Monthly Archives: February 2021

After Viewing Videos Of Rioters Rampaging Through Capitol, Rick Scott Calls Trial “Complete Waste Of Time”

NBC News reports: Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., told reporters after viewing the explicit videos of the attack on the Capitol the Senate trial is a “complete waste of time.” “I’m disgusted that, you know, people think that they can do things like that and get away with it. I hope everybody that came into the Capitol and did the wrong …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate Resumes Hearing Trial Evidence

The Associated Press reports: Democrats at former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial played audio recordings of police officers begging for more help against rioters storming the Capitol, the fear and panic apparent in many of their voices. As the mob breached the Capitol, one officer told dispatch, “We’re still taking rocks, bottles and pieces of flag and metal pole.” In …

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Porn Mogul Larry Flynt Dies At Age 78 [VIDEO]

The New York Post reports: Larry Flynt — the controversial porn peddler who built an empire that included “Hustler” magazine — reportedly died on Wednesday. He was 78. Flynt, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1978 murder attempt, succumbed to heart failure in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, TMZ reported. The mogul was known for his myriad …

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New QAnon Date: Trump To Be Inaugurated March 4th

Karem Zidan reports at Right Wing Watch: The March 4 conspiracy theory is rooted in the belief that an obscure act known as the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871, which QAnon adherents believe transformed the U.S. into a corporation instead of a federal government. Some QAnon adherents believe that the United States will revert back to its original …

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New Video Shows Pence Narrowly Escaping Rioters

USA Today reports: The managers played video – some of it security footage that hadn’t been released before – of rioters brawling with police outside the Capitol, smashing windows to climb inside and rampaging through the halls with bats and poles looking for Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Rioters erected a gallows outside the Capitol …

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Utah To Allow Concealed Carry Without Permits

From the far-right Washington Free Beacon: Residents of Utah will soon be able to carry concealed guns without a permit. Governor Spencer Cox (R.) will sign legislation into law this week to eliminate the permit requirement, his spokeswoman told the Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday. The act will allow any law-abiding person over the age of 21 to carry a …

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New Video Shows Cop May Have Saved Romney’s Life

The Washington Post reports: Before he faced down a mob of pro-Trump rioters on Jan. 6, U.S. Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman encountered Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and directed him to turn around to avoid the rioters. Security footage, shown for the first time at the Senate trial Wednesday, shows Romney stopping and quickly running in the opposite direction after …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Impeachment Trial Day Two

NBC News reports: The second day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will kick off Wednesday at noon ET, with the Democratic impeachment managers commencing their opening arguments. They have 16 hours over two days to make their presentations and then Trump’s attorneys begin their defense with the same amount of time allotted — proceedings that …

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REPORT: Lewandowski Sought $1.5 Million Pardon Fee

The Atlantic reports: Soon after the November election, a business colleague of Donald Trump’s close ally Corey Lewandowski offered a whistleblower and convicted ex-banker an expensive deal: In exchange for a $300,000 fee up front—plus another $1 million if successful—the two men would push the then-president for a pardon, according to the ex-banker and an associate who heard the pitch. …

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Fox Dumps Trial Coverage To Interview Scalise, Who Wants To Know Why Democrats Aren’t Being Impeached

Mediaite reports: Despite history unfolding in real-time, a curious programming decision was made by those in charge of America Reports with John Roberts & Sandra Smith: they cut from House Manager Rep. Ted Lieu and chose to amplify the words of House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, who, shockingly, presented a damning and partisan perspective for Fox News viewers to …

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Feds Mull Domestic Travel Restrictions Over Variants

The Miami Herald reports: The Biden administration is considering whether to impose domestic travel restrictions, including on Florida, fearful that coronavirus mutations are threatening to reverse hard-fought progress on the pandemic. Outbreaks of the new variants — including a highly contagious one first identified in the United Kingdom, as well as others from South Africa and Brazil that scientists worry …

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Suspect In Minnesota Mass Shooting Made Threats Of Revenge After Being Refused Prescriptions For Opioids

NBC News reports: The suspected gunman in a shooting at a Minnesota health clinic that left one person dead and three critically injured on Tuesday allegedly threatened to attack medical facilities in 2018, according to police records. In October 2018, Gregory Paul Ulrich called his doctor three times and made threats involving “shooting, blowing things up, and practicing different scenarios …

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Hawley Ignoring Trial, Reading With Feet Propped Up

The Hill reports: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo. ), who has come under fire for objecting to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in the 2020 election, watched the afternoon’s opening arguments from the visitor’s gallery above the Senate floor, where he was spotted with his feet propped up on the seat in front of him, intently reading something. Hawley, who angered some of …

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2021 Rock Hall Of Fame Nominees: Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Devo, Kate Bush, And 10 Others

Variety reports: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced 16 nominees for its 2021 class of inductees, offering some satisfaction at last for fans who have long lobbied to see the Go-Go’s and Iron Maiden get on the ballot, while Foo Fighters and Jay-Z made it into contention in their very first year of eligibility. Jay-Z and Foo …

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NBA Overrules: All Teams Must Play National Anthem

NPR reports: The NBA says every team – including the Dallas Mavericks – must play the national anthem in their arenas, after news emerged that team owner Mark Cuban had ordered the Mavericks to discontinue the long-held practice. “With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in …

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Cuomo: NY To Reopen Venues At Limited Capacity

The New York Daily News reports: New York’s sports arenas and large concert venues can reopen later this month with COVID testing, capacity limits and other protocols in place, Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday. The state has already granted approval for a Feb. 23 game between the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the governor said. …

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Twitter: Even If Trump Wins In 2024, He’ll Stay Banned

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump will never be allowed to return to Twitter—even if he decides to run for president again in 2024, and wins. The social-media company’s CFO Ned Segal appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Wednesday morning, and was asked whether Trump could ever turn to the platform in the scenario that he returns to the White …

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Bumbling Defense Lawyer: Trump Isn’t Mad At Me

Fox News reports: Trump lawyer Bruce L. Castor Jr. defended his performance Tuesday in the Senate, saying it has “not been communicated” to him that former President Trump was angry over his statements during the first day of the Senate impeachment proceedings. During an exclusive interview with Fox News, Castor addressed reports that Trump was “furious” and “beyond angry” over …

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Arrested Proud Boy Now Says Was Duped By Trump, Who Has “Resumed His Life Of Luxury And Privilege”

Politico reports: One of the Proud Boys arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol told a court Wednesday that he was duped by President Donald Trump’s “deception” and “acted out of the delusional belief” that he was responding patriotically to the commander in chief. Dominic Pezzola, who was indicted last month and charged with conspiracy, urged …

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Texas “Private Plane” Rioter Now “Regrets Everything”

The Washington Post reports: She fully believed Trump’s false claims that the election was stolen and that he was going to save the country, she said in an interview with The Post. But now — facing federal charges and abandoned by people she considered “fellow patriots” — she said she feels betrayed. “I bought into a lie, and the lie …

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