump’s] Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere!” she declared at the time.

“And If you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere” ~Maxine Watershttps://t.co/gPGQx7ouqn pic.twitter.com/cTQ0Is448I

— Frank (@rodriQuez) August 28, 2023

A billionaire to the Hyatt hotel empire who was previously under investigation for tax fraud, many believe Pritzker is positioning himself for a presidential run in 2028.

So desperate is Pritzker to prove his left-wing credentials, he recently announced punitive measures against the country of El Salvador over the detention of Kilmar Garcia Abrego, a deported MS-13 gangster who was living illegally in Maryland.

JUST IN: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Announces Punitive Actions Against El Salvador in Defense of Deported MS-13 Illegal Alien – “The State of Illinois will Stand Up for the Rule of Law”

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Border Czar Tom Homan is slated to join White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in the briefing room this morning, 99 days into Trump’s second term, to discuss the administration’s success in securing the borders.  

President Trump has consistently brought illegal border crossings down to record lows since taking office.

February 2025 saw a 94% decrease from the 140,641 illegals encountered at the Border under Biden and Harris last February.

And in March 2025, there was another 94% decrease from the 137,000 illegals that entered in March 2024.

March Sees Another Record Low for Illegal Border Crossings in Trump’s Second Full Month in Office

Tom Homan is a massive upgrade from the former “Border Czar,” Kamala Harris, who helped oversee the largest invasion of the United States in history.

Meanwhile, the White House says they’ve deported close to 200,000 aliens from the interior despite lawfare and corrupt radical left judges preventing the Trump Administration from enforcing the laws.

Some judges have even been arrested for their extrajudicial actions to conceal and harbor illegal aliens. As The Gateway Pundit reported, a Milwaukee County judge, Hannah Dugan, was arrested by the FBI for obstructing an ICE arrest last week. This follows the arrest of another Democrat Judge in New Mexico on charges related to allegedly harboring an illegal alien with suspected ties to Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang known for trafficking, extortion, and violence.

Lawless Democrat lawmakers have also cried foul at the deportation of Salvadoran illegal alien and MS-13 terrorist Kilmar Garcia Abrego, the “Maryland man” we’ve heard so much about.

Several Democrat lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to demand his release, potentially in violation of the Logan Act.

The press conference is scheduled for 8:30 am ET, a departure from the typical 1 pm briefing time.

Watch live below:

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Screenshot: WDRB

A federal grand jury has indicted seven foreign nationals — all illegal aliens — for a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy involving money laundering, drug trafficking proceeds, and illegal firearm possession.

The charges stem from a years-long operation allegedly run by Jose Malagon Castro, a Mexican national who brazenly operated three grocery stores in Kentucky as fronts for laundering dirty cartel cash, according to the Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Kentucky. 

His employees—Yeimi, Kenia, and Kelin Hernandez Barahona (all Honduran nationals) and Suri Rosmeri Hernandez Del Cid (from Guatemala)—allegedly helped wire drug proceeds back to Mexico, fueling the cartels that profit off America’s open borders.

According to the indictment, between January 2020 and December 2024, these foreign nationals engaged in an elaborate conspiracy to conduct millions of dollars’ worth of financial transactions to conceal and disguise the nature, location, and source of cartel drug money.

The operation not only violated federal and state reporting laws but also actively undermined public safety in Kentucky.

But the lawlessness didn’t end there. On December 4, 2024, Jose Malagon Castro—an illegal alien—was caught illegally possessing a dangerous stockpile of firearms, including a .357 magnum revolver, multiple shotguns, and rifles. Despite being prohibited from owning any weapons, Malagon Castro’s arsenal was expansive.

Of the seven defendants, five—Jose Malagon Castro, Yeimi Hernandez Barahona, Kelin Hernandez Barahona, Suri Rosmeri Hernandez Del Cid, and Jose Martin Romero—have already been arrested and appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Kenia Hernandez Barahona and Vanessa Avila Galaviz remain on the run, with warrants out for their arrests.

If convicted, the defendants face staggering maximum sentences—475 years for Malagon Castro and 460 years for his co-conspirators—reflecting the severity of their crimes.

Federal authorities are also seeking the forfeiture of over half a million dollars seized during the investigation.

