GUILTY: 4 Proud Boys, Including Enrique Tarrio, Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy
Mother Jones; Allison Dinner/AP, Paul Sancya/AP, Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A Washington DC jury has convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys group of seditious conspiracy and other crimes for actions connected to the January 6, 2021, attack on…
Mike Pence’s Harshest Critique of January 6 Comes Too Late
Mike Pence signing his book in San Antonio in January.Robin Jerstad/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Mike Pence is fighting to avoid testifying before a grand jury investigating January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. He blew off the congressional committee that looked into the matter,…
Trump’s Return to Twitter and Facebook Will Fuel More Political Violence
Trump holding a rally near the White House shortly before the siege of Congress on Jan. 6, 2021Jacquelyn Martin/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Soon after Elon Musk purchased Twitter in late October, the tech mogul reinstated Donald Trump’s account, which the company had…
Brazil Just Had Its January 6. It Wasn’t Hard to See It Coming.
Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro clash with security forces. Joedson Alves/Anadolu Agency/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.RIO DE JANEIRO – On January 1, 2023, a photograph of newly inaugurated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, walking up the access ramp to Palácio…
Of Course Steve Bannon and January 6 Fans Are Cheering on the Brazilian Insurrection
Steve Bannon is backing Brazilians attacking their Congress.Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Steve Bannon and others involved in the January 6, 2021 attack on Congress lauded supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro as they stormed government buildings in their capital on…
Kevin McCarthy Is Cutting Deals With the Big Lie’s Worst Offenders
Kevin McCarthy won support Friday from Rep. Ralph Norman, who on Jan. 17, 2021, urged Trump to invoke “Marshall Law.”Andrew Harnik/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.House Republicans are celebrating the anniversary of the January 6 attack by making it clear that they are…