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US Capitol evacuation over false alarm provokes fear, fury

Washington (AFP) - The US Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday after authorities sounded a threat alarm over a harmless parachute stunt, prompting top lawmaker Nancy Pelosi to blast aviation officials for an "inexcusable" failure.

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The Nationals’ pregame ceremony inadvertently triggered an evacuation at the Capitol

That is so D.C.

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False alarm sees US Capitol evacuated

Washington (AFP) - The US Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday after a false alarm saw police tracking an aircraft they said was a "probable threat" -- but reportedly turned out to be carrying parachutists as part of a baseball pregame show.

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Parachute demo causes brief evacuation of US Capitol

The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police said they were tracking an aircraft “that poses a probable threat,” but the plane turned out to be a military aircraft with people parachuting out of it for a demonstration

The Independent UK

Baseball game’s military demonstration prompts brief panic as Capitol Police orders evacuation

US Capitol evacuated ‘over an abundance of caution’ as Washington Nationals hold ‘Military Appreciation Day’ event with parachute team

The Independent UK

Texts: Ronny Jackson's Oath Keeper ties

Jackson "Needs protection. If anyone inside cover him," a member texted about Trump's former White House doctor

Salon

Editorial: Texts show even 2 Trump true-believers finally knew it was all a big lie

It turns out Democrats and anti-Trump Republicans weren’t alone in concluding that Donald Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 election was illegitimate and dangerous. Two top Trump-supporting Republicans said as much in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021, according to newly revealed texts in possession of the House committee investigating…

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Did Trump destroy evidence of crimes?

Watchdog groups warn that Trump may have "willfully mutilated and destroyed critical records of his presidency"

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Oath Keepers and Proud Boys were in touch before US Capitol attack, texts reveal

The messages could strengthen a theory being explored by the House committee that January 6 included a coordinated assault

The Guardian - US

Opposition mounts against Newsom's plan for court-ordered treatment of homeless people

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Six weeks after California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a far-reaching effort to push more people into court-ordered treatment for severe mental illness and addiction, homeless advocates are calling it legally misguided and immoral as the proposal's first public hearing at the state Capitol has been delayed.

Los Angeles Times

Judge OKs bid to disqualify MTG

Voter groups are trying to disqualify GOP "insurrectionists" — and the effort could soon threaten Trump in 2024

Salon

Mark Z. Barabak: ‘It’s not as bad as it looks.’ Alex Padilla on life in the Senate, and spicing up Capitol Hill

SAN FRANCISCO — Less than a year and a half in office, Alex Padilla has already made his mark in the U.S. Senate.

Los Angeles Times

Heroes of the Fourth Turning: how theatre can serve as a mode of inquiry into right wing ideas

Why did 46.8% of Americans vote for Donald Trump in the 2020 election? Why did approximately 2,000 of them attack the Capitol building? Why do 54% believe Joe Biden to be one of the worst Presidents in US history? They can’t all be “deplorables”, all ill-educated bigots or self-interested cynics.…

The Conversation

Trump fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with Jan. 6 riot committee

WASHINGTON — Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign fundraiser and Donald Trump Jr.’s fiance, was re-interviewed in-person Monday by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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AP source: Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with Jan. 6 committee

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of former President Donald Trump’s eldest son, met with the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Monday

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Feds say Jan. 6 defendant held old secret military documents

TAMPA, Fla. — A retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who is among those accused in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol faces new charges that he held onto secret national defense documents from his time in the service.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones v Sandy Hook: Why the false flag conspiracist is being sued by the victims’ families

Far-right conspiracy theorist claimed that the mass shooting that killed 26 young children and staff at a Connecticut school never happened

The Independent UK

Florida Legislature to vote on DeSantis' congressional map

Florida lawmakers will return to the Capitol to begin a special session to approve a new congressional map after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the previous GOP-backed boundaries that preserved minority districts

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Salon

Many Jan. 6 rioters linked to far right

Almost a third of Jan. 6 defendants have extremist links, says researcher Michael Jensen. It could be much more

The Guardian - US

Ex-Trump aide Stephen Miller testifies to House January 6 panel for eight hours

Subpoenaed former White House adviser gives virtual deposition on whether Trump encouraged supporters to march on Capitol

The Independent UK

Trump adviser Miller grilled about Trump's speech on Jan. 6

Lawmakers pressed Stephen Miller during a daylong closed-door interview about Donald Trump’s speech at a rally that preceded the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who said he was only following Trump’s orders is convicted

Dustin Thompson faces up to 20 years in federal prison

ABC News

Ohio man blaming Donald Trump's 'orders' for Capitol rioting found guilty, faces up to 20 years in prison

Dustin Byron Thompson, who says he was "following presidential orders" from Donald Trump when he stormed the US Capitol, is convicted by a jury that took less than three hours to reject his defence.

The Independent UK

Man blaming Trump's 'orders' for riot actions awaits verdict

A federal jury has begun deliberating in the trial of an Ohio man who testified that he was following orders from then-President Donald Trump when he stormed the U.S. Capitol last year

The Independent UK

Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump's instructions

An Ohio man who acknowledges he joined the mob at the U.S. Capitol last year and ignored a variety of warning signs says he was only following orders from the president, Donald Trump

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