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2 Apr, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Major League Baseball pulls All-Star Game from Georgia over voter suppression law theguardian.com/us-news/2021/a…
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred: “The best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.” nytimes.com/2021/04/02/spo… Image
Via @ajc: Baseball commissioner’s announcement to move the All-Start Game out of Atlanta “ends several years of planning by the Braves to host the All-Star game and related events.” ajc.com/sports/atlanta…
MLB’s decision falls hardest on Atlanta, whose Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, called the state’s voter suppression law “shameless.”

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4 Apr
HP, Dow, Under Armour are among nearly 200 companies speaking out against new voting restrictions proposed in Texas and other states. washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
American Airlines: "As a Texas-based business, we must stand up for the rights of our team members and customers who call Texas home, and honor the sacrifices made by generations of Americans to protect and expand the right to vote.” washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
PGA says it won’t move season-ending FedEx Cup playoff event from Atlanta, despite uproar over voter suppression law. espn.com/golf/story/_/i…
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26 Mar
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Former school director Frank J. Scavo of Old Forge PA is charged.
*Feds say he chanted with rioters & recorded events on his phone.
*"We... took it back. Took it back.”
*Organized bus caravan.
*Faces up to 3 years in prison.
news.yahoo.com/scavo-charged-…
*Jerod Hughes, of East Helena, Montana, asks judge to release him pending trial.
*Says he was “duped" by Donald Trump.
*Cites need to provide for wife & daughter.
*Chased & menaced Officer Eugene Goodman thru halls of Congress.
wusa9.com/article/news/n…
Social-media platform Parler says it informed the FBI of violent content before the Capitol insurrection. wsj.com/articles/parle… via @WSJ
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26 Mar
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 3/26/2020:
*France health officials say dentist & vets should administer vaccine.
*Germany could see up to 100,000 new cases/day, expert warns.
*Australia: First locally acquired case in a week.
*Poland reports new record of daily cases.
theguardian.com/world/live/202…
In scathing attack on President Bolsonaro, Former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says nation’s 300,000 COVID19 deaths represent “biggest genocide” in its history. barrons.com/news/brazil-vi…
Brazil hits record 100,000 #coronavirus cases in a day, piling new pressure on President Bolsonaro. reuters.com/article/uk-hea…
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25 Mar
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*Judge releases UCLA student Christian Secor pending trial.
*Prosecutors argued he’s a threat to the community.
*Search found mace, body armor & "ghost gun.” Suspect’s GoPro video showed him pointing an “AR-style rifle.”
wxxinews.org/post/judge-rel…
*2 Oregon brothers, Matthew L. Klein, 24, & Jonathanpeter A. Klein, 21 are arrested in the Capitol riot.
*Prosecutor calls them “dangerous powder kegs.”
*Charges: Conspiracy, obstructing official proceeding, destruction of gov’t property.
*Proud Boys link.
oregonlive.com/crime/2021/03/…
*Another Florida man, Paul Rae of Largo, has been charged in the Capitol riot.
*Linked to Proud Boys.
*In search, agents found 7 firearms, 1,000 rounds of ammunition.
*Face heavy charges, including obstructing Congress.
*Free on bond; must surrender guns.
wfla.com/news/pinellas-…
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24 Mar
CAPITOL RIOT ARREST UPDATE:
*South Carolina man is expected to plead guilty to threating ex-prosecutor over info released about the Proud Boys.
*Capitol police riot shield & tactical gear were found in his home.
*Unclear why he wasn’t charged in riot.
postandcourier.com/columbia/5th-s… ImageImage
*Kari Dawn Kelley, an insurance adjuster from Mobile AL, has been charged in the Capitol riot.
*Climbed through shattered window to reach Senate wing.
*Face-Timed friend from middle of the mob.
*Charges: Unlawful entry; disorderly conduct.
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New videos obtained by the @nytimes show how Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was attacked with bear spray. nytimes.com/interactive/20… Image
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24 Mar
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Source: bbc.com/news/world-asi…
On Brazil’s deadliest day so far in the Pandemic, President Bolsonaro goes on television to tell his people that everything is fine and that they would soon be able to resume their normal lives.

Brazilians respond with cries of “Murderer!” and “Liar!”

theguardian.com/world/2021/mar… Image
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