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Capitol Hill Riot January 2021 Tag

Democrats were eager to seize upon the events at the Capitol on January 6th as their Reichstag moment in order to clamp down on "domestic terrorism," to militarize DC by keeping the National Guard in DC despite there being absolutely no reason for them to be there, and to use as a political weapon against duly-elected Congressional Republicans.

Democrats and their media cohorts are furiously trying to spin out their Capitol riots Reichstag moment by hyping lunatic conspiracy theories as if they have any basis in reality.  The goal is two-fold: demonize Republicans, particularly Trump supporters, and create a climate of fear in order to justify a new war on "domestic terror."

Over the last four years, countless anti-Trump stories in the news relied on anonymous sources. The term 'according to sources' has become a punchline, and people in media are the only ones who don't get the joke. They used this dishonest tactic to push the debunked Steele dossier, the Russia collusion lie, and more. Now they are doing the same thing with the Capitol story.

The tragic death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the aftermath of the Capitol riots triggered frenzied reporting from mainstream media outlets like the New York Times, which reported on January 8th that Sicknick died "from injuries in pro-Trump rampage." Though the Times updated its report, it initially reported that "At some point in the chaos ... [Sicknick] was struck with a fire extinguisher, according to two law enforcement officials."

GoDaddy told The Hill that it has initiated an investigation into some sites it hosts or for which is acts as internet Registrar for links to the Capitol Hill riot after a report by the Soros-connected partisan group Accountable.US. It's not just supposedly violent groups targeted. Political groups such as Turning Point USA are targetted as well in the pressure campaign against GoDaddy.

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.

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.