Like Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene before her, Mayra Flores has attempted to walk back her support for QAnon as her political profile has increased and her record has faced more scrutiny. trib.al/3wHL25I
Flores joins a small, but growing contingent of QAnon supporters who hold seats in the House
of Representatives which includes Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Laura Boebert of
Colorado. trib.al/3wHL25I
Like Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Laura Boebert, Flores has repeatedly denied supporting QAnon. Although her social media history suggests a different story. trib.al/3wHL25I
Flores has repeatedly posted the #QAnon and #Q hashtags on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. She even ran a Facebook ad that included three separate QAnon-linked hashtags. trib.al/3wHL25I
She is endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Elon Musk also expressed support for her on Twitter, concluding his message of support with “Massive red wave in 2022."
Flores, who is married to a border patrol agent, is the nation’s first Mexican-born congresswoman. Her victory in Texas’s 34th District, where 85 percent of voters are Latino, is the latest sign of Republican gains with Latino voters. trib.al/3wHL25I
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Conspiracy theorist David Clements had a strategy to target local pro-Trump election commissions. Critics now worry he has laid the foundations for an attempt by those pushing Trump’s Big Lie to disrupt the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential election. trib.al/NsFGgJD
“The opportunity to get three votes from MAGA-friendly county commissioners to get rid of machines is staggering. No more bottlenecks,” Clements wrote on his hugely popular Telegram channel in January.
Last week, the GOP-led Otero County commission voted to remove Dominion voting machines, get rid of ballot dropboxes, and mandate hand-counting of votes in future elections.
Toronto Police Chief James Ramer said he’s “sorry” about the force’s systemic racism, admitting that they are more likely to pull guns on Black people. But one activist replied back: "The Black community never asked for an apology." trib.al/QoB2FAj
“What we have asked for you to do is to stop, to stop brutalizing us, to stop killing us.” said Beverly Bain, a member of the No Pride in Policing Coalition. She called the Toronto police apology a "public relations stunt."
The Toronto Police Service’s analysis of 2020 data showed that when it comes to enforcement, Black people were overrepresented by 2.2 times compared to their share of the population, followed by Indigenous people at 1.6 times. trib.al/QoB2FAj
Rosa Quiroga’s small family farm in the central Mexican state of Morelos no longer smells like tomatoes. The 78-year-old’s primary focus now is signaled by the aroma of her newest crops: marijuana strains like Blue Dream, White Widow, and Gorilla Glue. trib.al/OGOMsDh
“I never thought we’d be planting crops like the ones we have now,” Quiroga chuckled, standing a few feet from her burgeoning weed plants.
Rosa Quiroga’s weed plants aren’t hidden. She informed both the local and federal governments about her plants in an open defiance of lawmakers who have repeatedly failed to pass a cannabis legalization law.
“We’re going into an ‘off’ now,” said BTS member Suga, which was originally translated as “hiatus” in the video’s English subtitles.
But actually the "break" isn't such a big surprise. Here's why: trib.al/P5rxArT
The subtitles have been revised to say that BTS is taking a “temporary break.”
“To be clear, they are not on hiatus but will take time to explore some solo projects at this time” the entertainment company said in a statement sent to VICE World News. trib.al/2y2nRGj
“I immediately started bawling,” Trish Sotto, a BTS fan from the Philippines who had flown to Los Angeles last year to catch the group perform live, told VICE World News. “Not in my wildest imagination would I have expected an announcement about a break.” trib.al/2y2nRGj
31 white supremacists crammed in a U-Haul in masks and riot gear were arrested this weekend. Police say they were on their way to disrupt a pride event. Now, their masks are off.
Here's what we know about the Patriot Front members: trib.al/VaO5ggQ
All 31 of the men who were arrested are white and male, per the group’s requirements. According to a booking memo, all men were aged between 20 and 40 (Patriot Front typically requires members to be under the age of 35). trib.al/OpK1is2
They hailed from a dozen different states: seven from Texas, six from Utah, and five from Washington. Just two are from Idaho, but neither are from Coeur d’Alene.
Social media overwhelmingly painted Johnny Depp as the hero and Amber Heard as the villain, a narrative that may have moved the jury, some experts say. How much influence did it have on the verdict?
The jury unanimously concluded that Depp was defamed by Heard. Depp was awarded $15 million in damages. The jury also decided it was defamatory when Depp’s lawyer referred to some of Heard’s allegations as a “hoax.” She was awarded $2 million in damages. trib.al/DZTMWkH
“I do think it influenced the jury and the outcome of the trial,” family and divorce attorney Sandra Radna said. “It begs the question: What happens for the next celebrity case that goes to court?” trib.al/DZTMWkH