Jon Moseley, attorney for Stewart Rhodes – who was charged with seditious conspiracy yesterday for his alleged role in the violent January 6 invasion of the Capitol building – tried to explain his client’s planning as a “fanciful idea.” Continue reading “Lawyer: Oath Keepers Planning Was Just “Their Fanciful Idea””
Oath Keepers Charged With Seditious Conspiracy For Alleged Roles In Capitol Invasion
The Justice Department charged 11 people, including Stewart Rhodes – founder of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers – with “seditious conspiracy” for their alleged roles in the violent January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading “Oath Keepers Charged With Seditious Conspiracy For Alleged Roles In Capitol Invasion”
News Round-Up: January 3, 2022
Some new items you might have missed: • Variety: After months of negotiations, the estate of legendary rocker David Bowie (above) has sold the singer’s formidable publishing catalog to Warner Chappell Music for a price upwards of $250 million, sources confirm to Variety. Continue reading “News Round-Up: January 3, 2022”
News Round-Up: December 28, 2021
Catching up on some of day’s headlines you might have missed: • New York Times: The U.S. record for daily coronavirus cases has been broken. As a third year of the pandemic loomed, the seven-day average of U.S. cases topped 267,000 on Tuesday. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 28, 2021”
News Round-Up: December 23, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • SiriusXM: James Franco breaks his silence about sleeping with students of his now-defunct acting school months after settling a class-action sexual misconduct suit for $2.2 million. “Look, I’ll admit I did sleep with students,” he said adding he never thought about the power imbalance of his position as a teacher. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 23, 2021”
News Round-Up: December 19, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Instagram: Brody, my ceaselessly energetic wonder pup, couldn’t decide what toy to play with last night. So, he pulled out an assortment (above). Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 19, 2021”
Gracyn Courtright, Capitol Rioter, Gets Jail Time “I Have So Much Shame”
Gracyn Courtright, a Trump supporter who took part in the January 6 invasion of the U. S. Capitol building (and then bragged about it on social media), has been sentenced to one month in jail and then a year of supervised release. She’s super-sorry, y’all. Continue reading “Gracyn Courtright, Capitol Rioter, Gets Jail Time “I Have So Much Shame””
News Round-Up: December 7, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • CTV: Conversion therapy will soon be banned across Canada after Bill C-4 has now cleared both the House of Commons and Senate without changes, in just over a week. Once it receives royal assent, the bill will become law. Continue reading “News Round-Up: December 7, 2021”
‘QAnon Shaman’ Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Capitol Riot
The ‘QAnon Shaman‘ – aka Jacob Chansley – was sentenced to three years and five months in prison for his role in the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6. Continue reading “‘QAnon Shaman’ Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Capitol Riot”
News Round-Up: November 16, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • Twitter: Target’s new ‘Pride Nutcracker‘ inspired artist Oricalcon to go ‘extra gay’ with his own version. Continue reading “News Round-Up: November 16, 2021”