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Parler is fending off another attempt to shut down the social media network after Amazon said it is suspending the company from its web hosting service. Parler founder and CEO John Matze said in a statement that the multinational technology company will be shutting Parler’s servers at midnight Sunday, Jan. 10. Matze has characterized the … Continued

The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived, and some are applauding it.  . . . Half of Americans say they don’t want to get the vaccine, according to a December poll. Although more recent polling shows more might be willing to get the vaccine now.   . . . A woman attending a Trump rally in Washington said, “I think … Continued

A New York state lawmaker, Nick Perry, has introduced a bill that would allow the government to detain people deemed a potential public health risk, amid concerns that the Covid-19 crisis is being allegedly used to usher in authoritarianism. . . . The Assembly bill, A416,  has been introduced and is currently in committee. The … Continued

A Black Lives Matter activist was part of the group that entered the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. John Earle Sullivan, who has advocated for an armed revolution on social media, was arrested in July 2020 for making a threat of violence and criminal mischief. He organized a protest with Black Lives Matter activists and members of the far-left Antifa … Continued

By the end of the weekend, there will be 6,200 National Guard troops from six states and the District of Columbia deployed in the National Capitol Region, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said in a Thursday press conference.  . . . “The entire D.C. National Guard has been mobilized,” said McCarthy, appointed by President Donald Trump. “We have … Continued

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated in a recent post that following the events on Capitol Hill yesterday and President Trump’s comments on social media about the situation, Facebook would be banning the President’s access to the platform “indefinitely.” . . . Zuckerberg stated in a Facebook post: The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly … Continued

Conservative evangelical supporters of President Donald Trump have condemned the violence that broke out at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, describing it as “dangerous for our republic” and un-American.  . . . While one of Trump’s largest blocks of support comes from his conservative evangelical base, many notable evangelical leaders who have engaged informally … Continued

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) called on Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Cabinet to use the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office—and said that if they did not do so “Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment.” . . . “Good afternoon. I don’t know if the … Continued

Congress early Thursday certified the U.S. Electoral College vote for Joe Biden in an election shadowed by a series of allegations of irregularities and election fraud. In a tally read by Vice President Mike Pence, Biden garnered 306 electoral votes while President Donald Trump won 232. The joint session of Congress concluded following a tumultuous … Continued

Empty streets and a subdued atmosphere characterized Washington on Jan. 7 as Trump supporters processed the events of the previous day and the certification of the Electoral College votes by Congress overnight. . . .   Marine veteran Tony Good traveled from Florida and walked to the Ellipse to hear President Donald Trump speak in … Continued

Tech companies on Friday night made significant moves against conservative presences on their respective servers, with Twitter purging major high-profile conservative accounts including President Donald Trump, who received a permanent ban… Apple, meanwhile, threatened to blacklist Parler in its app store over the company’s content moderation policies, while Google outright banned the app from its … Continued