The day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, Maryland state legislators said that they planned to introduce a bill that would create a new domestic terrorism law to address “issues that arose in our nation’s capital …
Arizona GOP Chair Urged Violence at the Capitol. The Mercers Spent $1.5 Million Supporting Her.
The storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has brought to the fore a host of activists on the extreme right whose violent rhetoric helped to create the conditions for an assault that left five dead. One of the …
Doctor Who Joined Capitol Attacks Leads a Far-Right Campaign Against Covid-19 Vaccine
The day before she entered the Capitol with the throngs of insurrectionists, Dr. Simone Gold gave a speech in which she urged people not to get the coronavirus vaccine. “You must not comply if you do not want to take …
Dustin Higgs, the Last Man to Be Executed in Terre Haute, Maintains His Innocence
On the night Lisa Montgomery was executed by the Trump administration, Alexa Cave Wingate arrived at the Springhill Suites in Terre Haute, Indiana, at 9 p.m. The hotel sits at the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Interstate 70. The …
Alicerce, startup educacional em que Huck investe, pede dízimo dos funcionários para sair da crise
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O grupo Alicerce Educação, startup de aulas de reforço escolar, tem um modelo de negócio peculiar. Durante a …
Schumer’s Insurrectionist No-Fly List Is a Civil Liberties Nightmare
On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for the FBI, Transportation Security Administration, and Department of Homeland Security to put rioters who stormed the Capitol on a no-fly list, barring them from airline travel in the U.S. “Any …
How a Flurry of Suspicious Phone Calls Set Investigators on Rick Snyder’s Trail
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder knew about a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint as early as October 2014, when there was still a significant amount of time to save lives. That was the accusation of investigators looking into the Flint …
Defense Department Anticipated Election-Related Unrest Before Capitol Riot
Following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters who believed that the presidential election had been stolen, the Pentagon was quick to distance itself from the security failure, saying that it was not privy to any intelligence indicating …
Down the block from the whitewashed mural, a colorful new Gloria Casarez tribute
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Last month a developer painted over a mural honoring Philly LGBTQ icon Gloria Casarez. This week, a …
Chicago opening 6 mass COVID-19 vaccination sites, Lightfoot says
CHICAGO — City health officials along with Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday more details in the COVID-19 vaccination distribution plan for Chicago.
As Phase 1A continues with healthcare workers taking priority, vaccinations to 1B — which includes essential workers and …