Tag: insurrection
Supreme Court questions use of obstruction law in Jan. 6 riot...
This law is now at the center of a legal battle concerning its suitability for punishing those who stormed the Capitol during the certification of the 2020 election results.
How to deal with an insurrectionist
Jair Bolsonaro and his top supporters are under investigation for their failed attempt to overthrow the country's democracy.
Insurrection going strong as MAGA defies law, trials, elections, civil liberties...
Bad faith losers thrive if never made social pariahs whose nullification must be nullified. Solipsism, like being talked to death, is a terrible way to die.
Appeals court firmly denies Trump’s ‘presidential immunity’ claims over January 6...
The D.C. court's opinion was stark in its rejection of Trump's claims.
Corporate PACs and industry trade groups steered over $108 million to...
Most of the corporate PACs spread money around with little discrimination.
January 6 gave revolution a bad name
Even John F. Kennedy recognized that when confronted with extreme abuse of power, we are left with no alternative.
Why the window to prosecute Trump is closing
Holding Trump accountable is not an act of partisanship. It’s a defense of our democracy.
‘About damn time’: Jan. 6 panel unanimously votes to subpoena ex-President...
"Trump must comply with the subpoena from the January 6th select committee because no one, including a former president, is above the law."
DOJ must permanently bar insurrectionists from public office: Ethics group
"The DOJ must take action to stop, by all means available under the law, those who broke their oath to support our Constitution from being entrusted with public office again."
The Jan. 6 insurrection showed us the limits of polarization
Polarization looms large in many diagnoses of America’s current political struggles. Some researchers warn of an approaching “tipping point” of irreversible polarization.
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The 10 steps to impeach a president
This isn’t to say Trump couldn’t or won’t be impeached. Only that it’s a long and drawn-out process.
Israel accused of using aid as bait as over 300 Palestinians killed at food...
Palestinians seeking flour and water have become targets, with Israeli forces killing hundreds at so-called humanitarian aid points backed by the U.S.
Martial Law in the United States
Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.
MAGA’s nightmare cult embodies the manic venom of old-time religion without the good
Like religious fundamentalism, MAGA Trump broaches no dissent, indeed feeds upon opposition to justify undeserved privileges, dividing the world between the saved and sinful deserving punishment.
New report predicts abandoned coal mines turned into solar farms could add 300 GW...
These solar projects could equal 15 percent of the solar that's already been built globally and help triple renewables before the end of the decade.