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I spent a couple of years in Maryville. Don’t remember Elizabeth. But Betty and Betsy were memorable.
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Breach of the Capitol: Consequences, Repercussions & Reactions
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Interesting (to me) California connection:
Capping days of growing uproar, Chapman University [deep in the OC] announced Wednesday that a professor who participated in the pro-Trump rally the same day that a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol would retire immediately.
John Eastman, an endowed professor and constitutional law scholar at Chapman, spoke alongside Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani at the “Save America” rallyJan. 6, making the unsubstantiated claim that “secret folders” inside ballot-counting machines skewed both the presidential and Georgia Senate race results in Democrats’ favor.
Chapman President Daniele Struppa said in a statement that the university and Eastman had reached an agreement and Eastman would retire immediately. Both parties agreed not to take any kind of legal action, including over claims of defamation, which Eastman had alleged.
Capping days of growing uproar, Chapman University [deep in the OC] announced Wednesday that a professor who participated in the pro-Trump rally the same day that a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol would retire immediately.
John Eastman, an endowed professor and constitutional law scholar at Chapman, spoke alongside Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani at the “Save America” rallyJan. 6, making the unsubstantiated claim that “secret folders” inside ballot-counting machines skewed both the presidential and Georgia Senate race results in Democrats’ favor.
Chapman President Daniele Struppa said in a statement that the university and Eastman had reached an agreement and Eastman would retire immediately. Both parties agreed not to take any kind of legal action, including over claims of defamation, which Eastman had alleged.
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An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate
A day after the riots, John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, at the University of Toronto’s Munk School, notified the F.B.I. that he suspected the man was retired Lieutenant Colonel Larry Rendall Brock, Jr., a Texas-based Air Force Academy graduate and combat veteran.
In the days leading up to the siege of the Capitol, Brock had posted to social media about his plans to travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in Trump’s “Save America” rally. Brock’s family members said that he called himself a patriot, and that his expressions of that identity had become increasingly strident. One recalled “weird rage talk, basically, saying he’s willing to get in trouble to defend what he thinks is right, which is Trump being the President, I guess.”
One family member said that Brock derived “this weird sense of power” from his time as a military pilot, along with a Manichean world view. “He used to tell me that I only saw the world in shades of gray, and that the world was black and white,” the other family member said. “He doesn’t understand the fallout and the people he’s hurting. And I can’t imagine what he was doing there with zip ties, or what he thought he was going to accomplish.”
In an interview, Brock confirmed that he was the man in the photos and videos. He denied that he held racist views and echoed Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud, saying that he derived his understanding of the matter principally from social media.
Two days after this article/interview was published, Brock was arrested on charges of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
A day after the riots, John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, at the University of Toronto’s Munk School, notified the F.B.I. that he suspected the man was retired Lieutenant Colonel Larry Rendall Brock, Jr., a Texas-based Air Force Academy graduate and combat veteran.
In the days leading up to the siege of the Capitol, Brock had posted to social media about his plans to travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in Trump’s “Save America” rally. Brock’s family members said that he called himself a patriot, and that his expressions of that identity had become increasingly strident. One recalled “weird rage talk, basically, saying he’s willing to get in trouble to defend what he thinks is right, which is Trump being the President, I guess.”
One family member said that Brock derived “this weird sense of power” from his time as a military pilot, along with a Manichean world view. “He used to tell me that I only saw the world in shades of gray, and that the world was black and white,” the other family member said. “He doesn’t understand the fallout and the people he’s hurting. And I can’t imagine what he was doing there with zip ties, or what he thought he was going to accomplish.”
In an interview, Brock confirmed that he was the man in the photos and videos. He denied that he held racist views and echoed Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud, saying that he derived his understanding of the matter principally from social media.
Two days after this article/interview was published, Brock was arrested on charges of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building without lawful authority, and with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
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Multiple updates and old news on charges
More on the Alabama bomber:
Investigators found handwritten notes in Coffman's truck that included a quote about the need "to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution," according to court records.
The notes also included the names of a Democratic member of Congress that he singled out for being Muslim, and an Obama-appointed judge. The handwritten notes also contained references to right-wing conspiracy websites, according to the records.
The Olympian has been charged.
