6 in 10 Americans say Trump should be charged for Jan. 6 riot: POLL
A majority of Americans also think the Jan. 6 committee has been fair.
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6 in 10 Americans say Trump should be charged for Jan. 6 riot: POLL
A majority of Americans also think the Jan. 6 committee has been fair.
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In border cells built for adults, one-third are child migrants
In cells built for adults, one-third are child migrants. Border authorities have resisted improving conditions for minors in crowded, freezing facilities.
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“We now know that this coup was plotted by Republicans from all three branches of the government.”
Oh my dog that loves gravy, this needs as much spreading to the public as possible. Thank you TG for posting this.
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Coup plotters: Justice Ginni and Mr. Thomas
H/T Scissorhead Jimmy-T
Justice Ginni was pen pals with Stupid Coup plotter John Eastman:
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has obtained email correspondence between Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and lawyer John Eastman, who played a key role in efforts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, according to three people involved in the committee’s investigation.
The emails show that Thomas’s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, two of the people said. The three declined to provide details and spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.
The committee’s members and staffers are now discussing whether to spend time during their public hearings exploring Ginni Thomas’s role in the attempt to overturn…
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How the ‘MAGA Squad’ Is Building Power to Control the Next Congress
On a Tuesday afternoon in late April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene walks into the seventh-floor congressional office belonging to Representative Matt Gaetz, settles into a high-backed black leather chair, and fits a pair of headphones over her blonde hair. The taping is about to begin for the 38th episode of Gaetz’s “Firebrand” podcast, and Greene is the high-wattage guest star. Greene has come straight from Dulles Airport, so Gaetz takes a minute to catch her up on today’s topics
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How the ‘MAGA Squad’ Is Building Power to Control the Next Congress
On a Tuesday afternoon in late April, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene walks into the seventh-floor congressional office belonging to Representative Matt Gaetz, settles into a high-backed black leather chair, and fits a pair of headphones over her blonde hair. The taping is about to begin for the 38th episode of Gaetz’s “Firebrand” podcast, and Greene is the high-wattage guest star. Greene has come straight from Dulles Airport, so Gaetz takes a minute to catch her up on today’s topics
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Republicans pitch religious, family values as gun violence solution
Republicans are pushing traditional religious and family values as a solution to the epidemic of mass shootings in addition to their calls to harden schools and focus on mental health.
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Trump’s forces are preparing for the next storming of the Capitol. This time, they plan to win
The danger to US democracy didn’t end on 6 January – his followers are busy ripping up the safeguards that foiled them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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