by Jim Heath | Jun 12, 2021 | Headlines
Right-wing radio host Alex Jones is facing online calls for his arrest after social media users resurfaced the conspiracy theorist’s nearly $500,000 donation to a January 6 rally that preceded the Capitol riot. In a video posted from Washington D.C. on January...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2021 | Headlines, Social Media, Trump
Facebook said today that Donald Trump’s suspension from the service would last at least two years, keeping the former president off mainstream social media for the 2022 midterm elections, as the company also said it would end a policy of treating posts from...
by Jim Heath | May 19, 2021 | Congress, Headlines
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans today that he is opposed to an independent commission investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection as envisioned by the House. This effectively kills the proposed bipartisan panel. “It’s not at all clear what new facts...
by Jim Heath | May 12, 2021 | Headlines
A congressional oversight hearing on the Jan. 6th riot once again set tempers flaring, with Donald Trump loyalist Rep. Paul Gosar saying Capitol Police ‘executed’ Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt after she stormed the Capitol. The same hearing featured...
by Jim Heath | Apr 23, 2021 | Headlines
A third member of the far-right Proud Boys group was arrested this week on conspiracy charges related to his role in the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill. The Justice Department announced Friday that it arrested Matthew Greene, 33, of Syracuse, N.Y., and that he made his...
