FBI agents searched offices and homes of Tennessee lawmakers
Associated Press - Fri Jan 8, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - US Attorney's Office of Middle Tennessee on Friday said FBI agents searched the homes and offices of state lawmakers. More»
Heads start to roll: Sergeant at Arms quits and Pelosi demands resignation from Capitol Police Chief over 'complete failure' to stop mob - cops were INTENTIONALLY under-powered
Daily Mail - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving - whose job it is to protect the House - resigned on Thursday after being told he would be fired for failing to protect the Capitol, as heads began to roll over the horrifying day of violence in America's capital. More»
4 Dead, Police Injured, Dozens Arrested After Siege At The U.S. Capitol
NPR - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Washington, DC, officials say four people have died, including one in a shooting inside the US Capitol, and dozens of police officers were injured after a mob of supporters of President Trump stormed the nation's legislative building, temporarily shutting down a vote to certify his successor's win. More»
Facebook Bans President Trump From Posting For The Rest Of His Presidency
NPR - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Facebook said Thursday it is banning President Trump until the end of his presidency and possibly longer. More»
Trump mob surrounds Texas, California, Michigan, Georgia, Oregon AND Kansas state capitols
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
A mob of angered Trump supporters has occupied the front lawn of Washington's Democratic Governor Jay Inslee's mansion as they also surrounded state capitols in Texas, California, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas and Oklahoma. More»
Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
The United States Capitol building is in lockdown after hundreds of supporters of President Trump stormed the barricades surrounding its perimeter and were met with police who used pepper spray during Wednesday's historic joint session of Congress which was convened to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. More»
U.S. Capitol declared "secure" after pro-Trump mob stormed complex
Associated Press - Wed Jan 6, 2021
Officials have declared the US Capitol complex "secure" after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump. More»
Trump calls his Capitol mob 'GREAT PATRIOTS' and claims they rioted because election was 'viciously stolen'
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
President Donald Trump continued his series of mixed messages as the law enforcement officials cleared the Capitol building of his mob of supporters who disrupted the congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory. More»
Mitch McConnell's Louisville home vandalized with graffiti
CBS News - Sun Jan 3, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's home in Louisville, Kentucky, was vandalized early Saturday morning. More»
Speaker Pelosi's house vandalized with the head of a dead pig
Raw Story - Fri Jan 1, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) woke up Friday morning to find her home vandalized by a confused voter angry about not getting a $2,000 stimulus check. More»
Colorado Republican Incites Violence Against Health Workers by Publishing Their Home Addresses
Raw Story - Thu Dec 31, 2020
The leader of the Republican Party chapter in Parker, Colorado has apologized after he declared "war" on public health officials and publicized their home addresses. More»
Wisconsin Hospital Employee 'Intentionally' Destroyed 500 COVID Vaccine Doses
Associated Press - Thu Dec 31, 2020
AURORA, Wisconsin - Police and federal authorities are investigating after a Wisconsin health system said an employee admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine. More»
"Intentional" Explosion in Downtown Nashville
Daily Mail - Fri Dec 25, 2020
Nashville police have confirmed the huge explosion that shattered windows and shook the ground before dawn on Friday morning was a bomb and they are now using sniffer dogs to comb the area to look for any more devices. More»
A Second Hacker Group May Have Also Breached SolarWinds, Microsoft Says
Hacker News - Wed Dec 23, 2020
As the probe into the SolarWinds supply chain attack continues, new digital forensic evidence has brought to light that a separate threat actor may have been abusing the IT infrastructure provider's Orion software to drop a similar persistent backdoor on target systems. More»
Trump vetoes $740 billion defense bill, breaking with Republican-led Senate
CNN - Wed Dec 23, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting up a possible veto override that would pit members of his own party against him. More»
Trump's private bankers resign from Deutsche Bank
CNN Business - Tue Dec 22, 2020
New York, NY - The private bankers responsible for lending to President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have resigned from Deutsche Bank, the bank said. More»
Judge Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test
ProPublica - Sat Dec 19, 2020
Ohio juvenile court Judge Timothy Grendell has been outspoken about his belief that the COVID-19 pandemic is overblown. More»
Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
Reuters - Thu Dec 17, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies. More»
Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught
Politico - Thu Dec 17, 2020
The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the US nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies, officials directly familiar with the matter said. More»
Millions Of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Stuck In Warehouses Until Federal Orders, Pfizer Says
Huffington Post - Thu Dec 17, 2020
Millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine are languishing in warehouses awaiting shipment instructions from the Trump administration — even as states are clamoring for them - vaccine manufacturer Pzifer said in a statement Thursday. More»
"We want them infected": Trump appointee demanded "herd immunity" strategy, emails reveal
Politico - Wed Dec 16, 2020
HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. More»
US treasury hacked by foreign government group
The Guardian - Sun Dec 13, 2020
Hackers backed by a foreign government have been monitoring internal email traffic at the US treasury department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy, according to people familiar with the matter. More»
Democracy Is In Danger And The Threat Is From Within
Dan Rather - Sun Dec 13, 2020
During World War II, there was a very real and rational fear that American democracy would not survive. More»
Number of Women Alleging Misconduct by ICE Gynecologist Nearly Triples
The Intercept - Fri Dec 11, 2020
OCILLA, Georgia - At least 17 women treated by a doctor alleged to have performed unnecessary or overly aggressive gynecological procedures without proper informed consent remain in detention at Irwin County Detention Center, a privately run facility in Georgia housing US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement detainees, according to a briefing and written materials submitted by attorneys and advocates to Senators in a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill. More»
Supreme Court Rejects Texas' Effort to Overturn Election in Fatal Blow to Trump's Attempted Coup d'Etat
NBC News - Fri Dec 11, 2020
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Friday brushed aside the lawsuit filed by Texas that sought to overturn Joe Biden's election victory in four battleground states. More»
Florida state police raid home of Rebekah Jones, data scientist who challenged DeSantis on coronavirus statistics
Yahoo News - Tue Dec 8, 2020
Law enforcement authorities in Tallahassee, Florida, on Monday raided the home of a data scientist who had been fired by Governor Ron DeSantis after refusing to manipulate numbers. More»
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial
New York Times - Mon Dec 7, 2020
WASHINGTON - Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted about 145 messages on Twitter lashing out at the results of an election he lost. More»
Trump Stooge Banned from the Justice Department After Trying to get Case Info
Associated Press - Sat Dec 5, 2020
WASHINGTON - The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. More»
Tens of thousands without power, hundreds evacuated as new fires erupt in California
CBS News - Fri Dec 4, 2020
LOS ANGELES, Ca - Southern California utilities cut power to tens of thousands of customers Thursday to reduce the risk of sparking new wildfires - but new blazes popped up regardless, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes. More»
Stung by Social Media, Trump Threatens to Veto $1 Trillion Defense Bill
News and Guts - Wed Dec 2, 2020
President Trump’s ongoing feud with social media companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter has taken a serious turn: he’s threatening to veto a nearly $1 trillion funding bill for the US military if he doesn’t get his way. More»