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January 17, 2021
More at NPR
Meet Three D.C. Police Officers Who Fought For The U.S. Capitol -- NPR
He had been pushed, shoved and even tased multiple times. He was alone and exhausted.
Lying dazed on the marble steps leading out of the west side of the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 6, D.C. Police Officer Mike Fanone heard bone-chilling words coming from some of President Trump's supporters who were surrounding him.
"I remember guys chanting, 'Kill him with his own gun,'" says Fanone, a 19-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Fanone's experience at the Capitol after pro-Trump mobs stormed it provides a shocking insight into the threats and violence faced by D.C. police officers who rushed to the building after it was breached. Crowds turned their fury on the men in blue, spraying them with mace, throwing fire extinguishers at them, crushing them in tight hallways, and even threatening to kill them.
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Lying dazed on the marble steps leading out of the west side of the U.S. Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 6, D.C. Police Officer Mike Fanone heard bone-chilling words coming from some of President Trump's supporters who were surrounding him.
"I remember guys chanting, 'Kill him with his own gun,'" says Fanone, a 19-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department.
Fanone's experience at the Capitol after pro-Trump mobs stormed it provides a shocking insight into the threats and violence faced by D.C. police officers who rushed to the building after it was breached. Crowds turned their fury on the men in blue, spraying them with mace, throwing fire extinguishers at them, crushing them in tight hallways, and even threatening to kill them.
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More at NPR
January 14, 2021
More at link: CNN
Amazon is removing QAnon merchandise from its site - CNN
Amazon said it is banning QAnon merchandise from its marketplace in response to the extremist group's role in attacking the US Capitol.
The company is in the process of removing QAnon products, but said it may take a few days to complete.
QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory group whose believers view President Donald Trump as a hero fighting a "deep state" run by a cabal of satanic pedophiles, played a central role in the January 6 siege. ...
Amazon said that any sellers attempting to dodge restrictions and list QAnon-related products would face potential termination of selling privileges.
The company is in the process of removing QAnon products, but said it may take a few days to complete.
QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory group whose believers view President Donald Trump as a hero fighting a "deep state" run by a cabal of satanic pedophiles, played a central role in the January 6 siege. ...
Amazon said that any sellers attempting to dodge restrictions and list QAnon-related products would face potential termination of selling privileges.
More at link: CNN
January 1, 2021
Ella Fitzgerald Sings "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"
January 1, 2021
Happy New Year - Fellow DU'ers!
Here's to the first year of a Biden/Harris Administration.
New Year's Day - U2
https://www.u2.com/media/player/234/12Happy New Year - Fellow DU'ers!
Here's to the first year of a Biden/Harris Administration.
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