Extremists

Raw Story reports: A woman who is suspected of participating in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was ordered to remain in jail on Monday after a judge complained about her history of disrupting the courtroom. Bauer is accused of entering the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). “Bring Nancy Pelosi out …

The Moscow Times reports: A man on the FBI’s Most Wanted List for allegedly attacking police during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot is now seeking asylum in Belarus, the ex-Soviet country’s state-run television reported Sunday. Evan Neumann, 48, is wanted in the United States on charges of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, as well as for …

Mediaite reports: Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R- GA) attacked fellow Republicans as “traitors” for helping pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill Friday night. Greene joined the vast majority of Republicans who voted against the legislation Friday night, along with 6 Democrats. 13 Republicans, however, joined the Democratic majority to pass it. Greene listed all 13 of them and repeatedly called them …

ABC News reports: For a month, FBI agents listened in as two members of a white supremacist group discussed their sinister plans: a plot to use a pro-gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia, to engage in mass murder and attacks on critical infrastructure, which they believed would mark the start of a racial civil war. Patrik Mathews, a former Canadian …

“I’m disappointed that I’m being used as an example in my incarceration. Because I’m a public person and I have a Twitter account, I’m being punished for that. “Because the media was doing what y’all are doing right now, I’m being punished for this. And it’s actually causing my incarceration and I think that is a travesty. “I think everybody …

The Huffington Post reports: Jenna Ryan, a Donald Trump enthusiast who tweeted that she’s “definitely not going to jail” after she stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, was sentenced to 60 days in prison on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper said Ryan ― a Texas real estate agent who flew to D.C. on a private plane and promoted her …

“If they do not want the vaccine then they do not have to take the vaccine. You want to know something, Steve? I’m not vaccinated. I’m not vaccinated and I’m not getting the vaccine because I’m an American and I can choose what I want to do with my body. I have the freedom to decide if I want to …

Blog Toronto reports: Anti-vaccine dude-bro Chris “Sky” Saccoccia is apparently still pissed off about everything, and is riling up his legions of bumper-stickered minions to bring their unmasked, unvaccinated face holes to a public transit line near you. Gross. But you want to know what’s even more outrageously disgusting? He’s calling his quest to make your Oct. 30 commute a …

Vice News reports: Christopher Cantwell, a man known as “the Crying Nazi,” turned the opening statement portion of the Sines v. Kessler trial into a racist open-mic session, in which he dropped the n-word and plugged his podcast. Cantwell and 19 other white nationalists, neo-Nazis, and their various organizations are accused of conspiring to incite racially motivated violence at the …

From the Department of Justice: U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang today sentenced two members of the racially motivated violent extremist group “The Base” each to nine year in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for firearms and alien-related charges arising from federal charges in Maryland and Delaware. Judge Chuang found that, based on additional evidence presented …

The Daily Beast reports: The writer of Tucker Carlson’s controversial documentary series on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot previously directed films made by far-right figures, including a leading promoter of the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, a virulent anti-refugee activist, and an alt-right comic book writer whose lead superhero’s outfit resembles a Confederate flag. Los Angeles-based filmmaker Scooter Downey will likely reach …

“This all would have been averted if Mike Pence had done his job, if they had read the memo. Mike Pence’s letter that he dropped at one o’clock is a lie. “There’s a lie in the first paragraph. There was never any discussion to flip these to – to flip these to Trump electors. “It’s to send it back to …

CNN reports: Federal prosecutors on Wednesday pushed back against claims of mistreatment at a Washington, DC, jail where dozens of US Capitol rioters are being held — allegations that led a federal judge to refer the jail for an investigation into potential civil rights violations after holding its officials in contempt of court. The Justice Department’s disclosures came in the …

Mediaite reports: Tucker Carlson previewed a trailer on Wednesday for an upcoming three-part series for his Tucker Carlson Originals and it is absolutely wild. Called “Patriot Purge,” Carlson explained, “The U.S. government has in fact launched a new war on terror, but it’s not against al Qaeda, it’s against American citizens. Nothing like this has ever happened in the history …

The Los Angeles Daily News reports: Federal agents arrested an Orange County man Monday who they said was seen fighting with police officers on the steps and in a tunnel behind the inaugural platform of the U.S. Capitol Building during the Jan. 6 attack by thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump.  Federal documents show Kim Michael Sorgente was taken …

Vice News reports: A coalition of right-wing MAGA candidates, including multiple Trump-backed candidates, are seeking to take control of elections in states across the U.S.—and one says they’re formally working with a group of conspiracy theorists, as well as with a QAnon influencer who some in the conspiracy movement believe is John F. Kennedy Jr. in disguise. The group consists …

The Hill reports: Former President Trump shared his endorsement for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s reelection amid backlash in Brazil over Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “President Jair Bolsonaro and I have become great friends over the past few years. He fights hard for, and loves, the people of Brazil—Just like I do for the people of the United States,” …

CNN reports: There was Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) casting the insurrection as “a normal tourist visit.” And Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R) insisting that it wasn’t an “armed insurrection” despite loads of evidence that it was. And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) trying to cast Trump as blameless. But all of these efforts were aimed at downplaying what …

The Associated Press reports: A Wisconsin judge laid out the final ground rules Monday on what evidence will be allowed when Kyle Rittenhouse goes on trial next week for shooting three people during a protest against police brutality, ruling he’ll permit testimony from the defense’s use-of-force expert and on how police welcomed Rittenhouse and others carrying guns during the demonstration. …

Here’s the transcript of how the exchange started: AUDIENCE MEMBER: You’re brave. You’re brave for what you say, and the fact that you stand up there and say it, and I appreciate it. I think we all appreciate it actually, because there’s not a lot of people that have the balls to do it. But I want to ask you …