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Twitter Has Little Sympathy For Capitol Rioter Complaining From Jail

January 6 rioter complained about his jail accommodations and Twitter wasn't having it

Edward Jacob Lang (aka Jake Lang) was arrested for his part (including assaulting police officers) in the deadly January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building ten days after the riots. He recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to complain about his accommodations. The Twitterverse had little sympathy. #FAFO Continue reading “Twitter Has Little Sympathy For Capitol Rioter Complaining From Jail”

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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump Ineligibility

It seems a large majority of legal experts feel the Supreme Court is going to rule in favor of keeping Donald Trump on the ballot in Colorado after that state’s high court ruled Trump should be barred due to his actions around the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol Building. Continue reading “Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Trump Ineligibility”

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Justice Dept: 1,265 Charged (So Far) For Jan. 6 Attack

January 6 invasion of the Capitol building

Three years after the deadly J6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building, the Department of Justice has issued an update on the status of arrests and convictions of those who took part in the insurrection. More than 1,265 defendants have been charged in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Continue reading “Justice Dept: 1,265 Charged (So Far) For Jan. 6 Attack”

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Video Shows GOP House Members Trying To Reason With Rioters

On the third anniversary of the violent January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building, newly released video footage from inside the Capitol shows two Republican members of Congress trying to reason with rioters through broken glass. Continue reading “Video Shows GOP House Members Trying To Reason With Rioters”

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Supreme Court Will Decide If Trump Is Ineligible For Colorado Ballot

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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether or not Donald Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s Republican primary ballot after that state’s Supreme Court ruled he had engaged in insurrection in his attempts to reverse the outcome of the 2020 election. Continue reading “Supreme Court Will Decide If Trump Is Ineligible For Colorado Ballot”

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January 6 Rioter Gets 50 Months In Prison For Assaulting Police Officer

Thomas F. Sibick - 50 months in prison for assaulting Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone at the violent January 6, 2021, invasion of the U.S. Capitol building.
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Thomas F. Sibick, 37, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for assaulting Capitol Police officer Michael Fanone at the violent January 6, 2021, invasion of the U.S. Capitol building. Following his prison sentence, Sibick will also serve 36 months of supervised release, and be required to pay $7,500.79 in restitution. Continue reading “January 6 Rioter Gets 50 Months In Prison For Assaulting Police Officer”

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Tom Holland Gets Homophobic Backlash For Gay Sex Scene + More News

Tom Holland is facing some homophobic #NotMySpiderman backlash after a recent gay sex scene in his Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room went viral.
Tom Holland (photo: Depositphotos/ChinaImages)
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Tom Holland caught some homophobic #NotMySpiderman backlash after a recent gay sex scene in his Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room went viral. Twitter had to remind the haters that the other Spiderman actors have also done gay roles. Continue reading “Tom Holland Gets Homophobic Backlash For Gay Sex Scene + More News”

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Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced To 18 Year Prison Sentence For Jan. 6 Riot

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the extremist group the Oath Keepers, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy for his participation in the violent January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building.
Oath Keepers founder/leader Stewart Rhodes (screen capture)
Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for organizing and leading a plot to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election via the violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Continue reading “Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced To 18 Year Prison Sentence For Jan. 6 Riot”