Jacob Fracker, an ex-cop and National Guardsman from Virginia, pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday, March 18, 2022, NBC News reported here. Fracker admitted he and a co-worker, Thomas Robertson, “stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to block the certification of Joe Biden’s presi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Insurrection’
March 8th, 2022 - 12:20 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Jury convicts Capitol rioter who threatened his own family
Either prosecutors didn’t offer Guy Reffitt a plea deal, or he didn’t take it when he should have. Reffitt is the first Capitol rioter to be convicted by a jury, found guilty on all counts on March 8, 2022 (read story here). Reffitt, 49, who belongs to a Texas militia group, traveled to [...]
March 5th, 2022 - 10:39 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trump lied at Jan. 6 rally about going to Capitol with supporters
At his January 6, 2021 rally, Trump told the crowd he’d march to the Capitol with them (watch video below). He didn’t, and never intended to. His schedule for that day, released by House investigators this week, reveals he planned in advance to return to the White House after the rally, [...]
Capitol riot bullhorn doctor pleads guilty
Simone Gold (photo, right) is a Stanford-educated doctor, lawyer, purveyor of false Covid-19 conspiracy theories and quack cures, and insurrectionist. She’ll probably be pissed at me for not putting “Dr.” in front of her name. (When she pleaded guilty, “Never one to let peopl[...]
February 25th, 2022 - 1:32 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Silly things Capitol rioters say at their sentencings
A federal judge sentenced the Capitol rioter who gleefully posed with Speaker Pelosi’s podium to 75 days in prison on Friday, February 25, 2022 (story here). He also was hit with a $5,000 fine and 200 hours of community service. Adam Johnson, 37, of Tampa, Florida — like most of the other ri[...]
February 23rd, 2022 - 2:49 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
45 days in jail for inciting civil war
They always sing a different tune in front of the judge after pleading guilty. I guess you can’t blame scum like this for doing anything they can that might get them leniency they don’t deserve. Acting like they deserve leniency is their standard tactic. The latest in this hit parade is [...]
February 14th, 2022 - 11:02 pm § in Politics
The right way to overthrow the government
A northern California town populated by rightwing nutcases rebelled against their GOP-dominated local government by recalling a county supervisor who is merely very conservative, pro-gun, and a former cop. They were angry because “the all-GOP board would not defy closures and mandates” [...]
Should Rep. Cawthorn be banned from re-election for “aiding insurrection”?
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) is controversial, to say the least; see his profile here. And while he’s not popular everywhere, he’s certainly popular in his district; in 2020, he easily defeated a retired Air Force colonel and former Guantanamo prosecutor, 54%-42% (details here). Some of [...]
“Trumpy Bear” rioter lied to judge about being sorry
Publicity-seeking L.A. beautician Gina Bisignano (photo, left; profile, homophobic slurs and all, here), who calls her personal savior “Trumpy Bear,” used a bullhorn during the Capitol rioter to exhort her fellow rioters to attack the police and “break windows.” Like many Jan[...]
February 8th, 2022 - 1:44 am § in Politics
At some point, you just laugh at him
“Any act of criminal violence is an assault on justice, which is why we must provide our brave men and women in blue with community support, the resources, and especially the political backing needed to adequately respond to surging crime across the nation,” Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) said on the [...]