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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is a simple woman who likes simple things: conspiracy theories, seeing herself on camera, and Crossfit—not necessarily in that order. In April, Greene launched a podcast that couples her passions for conspiracies and self-promotion. A photo it recently posted is turning heads because it seeems to invokes the Capitol riot, …
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Getty Image A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to taking part in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building. Corrine Montoni copped to a felony charge of civil disorder, which reportedly wasn’t hard to prove thanks to Montoni boasting about her participation on social media. In one post shared to Parler, where Montoni …
Getty Image Rootin’ tootin’ Lauren Boebert has been raging for weeks on subjects related to the debt ceiling, and she’s been ranting for days about the deal waged by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden. Granted, she’s also been preoccupied lately with the “unbecoming” congressional hoodie of John Fetterman and taking continued swipes at …
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former chairman of the far-right group the Proud Boys, was found guilty alongside three other members on Thursday of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Prosecutors argued over the more than three-month-long trial that the Proud Boys, who allegedly viewed themselves as former President Donald Trump’s …
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Former President Donald Trump was kicked off major social media platforms following the Capitol riot. His time in social media purgatory has now officially ended. On Tuesday, Trump reactivated his Instagram account. (He returned to Facebook last month.) His first Instagram posts since a mob attempted to overthrow democracy to keep him in power are …
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Police are notorious for supporting one another in most every circumstance. While plenty of professions have a tendency to be insular and protect their own, among cops, the solidarity is particularly strong. Except, apparently, when it comes to the U.S. Capitol Police. Members of an online message board dedicated to supposed New York Police Department …
Footage of protesters storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 that’s going viral on Twitter is embroiled in a heated debate over what sparked Trump supporters to breach police barricades. The video shows supporters of former President Donald Trump pushing through a police barricade before making their way toward and eventually into the Capitol building in …
The family of the police officer who collapsed the day of the Capitol riot and later died is furious with Fox News and Tucker Carlson, who last night claimed his death wasn’t related to the violent assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Last night, Carlson began airing his highly anticipated coverage of the …
A previously unreleased draft memo written during the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot contains information that was ultimately left out of the public report over fears that it would enrage Republicans and tech companies. The 122-page memo, reported on Tuesday by the Washington Post, outlined details on how social media companies …
Right-wing internet troll Baked Alaska—real name Anthime Joseph Gionet—was sentenced to 60 days in prison Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Gionet also received two years probation and a $2,000 fine, Judge Trevor McFadden ruled in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. On Jan. 6, 2021, Gionet …
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The Proud Boys are asking their supporters to skip meals to improve their leaders’ chances of prevailing during their trial for sedition that began today. Longtime leader Enrique Tarrio and top lieutenants Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl are charged with seditious conspiracy and other crimes associated with the Jan. 6 Capitol …
Congress honored the heroes of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on December 6 by bestowing its highest honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, to those who protected democracy on that dark day. “Exactly 23 months ago, our nation suffered the most staggering assault on democracy since the Civil War. January 6 was a …
