Capitol Hill Riot January 2021 Tag

What we do and don’t know about deaths connected to the Capitol Hill Riot

Posted by New Neo on February 10, 2021 57 Comments

You may have noticed that quite often when the MSM refers to the Capitol riots of January 6 the word "riots" is modified by the word "deadly". And of course this is correct: those riots were deadly. But what do we now know about those deaths?

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Parler Vindicated: Study Finds Facebook ‘Far and Away’ Most Used Social Media By Capitol Hill Rioters

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on February 10, 2021 52 Comments

The coordinated Big Tech deplatforming of Parler is looking more and more suspect. Last month, I reviewed every arrest report the DOJ had made available at that time, and the overwhelming number of social media posts cited in these reports were those posted on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. There was barely any mention of Parler.

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AOC Tale of Her Capitol Hill Riot Experience Turns Out to be Mostly Fake News

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2021 76 Comments

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) cannot stop talking about her "near-death" experience during the Capitol Hill riots on January 6th. One problem: AOC was in her office in the Cannon Building.

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The Speech As Incitement Case Against Trump Continues to Crumble

Posted by Stacey Matthews on January 31, 2021 112 Comments

Not long after the Capitol riots, the evidence was already starting to pile up that the Capitol breaching was likely a preplanned attack rather than a spontaneous one "incited" by President Trump during the speech he gave that day.

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Capitol Hill Riot: DOJ Arrest Reports Focus On Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Barely Mention Parler

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 28, 2021 15 Comments

The takedown of Parler was purportedly based on its unique role in fomenting hate online relating to its alleged outsize role in the events at the Capitol on January 6th.  Having spent a couple days weeding through the DOJ's published arrest reports, I found little mention of Parler, but plenty of alleged criminal conduct referencing Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, in the charging document.

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Pennsylvania Teacher Suspended for Attending Trump Rally Says His Life Has Been Destroyed

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 25, 2021 29 Comments

Jason Moorehead, a teacher in Allentown, PA, for 17 years, attended the Trump rally in DC on January 6th. Although he did not participate in the Capitol Hill riots, he claims he was smeared by association and suspended from his job. He has also been doxxed, and now his family is living in fear.

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Pelosi Will Deliver Article of Impeachment Against Trump to the Senate on Monday

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 22, 2021 136 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will deliver the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday, January 25. The House voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Capitol Hill riots on January 6th.

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Regnery Publishing Picks Up Hawley’s Book on Big Tech After Simon and Schuster Dropped It

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 18, 2021 30 Comments

Regnery Publishing president and publisher Thomas Spence announced his company would publish Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-MO) book The Tyranny of Big Tech. Simon and Schuster dropped Hawley on January 7th, the day after he voted not to certify the 2020 presidential election and the Capitol Hill riots.

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Retired Chicago Firefighter Falsely Accused of Murder at Capitol Riot by Social Media Trolls

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 22 Comments

A retired firefighter in Chicago named David Quintavalle, who wasn't even in Washington, DC on the day of the unrest at the Capitol, was accused of murder during the incident by people fanning the flames on social media.

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Penn State Prof Implies Young America’s Foundation Somehow Responsible for Capitol Riots

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 1 Comment

"I question if your national organization has some responsibility for recent actions."...

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Chapman U. Law Prof John Eastman Resigns After Pressure Campaign Over Trump Rally Appearance

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 22 Comments

Professor John Eastman attended the Trump rally last week but did not participate in the Capitol Hill riot. The school faced tremendous pressure from its faculty to fire him for this. The university president refused to fire him. Eastman has now resigned.

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“Leave Democrats to their own devices, and they will screw themselves politically, just when they are at the height of power”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 14, 2021 112 Comments

I think it's worth reposting this excerpt from my post on April 29, 2009, reacting the news that PA Senator Arlen Specter had left the Republican Party and become a Democrat, securing a filibuster proof Senate majority for Democrats, Relax, The Dems Will Screw Up:

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Country’s Worst Mayor Bill de Blasio Looking to Terminate NYC Contracts With Trump

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 14, 2021 44 Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to terminate the city's contracts with the Trump Organization due to the Capitol Hill riots. New York is in the midst of unprecedented health and economic crisis, much of it due to de Blasio's ineptness as mayor. He is using this situation to deflect and virtue signal to the left.

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VIDEO: Trump addresses events of the last few weeks

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 13, 2021 17 Comments

Trump issued a video announcement responding to the events of the last few weeks, in particular the violence last week and the massive and widespread cancellation of voices across the country.

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Pelosi’s Trump Impeachment Managers Include Rep. Eric Swalwell

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 13, 2021 30 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi named nine managers to lead President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. The list includes Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA), who had a recent controversy involving a Chinese spy, and Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD), who objected to certifying the 2016 election.

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VP Mike Pence Rejects Pelosi Demand To Invoke 25th Amendment To Remove Trump

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 12, 2021 67 Comments

On January 6, 2021, Vice President Mike Pence refused demands that he use his role as President of the Senate to refuse to count electoral votes from six contested states that were certified for Biden. Pence took the position that he had no such constitutional power.

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Trump Defends Remarks: ‘I Want No Violence’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 12, 2021 25 Comments

President Donald Trump defended his remarks made at the Save America Rally, which many have said incited the riots at Capitol Hill.

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Parler CEO: Unclear when will be back, sues Amazon Web Services for website takedown (Updates)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2021 73 Comments

The takedown of Parler by the cabal of Google, Apple, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), joined by other vendors who now are afraid to deal with Parler, is one of the most dangerous moments for internet freedom.

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