Editorâs Note:
Jordynn Paz is UMâs program coordinator for American Indian Student Services and a recent UM graduate. While in school, Paz wrote opinion columns for the Montana Kaimin regarding Native issues in Montana and beyond.Â
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In years to come, when we discuss the insurrection and breach of the U.S. Capitol, we must remember to include the events of Black Lives Matter and Standing Rock.Â
The differences between these events are the latest and greatest of Americaâs story, told against a backdrop of genocide, slavery, racism, classism, separation and inequality. You cannot tell the truth of the United States without these things. You most certainly cannot discuss the occupation of the Capitol without also talking about how it was allowed to happen, thanks to our countryâs commitment to white supremacy.
Biden inaugural: Watch performances by Lady Gaga, J.Lo, Garth, Amanda Gorman
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 20, 2021
Lady Gaga sings the national anthem during the inauguration of President Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021, in Washington, DC. During today s ceremony, Biden became the 46th president of the United States. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)(Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Did you watch President Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony today at the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.?
Four celebrity performances were on the agenda by Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Garth Brooks and Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States amid the pomp and circumstance, swearings-in and speeches.
With the alleged intention of selling the device to Russian intelligence forces, United States officials announced in recent court papers that authorities are currently seeking to arrest a Pennsylvania woman who was accused as the person responsible and holder of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stolen laptop from her office during the Capitol siege on January 6.
Army Reserve Sergeant Charged in Capitol Riots Alleged to Be White Supremacist
Supporters of President Donald Trump march on Pennsylvania Avenue towards the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
19 Jan 2021
An Army Reserve sergeant and alleged white supremacist who had secret clearance for contract work at a Navy weapons station has been arrested on multiple charges stemming from the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, according to federal authorities.
A criminal complaint filed Friday by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., alleges that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, was among the rioters inside the Capitol, gave directions to the mob, and harassed and verbally abused U.S. Capitol Police.
WishTV reports the FBI confirmed Schaffer turned himself in at around 3PM ET. Jon Schaffer, Columbus, IN, has been arrested in connection to Jan 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol, reads an official statement from the FBI. Schaffer faces 6 charges including engaging in an act of physical violence in a Capitol building. Schaffer was allegedly among rioters who sprayed Capitol police with bear spray.
Photos from inside the Capitol at the time of the riot emerged online from news media photographers and journalists who were also inside, covering the now historic attack.
One widely circulated photo, seen above, showed Schaffer as one of the many participants and fans quickly recognized him as the Iced Earth founder, promptly tagging authorities on Twitter while revealing his identity to them.