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Capitol Terrorists Seek Trump Pardons, Some Already Freed from Jail
It’ll be worth watching the process of American justice as it is applied to the mostly white insurrectionists who took over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 with threats to hurt and hang elected government representatives. Already, some of them have indicated that they expect special treatment—like wanting to be served organic food while in…
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'I'm Just a Country Boy': Man Arrested Near Inauguration Checkpoint With Guns, Ammunition and Unauthorized Credentials Pleads Ignorance
If you find it hard to believe that not too long after a violent attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol, someone would innocently stroll towards an inauguration checkpoint with unlicensed guns, ammunition, and unauthorized credentials then you’re not alone. But that’s the defense being given by Wesley Allen Beeler, a 31-year-old man from Front Royal,…
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Kamala Harris To Be Sworn in as VP on Thurgood Marshall's Bible by Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be making more than one symbolic statement at her inauguration on Wednesday. According to ABC News, Harris will mark her historic inauguration as vice president by swearing-in on a bible that belonged to civil rights icon Thurgood Marshall, who was the first Black Supreme Court justice. Harris will be sworn…
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Army Veteran Charged With Attempted Murder for Shooting 15-Year-Old Black Girl at Trump Rally
The many army veterans and law enforcement officers who participated in the insurrectionist attack at the U.S. Capitol confirmed that there are people in the forces who also identify as violent Trump supporters, as does the recent case of an Army veteran being accused of shooting at a Black teen girl during a Trump rally.…
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CDC Says New COVID-19 Strain Could Drive Increased Infections by March, While Government is Accused of Flubbing Vaccine Distribution Again
Officials say the new coronavirus strain that was first detected in the U.K. could drive an increased spread of the virus across the U.S. by March, which would mark a year since the pandemic was officially declared. On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flagged that the new COVID-19 variant is more…
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Trump Administration Executes 13th Person, Dustin Higgs, Days Away from Inauguration
The Justice Department executed 48-year-old Dustin Higgs at the Terre Haute federal penitentiary in Indiana on Friday night, marking the 13th execution the Trump Administration has pushed through while in office. Higgs was convicted and put on death row in 2000 for kidnapping and ordering the killing of three women, but maintained his innocence to…
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Meet Two Unapologetic Chicago Activists Calling for Defunding Police to Save Black Lives
Chicago is a key site in the movement against the epidemic of police violence that continues to leave the lives of Black people in its wake. From the killings of Rekia Boyd and Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police Department officers to the more recent video evidence of the department’s outrageous mistreatment of Black women like…
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To Protect Herself Against White Supremacy, Roxane Gay Reveals She's Purchased Firearms: 'I Got Me a Berretta'
As one of the most prominent voices of our time, author Roxane Gay is acutely aware of the power of her words. But when it comes to white supremacy, it’s gonna take a lot more than eloquent speech to preserve her safety. This is why on the latest episode of her podcast, Here to Slay,…
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For the 1st Time in Over 100 Years, Virginia Won’t Celebrate Lee-Jackson Day. Trust Me, It’s Exactly as Racist as It Sounds
So, we need to have a serious conversation about how Virginia might take the cake for most racist state in the union. For the first time in over 100 years, the state won’t celebrate Lee-Jackson day, and yes, the holiday is related to the Confederacy. According to CNN, the holiday is named after Robert E.…