Keller, who won five Olympic swimming medals, including two relay golds, was charged Wednesday, according to court documents.
Keller was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstructing law enforcement engaged in official duties incident to civil disorder, according to documents filed in US District Court in Washington, DC.
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr.
Meredith had sent a text message on January 6 that said he was headed to Washington with "a [poop] ton of ... armor piercing ammo," and another on January 7 saying that he was thinking of "putting a bullet in [Pelosi's] noggin on Live TV," according to court documents.
At one point, after a recipient of the texts expressed concern, Meredith replied back, 'Lol, jus havin fun,'" the court documents read.
Meredith let the FBI search his hotel room, phone, truck and its trailer. Inside the trailer, agents found three guns -- a Glock 19, a 9mm pistol and an assault rifle -- and "approximately hundreds of rounds of ammunition," the court documents say.
More on the Alabama bomber:
Investigators found handwritten notes in Coffman's truck that included a quote about the need "to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution," according to court records.
The notes also included the names of a Democratic member of Congress that he singled out for being Muslim, and an Obama-appointed judge. The handwritten notes also contained references to right-wing conspiracy websites, according to the records.
The Olympian has been charged.
Keller, who won five Olympic swimming medals, including two relay golds, was charged Wednesday, according to court documents.
Keller was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and obstructing law enforcement engaged in official duties incident to civil disorder, according to documents filed in US District Court in Washington, DC.
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr.
Meredith had sent a text message on January 6 that said he was headed to Washington with "a [poop] ton of ... armor piercing ammo," and another on January 7 saying that he was thinking of "putting a bullet in [Pelosi's] noggin on Live TV," according to court documents.
At one point, after a recipient of the texts expressed concern, Meredith replied back, 'Lol, jus havin fun,'" the court documents read.
Meredith let the FBI search his hotel room, phone, truck and its trailer. Inside the trailer, agents found three guns -- a Glock 19, a 9mm pistol and an assault rifle -- and "approximately hundreds of rounds of ammunition," the court documents say.
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Cognitive dissonance at work, courtesy WaPo
[a certain brand of Trump] believers doubled down on their worldview, offering contradictory and nonsensical theories for the week’s events: The siege was instigated by undercover Black Lives Matter and antifa activists, they said, but pro-Trump operatives seized the opportunity to steal laptops they said would contain evidence of widespread [crimes] among elites.
Another theory posited that Trump’s comments on Thursday about a “smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power” were not about an incoming Biden administration but about imminent military rule led by Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser, whose Twitter account was suspended last week...
After the siege, the administrator of a smaller far-right Telegram channel promoted the use of untraceable 3-D-printed gun parts and posted the locations for the headquarters of Twitter, Facebook, Google and Apple.
[a certain brand of Trump] believers doubled down on their worldview, offering contradictory and nonsensical theories for the week’s events: The siege was instigated by undercover Black Lives Matter and antifa activists, they said, but pro-Trump operatives seized the opportunity to steal laptops they said would contain evidence of widespread [crimes] among elites.
Another theory posited that Trump’s comments on Thursday about a “smooth, orderly and seamless transition of power” were not about an incoming Biden administration but about imminent military rule led by Michael Flynn, Trump’s first national security adviser, whose Twitter account was suspended last week...
After the siege, the administrator of a smaller far-right Telegram channel promoted the use of untraceable 3-D-printed gun parts and posted the locations for the headquarters of Twitter, Facebook, Google and Apple.
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Another arrest roundup, including cops
Two Virginia police officers, man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt arrested in Capitol riot
Among those arrested and released Wednesday were Thomas Robertson, 47, and Jacob Fracker, 29, of Rocky Mount, Va., both officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department. They have been placed on administrative leave.
An arrest affidavit alleges that the FBI had information that Robertson and Fracker were photographed in the Capitol between 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 6 making an obscene statement. Robertson was allegedly quoted on social media saying: “CNN and the Left are just mad because we actually attacked the government who is the problem and not some random small business . . . The right IN ONE DAY took the . . . U.S. Capitol. Keep poking us.”
According to the affidavit by U.S. Capitol Police Special Agent Vincent Veloz, a now-deleted Facebook post by Fracker was captioned: “Lol to anyone who’s possibly concerned about the picture of me going around . . . Sorry I hate freedom? . . . Not like I did anything illegal . . . y’all do what you feel you need to.”
