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.
X (formerly Twitter) agrees to pay ~$10M to settle Trump’s 2021 lawsuit over his account ban following the January 6 riot. #X #Twitter #Trump #Lawsuit #LegalSettlement #TechNews #January6 #SocialMedia
President Trump ends the legal battle over his Twitter ban following the January 6, 2021 riot. Court filing offers no details on how the case was resolved. #Trump #TwitterBan #January6 #LegalNews #SocialMediaPolicy #TechNews #CourtFiling
"Andy Biggs helped plan #January6 according to Ali Alexander.
He should be in federal prison, probably for the rest of his natural life.
But Merrick Garland had to play politics first, so instead tens of millions of workers will lose all safety protections at work." Seth Abramson
“ 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.” https://www.removepaywall.com/search?url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/01/illinois-pritzker-trump-pardons/
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."
https://pineandroses.org/news/maine-socialists-say-no-to-trump/
#Organize #Resist #Unite!
#USPol
Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking.
gd it hasn't even been a week and the #January6th pardons crew already includes:
‣ a guy who violently resisted arrest and got shot to death by police
‣ a guy now wanted for sexual solicitation of a minor
‣ an alleged child pornographer
out of ~1,500 people. that's truly impressive.
maybe #J6 really was a day of love…
"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."
https://www.politicsnc.com/p/tump-pardons-accused-child-pornographer
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...)
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta has just barred Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and his allies from entering the U.S. Capitol without permission. #JAN6 #january6 #terrorist #January6th #uspol
The Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police condemned #TFG pardoning of about 1,500 people convicted for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. #JAN6 #january6 #terrorism #terrorists https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/trumps-jan-6-pardons-come-as-a-betrayal-to-former-capitol-police/
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.”
live look at the future whitehouse.gov page about the events of #January6th:
#Trump Defends #January6 Pardons, #Musk Criticized for #Nazi Salute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edZ_1_5-73Q
#EmiliaPérez Leads #OscarNominations, #JetBlue Accepts #Venmo Payments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTTu1k23h8E
Andrew Dismukes and His Puppet Dad on Crazy #Families
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EghPAJeXP8
Giselle, A Concerned #Businesswoman on Trump's #ExecutiveOrders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRTQU63M3pE
Putin’s Puppet #putinspuppet created a #Crime wave by Releasing #Jan6 #Terrorists into our neighborhoods. #Violent #Murderers are going to #Terrorize our communities #uspol #uspolitics #politics #JAN6 #january6 #terrorism https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-violent-jan-6-criminals-donald-trump-plans-to-pardon/
watching the #WSJ editorial board's face getting ripped off by leopards over and over is almost more #schadenfreude than one heart can bear