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The brain-boggling events of Jan. 6, 2021 on U.S. Capitol grounds, in addition to making zero sense and being a total waste of time for those responsible, have resulted in dozens of arrests and several deaths. According to D.C. police, there were at least 52 arrests made among the violent and petulant mob of MAGA […]
UPDATED 1/6, 9:40 p.m.: In addition to Ilhan Omar drawing up articles of impeachment against Trump, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) introduced legislation that called on Republican congresspersons who have supported Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud to be investigated and potentially removed from office for their actions in inciting violence and undermining democracy. See original story below. United […]
UPDATED 1/6, 7:05 p.m.: Twitter made the decision to delete an incendiary tweet from Trump that baselessly spewed his ludicrous claims of election fraud and rationalized the violence that has been occurring in his name. The company is also locking Trump’s account for the next 12 hours. The company also deleted Trump’s recently posted video message in […]
Right-wing demonstrations were staged across the country Wednesday, as lawmakers prepared to formally certify Joe Biden‘s election win over President Donald Trump. Although the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol has continued to dominate headlines, a growing number of protests in support of the outgoing POTUS have also taken place outside statehouses in Utah, Georgia, Washington state, Oregon, […]
Nearly every player and coach on the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics took a knee during the playing of the national anthem prior to Wednesday’s game. The protest was in response to the announcement that Kenosha police officer Rusten Sheskey would not face charges for shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back, and leaving him paralyzed from the […]
Congress members returned to the floor Wednesday night, just hours after a mob of right-wing rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. The breach took place on the same day lawmakers were expected to formally certify Joe Biden‘s Electoral College victory over outgoing president, Donald Trump. Hundreds of right-wing demonstrators were seen outside the Capitol early Wednesday before gaining access to the building […]
As if the panicked echoings of Trump‘s baseless 2020 presidential election-centered fraud claims from many Republicans haven’t made it clear enough, let’s say it again: Georgia really did it. They bagged two Democrats in their nationally anticipated Senate runoff elections, meaning the next four years for incoming POTUS Joe Biden’s team will go much smoother in terms of […]
Crowds of Donald Trump supporters in Washington D.C, for the “Stop The Steal” rally being held on the National Mall attempted to storm the Capitol building while Congress deliberates certifying the election results inside. Photos and videos from people on the ground showed MAGA loyalists charging the steps and clashing with police while attempting to climb barricades around the […]
You’d be forgiven for naively treating 2021 like a magic button that made the MAGA cult disappear from the news cycle. If the first week of the new year is any indication, and it most likely is, we are going to be stuck with them—in some form or another—for a very long time. On Tuesday, […]
Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in Georgia‘s extremely close and expensive Senate runoffs, according to the Associated Press. Rev. Warnock, a senior pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, the same church that Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. preached at, has made history with his election victory as he will become the state’s first Black senator. Warnock has previously said […]