Screenshot: WDRB

There is no parole in the federal system, ensuring that if justice is served, these individuals will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

WATCH:

NEW: 7 Illegal Aliens indicted, 5 arrested in Louisville for narcotics trafficking & money laundering millions in drug money to Mexico; fueling prostitution extortion & murder.

Every day spent litigating the rights of criminal aliens instead of deporting is killing Americans. pic.twitter.com/rP8GEPQwJi

— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) April 28, 2025

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Screenshot: Full Measure with Sheryl Atkinson / Youtube

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) accused former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Department of Justice of stonewalling efforts to obtain critical files related to notorious accused child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

The Gateway Pundit reported last week that President Donald Trump was asked point-blank about the long-awaited release of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein during a swearing-in ceremony for Paul Atkins as the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A reporter asked, “When can we expect the Epstein documents to be released?”

President Trump responded calmly but pointedly: “I don’t know. I’ll speak to the attorney general about that. I really don’t know.”

During an interview on Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson, Comer accused Pam Bondi’s DOJ of stonewalling the release of Epstein files.

Comer is the latest Republican to criticize Bondi’s leadership, following Anna Paulina Luna, Rudy Giuliani, Gen. Mike Flynn, and Tom Fitton.

Speaking about the newly formed Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets — which is investigating major scandals including the Epstein files, the JFK assassination, and the 9/11 coverups — Comer exposed the alarming pattern of bureaucratic resistance he has encountered.

“Our task force is trying to reach out and question the bureaucrats, figure out which bureaucrat didn’t comply with the orders,” Comer explained.

“Same thing happened with the Epstein files when Pam Bondi thought she was releasing the Epstein files. It really wasn’t the Epstein files, obviously.”

The Oversight Committee Task Force, launched by President Trump and led by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, is tasked with exposing the holdouts who defied Trump’s first-term directives and obstructed the release of thousands of Epstein and JFK documents.

According to Comer, federal officials continue to hide behind the tired excuse of “ongoing investigations” to deny the American people the truth about Epstein’s decades-long trafficking operation — and potentially, the powerful figures who enabled or participated in it.

Pressed by Attkisson on which Trump-era officials were responsible for refusing transparency, Comer made it clear: stonewalling has become a systemic problem in the very agencies meant to uphold justice.

Even more chilling, Comer raised the explosive possibility that the U.S. government itself may have exploited Epstein’s trove of blackmail material to control or coerce powerful political, business, and media figures.

Comer:
That task force is working very hard behind the scenes to identify which bureaucracies and which bureaucrats are complying with the President’s orders. I heard that 10,000 times over the past two years: “Well, we can’t turn that over, there’s an ongoing investigation.” We’re hearing that with the Epstein files now in this administration.

Atkinson:
Who’s telling you that?

Comer:
Well, that’s when we request information. If they don’t provide it, that’s what they say — there’s an ongoing investigation.

Atkinson:
Some liaison to Congress tells you that?

Comer:
Well, whoever replies to our letter or subpoena, that’s what they say — there’s an ongoing investigation.

Atkinson:
So even now they’re saving that for Epstein?

Comer:
We’ve been real careful to try to let some of these new officials get established and things like that. The task force has asked for the Epstein list and things like that, and that’s been the reply thus far. But they still say, “We’re going to release it. We’re in the process of releasing it. We just have to make sure nothing is released that compromises the ongoing investigation.”

[…]

Comer:
The thing that worries me about the Epstein files — and I’ve read a lot about it, like most Americans have — is: Was our government involved in this? Were they potentially blackmailing some of the most influential people in the United States or in the world? If you go into Britain and other countries where we know there were very high-profile people that were going to Epstein Island or whatever you want to call it, if that was the case, I find it hard to believe that any type of evidence of that would still be in existence.

Atkinson:
Including videos.

Comer:
Including videos. We know there were videos. I think at the very least, there are two questions most Americans have: Who was on the list? And did our government play any role in evaluating that, spying on that, or were they involved in any type of blackmail attempts or anything to get information? Enough time has passed, but we’re still battling that battle.

WATCH:

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Juliette Bryant then and now (Credit: @JulietteBryant / X)

Epstein survivor Juliette Rose Bryant is speaking out — and she’s making it very clear: If anything happens to her, it is not suicide.

