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CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Larry Rendell Brock, a Texas man who was photographed in tactical gear on the Senate floor, surrenders to the FBI.
*His ex-wife turned him in after seeing photos of riot.
CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:
*William Watson of Auburn, Ala., was taken into federal custody on Monday.
*Authorities say Watson, 23, violated his bond on a July 2 drug case when he traveled to DC to join mob that stormed the Capitol.
Not to be lost in the Jeff Bezos story is the fact that the publisher of the National Enquirer is very very afraid of the information that Bezos’s investigator had uncovered.
@realDonaldTrump
*This tweet is completely irresponsible.
*Martin Gugino is a long-time peace activist who has campaigned for nuclear disarmament and climate change.
*"He’s a gentle person who really believes that he must stand up for what he thinks is right.”
Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards asks Senators Josh Hawley R-Mo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to return campaign contributions after they voted against certification of Joe Biden’s victory.
Donald Trump has taken to “working” from his private quarters in the White House rather than the Oval Office because he distrusts the staff around him.
Twitter permanently suspends far-right activist Jacob Wohl for creating accounts to allegedly manipulate the 2020 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump.
In campaign rally, Trump mocks cancer-stricken John McCain, the infirm George H.W. Bush, the
#MeToo
movement and Elizabeth Warren, but praises Vladimir Putin.
Historic monastery in Donetsk, Ukraine, goes up in flames after Russian shelling.
*All Saints of Sviatohirsk Lavra was built in 1526.
*This war is criminal.
CAPITOL RIOTS ARREST UPDATE:
*Sanford, Fla., firefighter Andrew James Williams arrested for his role in siege.
*His lawyer blames Trump and the police and says "Mr. Williams took part in none of it.”
*Pictures make it clear that he was inside the Capitol.
Florida Gov. Ron De Santis seems to want cruise ship passengers to get sick. Says he will fine cruise companies $5,000 for each person who is required to show proof of vaccination before boarding.
Insanity.
*Another woman comes forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to
@guardian
.
*Former model Amy Dorris says alleged assault occurred at US Open in 1997.
*”His hands were very gropey…”
Donald Trump's administration engaged in “deliberate efforts” to undermine the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic for political purposes, a new congressional report concludes.
People died because of this.
We estimate that over 250,000 of the reported cases between August 2 and September 2 are due to the Sturgis Rally. Roughly 19 percent of the national cases during this timeframe.
*Fox News cancels Lou Dobbs’ show.
*Pro-Trump host not expected to be back on air.
*Cancelation comes after $2.7 billion defamation suit by voting software company Smartmatic against Dobbs, Pirro and Bartiromo.
“We acutally heard very little about their policies,” says RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel about the DNC.
Fact check: The Republicans don’t even have a 2020 platform.
Not to be lost in today’s focus on Russia:
This important examination of the role that Scotus spouse Ginni Thomas played in the Jan. 6 insurrection and its aftermath.
*Arizona judge rejects Trump team's request to seal evidence in lawsuit over Maricopa County votes.
*Election officials convinced judge that the public “has a right to know how flimsy Plaintiffs’ evidence actually is.”
via
@azcentral
*Arizona Attorney General (…a Republican…) says it's “very, highly unlikely” that Trump picks up enough votes there to turn result around.
*“It does appear Joe Biden will win Arizona.”
*Also, he says, no evidence of fraud or other vote irregularities.
@realDonaldTrump
Trump’s “very good people” carried semi-automatic rifles into the Michigan state capitol yesterday and signs that called the Governor a “tyrant” and a “bitch.”
The U.S. State Department and Yale identify 21 detention/deportation sites in Russian-controlled territory.
*Satellite images show signs of mass graves.
*The owner of a manufactured housing company in Utica, NY, was arrested during the Capitol siege.
*In an interview, he complains that the police “treated us like animals” and kept him him in custoday for 24 hours.
*“They took all our phones."
Clarification from former U.S. President Jimmy Carter:
"I have not discussed the border wall with President Trump, and do not support him on the issue.” -- Jimmy Carter
Miami-Dade Supt. Alberto Carvalho has some choice words for the Gov:
"At no point shall I allow my decision to be influenced by a threat to my paycheck; a small price to pay considering the … potential impact to the health and well-being of our students.”
U.S. judge rejects pre-trial release of Jacob Chansley, a.k.a. QAnon Shaman.
*Says his recent interview w/ 60 Minutes+ shows that "he does not fully appreciate the severity of the charges."
*Says Chansley is still loyal to Donald Trump and still a danger.
*As one of his first orders of business, President Biden asks for and receives the resignation of Michael Pack as head of the Voice of America.
*Pack had effectively turned the VoA into a propaganda arm of the Trump administration.
*Larry Brock, the Texas man seen with zip-tie handcuffs on the Senate floor, makes 1st court appearance after his arrest.
*He provided financial documents to secure a public defender.
*So U.S. taxpayers will fund his defense for attacking the U.S.
*Texas hasn’t voted for a Democratic candidate for president in 44 years.
*Now, Joe Biden is leading Donald Trump by 5 percentage points there.
*If Trump can’t hold Texas, he’s toast.
*Mary Trump spent much of her academic & professional life studying personality disorders and family dysfunction.
*That training came in handy when she wrote her book: “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man”.
*Georgia Sec/State Brad Raffensperger had told aides not to release recording of the call unless Donald Trump attacked state officials or misrepresented what was said.
*Trump obliged with a tweet on Sunday morning.
#CORONAVIRUS
update 3/29/2020:
*Global death toll tops 30,000.
*838 people die in Spain over 24 hours.
*UK official says lockdown could extend into June.
*S. Korea to quarantine all overseas arrivals.
The world is preparing to retaliate against Trump’s trade war; the stock market is poised for another shellacking; and Trump tweets about … Alec Baldwin and Darrell Hammond.
Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!
"By far the most recurring utterances from Mr. Trump in the briefings are self-congratulations, roughly 600 of them, which are often predicated on exaggerations and falsehoods.” Via
@nytimes
57 members of Buffalo Police riot response team resign from the unit in support of the 2 officers who were suspended for pushing elderly protester to the ground. They say the 2 suspended officers "were simply following orders.”
Spokesman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis deletes his Twitter account after tweeting that photos of each dead
#COVID19
victim should be balanced with 99 pictures of people who survived it.
CDC didn’t want to fly Americans infected with
#Coronavirus
to the US along with those who weren’t infected. The Trump administration overruled the CDC.
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Couy Griffin, founder of Cowboys for Trump, is arrested on Federal charges.
*Police say he climbed to Capitol deck where he led the mob in prayer.
*He later vowed to return on Jan. 20 with “blood running out of that building.”
Reading the latest NYT examination of Donald Trump’s reinventing the swamp to benefit his hotels & resorts makes you wonder what happens to the family business when all the money dries up after Nov. 3.
Nashville police release mug shot of Eric Gavelek Munchel, the other Capitol rioter who carried zip-tie handcuffs on the floor of US Senate. He’s charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.