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Pence: Trump Was ‘Surrounded By Crackpot Lawyers That Kept Telling Him What His Itching Ears Wanted To Hear’

Former Vice President Mike Pence
Former Vice President Mike Pence (screen capture)

Former Vice President Mike Pence wants to make it clear he was never onboard for Donald Trump’s “flip the votes” ploy during the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2020.

Pence puts the blame for how Trump got to where he is today on “crackpot lawyers that kept telling him what his itching ears wanted to hear.” Continue reading “Pence: Trump Was ‘Surrounded By Crackpot Lawyers That Kept Telling Him What His Itching Ears Wanted To Hear’”

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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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House GOP Targets Culture Wars With Defense Bill + More News

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Some news items you might have missed:

• The Advocate: Republicans barely passed this year’s defense bill with ‘poison pills’ like barring gender-affirming healthcare coverage for trans service members, killing the current policy of reimbursing female military members who have to travel to other states in order to have an abortion, and ending diversity training. It won’t pass in the Senate. Continue reading “House GOP Targets Culture Wars With Defense Bill + More News”

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News: Biden Condemns Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law + More

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the anniversary of the violent January 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol building.
President Joe Biden (photo: public domain/White House)

Some news stories you might have missed:

• Washington Blade: President Joe Biden on Monday condemned Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act that the country’s president has signed. Biden says he has directed the National Security Council to evaluate the implications of the law on all aspects of U.S. engagement with Uganda. Continue reading “News: Biden Condemns Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law + More”

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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”