Two Virginia police officers, man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt arrested in Capitol riot
Among those arrested and released Wednesday were Thomas Robertson, 47, and Jacob Fracker, 29, of Rocky Mount, Va., both officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department. They have been placed on administrative leave.
An arrest affidavit alleges that the FBI had information that Robertson and Fracker were photographed in the Capitol between 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 6 making an obscene statement. Robertson was allegedly quoted on social media saying: “CNN and the Left are just mad because we actually attacked the government who is the problem and not some random small business . . . The right IN ONE DAY took the . . . U.S. Capitol. Keep poking us.”
According to the affidavit by U.S. Capitol Police Special Agent Vincent Veloz, a now-deleted Facebook post by Fracker was captioned: “Lol to anyone who’s possibly concerned about the picture of me going around . . . Sorry I hate freedom? . . . Not like I did anything illegal . . . y’all do what you feel you need to.”
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Kevin Seefried, who was photographed carrying a Confederate flag inside the Capitol, turned himself in to authorities in Wilmington, Del., on Thursday morning, according to an FBI spokeswoman, Joy Jiras. He and his son, Hunter Seefried, are charged with misdemeanor counts of trespassing and disorderly conduct; Hunter Seefried is also accused of destruction of property.
Robert Lee Sanford, Jr., 55, of Chester, Penn., was charged with impeding officers, civil disorder, trespassing and violent conduct with a dangerous weapon on the restricted grounds of the Capitol, charges that carry a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. [he threw a fire extinguisher, but not the incident that killed the policeman.]
Robert Lee Sanford, Jr., 55, of Chester, Penn., was charged with impeding officers, civil disorder, trespassing and violent conduct with a dangerous weapon on the restricted grounds of the Capitol, charges that carry a statutory maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. [he threw a fire extinguisher, but not the incident that killed the policeman.]
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A law prefessor has resigned in disgrace? Music to Trump's ears!
President Donald Trump may hire a law professor who spoke at his rally before the riot at the U.S. Capitol to help defend him in an impeachment trial over a charge that he incited the violence, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Tampa Bay soprano used voice for screaming during Capitol riot
More recently, Southard used her powerful soprano to scream at police officers that they should “tell [fornicating] Pelosi we’re coming for her! [Fornicating] traitorous [vajayjays], we’re coming! We’re coming for all of you!” She was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Earlier that day, Southard, 52, posted a now-deleted live video to her own Facebook page.
“We’re standing in front of the Capitol building, ready to take it,” she said. “It’s gonna be fun.”
James R. Christenson of Tarpon Springs, an air conditioning and appliance repair tech, frequent political video blogger and a self-described, self-taught expert on American history, used GoFundMe to raise $475 to help pay for the trip for himself, Southard and two other locals.
Days before traveling to Washington, Christenson posted a link to his website, where he’d published a 17,000-word “Peoples Declaration.” In it, he described a plan for “the People,” with the help of the U.S. military, to install Donald Trump in office until 2024. He also advocated for removing all Democratic politicians and officials.
After the Capitol siege, he made an edit: they’d remove Democrats and Republicans.
More recently, Southard used her powerful soprano to scream at police officers that they should “tell [fornicating] Pelosi we’re coming for her! [Fornicating] traitorous [vajayjays], we’re coming! We’re coming for all of you!” She was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Earlier that day, Southard, 52, posted a now-deleted live video to her own Facebook page.
“We’re standing in front of the Capitol building, ready to take it,” she said. “It’s gonna be fun.”
James R. Christenson of Tarpon Springs, an air conditioning and appliance repair tech, frequent political video blogger and a self-described, self-taught expert on American history, used GoFundMe to raise $475 to help pay for the trip for himself, Southard and two other locals.
Days before traveling to Washington, Christenson posted a link to his website, where he’d published a 17,000-word “Peoples Declaration.” In it, he described a plan for “the People,” with the help of the U.S. military, to install Donald Trump in office until 2024. He also advocated for removing all Democratic politicians and officials.
After the Capitol siege, he made an edit: they’d remove Democrats and Republicans.
