Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

DETROIT – Almost three months after his arrest, a Michigan man pleaded guilty to his alleged role in the foiled plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and agreed to “fully cooperate” with the FBI in exchange for leniency, including testifying against his cohorts if called upon.

Ty Garbin, an airline mechanic from Wixom, Michigan, pleaded guilty to a kidnapping conspiracy in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids on Wednesday morning, admitting that he was part of a group that sought to kidnap Whitmer from her vacation home and that he was more than a bystander. Continue reading “Michigan man pleads guilty in foiled plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer and will ‘fully cooperate’”

Mercury News

At least $11 billion in unemployment claims made in California during the pandemic were fraudulent, state officials revealed Monday in a conference call about the reeling jobless benefits system designed to help millions of out-of-work residents.

And the extent of the fraud — already more than twice as large as earlier estimates — could be even more damaging, encompassing perhaps more than a quarter of the $114 billion paid out since government ordered business shutdowns began in March, sparking an avalanche of job losses. Continue reading “EDD: 27% of California unemployment payments could be fraudulent, state says”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Antifa anarchists in Tacoma, Washington set fires and vandalized buildings on Sunday after a video of a police officer plowing through a crowd of illegal street racers went viral over the weekend.

Videos of the mayhem were all over Twitter Sunday night, as hundreds of people took to the streets near the incident – damaging at least two police cars and forcing several city buildings to be evacuated, according to the NY Post. Continue reading “Antifa Trashes Tacoma After Viral Video Of Cop Driving Through Crowd”

MSN – The Hill

Thirty-three children were recovered in an anti-trafficking operation in Los Angeles dubbed “Operation Lost Angels” the FBI’s LA field office announced Friday.

The FBI teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more than two dozen law enforcement and non-governmental partners to launch the recovery initiative on Jan. 11. Continue reading “FBI finds 33 missing children in anti-trafficking operation”

The Hill – by Jordain Carney

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Friday that the House will deliver an impeachment article against President Trump to the Senate on Monday.

“Make no mistake, a trial will be held in the United States Senate and there will be a vote whether to convict the president. I’ve spoken to Speaker Pelosi, who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate on Monday,” Schumer said from the Senate floor: Continue reading “Trump impeachment article being sent to Senate Monday”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (1020ET): National Guardsmen have been allowed back into the Capitol Complex after outrage erupted over their Thursday eviction to nearby parking garages.

According to CNN, one Guardsman said that they are now allowed to rest in the US Capitol Visitor Center.  Continue reading “National Guard Allowed Back Into Capitol After Eviction To Parking Garage; Trump Offers DC Hotel Rooms”

Heavy – by Jessica McBride

Anti-facist and other far-left groups rioted in multiple American cities on Inauguration Day 2021. In Portland, Oregon, antifa marchers vandalized the Democratic Party offices, according to police and videographers who were at the scene. Some of the protesters made statements against President Joe Biden, who was sworn into office on January 20. Anti-facist protesters in Seattle also vandalized businesses and burned flags, while protesters in Denver burned flags and a march in Sacramento had few issues, according to reports. Continue reading “Inauguration Day: Anti-Facists Burn Flags & Vandalize in Portland, Seattle & Denver”

RT – by Peter Andrews

Although the numbers of deaths attributed to the virus in the UK are higher than they’ve ever been, in total, not many more people are dying than in any other cold season. Is the mainstream media finally waking up to this?

A recent article in the Telegraph is one of the first in a mainstream outlet to even suggest a challenge to the official coronavirus narrative. These days, that narrative claims that the ‘second wave’ is actually deadlier than the first. (Recently, some Branch Covidians have been claiming a ‘third wave’, but there is not yet a united front on that.) Continue reading “Halfway through this winter of Covid, overall mortality is around normal for this time of year. Something doesn’t add up”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (1900ET): In a letter sent late on Sunday, Nancy Pelosi confirmed that the coming week will be focused entirely on removing Trump out of office, when she informed colleagues that the House will pass a resolution calling on Pence to invoke the 25th amendment. This will be followed by impeachment.  Continue reading “Pelosi Is Officially Launching Second Trump Impeachment, Will Also Activate 25th Amendment”

Yahoo News

At least two Seattle police officers have been placed on leave and are being investigated for their alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol protests.

The Seattle Police Department released a statement Friday night saying that it was made aware Friday of the officers’ involvement in the Jan. 6 siege and is now taking the appropriate measures. Continue reading “2 Seattle police officers being investigated for involvement in Capitol attack”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Update (2100ET): At 8:29pm ET, Trump – having been suspended from his personal twitter account  – decided to use the official twitter account of the US president, @POTUS, saying that “Twitter employees have coordinated with the Democrats and the Radical Left in removing my accounts from their platform to silence me – and YOU, the 75,000,000 great patriots who voted for me.” Trump then said that “Twitter may be a private company, but without the government’s gift of Section 230 they would not exist for long.” Continue reading “Trump Tweets From POTUS Account, Twitter Then Immediately Deletes It”

MSN – ABC News

A U.S. Capitol Police officer has died following injuries suffered in the violent siege on the building Wednesday, according to a press release from the department.

The death is the fifth connected to the riots, which saw swarms of pro-Donald Trump protesters overwhelm police barricades, surge into the Capitol and force lawmakers to go into hiding. Continue reading “Capitol Police officer dies from injuries suffered during riots”

MSN

Donald Trump’s brief suspension from Twitter has come to an end, after the outgoing president deleted three tweets the social network says violated its “civic integrity policy”.

Trump did not immediately return to the social network as his ban was lifted, at 7am Washington time. Just a few hours earlier, his deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino, had shared on his behalf a short statement committing to an “orderly transition” of power – albeit maintaining that he “totally disagrees with the outcome of the election”.  Continue reading “Donald Trump Twitter ban comes to end amid calls for tougher action”

Fox News

President Trump has directed the National Guard, as well as “other federal protective services” to the Capitol Building during a breach and violent protests amid a joint session of Congress to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.

“At President @realDonaldTrump’s direction, the National Guard is on the way along with other federal protective services,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted. Continue reading “Trump directs National Guard to Capitol Building”

Yahoo News

Wisconsin governor Tony Evers mobilized the National Guard on Monday to provide support to law enforcement in Kenosha, ahead of an expected decision on whether to press charges a police shooting.

A Kenosha officer shot Jacob Blake, an African American man, in August while responding to a domestic violence call. Authorities had issued an arrest warrant for Blake for suspected third-degree sexual assault. A white officer shot Blake several times during the attempted arrest, and Blake was left paralyzed from the waist down. Continue reading “Wisconsin Gov. Activates National Guard ahead of Charging Decision in Kenosha Police Shooting”

Yahoo News

A man with an assault-style rifle was shot and wounded by officers Monday night outside a Missouri State Highway Patrol building near Kansas City, authorities said.

No one else was injured in the shooting, which happened about 9:40 p.m. at Troop A headquarters in Lee’s Summit. Continue reading “Man with rifle shot by troopers outside Missouri highway patrol building”