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HuffPost
5 months ago
US politics

'QAnon Shaman' Seriously Wants Another Go At The Capitol

Jacob Chansley, known for his appearance during the Capitol riot, has filed a candidate statement of interest to run as a Libertarian for Arizona's 8th Congressional District seat.
Chansley pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding in connection with the Capitol insurrection.
Chansley served about 27 months in prison before being transferred to a Phoenix halfway house in March 2023. [ more ]
www.vox.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Are Elon's Tweets turning car buyers against Tesla?

Elon Musk speaks at the World Government Summit in Dubai, 2023.Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images Twitter has been a disaster since Elon Musk bought the company last fall: Advertising dollars vanished, the site breaks all the time, and it's now explicitly a home for the worst people on Earth.And there's no reason to think any of this will change as long as Musk owns the thing.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Roger Stone's Stop the Steal Effort Included as Proof of Milkshake's Obstruction - emptywheel

Dan "Milkshake" Scott pled guilty to obstruction and assault yesterday.He faces 41 to 63 months of prison.His plea does not include a cooperation agreement, so unless DOJ has kept that hidden in some way (everything about the Proud Boy cases is weird, so I don't rule it out, and his plea also does not include the standard cooperation paragraph, which often means someone has already been interviewed), Scott will not be called as a witness in the Proud Boy leader trial to explain why he yelled, "Let's take the fucking Capitol" two hours before the Proud Boys did just that.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

The 759 Digital Devices Tucker Carlson Didn't Review - emptywheel

To sustain his false claims that the January 6 Committee released a biased selection of videos, Tucker Carlson has insinuated that only he and the J6C have had access to the video of the attack.That's, of course, false.The defense attorneys have had access to most of the same video to which Tucker has claimed exclusive access.
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