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A Connecticut man has been apprehended after a viral video showed him assaulting an officer with a riot shield during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. NPR reports that Patrick Edward McCaughey III was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assaulting an officer, civil disorder, entering restricted grounds, and disorderly conduct. The Department of […]
The Capitol riots were made up of a wide swath of conservative and far-right true believers. As more and more names of those involved have come out, we’ve seen Donald Trump die-hards, QAnon zealots, small business conservatives, and anti-government militiamen. The people storming the Capitol ranged from zip-tie carrying coup larpers looking to take hostages to […]
A Texas man who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol took an unsurprisingly terrible approach to try preventing family members from snitching on his participation. According to court documents, Guy Reffitt threatened to shoot his daughter and son if they told the authorities. Reffitt allegedly leveled the threat while arguing with his kids […]
Trump is expected to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on the final full day of his single-term presidency, according to a new report. Early Monday, i.e. the first day of a week that will feature Joe Biden‘s inauguration, CNN reported the failed steak salesman—at least according to three sources close to such talks—is prepping […]
The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 by temporarily removing some mailboxes in a number of major U.S. cities. Additionally, USPS will delay mail collection at some mailboxes. “It’s part of our normal procedures to keep our employees and customers safe during times of protest or when large crowds are […]
A new study has found that misinformation regarding election fraud has dropped 73 percent ever since that glorious day when Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump‘s account. According to the Washington Post, the research firm Zignal Labs made this determination by looking at the number of tweets discussing election fraud after Trump lost his primary means of spreading […]
A Capitol police officer who was suspended after footage of him wearing a Make America Great Again hat went viral said he was wearing the pro-Donald Trump merch as part of a plan to help trapped members of the Capitol Police. Lt. Tarik Johnson’s fellow officers claim he used the hat to gain the trust of rioters, so […]
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has tested positive for COVID-19. The progressive representative from Seattle blames her Republican colleagues, claiming they refused to wear masks and take precautions while the members of Congress were in hiding during the Capitol riots. “Too many Republicans have refused to take this pandemic and virus seriously, and in doing so, they […]
Reports have emerged that Mike Pence will be present at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. A source revealed Pence’s decision to ABC News, which arrives after Trump tweeted on Friday he wouldn’t attend the event. Pence was previously unsure about whether he would be in attendance. On Friday morning when he left the White House, his press […]
House Majority Whip James Clyburn has said that the ease in which Wednesday’s rioters were able to access the U.S. Capitol makes it seem as if “something untoward may have been going on.” “I have an unmarked office—you got to know exactly where it is,” the South Carolina Democrat told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “It’s where […]
