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Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Electoral College Certification Paused and Capitol Put on Lockdown [Updating]
As Congress convened to certify the election of President-elect Joe Biden, a mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, placing both the Senate and House chambers on lockdown and pausing the certification. According to the Washington Post, following a speech from President Trump, a group of hundreds marched from the Ellipse to the…
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National Guard to Be Deployed to DC Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest Wednesday
As a result of the chaos that ensued from a pro-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., last month, the mayor has requested the National Guard be deployed ahead of a similar protest scheduled for this week. According to CNN, the National Guard has been mobilized to Washington, D.C., and will assist with crowd control and directing…
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‘Credible Threats of Violence’ Resulted in Michigan Closing Its Legislative Offices Ahead of Electoral College Vote
Before Michigan’s electors voted to certify President-Elect Joe Biden’s electoral win, the threat of violence resulted in all legislative offices being closed in the state. Michigan, sadly, is no stranger to (probably) white folks who’ve lost their goddamn mind because reality hasn’t aligned with their expectations. Earlier this year, a group of far-right, um, activists?…
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Welp, It’s Official: Electoral College Confirms Donald Trump as Our 45th President
Many of us hoped that the Electoral College would throw a Hail Mary and get us out of the inevitability of a Trump presidency, but alas, that did not happen, and on Monday the electors gave him the votes he needed to officially become the 45th president of the United States, the Washington Post reports. Trump…