Allentown Truth, Molovinsky, Siegel and Eddie "Cares" Aviles

I'm ashamed to say that I completely missed the existence of an Allentown-specific blog until this past weekend, when it was brought to my attention by Attorney Nathan Thurm. The blog? Allentown Truth. The blogger? He's anonymous but calls himself Honest Abe. I have linked to him and want to draw attention to one of his recent stories. 

Let me give you the background.

Recently, LC Exec candidate Josh Siegel blasted both his GOP opponent, Roger MacLean. and LV Congressman Ryan Mackenzie because they recently posed in a group photo that included a fellow named Eddie (Eduardo) Aviles. He was apparently canvassing neighborhoods with them.  It's unclear to me whether MacLean or Mackenzie know anything about him. 

Frankly, from what I've seen of him on his Eddie Cares Aviles Facebook page, he's different. I've seen unhinged Facebook lives from him bashing Promise Neighborhoods, an Allentown nonprofit that feeds off white guilt for funds that have done nothing to improve the lives of anyone, excepting two-time convicted felon Hasshan Batts. I can no longer locate those emotional Lives, but WFMZ-TV69 did cover his mini-war against Batts. He fancies himself a champion of the tired, the poor, the homeless, the unwashed, the huddled masses, the refuse of society. Kinda' like an Allentown Statue of Liberty. But I don't know enough about him to reach any conclusion other than that he's failing. That's no dig at him. It happens with everyone, whether it is some well-funded nonprofit, a local government throwing cash this way and that, or even the well-meaning members of a church. 

But Eddie Cares Aviles has a tendency to let his emotions take over and gets in trouble as a result. Charges include disorderly conduct, fighting, accusations of terroristic threats (always dismissed) and possession of a small amount of marijuana. Siegel cited these in a Facebook post. He also linked to a WFMZ-TV69 news article published back in 2013, when he allegedly punched his girlfriend. Interestingly, this charge no longer appears on the state website for criminal cases, so those charges may have been expunged. 

The day after this group photo, Aviles was arrested again and charged by Allentown's constabulary with terroristic threats, disorderly conduct (fighting) and, of all things, jaywalking. Bail was set at $10,000 (10%), but Eddie was sprung by a professional bondsman. A preliminary hearing is pending. 

This was all red meat to Josh Siegel, who thought nothing of marching with convicted felon Hasshan Batts in Allentown Streets and even doxed Allentown's Mayor for the amusement of thugs who called and threatened to burn down his house. 

According to Siegel, "this isn’t new — Aviles has a violent history, is deeply unstable, and even harassed the Mayor of Allentown into needing security.

Yet MacLean and Mackenzie still chose to walk beside him.

They knew who he was.

They still showed up with him.

Because this is who they are:

✅ The GOP wants control over women’s bodies.

✅ They protect abusers and predators.

✅ And now, they walk door-to-door with a man who has a violent past and a fresh arrest.

Enough is enough.

So sayeth the man who walked the streets of Allentown in the middle of the night with abusers and predators to chants of "Fuck the Police."

Needless to say, both Honest Abe and Michael Molovinsky take a dim view of Siegel's slurs. Molovinsky writes, Eddie now gets into what John Lewis used to call good trouble. Standing up for the homeless won't lose votes with most people.

Of course, a GoFundMe has been started for Edie Cares, calling him "a hero who protects us all." According to the GoFundMe, "While peacefully advocating for housing justice, Eddie was arrested and now faces legal charges — nuisance, terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, and jaywalking. Some of the tents and supplies meant for unhoused people were discarded in the process. Eddie cannot carry the resulting legal expenses alone." It has raised $50.