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Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
1 day ago

Carol Mason Explains How Abortion Opponents Went From Blockading Clinics to Storming the Capitol

Anti-abortion extremism evolved from clinic blockades to violent insurrection, framing the federal government as an enemy and contributing to January 6 participation.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 weeks ago

The U.S. Is Offering Military Funeral Honors to a Deceased January 6 Rioter

The U.S. government is granting military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, reflecting efforts to recast January 6 as patriotic and a wrongful-death settlement.
fromApaonline
1 month ago

Can We Blame Rioters?

"We start walking up to the Capitol, and we get the news that Pence betrayed us. He had way more power, and he wasn't willing to exercise it. And when Pence betrayed us is when we decided to storm the Capitol. (...) We just pushed and pushed and pushed and pushed, and yelled 'Go!' and yelled 'Charge!' And on and on and on, we just pushed and pushed and pushed-and we got in." (Jenny Cudd, recorded live video)
Philosophy
Black Lives Matter
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Trump officials reportedly reach $5m settlement in January 6 wrongful death suit

The Trump administration agrees to pay nearly $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit from Ashli Babbitt's family after her fatal shooting during the Capitol attack.
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