The South African native, who claims she was kidnapped by Epstein 20 years ago after meeting him alongside former President Bill Clinton, is demanding a full investigation into any potential harm that may befall her, especially in the wake of fellow Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s reported “suicide.”

Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent accusers of Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, was found dead by suicide on Friday at her farm in Neergabby, Western Australia.

Her family confirmed the tragic news, stating that the 41-year-old mother of three succumbed to the lifelong toll of sexual abuse and trafficking she endured.

The news has sparked controversy, particularly due to a 2019 social media post by Giuffre that resurfaced after her death.

In it, she wrote, “I am making it publicly known that in no way, shape or form am I suicidal. I have made this known to my therapist and doctor. If something happens to me – for the sake of my family do not let this go away and help me to protect them. Too many evil people want to see me quieted.”

Prominent Republican figures have wasted no time voicing their distrust of the suicide narrative, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT).

Bryant reposted a video she originally shared two years ago after the death of Jeffrey Epstein victim Carolyn Adriano, who testified against Maxwell.

Carolyn Andriano was found unresponsive in a West Palm Beach hotel in 2023. West Palm Beach police opened an investigation into her death after it was concluded she died of an accidental drug overdose.

Andriano’s mother pleaded with police to investigate her daughter’s death and insisted she was drug and alcohol free.

Transcript:

Julia Bryant:
My name is Julia Bryant, and I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I was kidnapped by Jeffrey Epstein 20 years ago. I am not suicidal, and I never, ever will be. I also do not do any drugs. I met Epstein when he was in Africa with Bill Clinton. We all know about the Clinton body count.

Another concerning fact is that one of the main women — a very brave angel, Caroline — who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, was found dead six months ago. It wasn’t in the media until a few days ago. The only reason it was put in the media was because of a very, very brave Epstein victim — she doesn’t want to be named. But there are other Epstein victims who’ve also died suspiciously.

Caroline was a beautiful, amazing, brave woman who planned a life on a chicken farm with her family. Instead, she was found dead in a hotel room.

I want to speak out for safety and for other victims, because it’s very frightening when the victims’ stories won’t… I mean, when the media won’t cover any of the victims’ stories. A lot of my story hasn’t been told in the media, and it’s the same with a lot of other victims.

And we actually all feel quite frightened with everything that’s been going on. As we know, this is not the first suspicious death related to the evil Maxwell empire. They also used to run the media — maybe that’s why victims’ stories are not being told to the public, and the victims of Epstein feel very frightened.

WATCH:

I AM NOT SUICIDAL AND NEVER WILL BE

VIRGINIA WAS NOT SUICIDAL EITHER #EPSTEIN… pic.twitter.com/klHYX4G7HX

— EPSTEIN SURVIVOR – JULIETTE ROSE BRYANT (@JulietteBryant) April 26, 2025

I WROTE A POEM FOR VIRGINIA

You stood the test of time
You got them for their crime
You healed the world, made it a better place
You did so much more than stupid Katy Perry did in space
You fought for us
You got hit by a bus 🙁
I don’t understand
Their evil plans
The… pic.twitter.com/mWiwdwpiid

— EPSTEIN SURVIVOR – JULIETTE ROSE BRYANT (@JulietteBryant) April 27, 2025

Juliette Bryant was a South African model who, at the age of 20 in 2002, was lured into Epstein’s circle under false promises of modeling opportunities, including claims that Epstein could connect her with Victoria’s Secret.

Instead, she was trafficked to various Epstein properties, including his private island, Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and his Zorro Ranch in New Mexico.

Juliette Bryant at Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Credit: Daily Beast via Juliette Bryant)

She has described enduring 18 months of abuse, during which she was coerced into sexual acts with Epstein up to three times a day, orchestrated by Ghislaine Maxwell, who she claims ran the operation like a “factory.”

In interviews, including a 2022 BBC documentary House of Maxwell and a 2025 appearance on Boom Play, Bryant recounted a particularly disturbing incident at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, where she woke up naked and paralyzed on an examination table in a laboratory, surrounded by a female doctor and people in hazmat suits.

She believes this was connected to Epstein’s reported interest in cloning, DNA manipulation, and transhumanism, though she has not confirmed what was done to her.

Bryant also met high-profile individuals during her time with Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton.

