The Daily Populous

Sunday February 28th, 2021 night edition

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(CNN) Nearly a dozen Trump supporters charged in connection with the US Capitol insurrection have said that Antifa and other left-wing groups weren't involved in the attack, debunking a false-flag conspiracy theory that is gaining popularity in the pro-Trump orbit.

Many of the alleged rioters facing charges also embraced this conspiracy.

But according to a CNN review of court documents, nearly a dozen defendants have explicitly pushed back, saying that they and other Trump supporters deserve the credit for storming the Capitol -- not Antifa.

"I just want to say that as a first hand observer of every point of last night, that it was not Antifa.

They were Patriots who were trying to Restore the Republic.".

Another alleged Capitol rioter, Jonathan Mellis, posted, "Don't you dare try to tell me that people are blaming this on antifa and BLM.

He also used a vulgar term to imply that the left-wing groups were too cowardly to pull off an attack. »

Truck parked at Capitol on day of riot belongs to husband of GOP congresswoman who quoted Hitler

Authored by independent.co.uk
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A truck parked outside of the US Capitol bearing a sticker of a far-right militia group on the day of the 6 January riot belongs to the husband of a freshman Republican representative best known for quoting Adolf Hitler.

Robert Gieswein, who prosecutors claim is affiliated to the group, was indicted on several felony charges following the riot, alongside more than 200 others.

Five people died and several more were injured on that day as a mob of pro-Trump supporters breached the Capitol. »

Dominion Is Going to Unleash Legal Armageddon on Trump Election Truthers

Authored by vice.com
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Dominion Voting Systems was baselessly accused of election fraud for months by Trump backers.

Now, it’s unleashing a wave of defamation lawsuits against them, and the CEO says it’s not done yet.

The election tech company has already sued Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, “Kraken” lawyer Sidney Powell, and MyPillow CEO Lindell over their baseless claims of election conspiracy, for a total of around $4 billion since January. »

Stoker Mahoney and Pill No. 2-183

Authored by archive.macleans.ca

William S. Fields, John M. Parker and Bruce Campbell, all of whom were medical officers with the RCN during the war.

All through the centuries, however, the medical profession had maintained a strange and stubborn attitude to the malady.

"Unclassified” was, I believe, the term sometimes used; an unfortunate condition that would vanish as soon as the victim attained his sea legs. »

2 Vancouver police officers caught on video posing with dead man on Third Beach

Authored by cbc.ca
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Two Vancouver police officers who were videoed posing in front of and taking photos of a dead man lying on Third Beach in Stanley Park are now facing a Police Act investigation.

Tania Visintin, media relations officer for the Vancouver Police Department, said the video has been sent to the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (OPCC) and that the status of the officers is also under review.

"I recorded ... the police officers looking at photos and kind of laughing and posing and continuing to show each other photos. »