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Is the media OK with fascism?

Piece by piece, we learn the truth about Trump's coup — but the media gives us celebrities hitting each other

Salon · Apr 21, 2022

Piers Morgan and Trump's friendship - highs and lows after explosive TalkTV interview

Piers Morgan's interview with former US President Donald Trump is set to air on the new channel TalkTV. Piers and Trump were once good friends but fell out due to the latter's actions in office

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Capitol rioter caught after FBI finds recording of him boasting to Uber driver

A 15-month long investigation resulted in Jerry Braun’s arrest on 12 April; he’s been charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct

The Guardian - US · Apr 21, 2022

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 · Apr 20, 2022

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 · Apr 20, 2022

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…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 20, 2022

Did Trump destroy evidence of crimes?

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

Salon · Apr 20, 2022

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 · Apr 19, 2022

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 · Apr 19, 2022

Judge OKs bid to disqualify MTG

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

Salon · Apr 19, 2022