Bryant told The Daily Beast that when she first met Bill Clinton, she believed he was very close to Epstein because the two shared a suite at Cape Grace, a luxury hotel in South Africa.

According to The Daily Beast:

Juliette Bryant was at a Cape Town cocktail lounge with a friend when an associate of Jeffrey Epstein approached her. “This guy is bothering me,” the woman, an American actress named Naja Hill, told them that night in September 2002. “Can I hang out with you guys?”

Bryant, who had just turned 20, understood that women must look out for one another and welcomed the beautiful stranger to join them. When Hill learned Bryant was an aspiring model, she suggested they find her “billionaire” friend Jeffrey, who she falsely claimed was the owner of Victoria’s Secret and could jump-start Bryant’s career.

Hill, who had emphasized Epstein’s celebrity contacts, shared that the financier was currently at a chic restaurant nearby with none other than former President Bill Clinton, and actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker. She asked Bryant if she’d like to meet them. Bryant and Hill then hopped in a car, giddy at the opportunity to make their acquaintance.

[…]

According to Bryant, when she arrived at the restaurant, Clinton stood up to shake her hand and didn’t let go, even when he began speaking to someone else. “He just kept holding onto my hand,” Bryant told us. “It was like a dream. It was so bizarre.”

[…]

She would also see the famous Democrat again the next day, after Hill invited her to join their entourage and show Epstein her modeling portfolio.

Bryant crossed paths with Clinton and Epstein as they toured Africa on a high-profile humanitarian trip, during which the former president, his Secret Service team, and others flew aboard Epstein’s private jet dubbed the “Lolita Express.” Clinton has not spoken publicly about this journey or his multiple other flights with Epstein aside from a 2019 statement which claimed he knew “nothing” about the late sex offender’s “terrible crimes.”

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Woke Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White, released on March 19, has already ended its box office run by late April, cementing its place as one of Hollywood’s biggest flops.

The movie is proving to be a colossal misstep for the studio, as the film continues its dismal performance at the global box office.

With a staggering production budget of $250-270 million, plus an estimated $140 million in marketing and distribution costs, the film needs to gross at least $427 million worldwide just to break even.

As of now, the film has grossed approximately $195.2 million worldwide. Industry analyses suggest that, to break even, Snow White would need to generate at least $427.8 million in global box office revenue, considering the typical revenue splits between studios and theaters, according to Forbes.

Given its current earnings, Snow White is projected to result in a financial loss of around $115 million for Disney, according to the New York Post.

However, with reports suggesting the final production costs may have escalated to $350 million due to reshoots and unforeseen expenses, the break-even point could be even higher, potentially requiring up to $700 million in global box office revenue.

Disney’s woke remake of the children’s classic “Snow White” had a horrific opening weekend in March at theaters in the US and abroad.

In its opening weekend, “Snow White” garnered approximately $43 million in domestic ticket sales, with an additional $44 million from international markets, totaling around $87 million globally.

The film was marred by controversies, mainly related to far-left actress Rachel Zegler.

Even Jonah Platt — son of the film’s own producer, Marc Platt — blasted lead actress Rachel Zegler on social media, blaming her for dragging down the film with her “immature” and “narcissistic” behavior during the press tour.

Ziegler, a complete narcissist and angry woke mess, sparked controversy for dismissing the 1937 classic by calling Prince Charming a “stalker” and “weird” and promising a feminist overhaul in which Snow White dreams of becoming a “leader” rather than falling in love.

Its first weekend was bad, but Snow White’s second weekend was a nightmare!

Snow White, during in its second weekend out, sold fewer tickets than “A Working Man” and “The Chosen: Last Supper.”

According to Box Office Mojo, Snow White placed third behind the story of the Last Supper with Jesus Christ on a Friday night. The Chosen had $5,103,354 in ticket sales, while Snow White had $3,700,000 in ticket sales.

It looks like the predictions are correct. Snow White could lose a quarter of a BILLION dollars for Disney.

Maybe next time they should hire a likable star instead of a hot woke mess. Just a thought.

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The letter, published on Leyva’s X account on April 23, not only accuses Petro of

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By Guest Contributor Daniel Goodwyn

Scott Columbus — the son of the late legendary drummer of the heavy metal band Manowar — is not asking for pity. He’s asking for something much deeper: a fighting chance.

