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Why was Capitol police chief’s request for National Guard denied ahead of riot? Republicans ask Nancy Pelosi

Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021By Editor

House GOP seeking to learn why the National Guard wasn’t in place to prevent the January 6 Capitol riot and what took them so long to arrive are blaming Speaker Nancy Pelosi for denying them access to evidence. … Read More >Why was Capitol police chief’s request for National Guard denied ahead of riot? Republicans ask Nancy Pelosi

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Letter For President Biden’: Woman With ‘Loaded Gun’ Reportedly Arrested Near White House

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021By Editor

Security measures in Washington DC have been strengthened since the deadly 6 January Capitol riot, with National Guard soldiers reportedly expected to remain at the US capitol city past 12 March. … Read More >Letter For President Biden’: Woman With ‘Loaded Gun’ Reportedly Arrested Near White House

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Dem Congresswoman wants ‘truth commission’ to target ‘white supremacy’ and rein in ‘far-right media’ over US Capitol riot

Posted on February 15, 2021February 15, 2021By Editor

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-California) has suggested a “truth commission” to tackle “racial injustice” and “white supremacy” in the US, as well as holding “far-right media” and others accountable for the US Capitol riot. … Read More >Dem Congresswoman wants ‘truth commission’ to target ‘white supremacy’ and rein in ‘far-right media’ over US Capitol riot

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US Man Charged in Capitol Riots Says He Worked for FBI, Holds Top Security Clearance

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Loyalists of the former US president, Donald Trump, on January 6, violently breached the Capitol building in Washington DC, causing five deaths, in a failed attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election by the Electoral College. … Read More >US Man Charged in Capitol Riots Says He Worked for FBI, Holds Top Security Clearance

World

Canadian government designates ‘Proud Boys’ as terrorist group

Posted on February 3, 2021February 3, 2021By Editor

Canada has designated the group ‘Proud Boys’ as a terrorist entity, following a parliamentary resolution blaming the “white supremacist” group of organizing the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. … Read More >Canadian government designates ‘Proud Boys’ as terrorist group

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Half of Americans want to see Senate convict Trump over Capitol riot – poll

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021By Editor

As former President Donald Trump gears up for his impeachment trial next month, a new poll has found that half of Americans want to see the Senate convict him for inciting an insurrection. … Read More >Half of Americans want to see Senate convict Trump over Capitol riot – poll

Journalism & Mass media

Reddit rebellion: amateur investors hold the line against Wall Street fat cats

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

A movement that formed on Reddit groups to challenge challenge billionaire hedge funders with coordinated buys of failing companies has exposed the un-democratic foundations of US capitalism … Read More >Reddit rebellion: amateur investors hold the line against Wall Street fat cats

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So NOW walls work? Capitol police chief calls for PERMANENT security fencing to protect Congress

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

The US Capitol Police has called for permanent fencing and other beefed-up security measures in the wake of the January 6 riot, raising concerns the move will wall off the government from the American people. … Read More >So NOW walls work? Capitol police chief calls for PERMANENT security fencing to protect Congress

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Pro-Trump ‘WalkAway’ campaign founder Brandon Straka arrested by FBI on federal charges linked to Capitol riot

Posted on January 27, 2021January 27, 2021By Editor

Brandon Straka, founder of a campaign encouraging Democrats to flee their party, has been arrested on three federal charges over his alleged role in the Capitol Hill riot, after the FBI followed up on a tip from a relative. … Read More >Pro-Trump ‘WalkAway’ campaign founder Brandon Straka arrested by FBI on federal charges linked to Capitol riot

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Turn snitch and get rich: Texas teen gives his own dad in to the FBI, pays his way through college

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Editor

A Texas teenager has turned his father in to the FBI for taking part in the Capitol Hill riot, and pocketed tens of thousands of dollars from liberal admirers in the process. … Read More >Turn snitch and get rich: Texas teen gives his own dad in to the FBI, pays his way through college