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Dozens of people on a terrorist watch list were in Washington for pro-Trump events Jan. 6, a day that ended in a chaotic crime rampage when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, according to people familiar with evidence gathered in the FBI’s investigation.
The majority of the watch-listed individuals in Washington that day are suspected white supremacists whose past conduct so alarmed investigators that their names had been previously entered into the national Terrorist Screening Database, or TSDB, a massive set of names flagged as potential security risks, these people said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...95675a-55b6-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
The majority of the watch-listed individuals in Washington that day are suspected white supremacists whose past conduct so alarmed investigators that their names had been previously entered into the national Terrorist Screening Database, or TSDB, a massive set of names flagged as potential security risks, these people said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...95675a-55b6-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
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Any Antifa arrests yet? Reports of their leading role in the affair seem to have been exaggerated.
I am beginning to think the crowd in the Capitol Building were all Trump supporters. Who would have thought it?
I am beginning to think the crowd in the Capitol Building were all Trump supporters. Who would have thought it?
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Well there was apparently one guy who was recording the protest on video and not trespassing or doing anything violent, and was released after being questioned by the police.
Some people seem to think that somehow means that every rioter should have gotten off just as easily...
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Thank you, Strathos.
So not in a restricted area. That must be a disappointment for any who still try to maintain that this whole thing was cooked up by anti-Trump extremists to make them look bad. One thing, though. They did look bad. (Do American prisoners still wear stripy suits, because that is not a good look either?)
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As DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay on the ground at the US Capitol building, stunned and injured, he knew a group of rioters were stripping him of his gear. They grabbed spare ammunition, ripped the police radio off his chest and even stole his badge.
Then, Fanone, who had just been Tasered several times in the back of the neck, heard something chilling that made him go into survival mode.
"Some guys started getting a hold of my gun and they were screaming out, 'Kill him with his own gun,'" said Fanone, who's been a police officer for almost two decades.
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What did surprise [another officer] was how the insurrectionists thought the police would be on their side.
"Some of them felt like we would be fast friends because so many of them have been vocal," Hodges said. "They say things like, 'Yeah, we've been supporting you through all this Black Lives Matter stuff, you should have our back' and they felt entitled."
He added, "They felt like they would just walk up there and tell us that they're here to take back Congress and we would agree with them and we'd walk in hand in hand and just take over the nation. But obviously that's not the case and it will never be the case."
As DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone lay on the ground at the US Capitol building, stunned and injured, he knew a group of rioters were stripping him of his gear. They grabbed spare ammunition, ripped the police radio off his chest and even stole his badge.
Then, Fanone, who had just been Tasered several times in the back of the neck, heard something chilling that made him go into survival mode.
"Some guys started getting a hold of my gun and they were screaming out, 'Kill him with his own gun,'" said Fanone, who's been a police officer for almost two decades.
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What did surprise [another officer] was how the insurrectionists thought the police would be on their side.
"Some of them felt like we would be fast friends because so many of them have been vocal," Hodges said. "They say things like, 'Yeah, we've been supporting you through all this Black Lives Matter stuff, you should have our back' and they felt entitled."
He added, "They felt like they would just walk up there and tell us that they're here to take back Congress and we would agree with them and we'd walk in hand in hand and just take over the nation. But obviously that's not the case and it will never be the case."
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1/13/21: Change of Command of the Canadian Armed Forces
Virtual Ceremony to Mark the Change of Command of the Canadian Armed Forces - Canada.ca
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mcdonald-baines-sexism-racism-armed-forces-1.5870656
Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, the country's new top military commander, "is taking over the entire fleet at a time when the Armed Forces is trying to winnow out extremism in the ranks — and after a Calgary naval reservist, Boris Mihajlovic, was identified as a former administrator of Iron March, a notorious online neo-Nazi hate forum."
Virtual Ceremony to Mark the Change of Command of the Canadian Armed Forces - Canada.ca
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mcdonald-baines-sexism-racism-armed-forces-1.5870656
Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, the country's new top military commander, "is taking over the entire fleet at a time when the Armed Forces is trying to winnow out extremism in the ranks — and after a Calgary naval reservist, Boris Mihajlovic, was identified as a former administrator of Iron March, a notorious online neo-Nazi hate forum."
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