Today's initial appearances have started today for Capitol insurrection defendants in DC. First up is Andrew Ericson, Okla. man ID'd in snapchat photos in the Capitol taking a selfie and with his feet up. Standard pretrial release (stay away from DC, no illegal guns, etc.) 
Next up is Anthony Mariotto of Florida - tipster provided the FBI with a screenshot of a Facebook selfie inside the Capitol. Judge approves standard pretrial release conditions (stay away from DC, no int'l travel without court approval, no illegal guns, etc.)
Switching over to an arraignment for Jacob Chansley (man ID'd in fur/horns in the Capitol known as "QAnon shaman") before Judge Lamberth in DC. Follow @o_ema for updates on the rest of today's initial appearances. Recall an AZ judge ordered Chansley held: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
The line for Chansley's arraignment opened with Chansley's lawyer asking the judge to ensure he's given organic food while he's incarcerated, saying there are health concerns and that nonorganic food can lead to "unpleasant" and "protracted" problems
The judge says they'll connect Chansley's lawyer with someone at the DC Jail to discuss arrangements to deal with his dietary restrictions
Lamberth tells Chansley's lawyer Al Watkins that he doesn't know much about shamanism, Watkins' says he doesn't either, but generally it's associated with nature. Lamberth: "I think we'll all learn more."
A status hearing is set for March 5, and Lamberth suggests he'd be open to hearing args from Chansley re: reconsidering his detention at that point. It appears we missed the first part of the hearing, the public line turned on when they were talking about organic food
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