“This is a hand-up for all of us, not a handout.”

That’s how Scott put it to me when he finally launched his GiveSendGo fundraiser. It wasn’t easy for him to set it up. Like many January 6 defendants, he has struggled to find his footing in a country that once promised justice and freedom, now weaponized against the very people who believed in it the most.

Scott holding his father’s photo on what would have been his 65th birthday.

 

Scott was pardoned after his arrest for January 6, but his life hasn’t returned to normal, not even close. The charges? Two counts of disorderly conduct, trespassing, and parading. The reality? He was pushed into the Capitol by the surge of the crowd on the West Terrace. He stayed for only two minutes. He had no weapons. He damaged nothing. He turned around and walked out.

“They said I went into an office. I didn’t. The picture the media used of me and the girl I was with was taken before we went inside. They cropped out the tear gas in the background to push a narrative.”

After the arrest, the consequences piled up. He was forced to undergo a year of mental health treatment. He was sentenced to 30 months of probation. His credit was destroyed. Jobs became impossible to land with “J6” on his record. But worse than the government punishment was the social one.

Scott lives in a small rural town of about 900 people — Wolcott, New York. Out there, everyone knows everyone. After his arrest, that familiarity turned into persecution. “When I made the news, the local pizza shop called me a dumbass. They told me not to come back and said they didn’t want my pennies. Other businesses won’t let me in either. Supposedly it’s a Republican town — but it’s full of RINOs.”

There is no Uber in Wolcott. No public transportation. The nearest Walmart is 30 miles away. And now, after both of his vehicles were rendered unusable from wear and tear during long drives to probation in Rochester (47 miles each way), he’s left walking miles just to get basic supplies — or worse, relying on untrustworthy locals. “I paid someone $200 to get me groceries and socks from Walmart. They disappeared with the money.”

He was also mugged, stabbed in the eye, and tazed five times. His catalytic converter was stolen. Tires slashed. His Monte Carlo eventually had to be scrapped. And while enduring all of this, Scott was the sole caretaker for his blind and bedridden mother — herself $30,000 in debt after a fraudulent land dispute the FBI completely ignored. “The FBI had no interest in the neighbor forging documents to steal our land. They only cared about arresting me for January 6.”

Scott has Asperger’s and schizophrenia. He’s vulnerable and honest about it. When he was arrested, he was interrogated alone. No lawyer. No family contact. “I didn’t know my rights. I wasn’t allowed to talk to my mom. They had me strip down to my underwear and left me in a jail cell for six hours. I always depended on my mom. I don’t read people well. I get used a lot.”

His fundraiser, GiveSendGo.com/GF7MR, isn’t asking for the world. He’s shooting low — just $5,000 — mostly for a reliable car, basic bills, and survival. He lives on limited income while trying to care for his mom, his cat, chickens, and a St. Bernard. But his greatest burden may be the isolation he feels as a labeled “extremist” in a country town that turned its back on him. “Even the girl I was seeing won’t talk to me anymore. She believed the media. She blamed me for what happened. She made videos smearing me. People here either ignore me or try to scam me.”

The most heartbreaking part? He almost didn’t create the fundraiser. Not because he didn’t need help — but because he didn’t believe anyone cared enough to listen.

We’re changing that.

To Donate To Scott Click HERE

And if you’re wondering whether this is just Scott’s struggle — it’s not. Dozens of J6ers are suffering in silence. You can find many of their stories and their fundraisers at StopHate.com/SHDOD.

Scott’s story is raw, real, and deeply American. He stood for the truth. He was crushed for it. But he’s still holding on. To his faith. To his love for country and to the hope that real patriots like you will step up and show him he’s not alone.

“I love my country. I love my President. I thank him for the pardon.”

Let’s surprise Scott. Let’s blow past his goal and show him what America First really means. If you can’t give, share. Pray. Speak his name. Let him know the movement didn’t forget him.

Because when the regime comes for Patriots… Patriots rise for each other.

