Footage from a bodycam found at the scene of a riot in Portland last year shows prominent far-right figure, Alan Swinney, discussing plans for violence and fundraising to buy weaponry.
Legacy media are downplaying comparisons between the siege of the U.S. Capitol and the Black Lives Matter riots that took place over the summer, saying such comparisons are a “false equivalency” despite well-documented similarities.
A guide to Washington s 2021 legislative session
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The capitol building in Olympia, Washington. @ Didier Marti/Getty Images
Amid a background of civil unrest that led Gov. Jay Inslee to activate the National Guard for safety, the Washington state legislature commenced last week for their 2021 session.
Despite the in-person first gathering in Olympia, lawmakers agreed to rules to hold a mostly remote 2021 session due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 98-member House of Representatives will move to mostly virtual meetings, while the Senate will take a hybrid approach will some members appearing at the Capitol.
The state s response to the pandemic will likely dominate the early months of this session as lawmakers chart an economic recovery, but other high-profile issues also at hand.
The landlord of a Tallahassee man accused by federal authorities of trying to incite violence against protesters at Florida’s Capitol said he seemed like anything but a violent extremist.
“He’s a model tenant,” said Susanna Matthews, who owns the High Road building where Daniel Baker has lived since October. “He was a joy, very intelligent, very well-read and well-spoken. Considerate of the others who live here, quiet, well-behaved, paid his rent on time. What else can I say?”
Matthews, who is 80 and blind, was stunned when FBI agents with guns drawn descended Friday morning on the brick apartment building her parents built in the 1960s. She was in her office, right next door to Baker’s apartment, when agents arrived around 8:30 a.m.