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  • A Tale of Two Zip Tie Guys: The Different Fates of Eric Munchel and Larry Brock

    The government is pushing hard to keep one Zip Tie Guy, Eric Munchel, in jail awaiting trial. With the other, retired Colonel Larry Brock, they're already moving towards a plea on trespass charges.

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  • Government Uses T-Word about the Oath Keepers

    The government has shown Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins planned and trained a cell to fight Joe Biden's government starting even before the election. Watkins herself has now shown that the Secret Service told her to take off her tactical gear when entering a secured area, but put that gear back on to enter a different secured area. The government has now shown she doubled down on her allegiance to the Oath Keepers after the destruction of the insurrection became clear. 

    We'll see later today whether that's sufficient cause to label someone a terrorist.

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  • Merrick Garland Is Killing It

    The SJC hearing is on the major cable channels and CSPAN. Streaming everywhere too I assume. It is really good viewing, as these things go. Yes, Ted Cruz came across as applicant to replace Sean Hannity. Yes Chris Coons preened for the cameras.

    I generally have a fair amount of criticism for Ben Sasse, but he did extremely…

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  • The Broken Windows Terrorism Enhancement and Detention of the January 6 Insurrectionists

    The government is staking pre-trial detention claims of some of the January 6 insurrectionists on the damage done to the Capitol. But not all the most dangerous insurrectionists had ties to the broken windows and doors.

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  • Jessica Watkins Defends Herself by Claiming the Armed Militia Parade Was Part of the Plan

    Jessica Watkins says she shouldn't be detained because her trained militia got to the Capitol after its doors had already been badly damaged. But in the process, she admits she was supposed to be the military guard for people attempting to overturn the legitimate results of the election.

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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

A Tale of Two Zip Tie Guys: The Different Fates of Eric Munchel and Larry Brock

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February 23, 2021
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emptywheel
The government is pushing hard to keep one Zip Tie Guy, Eric Munchel, in jail awaiting trial. With the other, retired Colonel Larry Brock, they're already moving towards a plea on trespass charges.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Government Uses T-Word about the Oath Keepers

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February 23, 2021
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emptywheel
The government has shown Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins planned and trained a cell to fight Joe Biden's government starting even before the election. Watkins herself has now shown that the Secret Service told her to take off her tactical gear when entering a secured area, but put that gear back on to enter a different secured area. The government has now shown she doubled down on her allegiance to the Oath Keepers after the destruction of the insurrection became clear.  We'll see later today whether that's sufficient cause to label someone a terrorist.
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2020 Presidential Election, Democrats, Department of Justice

Merrick Garland Is Killing It

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February 22, 2021
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bmaz
The SJC hearing is on the major cable channels and CSPAN. Streaming everywhere too I assume. It is really good viewing, as these things go. Yes, Ted Cruz came across as applicant to replace Sean Hannity. Yes Chris Coons preened for the cameras.…
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

The Broken Windows Terrorism Enhancement and Detention of the January 6 Insurrectionists

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February 22, 2021
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emptywheel
The government is staking pre-trial detention claims of some of the January 6 insurrectionists on the damage done to the Capitol. But not all the most dangerous insurrectionists had ties to the broken windows and doors.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Jessica Watkins Defends Herself by Claiming the Armed Militia Parade Was Part of the Plan

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February 21, 2021
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emptywheel
Jessica Watkins says she shouldn't be detained because her trained militia got to the Capitol after its doors had already been badly damaged. But in the process, she admits she was supposed to be the military guard for people attempting to overturn the legitimate results of the election.
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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

The New Recruits on the Front Line on January 6

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February 21, 2021
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emptywheel
The insurrectionists breached the Capitol with flagpoles and bullhorns. And some of the key players leading that breach were recent recruits to the organized militia leading the way.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Enrique Tarrio Really Doesn't Want the FBI to Search His Laptop

