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April 9, 2021
Jane Coaston
@janecoaston
·
Apr 9, 2021
What a wonderful day.
Military History Now
@MilHistNow
On this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox effectively ending the American Civil War.
Jane Coaston
@janecoaston
Remember, this could have happened years earlier if it weren’t for GEORGE FREAKING MCCLELLAN
On this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at A
https://twitter.com/janecoaston/status/1380508724448661505?s=21Jane Coaston
@janecoaston
·
Apr 9, 2021
What a wonderful day.
Military History Now
@MilHistNow
On this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox effectively ending the American Civil War.
Jane Coaston
@janecoaston
Remember, this could have happened years earlier if it weren’t for GEORGE FREAKING MCCLELLAN
April 9, 2021
nstein
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
BREAKING: Judge grants default judgment against Proud Boys for ignoring DC church's civil suit -- leader Enrique Tarrio by phone tells judge "I'm getting counsel for myself.' Superior Ct judge gives him til June 4 to respond to complaint from church that had BLM flag defaced.
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Lawyer for Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church had asked judge to grant default against Proud Boys International and Tarrio, for failing to respond to complaint. BLM signs were stolen from AME Dec. 12 during PB protest in DC. Tarrio later admitted involvement.
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
Replying to @AugensteinWTOP
Today was Tarrio's first response to suit. Judge Heidi Pasichow said she was glad he decided to join. Tarrio said to judge: "I have a criminal case pending. I'm afraid anything I would say in the civil case would affect my criminal case -- I don't know how to respond."
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Pasichow: "Your representation re: PBI has been digested. Your concern for the criminal matter pending is certainly an appropriate response for you. I will give you a chance to get counsel and respond."
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
Replying to @AugensteinWTOP
Judge Pasichow said court could offer pamphlet on getting lawyer. Typically, in a civil case, a response to complaint is due within 21 days. Church severed Tarrio and PLB w complaint in early Jan. Judge: "That was filed many moons ago."
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Judge said Tarrio can proceed pro se if he wants: "That is up to you." But, judge made clear if Tarrio represents himself, he must be responsive: "Your answer must be filed sooner, rather than later. Time is of the essence."
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
Replying to @AugensteinWTOP
Tarrio acknowledged he understood the judge. He's got a criminal court appearance June 8 for two gun counts. He (and perhaps a civil atty) are expected to appear virtually June 4, says judge.
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Judge to Tarrio: "Even if you don't have a lawyer, there needs to be a responsive pleading. There will be consequences in terms of your liability, if you don't move this along." Plaintive atty Jeannie Rhee said church is looking forward to suit moving forward. --End--
Judge grants default judgment against Proud Boys for ignoring DC church's civil suit
https://twitter.com/augensteinwtop/status/1380523551015452672?s=21nstein
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
BREAKING: Judge grants default judgment against Proud Boys for ignoring DC church's civil suit -- leader Enrique Tarrio by phone tells judge "I'm getting counsel for myself.' Superior Ct judge gives him til June 4 to respond to complaint from church that had BLM flag defaced.
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Lawyer for Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church had asked judge to grant default against Proud Boys International and Tarrio, for failing to respond to complaint. BLM signs were stolen from AME Dec. 12 during PB protest in DC. Tarrio later admitted involvement.
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
Replying to @AugensteinWTOP
Today was Tarrio's first response to suit. Judge Heidi Pasichow said she was glad he decided to join. Tarrio said to judge: "I have a criminal case pending. I'm afraid anything I would say in the civil case would affect my criminal case -- I don't know how to respond."
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Pasichow: "Your representation re: PBI has been digested. Your concern for the criminal matter pending is certainly an appropriate response for you. I will give you a chance to get counsel and respond."
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
Replying to @AugensteinWTOP
Judge Pasichow said court could offer pamphlet on getting lawyer. Typically, in a civil case, a response to complaint is due within 21 days. Church severed Tarrio and PLB w complaint in early Jan. Judge: "That was filed many moons ago."
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Judge said Tarrio can proceed pro se if he wants: "That is up to you." But, judge made clear if Tarrio represents himself, he must be responsive: "Your answer must be filed sooner, rather than later. Time is of the essence."
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
·
Apr 9, 2021
Replying to @AugensteinWTOP
Tarrio acknowledged he understood the judge. He's got a criminal court appearance June 8 for two gun counts. He (and perhaps a civil atty) are expected to appear virtually June 4, says judge.
