Oath Keepers attorney is found too mentally incompetent to stand trial in Jan. 6 case

A volunteer for Lawyers for Trump, Kellye SoRelle became Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes’s girlfriend and a key post-2020 election contact with ‘Stop the Steal’ groups

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/06/16/sorelle-incompetent-trial-oathkeepers-jan6/

Oath Keepers attorney is found incompetent to stand trial in Jan. 6 case

A volunteer for Lawyers for Trump, Kellye SoRelle became Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes's girlfriend and a key post-2020 election contact with « Stop the Steal » groups.

The Washington Post

Oath Keepers Leader Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Sedition Case

The sentence for Stewart Rhodes was the longest so far in the federal investigation of the Capitol attack and the first issued to a defendant convicted of sedition.

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Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Is Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Case

The sentence for Stewart Rhodes was the longest so far in the federal investigation of the Capitol attack and the first issued to a defendant convicted of sedition.

The New York Times

Federal judge imposes longest sentence yet for Jan. 6 defendant

Peter Schwartz was sentenced to 14 years and two months in prison. Prosecutors said he was the first to throw a folding chair at officers protecting the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/federal-judge-imposes-longest-sentence-yet-jan-6-defendant-rcna82982?fbclid=IwAR1zGtxRGxorafvqwcdqLqivyuWUrZh2ZnFMtRJp2xqgNMi8bhNjZ6pQD6w

Federal judge imposes longest sentence yet for Jan. 6 defendant

A federal judge sentenced a man to 14 years and two months, the longest sentence for a Jan. 6 Capitor rioter yet.

NBC News

Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Propaganda Bomb Was a Giant Dud

The Fox News pundit is trying to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 — and failing miserably

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tucker-carlson-jan-6-footage-propaganda-bomb-giant-dud-1234692468/

Tucker Carlson Fails Miserably at Jan. 6 Propaganda Bomb

The Fox News pundit is trying to rewrite the history of Jan. 6 — and failing miserably

Rolling Stone

Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Footage Dump Delivers the Sloppy Propaganda Kevin McCarthy Wanted

Using cherry picked clips, Carlson called Capitol rioters “orderly and meek” sightseers

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Tucker Carlson Airs Edited Jan. 6 Footage, Calls Rioters 'Sightseers'

Using cherry picked clips, Carlson called Capitol rioters “orderly and meek” sightseers 

Rolling Stone
GOP kills Virginia lawmaker’s attempt to ban Jan. 6 rioters from public positions

HB 1562 would have gone further than existing law by making the civil office bans permanent.

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Federal prosecutors seized the Proud Boys initiation manual two years ago during a raid, and it has been made public as part of the seditious conspiracy trial against five members of the violent far-right gang for their role in the January 6 insurrection.

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https://boingboing.net/2023/01/24/the-proud-boys-masturbation-policy-if-a-member-needs-to-ejaculate-it-must-be-within-one-yard-of-a-woman-with-her-consent.html

The Proud Boys' masturbation policy: if a member "needs to ejaculate it must be within one yard of a woman with her consent" | Boing Boing

Federal prosecutors seized the Proud Boys initiation manual two years ago during a raid, and it has been made public as part of the seditious conspiracy trial against five members of the violent fa…

Boing Boing
Man photographed in Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6 convicted of 8 counts

Richard « Bigo » Barnett left a crude written message for Pelosi before departing the office suite. The jury reached its verdict in less than two hours.

The Washington Post

An Appeal to Heaven: The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Logic Behind the Jan. 6 Insurrection

White Christian Nationalism is America’s original purity culture, and it fueled the violence of the riots on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol

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https://readcultured.com/an-appeal-to-heaven-the-terrifying-christian-nationalist-logic-behind-the-jan-6-insurrection-a730086f286e

An Appeal to Heaven: The Terrifying Christian Nationalist Logic Behind the Jan. 6 Insurrection

“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” ~ attributed variously. A single dangerous ideology underlies and fuels some of the most serious threats to our…

Cultured
'A cowardly and vile attack': Over 400 arrested after Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil's Congress

On an extraordinary day of political violence, rioters ransacked Brazil's institutional sites as part of a failed attempt to overthrow Lula's government.

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