Frank Eathorne, chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party, is a leading figure in the campaign to unseat Liz Cheney. He’s also a member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group. When the Department of Justice indicted members of the Oath Keepers last week for their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, one Republican official mightContinue reading “Liz Cheney’s Wyoming Nemesis Is an Oath Keeper Who Was at Capitol Rally”
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Revealed: The Billionaires Funding the Coup’s Brain Trust
Conservative mega-donors including the DeVoses and Bradleys are pumping big money into the Claremont Institute think tank that fueled Trump’s election-fraud fantasies The Claremont Institute, once a little-known think tank often confused with the liberal-arts college of the same name, has emerged as a driving force in the conservative movement’s crusade to use bogus fraudContinue reading “Revealed: The Billionaires Funding the Coup’s Brain Trust”
Let’s talk about political and military wings again – Beau of the Fifth Column
Indian police arrest seven for ‘celebrating’ Pakistan cricket win
Young Muslims face charges including ‘promoting enmity’ after match at T20 World Cup in Dubai Indian police have arrested seven Muslim youths for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in a cricket match on Sunday. Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, a senior Bharatiya Janata party figure, said in a tweet that the three may be chargedContinue reading “Indian police arrest seven for ‘celebrating’ Pakistan cricket win”
Steve Bannon Pledges 20,000 ‘Shock Troops’ As Part Of Republican Takeover – Ring of Fire
Trump ally Steve Bannon made a disturbing admission this week when he told NBC that he was planning on having up to “20,000 shock troops” ready to go when Republicans take over the government in 2024. He didn’t go into a lot of detail about what a “shock troop” is, but the fact that heContinue reading “Steve Bannon Pledges 20,000 ‘Shock Troops’ As Part Of Republican Takeover – Ring of Fire”
Hong Kong police arrest authors of a children’s book in latest free speech crackdown – PBS
Hong Kong authorities arrested the authors of a children’s book this week and accused them of sedition. The book, “Defenders of Sheep Village,” explores the politics of a protest movement, facing off against an increasingly assertive China using animals. Nick Schifrin has the story.
Apartments of 5 Berlin police officers searched for far-right links
Apartments and other rooms belonging to the men were raided on Wednesday. Authorities say they shared racist and anti-government far-right content in a chat group. Berlin police on Wednesday announced that it had raided apartments and rooms connected to five of its officers after it was found that they had shared racist and anti-government contentContinue reading “Apartments of 5 Berlin police officers searched for far-right links”
Trump Announces Return to Presidency in Deranged Video – David Pakman
Donald Trump announces that he will be back in the White House “sooner than people think” in a bizarre new fundraising video for Republicans
Capitol riots prosecutor suggests some will be charged with sedition and 11 Molotov cocktail bombs were altered to ‘act like napalm’
Justice Department has so far not pursued sedition charges against any of the 400 suspects Evidence gathered during the Justice Department’s investigation into the 6 January storming of the US Capitol could support sedition charges against the rioters, a former prosecutor has said. Michael Sherwin, who led the probe as acting US attorney for the District of Columbia,Continue reading “Capitol riots prosecutor suggests some will be charged with sedition and 11 Molotov cocktail bombs were altered to ‘act like napalm’”