NationofChange
Beating back the far right globally
It’s time to resurrect a global anti-fascist consensus to name, shame, and throw these guys out of the game.
After four years of shock, confusion, and paralysis, the United States is finally taking action against the far right.
Perhaps most dramatic has been the deplatforming of Donald Trump: the suspension of his Twitter and Facebook accounts and the targeting of his prominent followers across social media platforms. Even a few months ago, such a radically sensible action would have been inconceivable. Kick a
president off of social media?
But such are the indignities visited upon sore losers. Not surprisingly, these moves have significantly decreased the amount of misinformation in the public sphere and made it that much more difficult for white nationalists to organize actions.
The United States Department of Justice said 13 individuals have been charged so far in federal court related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Around noon on Aug. 24, 1812, at the height of the War of 1812, British Redcoats engaged with about 8,000 American soldiers defending a bridge spanning the Potomac River at Bladensburg, Md. The War of 1812 was sparked by a disagreement over naval.
Barnett allegedly entered a restricted area of the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi s office
Troy Anthony Smocks was arrested in Texas on Jan. 15, 2021, and charged with threats in interstate commerce.
Robert Bauer was arrested in Kentucky on Jan. 15 and charged with knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful entry; violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds
Damon Michael Beckley was arrested in Kentucky on Jan. 16 and charged with unlawful entry of a restricted building; disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds
Bryan Bentancur, of Maryland, was arrested on January 17 and charged with knowingly entering restricted buildings or grounds; unlawful activities on Capitol grounds; disorderly conduct; unlawful activities on Capitol grounds, parades, assemblages and display of flags