Among the many themes that seem to keep cropping up in video from the January 6 Capitol riot is that the rioters didn’t seem to be the sharpest tools in the shed. Granted, they were able to breach the very seat of the legislative branch of the United States government. But while doing so, seemingly […] More
Ever since a mob of Trump supporters, White supremacists and QAnon believers violently invaded the U.S. Capitol building, influential pro-Trump voices have attempted to pin the insurrection on Antifa. Trump himself made the claim during a private phone call with Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz blamed Antifa […] More
The world is still spinning since the United States Capitol was stormed on January 6, 2021 and new information just keeps coming. The latest is particularly unsettling as there is not only evidence the violent attack was planned months ahead of time—and out in the open—but rioters may have also had detailed schematics of the […] More
There are now scores of images from the Capitol riots that will indelibly live in our brains forever. And among the most memorable was one that was by turns bizarre, hilarious and bone-chilling. A photo of a sweet-looking, slightly dazed-seeming, tiny old lady standing in the Capitol amidst the insurrection was shared online. The internet […] More
UPDATE: see the end of this article for breaking news The insurrection at the United States Capitol has definitely showed us the darker side of those we once thought of as harmless, despite any problematic belief systems they held. Even moreso, it has showed it is not just the poor, uneducated and disenfranchised in the […] More
Ever since the mob of Trump supporters violently entered the U.S. Capitol building, word choice has taken center stage. First, they were called “protesters.” Then, critics adamantly identified the members of the crowd as “rioters” and “insurrectionists.” Some went even further, calling them a disorganized cabal of “domestic terrorists.” And accusations of terrorism inevitably invite […] More
The fallout from Wednesday’s coup attempt at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. has been shocking in many ways, including giving us a glimpse into just how far some supporters of President Trump will go to disinform the public. Count Hercules: The Legendary Journeys star Kevin Sorbo among them, who has taken to Twitter to regurgitate […] More
UPDATE: see the end of this article for breaking news Six days into 2021 on January 6 radicalized Trump supporters including White supremacists, White nationalists and QAnon adherents attacked the United States Capitol complex in an attempt to stop the certification of the presidential election results. The crowd was told by President Donald Trump, Rudy […] More
UPDATE: see the end of this article for breaking news It may end up being one of the most indelible images of yesterday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol building—a photo that will be instantly identifiable to future generations. A man with a white beard reclined in Nancy Pelosi’s office, his boots up on her assistant’s […] More
The co-founder and leader of the extremist Proud Boys group, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was arrested in Washington D.C. on Monday and charged with destruction of property and possession of high-capacity firearm magazines. Tarrio claimed responsibility in media interviews for burning a Black Lives Matter flag taken from a historic Black church last month during rioting […] More
