A baseball bat, club, spear, bear spray, hockey stick, stun gun, knives, guns, crossbow, molotov cocktails. Those items were confiscated from “protesters” at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Read story here. Photo below: “Protest” toolkit? Return to The-Ave.US H[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Protests’
February 6th, 2021 - 12:54 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Senator’s wife wants charges for protest at their home
The wife of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) “has filed a criminal complaint against the organizer of a protest which took place outside the couple’s Virginia home” (photo, left), the Daily Mail reported on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Read story here. The Daily Mail says video of the protes[...]
When Capitol rioters didn’t vote, what does that tell us?
“They were there to ‘Stop the Steal’ and to keep the President they revered in office, yet records show that some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol did not vote in the very election they were protesting,” a CNN article published on Monday, February 1, 2021, says. Read[...]
Why Capitol rioters must be held accountable
Afer the January 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol by insurrectionists intent upon preventing the counting of electoral votes and overthrowing the 2020 presidential election, the news media pointed out the Capitol Building hadn’t been attacked since the War of 1812. But this isn’t a [...]
Having lost at the ballot box, Republican legislators will now try to repeal democracy
“Days after Trump left office [has it only been days? our release from captivity already seems like ages ago — Ed.], state Republicans have introduced a series of measures that would give legislators the power to overturn the will of voters, both in the 2020 presidential contest and in f[...]
Capitol rioters get unfriendly reception in court
“The chief judge of the federal court in Washington scorched Capitol riot suspects during a hearing on Thursday, calling their actions an assault on American democracy and ruling that a man who had bragged about putting his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office shoul[...]
This GOPer wants Democrats dead
Really, she should be kicked out of Congress. (Read story here.) Her constituents had the right to elect her, true enough, but that doesn’t mean Congress has to put up with her. It doesn’t. The Constitution empowers the House of Representives (and Senate, too) to expel its members. This [...]
“Zip-tie” guy’s arsenal
Recovered from the Nashville home of the man who stalked Capitol lawmakers — and Vice President Pence — with a fistful of ziptie handcuffs while a makeshift gallows, complete with noose, waited outside. Trump didn’t pardon him before leaving office. Story here. Return to The-Ave.US[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: “Betrayal”
From here, “During his rally just prior to the riot, Trump had vowed to march on the Capitol with his supporters, but instead retreated to the White House to watch on TV” to here, “Jacob Anthony Chansley, 33, has claimed through his attorney that he was ‘duped’ by Donal[...]
January 21st, 2021 - 2:08 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Rudy Giuliani: World’s worst attorney? (video)
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