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Man who propped feet on Pelosi desk guilty in Jan. 6 case

An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot has been convicted of joining a mob’s attack on the building two years ago

The Independent UK

Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office

Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Three active-duty Marines are charged in the Jan. 6 riot

Micah Coomer, Joshua Abate and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested on misdemeanor charges after fellow Marines helped investigators identify them in footage among the pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6, 2021.

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NC Marine, 2 others were on active duty when they broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6, FBI says

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune has become the latest North Carolina resident charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol — and the first to be on active military duty at the time he committed his alleged crime.

Tribune News Service

3 active-duty Marines charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Three active-duty Marines have been charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Jurors hear from man who propped feet on Pelosi office desk

A jury has heard testimony from an Arkansas man who infamously propped up his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the U.S. Capitol riot two years ago

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who propped his feet on Pelosi’s desk regrets ‘crass’ note he left for former House Speaker

Richard Barnett at one point wanted to copywright ‘Bigo was here’ after joining the mob on January 6

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Jan. 6 defendant convicted on separate weapons charges

A jury has convicted a Navy reservist from Virginia accused of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 on separate charges that he illegally possessed silencers disguised to look like cleaning supplies

The Independent UK

When showing up at the Texas Capitol made a difference

Readers sometimes ask us if the outcomes in governing are predetermined and whether civic engagement makes a difference. There are plenty of examples of Texans influencing lawmakers’ decisions.

The Texas Tribune

White House condemns appointments of far-right Republicans to House oversight panel – as it happened

‘House Republicans may be setting the stage for divorced-from-reality political stunts,’ says White House spokesman

The Guardian - US

New Mexico shootings follow two years of election assaults

Two years since the attack on the U.S. Capitol, a series of drive-by shootings targeting Democrats in New Mexico is a violent reminder that the false claims about a stolen election persist in posing a danger to public officials and the country’s democratic institutions

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 judge faults Trump's instructions

Yet another judge placed the blame for the Jan. 6 attack on the former president

Salon

Texas teens embark on an idealistic quest to shut down the state’s last five youth prisons

Spurred by reports of inhumane conditions at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities, Austin-area teenagers are lobbying the Legislature to reform the system.

The Texas Tribune

2 years later, Missouri man charged in Capitol riot, accused of assaulting officer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities have arrested a southwest Missouri man on felony charges in connection with the Capitol riot that include assaulting a law enforcement officer.

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Retrial begins: Capitol riot suspect facing weapons charges

A Navy reservist who is charged with storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 is going back on trial in Virginia on separate charges that he illegally bought silencers and talked about using them against Jewish people

Salon

Fascists in the House: Danger is real

As Biden honored the heroes of Jan. 6 at the White House, their temporary victory became a mockery on Capitol Hill

Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: California has lots of catching up to do on flood management — with or without climate change

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Leland Stanford became California's governor in 1862, he needed a rowboat to carry him to the Capitol to be sworn in.

The Independent UK

Shapiro to become 48th Pa. governor, stress bipartisan aims

Democrat Josh Shapiro will become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania at the inaugural ceremony at the state Capitol

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Meta’s decision on Donald Trump is looming. Will he return to Facebook?

The ex-president was banned after the Capitol riots in 2021. Will his return rile social media’s ‘cauldron of extremism’?

Bangkok Post

2 failed populist coups: Compare and contrast

Pundits are making much of the similarities between the attempted coup in Washington by Trump supporters two years ago and the one by Bolsonaro supporters in Brasilia on Jan 8, but they are missing the biggest one. These debacles were the most incompetent and half-hearted attempts to seize power illegally…

Salon

MTG theorizes Babbitt's J6 intentions

"Videos on J6 show Ashli hitting another man as she tried to stop people from going in," Greene said on Twitter

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Brazil’s insurrection was etched with America’s Jan. 6 template

Discerning the inspiration for a moment of infamy can be ridiculously simple. The audacious attack by supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-President Jair Bolsonaro on government buildings in the capital looked every bit as chaotic and destructive as the infamous Jan. 6, 2021, onslaught on the U.S. Capitol. The toxic mix…

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Jurors in the Proud Boys trial hear the start of the seditious conspiracy case

Prosecutors say five defendants "took aim at the heart of our democracy" on Jan. 6, 2021. Defendants' lawyers tell jurors their clients didn't plan the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Proud Boys vowed ‘any means necessary’ to keep Trump in power, jury told

WASHINGTON — Leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys dubbed “Lords of War” agreed to “use any means necessary” in their violent 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which they hoped would prevent Joe Biden from becoming president, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

The Independent UK

Enrique Tarrio’s attorney blames Trump for ‘unleashing the mob’ on January 6 at Proud Boys sedition trial

Longtime leader of far-right gang and four others are charged with seditious conspiracy for Capitol assault

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