Neal Augenstein
@AugensteinWTOP
Judge to Tarrio: "Even if you don't have a lawyer, there needs to be a responsive pleading. There will be consequences in terms of your liability, if you don't move this along." Plaintive atty Jeannie Rhee said church is looking forward to suit moving forward. --End--
April 9, 2021
Sedition Track
@seditiontrack
This maniac assaulted at least three federal officers. He also pretends to be part of a "Zombie Outbreak Response Team". Prison is going to put a damper on his cosplay.
Christopher Quaglin charged on April 6, 2021
seditiontracker.com
https://t.co/GGBSXSWJPd
Snip
Dressed in red, white and blue, Quaglin allegedly used a chemical spray, hitting one officer in the face at close range. Prosecutors say he also stole a police shield and used it to ram other officers as the crowd tried to breach Capitol Hill....
According to the affidavit, the North Brunswick resident was captured on body worn cameras outside the U.S. Capitol during the siege. The documents state that seemingly unprovoked, Quaglin shouted at Metropolitan Police Department officers: “You don’t want this fight. You do not want this f---ing fight. You are on the wrong f---ing side. You’re going to bring a f---ing pistol, I’m going to bring a f---ing cannon. You wait! You wait! You wait! Stay there like a f---ing sheep! This guy doesn’t know what the f--- is going on.” Several seconds later, Quaglin allegedly grabbed onto the fence and appears to shake it and push against it while the MPD officers are on the other side of the fence.
Additionally, according to the affidavit, Quaglin pushed a number of officers (see affidavit photo below), while aggressively shouting at them. He also allegedly assaulted numerous officers including spraying one officer with bear spray in the face as well as grabbing a shield and striking an officer with it....
According to the federal criminal complaint, Quaglin allegedly posted a photo online (see below) a couple of weeks before the riot of guns and weapons saying: "I have been planning this since Bush left office and Obama came in" and after the riots, he said he had a great time storming the Capitol.
More: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/national-investigations/unemployed-nj-electrician-accused-of-being-at-forefront-of-u-s-capitol-siege/2986692/
Your morning insurrectionist spotlight
https://twitter.com/seditiontrack/status/1380522405685293069?s=21Sedition Track
@seditiontrack
This maniac assaulted at least three federal officers. He also pretends to be part of a "Zombie Outbreak Response Team". Prison is going to put a damper on his cosplay.
Christopher Quaglin charged on April 6, 2021
seditiontracker.com
https://t.co/GGBSXSWJPd
Snip
Dressed in red, white and blue, Quaglin allegedly used a chemical spray, hitting one officer in the face at close range. Prosecutors say he also stole a police shield and used it to ram other officers as the crowd tried to breach Capitol Hill....
According to the affidavit, the North Brunswick resident was captured on body worn cameras outside the U.S. Capitol during the siege. The documents state that seemingly unprovoked, Quaglin shouted at Metropolitan Police Department officers: “You don’t want this fight. You do not want this f---ing fight. You are on the wrong f---ing side. You’re going to bring a f---ing pistol, I’m going to bring a f---ing cannon. You wait! You wait! You wait! Stay there like a f---ing sheep! This guy doesn’t know what the f--- is going on.” Several seconds later, Quaglin allegedly grabbed onto the fence and appears to shake it and push against it while the MPD officers are on the other side of the fence.
Additionally, according to the affidavit, Quaglin pushed a number of officers (see affidavit photo below), while aggressively shouting at them. He also allegedly assaulted numerous officers including spraying one officer with bear spray in the face as well as grabbing a shield and striking an officer with it....
According to the federal criminal complaint, Quaglin allegedly posted a photo online (see below) a couple of weeks before the riot of guns and weapons saying: "I have been planning this since Bush left office and Obama came in" and after the riots, he said he had a great time storming the Capitol.
More: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/national-investigations/unemployed-nj-electrician-accused-of-being-at-forefront-of-u-s-capitol-siege/2986692/
April 9, 2021
WTOP
@WTOP
BREAKING NEWS: An off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two men in Takoma Park.
Pentagon officer charged with murder in Takoma Park shooting that left 2 dead | WTOP
wtop.com
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/04/pentagon-officer-charged-with-murder-in-takoma-park-shooting-that-left-2-dead/
Snip
At about 5 a.m. Wednesday, Takoma Park police responded to a report of gunshots in the parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums, in the 7300 block of New Hampshire Avenue. When they got there, the police said in a statement, Dixon, who was off duty at the time, told them he had seen what he thought was a car being broken into and “engaged the suspects.”
