By Tang Yuan

The New York Times has recently been publishing articles smearing Shen Yun and Falun Gong. In a recent attack article, they claimed that Shen Yun Performing Arts has accumulated assets of $266 million. The article then uses distorted statements to suggest financial issues within Shen Yun, using this as a way to attack the founder of Falun Gong and its practitioners.

Perhaps the masterminds behind this media campaign believe that stigmatizing Falun Gong from an economic and financial perspective is the most cost-effective and impactful approach. Little do they realize that this is essentially spreading and replicating the Communist Party’s “anti-wealth” rhetoric in the United States and the free world, in an attempt to suppress Falun Gong on an international level. (More)

The FBI released more details on Jan. 5 about the man who carried out the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans that left 14 people dead, saying the suspect had traveled to Egypt in 2023.

He also made at least two visits to New Orleans in October and November 2024, capturing a video on Bourbon Street—where he would carry out the attack—with Meta Platforms’ smart glasses, officials said. It’s not clear whether those trips to New Orleans or overseas were connected to the attack, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at the press conference.

Police fatally shot Jabbar during a firefight at the scene of the deadly attack on Jan. 1. Jabbar wore the Meta glasses during his New Year’s Day attack, but they were not activated for a livestream, according to Myrthil. There was no indication that he was recording the attack at all, though the glasses were found on Jabbar. (More)

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