In this deeply divided, often cynical time, hearing a positive story is like a balm to the soul. Rare accounts of kindness and sacrificial love push through the hardness of the partisan pavement and hope blooms in spite of it all.
History has been a struggle of the individual against the abuse of the collective.
One such story involves two families and an energetic, sandy haired two-year-old boy named Henry. This account ought to crack the calcification that years of partisan warfare has painted upon millions of hearts, and remind us that Americans can and should remember we are just people after all.
Much of humanity’s history has been a struggle of the individual against the abuse of the collective. From oligarchies to monarchies, men have ruled over their peers, most often through tyranny and coercion. To challenge the world’s power structures has meant persecution and even death.
While the United States was founded upon the promise of a new species of government of, for and by the people, over the course of time, the flame of liberty has grown increasingly dim. American society has devolved from the Freedoms guaranteed by its Founding Documents and become a place where political dissent is not tolerated, and those challenging the elite uniparty class become targets of an administrative state servile to the reigning regime.
The severe backlash on American political dissenters evokes nightmare regimes like the Soviet Union, Communist China, and even the Nazi regime.
Professor David Clements highlights the horrific rise of ill-gained power by corruption and soul-crushing lawfare in his documentary, Let My People Go. This important film ties together alleged election meddling with the harsh treatment of those who protested what they saw as a stolen presidential election on January 6.
Regardless of where one stands on the issue of the 2020 election, the severe backlash on American political dissenters evokes nightmare regimes like the Soviet Union, Communist China, and even the Nazi regime.
Zooming in on the story of a young mother, Felicia Konold, offers poignant insights into “man’s inhumanity to man,” and the urgent need to reform an out-of-control, partisan DOJ.
For Felicia, the “threat to Democracy” wasn’t the January 6 protests, but rather the November 3rd power grab.
On January 6, 2020, Felicia Konold went to Washington D.C. to make her voice heard. This young, petite mother-to-be believed like millions of others that her vote had been stolen, and that people in positions of power she could not fully comprehend were threatening the sovereignty of the United States.
In her brief time at the nation’s capitol, Felicia did not threaten, much less assault, anyone. She didn’t destroy anything or hurt anyone. She raised her voice in defiance of what many saw as a raw and treasonous hijacking of the will of the People. For Felicia, the “threat to Democracy” wasn’t the January 6 protests, but rather the November 3rd power grab many saw as the culmination of years of growing governmental tyranny.
And that was her “crime.”
Felicia was prosecuted by the same out-of-control administrative machine that later deemed school parents “domestic terrorists.”
She dared challenge the “official” results of the 2020 election, and from that time forward, those stepping into power made challenging them a crime—or at the very least, cause for their mainstream media allies to try “election deniers” in the court of public opinion.
With no criminal record or history of violence, Felicia was prosecuted by the same out-of-control administrative machine that later deemed school parents “domestic terrorists.” They branded Konold and thousands more as “insurrectionists” and “terrorists” in an a priori prosecutorial farce that severely limited their access to travel, financial institutions, governmental services, and more.
People like Felicia were not tried under the aegis of the U.S. Constitution, but rather in politically biased D.C. courtrooms. Already branded with the insurrectionist label, they were guilty until proven innocent. It was a tautology that only a bloated government administration is capable of: these people are guilty because they are guilty! And “election deniers” are a threat to democracy because they are election deniers.
Following the January 6 event, Konold was thrown into prison for two weeks, and then placed in home confinement for the “safety of the public” for nine months until the birth of her son, Henry. This confinement was not credited as time served, but it prevented her from working, taking care of her family’s needs, and most every aspect of normal life. She awaited sentencing for years until in January of 2024, she was summoned to Washington, D.C. for her sentencing hearing.
Initially, Konold was facing 32 years in prison, till her lawyer was able to reduce the potential sentence to 4 years. At this point, with her hearing imminent, Konold was deeply concerned about who would take care of now two-year-old boy Henry during her confinement.
Andrea Walker, who had been introduced to Felicia shortly before Henry was born, checked in with the young mother and learned of her dilemma.
“My husband Kelly and I didn’t even have to discuss it,” said Andrea Walker. “We looked at each other and said, ‘There’s no question. We are going to step in and help.’”
So, Andrea flew out from Tennessee to Tucson, Arizona to sign power of attorney with Felicia for guardianship of Henry, then turned around the next day and flew back home.
“I couldn’t believe someone would do something like this for me and my son,” said Konold. “It meant so much to me.”
Perhaps taking into consideration the young mother’s love for her child—the judge sentenced Konold to just 45 days. Added to this were three months in home confinement with an ankle monitor, two additional years of probation and thousands of dollars in fines and fees.
Konold drove her son cross country to stay with the Walker family and their three children, just prior to reporting to FCI Dublin prison in California—a facility so abusive toward female inmates that it was closed down in the midst of Konold’s incarceration. In April, the Bureau of Prisons abruptly shut down the troubled FCI Dublin, after decades of sexual abuse.
