As you know, today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Did you know that a jury voted unanimously in 1999 that he was killed by the government, Memphis police, and the mob?

Probably not. Here's the story:

In 1993, a man named Loyd Jowers claimed on national TV that he was paid $100k by Memphis mobster Frank Liberto to help with the assassination of MLK. He also claimed that Memphis Police Officer Earl Clark was who actually shot him, not James Earl Ray, who was just a scapegoat.

Loyd claimed that, after 25 years, he could no longer keep the secret, and wanted Dr. King's family to know the truth, and for James Earl Ray's name to be cleared.

This public revelation triggered a lawsuit by Coretta Scott King, MLK's widow. She decided to sue Loyd for $100. The trial lasted 4 weeks and included testimony by over 70 witnesses, including Memphis Police and other government officials.

After just 1 hour of deliberations, the jury came back with a unanimous verdict: that the government and the mob had conspired together to kill Dr. King and frame Mr. Ray.

Loyd Jowers paid the King Estate $100, and the truth was known.

The following year, the Department of Justice conducted an investigation. In a result that surprised no one, the government investigated itself and found that it had done nothing wrong.

I'll give you a moment to pretend to be shocked.

Think about this for a moment: the same government that enshrined a federal holiday for Dr. King, built a statue of him, puts his face on postage stamps and so on, is the same government that killed him and framed an innocent man for it.

Government will kill someone, pretend they loved that person all along, and use their image to further their agenda.

Stay safe out there tonight, and remember that the fight against tyranny is far from over.