Monthly Archives: January 2021

VIRAL VIDEO: Schwarzenegger Compares Capitol Riot To Kristallnacht, “I Know Where Trump’s Lies Lead”

The Daily Beast reports: Arnold Schwarzenegger posted an impassioned address to Twitter Sunday morning in which he compared the attempted coup on Capitol Hill last week to the infamous 1938 Nazi attack on Jewish people known as the “Night of Broken Glass” in his native country Austria. “I grew up in a country that suffered from the loss of its …

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Mulvaney Can’t Believe Rioters Took Trump Literally

USA Today reports: Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” TV show Sunday that he doesn’t currently know “what’s going on inside the Oval Office now” and “inside the president’s head” following riots this week in Washington, D.C. Mulvaney announced his resignation Thursday as President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Northern Ireland after …

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Cultist Jailed For Death Threats Against Pelosi, Found With Multiple Guns, Hundreds Of Rounds Of Ammo

The New York Times reports: A man who had an assault rifle was charged with threatening Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, after he traveled to Washington for the pro-Trump rally on Wednesday and sent a text message saying he would put “a bullet in her noggin on Live TV,” the federal authorities said. Federal agents said the man, Cleveland Grover …

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Police Departments Probe Cops Who Participated

The Washington Post reports: Police officers and at least one police chief from departments across the United States are facing termination, suspension or other discipline for their proximity to or alleged involvement in a chaotic gathering in Washington on Wednesday that ended in a riot at the U.S. Capitol and left five people dead. Departments in California, Washington state, and …

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Pope Francis Prays For Capitol Dead, Pleads For Calm

The Associated Press reports: Pope Francis said Sunday that he is praying for those who died in the U.S. Capitol rioting and has appealed for calm to prevail in the United States to help safeguard that nation’s democratic values. During his traditional Sunday noon remarks at the Vatican, Francis noted that five persons had died when a mob stormed through …

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Secret Service “Aware” Of Lin Wood’s Death Threats

Mediaite reports: The United States Secret Service confirmed to Mediaite on Saturday night that they are aware of the threats made by pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood against Vice President Mike Pence on Parler. “We are aware of the comments and take all threats against our protectees seriously,” a USSS spokesperson told Mediaite Saturday evening regarding Wood’s threats. “Get the firing …

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QAnon Rioter Who Menaced Black Cop Jailed In Iowa

The Des Moines Register reports: Doug Jensen, a 41-year-old Des Moines man who was photographed among the mob that invaded the U.S. Capitol, has been arrested and is in custody in the Polk County Jail, Sgt. Ryan Evans of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday morning. He was booked into the jail at 1 a.m. FBI Public Affairs Specialist …

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Pirro Blasts “Deplorable” Rioters: This Wasn’t Antifa

“I want to be clear. The actions at the United States Capitol three days ago were deplorable, reprehensible, outright criminal. These frightening and repulsive actions represent the most significant breach on our Capitol in over 200 years. “And I don’t care with happened in the past and or whether those who did it think the election was stolen. That is …

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Bloomberg: Trump Planning “Defiant” Final Week

Bloomberg News reports: Banned from social media and abandoned by some staff after inciting a riot at the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump and a dwindling circle of advisers plan a defiant final week in office, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump plans to run out the clock on his four years in office by highlighting what he …

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REPORT: Pence Hasn’t Ruled Out 25th Amendment

CNN reports: Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump becomes more unstable, a source close to the vice president says. The source said there is some concern inside Pence’s team that there are risks to invoking the 25th Amendment or even …

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Father Of Anti-Mask Antonio Sabato Jr Dies Of COVID

Variety reports: Antonio Sabáto Sr., an Italian American actor known for his roles in “Grand Prix” and “Escape From the Bronx,” died this week due to COVID-19 complications. He was 77. The news of Sabáto’s death was confirmed in a tweet by his son, actor and model Antonio Sabáto Jr., who also posted an old family photo. He shared the …

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Financial Fallout Begins For Seditious Republicans

Popular Information reports: On January 6, a violent mob stormed the Capitol of the United States, disrupting the joint session to confirm Joe Biden’s victory. The incident left five people dead, including a member of the Capitol police who was crushed to death in the melee. Now, three major corporations tell Popular Information that they will stop contributing to Republican …

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Apple Drops Parler, Amazon To Pull Web Hosting

The New York Times reports: Over the past several months, Parler has become one of the fastest-growing apps in the United States. Millions of President Trump’s supporters have flocked to it as Facebook and Twitter increasingly cracked down on posts that spread misinformation and incited violence, including muzzling Mr. Trump by removing his accounts this past week. By Saturday morning, …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Billboard Magazine reports: Taylor Swift’s Folklore finishes 2020 as the top-selling album of the year in the U.S., and the only album to sell at least a million copies during the year, according to MRC Data. Plus, the superstar has now claimed the top-selling album of the year five times — becoming the first act to earn the honor. Folklore …

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US House Beefs Up Security For Traveling Lawmakers

Axios reports: After several lawmakers were hassled in airports, federal authorities on Saturday increased security for members of Congress when they travel to and from Washington through the inauguration, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The unusual new safety measures reflect the increased incidents of angry Americans confronting lawmakers, and the hostile aftermath of Wednesday’s …

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Toomey: Trump “Committed Impeachable Offenses”

The Hill reports: Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who has played a leading role in opposing efforts to throw out the results of the 2020 election, on Saturday said President Trump has “committed impeachable offenses.” “I do think the president committed impeachable offenses,” said Toomey said during an interview on Fox News’s “The Journal Editorial Report.” Toomey is the top-ranking Republican …

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Woman Trampled In Capitol Riot Was QAnon Follower

The Associated Press reports: Before she died in Wednesday’s siege at the U.S. Capitol, Rosanne Boyland was a recovering drug addict who wanted to become a sobriety counselor. But she also believed, wrongly, that President Donald Trump won the November election, and she’d begun following a dark conspiracy theory that has circulated online, her family said. “It just spiraled,” her …

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WH Forced Out Federal Prosecutor Over GA Election

The Wall Street Journal reports: White House officials pushed Atlanta’s top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs because President Trump was upset he wasn’t doing enough to investigate the president’s allegations of election fraud, people familiar with the matter said. A senior Justice Department official, at the behest of the White House, called Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Byung …

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GOP State Rep Resigns After Arrest Over Capitol Riot

West Virginia Metro News reports: Derrick Evans, facing federal charges for entering the U.S. Capitol with a mob, has resigned from West Virginia’s House of Delegates. “I hereby resign as a member of the House of Delegates, effective immediately,” Evans said in a one-page letter submitted to Gov. Jim Justice and the House. “I take full responsibility for my actions, …

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Former DC Prosecutor: Trump Might Pardon Rioters

Washington’s NBC News affiliate reports: The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia has charged at least 50 people in connection with riots at the Capitol, but one former prosecutor from that office has serious concerns that many more rioters could get away without being charged — or even be pardoned by President Donald Trump. “With Donald Trump, one never …

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