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#January6

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The #ProudBoys have launched a memecoin called "Proud Coin". The members who were imprisoned after January 6th are going to use the money raised to sue the American Dept. of Justice for wrongful imprisonment.

oh, and #EnriqueTarrio got arrested at the presser he called to promote it.

bbc.com/news/articles/c5y93jgd

Headshot of Enrique Tarrio wearing sunglasses and a cap
www.bbc.comEx-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested outside US CapitolEnrique Tarrio arrested after holding news conference near site of 6 January 2021 riot in Washington.
#Trump#MAGA#uspol

#january6 #illinois #politics

“ Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has directed the state’s hiring authority to block all those who participated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol from state employment.
The order would apply to more than 50 people from Illinois who were given pardons or commutations by President Donald Trump in one of the earliest acts of his second term and marks the latest effort by the blue state governor to push back against Trump.” removepaywall.com/search?url=h

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"In a quiet yet significant move, the Department of Justice (#DOJ) has taken down its comprehensive database documenting the prosecutions and convictions stemming from the #January6, 2021, Capitol attack...The full archive of the January 6th DOJ data can still be accessed here: Jan6Archive.com"

krassencast.com/p/doj-removes-

Krassencast - Protecting Democracy During Trump 2.0 · DOJ Removes Jan 6th Database - But Too Bad, It’s Archived Here!By Krassenstein

And this is why I love #MaineDSA!

#Maine #Socialists #SayNoToTrump

Posted by Todd Chretien | Jan 31, 2025 |

"Maine Democratic Socialists of America co-chair #SophieG welcomed more than one hundred members and friends from across the state who met in Portland over the weekend. Alongside nuts and bolts discussions and elections for the group’s organizing committees and working groups, Maine DSA welcomed solidarity greetings from allies and friends, including the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and the Maine-based #ImmigrantsRights organization #Presente! as well as reports from #MaineYouthPower and the #MaineGunSafetyCoalition. Members also hosted several workshops including a panel on the opportunities and pitfalls of electoral politics, renters organizing in the mid-coast, and the ABCs of being a good organizer.

"Maine DSA accomplished a lot over the last year. We elected #WesPelletier to serve alongside #KateSykes as #PortlandMaine’s two socialist city councilors. Comrades in #BrunswickMaine launched the #BrunswickRentersOrganization and made their voices heard in city council hearings—even if the city councilors 'value the class position of a landlord over the class position of a tenant' as DSAer #PeachCushing put it at the time.

"Members are also launching a new organizing committee in #SouthPortlandMaine as well as building up working groups to #DefendBodilyAutonomy—for #LGTBQ+ and #ReproductiveRights—and to expand our solidarity work with the #labor movement. In another sign of members’ increasing dedication, a full slate of candidates ran to fill more open leadership positions than last year. Yet, despite that good work, everyone recognized the depth of the danger facing working-class Mainers heading into Trump’s second term—not the least of which is the fact that local Republican county committees are openly celebrating Trump’s pardon for Maine’s very own #January6 #insurrectionists.

"Last week #PineAndRoses published a proposal to guide our organizing over the coming year and it was taken up at the conference. The resolution emphasizes the dangers Trump represents and frankly acknowledges that we are facing 'a period of increased attacks on #MarginalizedCommunities, the labor movement, #PublicEducation, and the working class as a whole.' As such, '#socialists must play a #frontline role in defending the #WorkingClass from attacks by the #FarRight' even as 'the political environment in Maine, as of 2025, presents opportunities to resist the Trump administration and make gains at the state and municipal levels.'

"In order to put this analysis to the test, Maine DSA aims to work side by side a wide array of allies to defend #Immigrants, the #TransCommunity, #IndigenousSovereignty, #Unions, public education, and #democracy in general while simultaneously building up the socialist movement’s reach across the state. During the debate, several members suggested the resolution ought to have a more clearly defined international section. One member proposed an amendment (which passed with a clear majority voting in favor) to specify that Maine DSA aims to 'challenge the #hegemony of the Democratic Party.' Thus amended, the resolution passed (nearly) unanimously. Now comes the hard work of trying to put ideas into action.

"As we do, the more #activists and organizers we can muster the better. So if you’re looking for a way to join the fight against Trump, please consider getting in touch with us and joining Maine DSA."

pineandroses.org/news/maine-so
#Organize #Resist #Unite!
#USPol

Pine & Roses · Maine Socialists Say No to Trump - Pine & Roses
More from Todd Chretien

"When Trump pardons his people, he's not pardoning the best. He's pardoning people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with them. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re [child] rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."

politicsnc.com/p/tump-pardons-

PoliticsNC · Trump pardons accused child pornographer in North CarolinaBy Thomas Mills

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damn and to think i was going to tweet a "how long until the first J6 pardonee commits a violent offense" poll like just a few hours ago 😭

(this guy resisted arrest while armed with a gun, possibly pulled that gun on a cop but TBD. either way he officially Found Out...)

fox59.com/indiana-news/jan-6-r

MEXICO CITY (The Borowitz Report)—The president of Mexico announced on Monday that her country was building a wall along its northern border to keep newly-pardoned January 6 insurrectionists from pouring across it.

“The United States is opening its prisons and releasing its most heinous criminals,” President Claudia Sheinbaum declared. “This leaves us with no choice but to build a wall and make the United States pay for it.”

#Mexico
#January6