Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Irishman

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bmaz
The stupidity of "Brexit" has been obvious from the start. Not just BoJo, but the whole thing. And, yet, here the EU and world are. There are things that are legend and built into the UK DNA, and one of them is their quintessential spy teller, John le Carre. He objected!
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The F1 Circus Begins Again, and RIP To A Friend

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bmaz
F1 ought not be in the homes of authoritarian despots in places like Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi. They are there on the 2021 calendar nevertheless. And away we go with the 2021 season starting in Bahrain.
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The Port Huron Statement

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Ed Walker
The New Left was influenced by John Dewey's ideas.
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Zip Tie Guy Eric Munchel Gets a Second Chance at Release

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emptywheel
Zip Tie Guy Eric Munchel and his mom with get another shot at pre-trial release. Along the way, the DC Circuit laid out some more guidelines for detention reviews for January 6 defendants.
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Days after an Oath Keeper Event with Roger Stone, Kelly Meggs Described Having "Organized an Alliance" with the Proud Boys

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emptywheel
On December 14, Connie Meggs and Graydon Young "provided security" for Roger Stone at a Stop the Steal rally in Florida. Days later, Meggs' spouse described having "organized an alliance" with the Proud Boys.
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Were Proud Boys Using Livestream for Command and Control ... and Other Operational Questions

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emptywheel
Proud Boy and former Army Captain Gabriel Garcia, whom the government describes as entering the Capitol in conjunction with Dominic Pezzola, was livestreaming from the insurrection providing tactically useful information. Was someone using that for command and control?
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There Were 60 Proud Boy "Boots on the Ground" on January 6; Around 23 Have Been Arrested

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emptywheel
According to an indictment unsealed this week, there were over 60 participants on a Telegram channel created on January 5 to coordinate the Proud Boys' actions relating to the insurrection. Around 40 may still be at large.
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The Three Key Details the Proud Boy Unindicted Co-Conspirator Likely Revealed to Prosecutors

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emptywheel
Prosecutors probably had a cooperator in the Proud Boys investigation by March 1.
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The State of the Five Now-Intersecting January 6 Militia Conspiracies

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emptywheel
The Oath Keeper and Proud Boy conspiracies just started intersecting in the indictment charging the Proud Boy leaders.
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How to Arrest Someone (Almost) Entirely Off Social Media

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emptywheel
The FBI arrested an innocuous Ohio couple almost entirely off their social media activity on January 6.
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86 Minutes: Two Arrests Thwarted and Three Cops Disabled by "Bear Shit"

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emptywheel
In the 86 minutes after Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund first asked the National Guard for help on January 6, police had to release two violent rioters -- Hunter Ehmke and Mark Ponder -- rather than arrest them, and Brian Sicknick got sprayed with the "bear shit" that may have led to his death.
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675 Days In, the Durham Investigation Has Lasted Longer than the Mueller Investigation

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emptywheel
As of today, the Durham investigation has continued longer than the Mueller investigation.
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News from the Election Front: Russia Attacked Joe Biden Through "Prominent US Individuals, Some of Whom Were Close to Former President Trump"

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emptywheel
The Intelligence Report on foreign interference in the 2020 election--which finds that Russia tried to attack Joe Biden--might as well have named Rudy Giuliani personally.
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The FBI Was Still Collecting Evidence Yesterday that Might Explain Brian Sicknick's Death

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emptywheel
There's a good reason why DOJ didn't charge Julian Khater and George Tanios in Brian Sicknick's death. According to a warrant obtained yesterday, the FBI was still collecting key pieces of evidence in conjunction with the arrests yesterday.
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Finding The Public In A Complex Society

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Ed Walker
Corporations and politicians manipulate us to non-political ends for their own benefit.
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Funeral For A Friend And Get Your Shot

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bmaz
Good friend died from Covid in the last couple of days. Had all the money and best healthcare America possibly had to offer. None of that was enough. Go get vaccinated.
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"I Started the Fire:" DOJ Reveals Another Missed Advance Warning about January 6

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emptywheel
In December, one of Guy Reffitt's family members alerted FBI that the Three Percenter was threatening members of Congress. Yet the FBI claims it had no warning of threats to Congress before the Norfolk Memo.
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Thomas Caldwell's "Storming the Castle" Ploy Succeeds

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emptywheel
Judge Amit Mehta ordered Thomas Caldwell be released on bail today. He did so because Caldwell's lawyer succeeded in pretending that Caldwell was charged with conspiring to storm the Capitol, rather than charged with conspiring to prevent the vote count.
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An Inventory of the January 6 Investigation on Merrick Garland's First Day

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emptywheel
A filing in the Oath Keeper conspiracy provides a sense of what the January 6 investigation looks like on Merrick Garland's first full day.
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