With coup label, Capitol rioters join communist party and White supremacists, university project says
The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a trio that since the end of World War II has attempted to stage coups against the United States of America, a university tracking project finds.
The others were a neo-Nazi and members of the American communist party.
The Coup D’etat Project, an initiative of the University of Illinois’ Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, has determined the insurrection that unfolded at the Capitol on January 6 fits its definition of an attempted dissident coup.
Updated: 5:59 PM CST February 1, 2021
HOUSTON A 43-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for multiple robberies he committed during Christmas week in 2017.
Robert Charles Wooten robbed a Walgreens on Little York on Christmas Day, then over the course of the next five days, he also robbed three Metro PCS stores, Bayou Pawn on Shepherd and Family Dollar on Tidwell, all located near his residence.
According to the U.S. Attorney s Office, Wooten would approach the cashiers at these stores, show a firearm and demand cash as well as other items.
Wooten has numerous tattoos on his face and according to information presented during his trial, he would enter the businesses wearing make-up, cream or bandages to cover them.
SF Bay View editor gagged, threatened and his work phone confiscated for.
SF Bay View editor gagged, threatened and his work phone confiscated for reporting COVID outbreak at private halfway house
February 2, 2021
SF Bay View editor Keith “Malik” Washington speaks at a rally in December outside UC Hastings College of the Law protesting harassment and “sweeps” of homeless people in the Tenderloin, led by the reputedly progressive law school located there. – Photo: Poor News Network
complaint and press materials HERE
Audio recording of Feb. 2, 2021, press conference.
San Francisco, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 – Keith “Malik” Washington is the editor of the San Francisco Bay View, a national Black newspaper known for its coverage of prison issues as well as provocative political analysis and activism. The newspaper has been serving the Bay Area for 45 years.