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US jury finds Oath Keepers leader guilty of seditious conspiracy

Verdict is likely to be a bellwether for future cases against participants in January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Al Jazeera · Nov 29, 2022

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of seditious conspiracy

Far-right militia leader faces up to 20 years in prison after plotting to violently subvert 2020 election

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers sedition trial

Jurors have started deliberating in the Capitol riot case accusing Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates of a violent plot to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

‘Everything we f***ing planned for’: Oath Keepers trial reveals dozens of Jan 6 messages as members stormed Capitol

Frustrated by Trump’s response, Stewart Rhodes was prepared to ‘rise up in insurrection’ without him as the militia group planned to breach the Capitol, according to prosecutors

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly six months of research aboard the orbital outpost.

Reuters · Oct 14, 2022

Prospective jurors in Oath Keepers trial compare Jan. 6 Capitol attack to 9/11

The trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday heard some prospective jurors express fears that reliving that day would be too traumatic for them to be impartial.

Reuters · Sep 27, 2022

In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2022

Mothers of the movement: Leadership by alt-right women paves the way for violence

Only 14 per cent of Capitol riots arrestees to date have been women, and yet women played key leadership roles that are important in understanding alt-right movements. Playing into gendered assumptions, researchers of the alt-right tend to characterize women’s participation as passive, with the demographics of Capitol riots arrestees revealing…

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2022

Russia announces an official exit from the ISS — surprising its decades-long partner NASA

On Tuesday, Russia abruptly announced an end to their space station collaboration.

Inverse · Jul 26, 2022

Dream Achieved: NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins Boards The International Space Station

The first Black female astronaut discusses the rigors of living in space and the importance of her research.

Zenger · May 18, 2022