'Similarly, the people behind January 6, 2021, mobilized right-wing extremists of every stripe - white supremacists, neo-Nazis, QAnon, anti-Semites, antigovernment militias, xenophobes, anti-feminists - and brought them together as a movement in what amounted to a Woodstock festival for extremists. … [Read more...] about ‘Homegrown insurgency’: General McChrystal compares MAGA rioters to Al-Qaeda – saying they also followed a ‘powerful leader’ – and claims that ‘Stop the Steal’ is a rallying cry like the Lost Cause was after the Civil War
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Who can he mean? Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son James says there will be a ‘reckoning’ for media who have promoted ‘insidious and uncontrollable forces’ that have left the public ‘believing a falsehood’ after Capitol riots
That does not mean she would oppose seeing her second husband, Alasdair MacLeod, move up the ranks at News Corp - despite her protests about him working with her father, or her offspring - who are Murdoch's three oldest grandchildren - landing nice roles at the company. … [Read more...] about Who can he mean? Rupert Murdoch’s youngest son James says there will be a ‘reckoning’ for media who have promoted ‘insidious and uncontrollable forces’ that have left the public ‘believing a falsehood’ after Capitol riots
PETER HITCHENS: Why our liberal elite cheered for this violent mob
Some goodish news about my colleague Keeba Critchlow and her junior-doctor husband, Ben, who are having to pay for two homes. This is because Ben has had to move for his job but they cannot sell their old flat thanks to the tangle of fire-proofing regulations imposed after the Grenfell blaze. The Housing Ministry have looked into their case and are urging all involved to be more flexible. … [Read more...] about PETER HITCHENS: Why our liberal elite cheered for this violent mob
China threatens Australia with a ‘counterstrike’ after government condemned Beijing’s assault on democracy in Hong Kong
Canberra considers the situation in Hong Kong to be so grave it suspended its extradition treaty with the city on July 9, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying the National Security Law erodes the democratic principles that have underpinned Hong Kong's society and the One Country, Two Systems framework. … [Read more...] about China threatens Australia with a ‘counterstrike’ after government condemned Beijing’s assault on democracy in Hong Kong
Armed security guard, 31, arrested at Capitol checkpoint for ‘carrying 500 ammo rounds and fake Biden inauguration credentials’ insists his ID was REAL, says he was late for work and forgot to remove guns from his truck
According to documents, police officers had been checking Beeler's credentials against the authorized access list, when one of them noticed decals on the back of his pick-up truck that said 'Assault Life,' with an image of a rifle. … [Read more...] about Armed security guard, 31, arrested at Capitol checkpoint for ‘carrying 500 ammo rounds and fake Biden inauguration credentials’ insists his ID was REAL, says he was late for work and forgot to remove guns from his truck