DONATE TO SCOTT HERE

Gateway Pundit guest writer Daniel Goodwyn is a Christian, J6er, and activist. He knows firsthand how important it is to lift up those the regime tried to silence. He has a background doing pro-life, free speech, and election integrity activism. He was a J6 political hostage, released in August of 2023 and pardoned in January of 2025. Daniel has been on with Tucker Carlson discussing the topic of political hostages in the United States. He has worked on five documentary films on this topic and has assisted a number of legal teams with the review of film footage, as well as being part of David Sumrall’s StopHate.com team. Daniel is the son of Marie Goodwyn, who became a full-time activist because of Daniel’s prosecution. DanielGoodwyn.com

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Shirley Hazzard once observed that at a certain age memory protects one from the burden of experience. A vivid scene, with the interval of several decades, becomes little more than a word, a gesture, perhaps the way the light fell on a certain afternoon long ago. Here there is no reason, no cause and effect, only a few images that remain fixed in the mind.

My memory is almost at this point with The Great Gatsby, a novel I must have read 10 times in high school and never once since. In those days, Fitzgerald was a revelation to me. I had never considered that such shining brilliance could be so thoroughly suffused with melancholy. The piles of shirts, the eyes of God on the billboard, the green light at the end of the dock—all were powerful images, perhaps a bit melodramatic, that reimagined the old line from Ecclesiastes, vanity is vanity, in a manner peculiarly appealing to a teenaged boy.  

Fitzgerald, of course, knew that such contrivances were his special genius, though he overrated their attraction. Upon Gatsby’s publication 100 years ago this month, he expected it to be hailed as a masterpiece. Further, he believed, wrongly, that he had chanced on something new in American letters and at last had written “just the sort of book which the English say Americans can’t write.” When Gatsby flopped, he became bitter and grandiose. “This thing, both the effort and the result,” he wrote to his editor Maxwell Perkins, “have hardened me, and I think now that I’m much better than any of the young Americans without exception.” Maybe that was true at the time. But it didn’t help Fitzgerald: He never wrote another coherent novel after Gatsby.

In fact, nothing Fitzgerald wrote was really complete, or in some cases even finished. This is also true of Gatsby, and I think that fact accounts in part for its somewhat muted centenary. The novel is not so much a story as it is a collection of memorable phrases. (Valley of ashes . . . Owl Eyes . . . boats against the current, etc.) This is as much praise as it is criticism, and some of Fitzgerald’s harshest critics have begrudgingly admired him for his singular talent. Evelyn Waugh, when he was re-reading Fitzgerald’s other major novel, Tender Is the Night, just a few years before his own death, found it remarkable that “one half-tipsy Yank with a typewriter” could write scenes more memorable and true to life than anything he had ever seen on television—a backhanded compliment if there ever was one.

For my own part, the scene in Gatsby that stands out in my own mind has little to do with the novel at all. It’s a throwaway paragraph at the end of the book, an observational passage about the train ride from Union Station in Chicago to the depot in Fitzgerald’s hometown, St. Paul, Minnesota.

When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, our snow, began to stretch out beside us and twinkle against the windows, and the dim lights of small Wisconsin stations moved by, a sharp wild brace came suddenly into the air. We drew in deep breaths of it as we walked back from dinner through the cold vestibules, unutterably aware of our identity with this country for one strange hour before we melted indistinguishably into it again.

I once took that trip, Chicago to St. Paul, on a deserted train in the middle of deep night. There is no other way to describe it. To be alone, racing through the silent fields with not even the moonlight guiding one’s path, to be between two great cities, is one of the most profoundly American experiences possible. In any case, the passage ends a few paragraphs later with the famous line, which could only be about Fitzgerald himself, being “subtly unadaptable to Eastern life.” 

I have often thought that this phrase ought to be put on his headstone. When Fitzgerald died at the age of 44 in 1940, he had nowhere to be buried except for an old family plot at a Catholic cemetery in Rockville, Maryland. This was a strange end for a man who, depressed and frustrated, had abjured the East Coast and its false promises (alas, in favor of false promises elsewhere).

In the decades since his death, Fitzgerald’s final resting place has only become stranger. Rockville was farm country in the middle of the last century. Now it’s a sprawling, extraordinarily messy suburb of Washington, D.C.: My wife and I sometimes joke that it is “the attic of the city.” The place is unfinished, never to be finished, full of all sorts of half-forgotten, wonderful things that don’t quite fit anywhere else—among them, the author of The Great Gatsby.

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