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19 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Paris prepares for new 4-week lockdown starting at midnight today. theguardian.com/world/live/202…
UK PK Boris Johnson to receive AstraZeneca vaccine as he reassures public over safety. theguardian.com/world/live/202…
France, Germany and other countries resume use of AstraZeneca vaccine after regulators waved away concerns about potential blood clots. theguardian.com/world/live/202…
New infections and hospitalizations are rising again in Michigan, raising fears of a fourth #COVID19 surge, despite the availability of vaccines. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

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20 Mar
Florida Democrats are demanding a special election after a former GOP State Senator was arrested for allegedly tampering with vote last year. thehill.com/homenews/campa… Image
The allegations in this Florida GOP scam are nuts:
*Ex-Sen. Frank Artiles allegedly paid 40 grand to auto parts dealer to run as no-party candidate.
*Sham candidate had the same surname as incumbent Dem.
*Scam was aimed at confusing voters. And it worked.
miamiherald.com/news/politics-… Image
Perhaps Gov. DeSantis or Rep. Gaetz have some thoughts they would like to share about election integrity in Florida.
Read 8 tweets
18 Mar
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Mark Ponder of DC is charged w/ assault with a deadly weapon, obstructing law-enforcement & other counts.
*He was arrested in Jan. 6 riot but released because cops were overwhelmed.
*Video shows him using pole to attack cops. buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil… ImageImageImage
*Danny Carlton, a corrections officer from Union County FL, has been charged in the insurrection.
*Charges: Unlawful entry; disorderly conduct with intent to impede or disrupt Congress.
*Freed on $25,000 signature bond.
corrections1.com/arrests-and-se… ImageImage
*Clifford Mackrell of Lorain, Ohio, who clashed with officers during the Capitol insurrection, is arrested.
*Accused of repeatedly striking a Capitol officer.
*Also grabbed officer’s gas mask, while another rioter shot bear spray.
*Faces serious charges.
extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/… ImageImageImage
Read 8 tweets
7 Mar
*Shane Leedon Jenkins of Houston is arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Video shows him using metal hatchet to break window.
*”MAMA TRIED” tattoo on his neck. (Toward the bad I kept on turning.)
*Charges: Assaulting officer; damage to federal property, etc.
khou.com/article/news/c… ImageImage
*Another Florida man, Andrew William Griswold of Niceville, has been arrested in the insurrection.
*Charges: Unlawful entry, violent entry, obstruction of Congress & disorderly conduct.
*Griswold is free until trial.
wkrg.com/news/niceville… Image
Trump appointee who was arrested after participating in the Capitol riot asked a judge if he could be transferred to a cell with no cockroaches. news.yahoo.com/trump-appointe… Image
Read 9 tweets
20 Feb
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Deborah Sandoval, 54, & her son Salvador, 23, of Ankeny IA have been arrested.
*2nd mother & son duo to be charged.
*Charges include obstructing law-enforcement, violent entry, impeding conduct of gov’t, disorderly conduct.
desmoinesregister.com/story/news/cri…
*Joseph Fischer, a police officer from North Cornwall Township PA, is arrested in Capitol riot.
*Clashed with police.
*Boasted: “We pushed police back about 25 feet. Got pepper balled and OC sprayed.”
*Charges: Obstructing law-enforcement; violent entry.
pennlive.com/news/2021/02/f…
Officer Fischer has been suspended without pay by the North Cornwall Township PA police following his arrest in the Capitol riot. wgal.com/article/north-…
Read 5 tweets
19 Feb
*Six more people affiliated with the Oath Keepers have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Capitol riot.
*Among them were Sandra & Bennie Parker of Morrow OH, who showed up in tactical gear.
*Feds say they planned Capitol attack in advance.
justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
*Also charged in new conspiracy indictment are Florida husband/wife: Kelly & Connie Meggs.
*Kelly Meggs on Facebook: “DC is no guns. So mace and gas masks, some batons. If you have armor that’s good.”
*Feds: Suspects “prepared themselves for battle.”
int.nyt.com/data/documentt…
*Laura Steele of Thomasville NC & brother, Graydon Young of Englewood FL, were also charged with conspiracy in indictment.
*In application to Oath Keepers, Laura Steele said she had 9 yrs experience in law-enforcement.
*Young: “We stormed and got inside.”
justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
Read 4 tweets
18 Feb
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Daniel Dean Egtvedt of Oakland MD, who clashed several times with Capitol Police, has been charged.
*Officer: Suspect was “generally non-compliant, screaming, and incoherent.”
*At 1 point, he shouted: “you shoot me, shoot me.”
assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2048… ImageImageImage
*Capitol riot suspect Dan Egvedt visited the Trump White House twice and posted photos of himself with Trump allies.
*Also posted posted about QAnon conspiracy theory and his belief that the COVID19 pandemic is a hoax. thedailybeast.com/daniel-egtvedt… ImageImageImageImage
*FBI is seeking to arrest Florida woman, Suzanne Kaye, over threats to shoot agents.
*Kaye was interviewed by phone after a tip that she was part of Capitol riot.
*In video she drank Jack Daniels & cited her “2nd Amendment right to shoot your f**king ass.” huffpost.com/entry/capitol-… ImageImage
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