Banned from Facebook and Twitter, pro-Trump extremists hatch Inauguration Day violence in dark reaches of the web Jessica Guynn and Aleszu Bajak, USA TODAY
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Expelled from mainstream social media, the supporters of President Trump, QAnon conspiracy theorists, white supremacists and armed agitators behind the deadly Capitol siege have burrowed into the darker reaches of the internet, where they are hatching plans to converge on state capitals and Washington, D.C., this weekend and Inauguration Day in smaller online forums and on encrypted messaging apps.
“Many of Us will return on January 19, 2021, carrying Our weapons, in support of Our nation s resolve, to which [sic] the world will never forget!!! one QAnon supporter wrote on Parler, a right-leaning social media platform that was taken offline Monday when Amazon stopped hosting it. We will come in numbers that no standing army or police
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Expelled from mainstream social media, the supporters of President Donald Trump, QAnon conspiracy theorists, white supremacists and armed agitators behind the deadly Capitol siege have burrowed into the darker reaches of the internet, where they are hatching plans to converge on state capitals and Washington, D.C., this weekend and Inauguration Day in smaller online forums and on encrypted messaging apps.
“Many of Us will return on January 19, 2021, carrying Our weapons, in support of Our nation s resolve, to which [sic] the world will never forget!!! one QAnon supporter wrote on Parler, a right-leaning social media platform that was taken offline Monday when Amazon stopped hosting it. We will come in numbers that no standing army or police agency can match.”
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For Mayor
Muriel Bowser, the planning started in December. On New Year’s Eve, Bowser requested support of 340 unarmed D.C. National Guard troops for the pro-Trump gatherings scheduled for the following week. By Monday, Jan. 4, federal officials approved activation of 340 guard members, most of whom were on traffic duty.
Also on Jan. 4, attorneys with the Office of the Attorney General convened a closed briefing to tell D.C. councilmembers about all the ways President
Donald Trump could interfere with law enforcement in D.C. The OAG produced a two-page memo, first reported by
Republicans may also be likely to back election reform efforts following debunked concerns around voter fraud and interference in the 2020 general election.
“I think there is room for legislation, I think there is room for that to get a vote, but it’s important for people to work together, it’s important for people to recognize that we can improve our democracy,” Benjamin Hovland, the chairman of the Election Assistance Commission, told The Hill.
TRUMP’S (LATEST) TECH TIRADE: President Trump slammed tech giants on Tuesday, following Twitter’s decision to permanently ban him and Facebook’s decision to suspend his account at least until President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.