Ironically, ten congressional leaders have since called for a hearing and investigation into the recent closure and transfer of 605 women from the Federal Correctional Institute at Dublin—some of them responsible for the “insurrectionist” label that precipitated sending Konold there in the first place.
Lawmakers like Adam Schiff took out their hatred of Donald J. Trump on his supporters.
The letter was signed by Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) along with Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-30), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), and Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-14).
Adam Schiff, for example, issued a statement on January 8, 2020 revealing his political motivation in labeling January 6 an insurrection: “Donald Trump has been the worst president we have ever had and should be confined to the dustbin of history where he belongs—for this failed insurrection, and everything before it.”
“This level of disregard for human dignity cannot be tolerated.” Adam Schiff, et al
Lawmakers like Adam Schiff took out their hatred of Donald J. Trump on his supporters in a way unprecedented in American history for its cruel and unusual punishment.
“This woman did not deserve to go to prison, and the federal government knows it,” said Real America’s Voice anchor, Grant Stinchfield, who has reported on Konold’s situation since 2020. “But because she’s a Trump supporter, they persecuted her like they did all the other J6ers.”
Now, more than three years later, Schiff joined his colleagues in complaining of “shocking abuses” that took place when the prison closed on April 15 and the women were bussed and flown to other facilities around the United States.
“This level of disregard for human dignity cannot be tolerated,” the Congress members wrote. “Additionally, the frantic nature of the closure of FCI Dublin reflects a lack of adequate planning and proper safeguards to protect the rights of inmates.”
Staff called them “whiny bitches” after speaking out about sexual abuses at FCI Dublin.
Konold and other women complained of being shackled too tightly, being harassed on the bus ride to other prisons, and then being persecuted and mocked at their new facilities. Staff reportedly called them “whiny bitches” after speaking out about sexual abuses at FCI Dublin.
“They were especially abusive toward me because I had the J6 label,” reported Konold. “I was marked as a ‘high security risk,’ and placed into solitary confinement immediately. I suffered constant harassment and abuse by correctional officers. Among all the prisoners, I was pulled aside by special intelligence officers to be interrogated without warning; I was subjected to excessive monitoring and restrictions on my communication,” she says.
“I was placed outside in a wire cage during a very cold, windy downpour and we were kept out for about two hours,” reported Konold. “Then they threw me into a 65-degree cell with one thin blanket and no change of clothes or anything.”
Schiff and his colleagues cited the past abuses at FCI Dublin, including the sex abuse scandal where seven officers, including the former warden, were convicted of having sexual relations with dozens of incarcerated women.
This has been Soviet-level abuse and punishment of those who dare to disagree.
After the prison suddenly closed, shortly after a judge appointed a special master to oversee reforms at FCI Dublin, members of Congress and several U.S. senators asked Bureau of Prisons Colette Petrers and Attorney General Merrick Garland to answer questions about what transpired.
We are still waiting for answers.
For the nebulous “crime” of being a “threat to democracy” four years ago, a young mother was separated from her child, thrown into a gulag known for sexual abuse and inhumanity, and subsequently fired from her job.
Questioning one’s government is the very essence of Democracy.
Andrea’s husband, Kelly John Walker, who works as Communications Director for the Lindell Offense Fund, added, “This whole situation has been Soviet-level abuse and punishment of those who dare to disagree. I have researched election fraud extensively, and can say with confidence that our elections system has been broken since before 2020…but acknowledging this doesn’t make me a ‘threat to Democracy’; to the contrary, questioning one’s government is the very essence of Democracy.”
“What they did to Felicia and many other families,” added Walker, “should be a wake-up call to all of us that this administrative machine and broken election system need more criticism, not less.”
It was a horrible injustice that the state took away this boy’s mother.
After Konold’s release, Liza Rickard, who co-owns Andrew Magazine with her husband, Eric Rickard, flew from Virginia to Tucson with Henry to return him to his mother. Rickard had previously made the same flight to Tucson to drive Felicia to check into Dublin FCI. “It was a real blessing to be able to step in and help Felicia and Henry, and also assist the Walkers in the logistics,” she said.
“Of course Henry is a sweet boy, so full of life and honestly hilarious, and I adore Felicia and feel so protective of her,” said Andrea Walker, after the experience of the family taking the toddler into their home. “But it was not an easy two months. To hold a sick child, comfort him in the night when the thunder roared, to try and alleviate the discomfort of teething, or hug him when he fell and got hurt—it was a horrible injustice that the state took away this boy’s mother. My husband and I were glad to help, but it should have been his mother caring for and consoling her son.”
Donate to the Konold family at GiveSendGo.com/Felicia123
Kelly John Walker is Communications Director for the Lindell Offense Fund. He is Founder of FreedomTalk, Host of FreedomTalkTV, and a freelance writer published in The Washington Times, Gateway Pundit, The Epoch Times, George Magazine, Andrew Magazine, Townhall, and more. Kelly holds a BA in English & Theology, and a Master of Science degree on a graduate fellowship with the US Department of Defense. He had a distinguished career as a conservation professional before founding two award-winning advertising agencies.
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