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February 21, 2021
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emptywheel
Enrique Tarrio's effort to pre-empt any warrant on the laptop seized when he was arrested in January 4 is more interesting given reports that the Feds may open a full investigation into Roger Stone.
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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Dominic Pezzola Suspects the FBI's Cooperating Witness Is the Guy Who Recruited Him into the Proud Boys

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February 20, 2021
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emptywheel
Accused Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola made some alarming claims about the witness he says implicated him in violence.
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Formula One, Trash Talk

Stars, Guitars and Gear Trash Talk

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February 20, 2021
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bmaz
Now two weekends post Super Bowl. F1 is quietly gearing up, though there is nothin overly interesting until March 26-28, and it is now somehow in the authoritarian hellhole of Bahrain, where F1 should not even be, instead of Australia. So there…
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Culture, Science

Open Thread: NASA's Perseverance Rover Mars Landing

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February 18, 2021
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Rayne
We're waiting now for NASA'S latest Mars rover craft to land on the red planet. What a blast to focus on future-looking science!
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Mueller Probe

Proud Boys "Cell Leader" William Chrestman Says He's Not Organized Crime, Was Just Acting on Orders

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February 18, 2021
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emptywheel
In a bid to avoid pre-trial detention, alleged Proud Boys "cell leader" William Chrestman argues that his successful obstruction is not like that of organized crime because it came with the sanction of the President.
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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection, Mueller Probe

Bill Barr Claimed a Threat Meriting a Four Subpoena Investigation Didn't Merit a Sentencing Enhancement

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February 18, 2021
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emptywheel
The fact that prosecutors subpoenaed four Proud Boys after Roger Stone implicated them in a threat against Amy Berman Jackson raises the stakes for Bill Barr's lies about the threat before Congress.
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COVID-19, Culture

Three Things: It's Our Lucky Day

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February 17, 2021
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Rayne
Though friends and family in Texas are still desperately miserable, we had an unusually lucky day.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Sealed Filings: The Serial Arrests of Insurrectionists Peter Stager, Jeffrey Sabol, and Michael Lopatic

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February 17, 2021
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emptywheel
In the case of one of the more visible assaults on a prone officer on January 6, DOJ sealed the charges against two perpetrators until they found the third.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Bennie Thompson Sues Trump, His Mobsters, and Rudy G under the NAACP Act

155 Comments
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February 16, 2021
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emptywheel
Bennie Thompson just filed the first of what will surely be a number of lawsuits against Trump, for preventing him from doing his duty as a Congressman.
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2020 Presidential Election, Biden Administration, Blogs Internet and New Media, Department of Justice, Impeachment, Law

On Conspiracy

46 Comments
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February 16, 2021
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bmaz
Conspiracy is in the news today, but it is more complex than being let on.
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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Roger Stone Denies Palling Around with Alleged Terrorists [on January 6]

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February 16, 2021
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emptywheel
Roger Stone's denials that he had anything to do with the conspiracies pertaining to January 6 for which some Oath Keepers have been charged amounts to a denial he was onsite that day. That says nothing about any earlier activities.
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2020 Presidential Election, 2022 Mid-Term Election, Congress

Three Things: Eff These Effing Effers

134 Comments
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February 16, 2021
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Rayne
We've had a three-day weekend, more or less, and long enough to shake off this weekend's disappointment. We have work to do to eff these effing fascist effers.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Mike Lee Provides Key Evidence Implicating Trump in the Existing Criminal Conspiracy

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February 14, 2021
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emptywheel
Mike Lee voted against convicting Donald Trump for inciting the insurrection that targeted Mike Pence on January 6. But his efforts to prevent evidence involving him in the days efforts from appearing in the Congressional record provided evidence the FBI might use to criminally charge him in the already-charged conspiracy.
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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Most People Suspected of Assaulting Officers in the January 6 Attack Remain at Large

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February 12, 2021
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emptywheel
One reason it's too early to make grand conclusions based off who has already been arrested in the January 6 insurrection is that a significant number of militia members and most people suspect of assaulting cops remain at large.
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