The New York Times is defending a member of its editorial board after comments she made during a discussion about supporters of former President Trump politicizing the American flag sparked backlash from the right.
ADVERTISEMENT In a just world, they would have already been taken out behind the court house and shot, a user remarked.
Another post reportedly discussed criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement and featured a noose and the message IF WE WANT TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE EVIL PEOPLE FEAR PUNISHMENT AGAIN.
Other messages featured conspiracy theories about election fraud in the November presidential race and support for the Jan. 6 insurrection that unsuccessfully sought to halt Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results.
Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the pages or if it plans to flag or remove any messages.
A 33-year-old Alabama man with reported ties to far-right militia group the Oath Keepers was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged role in the Capitol insurrection,
A task force convened to address security at the U.S. Capitol Building following the January 6 riot released a report on Monday. The Onion looks at the key takeaways from the Capitol security review.
The arrogance of white people never ceases to amaze me.
You’d think I’d be over it by now, after seeing people who are charged with violently attacking the U.S. government in the name of Trump and white supremacy get permission to vacation in Mexico and the privilege of being served organic food in jail on the basis of their appropriation of indigenous religious practices.
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But I confess to still being taken aback by CNBC’s report that one of the suspected Capitol insurrectionists, 32-year-old Isaac Sturgeon, flew all the way to Kenya after allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 white supremacist mob attack right here in the USA.