Capitol rioter charged with threatening to assassinate AOC
Posted by Josh Taylor / January 23, 2021Garret Miller of Texas, one of the Capitol rioters, has been charged with threatening to assassinate progressive darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The infamous “Zip Tie Guy,” meaning the guy who brought zip ties to the Capitol riots, had a stash of weapons at his home––including a sniper rifle. Among the other ding-dongs arrested:a 22-year-old Pennsylvania woman, …
Read More“Zip Tie Guy” had a sniper rifle and weapon stash in home
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 22, 2021The infamous “Zip Tie Guy,” meaning the guy who brought zip ties to the Capitol riots, had a stash of weapons at his home––including a sniper rifle. Among the other ding-dongs arrested:a 22-year-old Pennsylvania woman, allegedly one of the Capitol rioters, planned to steal a laptop from Nancy Pelosi’s office and then sell it to …
Read MoreNancy Pelosi determined to go ahead with impeachment
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 22, 2021Nancy Pelosi has announced her determination to cary out the impeachment process. Without justice, she said, there would be no unity: “Just because he’s gone now ― thank god ― you don’t say to a president, ‘Do whatever you want in the last months of your administration’ … because people think we should make nice-nice …
Read MoreQAnon takes root in Germany
Posted by Catherine Reed / January 21, 2021Donald Trump may be leaving the spotlight, but QAnon is spreading around the globe. The Q Movement is gaining traction in Germany, and its supporters are remaining loyal to Donald Trump. Twitter has banned some 70,000 accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory. Twitter has also permanently banned Donald Trump, citing rumors circulating of a January …
Read MoreBoris Johnson will not call Uighur oppression “genocide”
Posted by Josh Taylor / January 21, 2021The U.S. State Department has labeled China’s treatment of the Uighur people genocide, the harshest criticism of Beijing’s actions. Boris Johnson has announced that the British government will not call the Uighur situation in genocide. Last week, the United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has concluded, finally, that “crimes against humanity – and possibly genocide – are …
Read MoreMcConnell says Trump “provoked” crowd, signaling break with GOP
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 20, 2021Although Mitch McConnell has not yet announced how he will vote in Trump’s impeachment trial, he has just dropped a hint by saying Trump “provoked” the mob that stormed the Capitol. McConnell also will not be attending Trump’s farewell event, opting instead to attend church with Joe Biden. McConnell may be trying to rescue the …
Read MoreU.S. calls China’s treatment of Uighurs genocide
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 20, 2021The U.S. State Department has labeled China’s treatment of the Uighur people genocide, the harshest criticism of Beijing’s actions. Last week, the United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has concluded, finally, that “crimes against humanity – and possibly genocide – are occurring” against the Uighur people. Columbia professor Leta Hong Fincher has warned China watchers …
Read More3 Texas newspapers call on Ted Cruz to resign
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 19, 2021Newspapers from Houston, San Antonio, and El Paso have all called on Senator Ted Cruz to resign. The El Paso Times editorial board wrote that it knew Cruz wouldn’t resign, but it nevertheless resignation was the right thing to do. In the immortal words of Al Franken, “Here’s the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz. …
Read MoreCapitol riot suspect planned to sell Pelosi’s laptop to Russia
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 19, 2021A 22-year-old Pennsylvania woman, allegedly one of the Capitol rioters, planned to steal a laptop from Nancy Pelosi’s office and then sell it to Russian Intelligence. The Confederate Flag man photographed at the Capitol has been arrested, as well as the man who threw a fire extinguisher at police. U.S. acting Attorney Michael Sherwin has said …
Read MoreUS Congress concludes China may be committing genocide
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 18, 2021The United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has concluded, finally, that “crimes against humanity – and possibly genocide – are occurring” against the Uighur people. Columbia professor Leta Hong Fincher has warned China watchers at the Center for International and Strategic Studies conference that the country is embarking on a eugenics program. “What caught my eye …
Read MoreDecember bitcoin payment to right-wing activists linked to foreign accounts
Posted by Annie May / January 18, 2021On December 8, a foreign entity made some $500,000 worth of bitcoin donations to right-wing activist groups, and officials believe those donations came from a foreign actor. The donation highlights how easily far-right groups can be highjacked by foreign bad actors. This makes the Republican Party particular vulnerable, and indeed the Republican Party is facing …
Read MoreGOP faces backlash after members condone Capitol riots
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 17, 2021The Republican Party is facing a reckoning following the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. One member of the party, a former Oklahoma congressmen, has left the party, calling it a “cult.” CNN, meanwhile, is accusing the GOP of being an empty shell of itself and suggesting that it stood for nothing. The backlash against …
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