The people tried to drive away, and Dixon fired at them. Shortly afterward, Williams and Johnson arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds and died from their injuries, police said....
“You can’t shoot people for property crimes,” Elrich said; “you can’t do that.” The county executive pointed out that as a Pentagon officer, “He had no authority in Montgomery County.”
And given that the only accusation against the two men is breaking into cars, “The idea that he drew his gun rather than pick up his cellphone and call the police is very troubling.”
off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer is charged with second-degree murder in the shooti
https://twitter.com/wtop/status/1380520665439166464?s=21WTOP
@WTOP
BREAKING NEWS: An off-duty Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two men in Takoma Park.
Pentagon officer charged with murder in Takoma Park shooting that left 2 dead | WTOP
wtop.com
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2021/04/pentagon-officer-charged-with-murder-in-takoma-park-shooting-that-left-2-dead/
Snip
At about 5 a.m. Wednesday, Takoma Park police responded to a report of gunshots in the parking lot of the Takoma Overlook Condominiums, in the 7300 block of New Hampshire Avenue. When they got there, the police said in a statement, Dixon, who was off duty at the time, told them he had seen what he thought was a car being broken into and “engaged the suspects.”
The people tried to drive away, and Dixon fired at them. Shortly afterward, Williams and Johnson arrived at the hospital with gunshot wounds and died from their injuries, police said....
“You can’t shoot people for property crimes,” Elrich said; “you can’t do that.” The county executive pointed out that as a Pentagon officer, “He had no authority in Montgomery County.”
And given that the only accusation against the two men is breaking into cars, “The idea that he drew his gun rather than pick up his cellphone and call the police is very troubling.”
April 9, 2021
Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
·
Apr 9, 2021
More evidence of how Putin's regime is trying to start "provocation" to blame on Ukraine. A recording intercepted shows orders to shoot on their own "Russian serviceman, nom de guerre "Rostov", orders a "DPR" field commander to deliberately open friendly fire on "DPR" positions
Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
R.: "Well, I don't give a f*ck who that is. You've got [your] order. Execute!"
Read more on UNIAN:
Russian supervisor to "DPR" fighter: "I don't give a f*ck. Put the blame on Ukrops" – Ukraine intel...
unian.info
https://t.co/TFGzgTp2sF
Snip
Ukraine's counterintelligence operatives say they have intercepted communications between members of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR"
based in the Russia-occupied part of Donbas and their Russian supervisors. Part of the recordings is available to UNIAN.
A Russian supervisor (nom de guerre "Rostov" , 35, a regular serviceman with the Russian army, ranking as major, commanding a howitzer self-propelled artillery battalion based in the occupied town of Novoazovsk in Donetsk region, gives an order to one of "DPR" commanders, A.V. Chepishko, a battalion's first deputy chief of staff, to open fire on selected targets. He briefs the militant on target location data and in the course of the conversation it becomes clear that the target is in fact a position of the "DPR" unit.
More evidence of how Putin's regime is trying to start "provocation" to blame on Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/olganyc1211/status/1380519135935889411?s=21Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
·
Apr 9, 2021
More evidence of how Putin's regime is trying to start "provocation" to blame on Ukraine. A recording intercepted shows orders to shoot on their own "Russian serviceman, nom de guerre "Rostov", orders a "DPR" field commander to deliberately open friendly fire on "DPR" positions
Olga Lautman
@OlgaNYC1211
R.: "Well, I don't give a f*ck who that is. You've got [your] order. Execute!"
Read more on UNIAN:
Russian supervisor to "DPR" fighter: "I don't give a f*ck. Put the blame on Ukrops" – Ukraine intel...
unian.info
https://t.co/TFGzgTp2sF
Snip
Ukraine's counterintelligence operatives say they have intercepted communications between members of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR"
based in the Russia-occupied part of Donbas and their Russian supervisors. Part of the recordings is available to UNIAN.
A Russian supervisor (nom de guerre "Rostov"
, 35, a regular serviceman with the Russian army, ranking as major, commanding a howitzer self-propelled artillery battalion based in the occupied town of Novoazovsk in Donetsk region, gives an order to one of "DPR" commanders, A.V. Chepishko, a battalion's first deputy chief of staff, to open fire on selected targets. He briefs the militant on target location data and in the course of the conversation it becomes clear that the target is in fact a position of the "DPR" unit.
April 9, 2021
And 2013
President Biden's Official Portrait 🇺🇸 And Kamala's too
https://twitter.com/coastaleiite/status/1380363159870001154?s=21And 2013
April 9, 2021
Steven Donziger
@SDonziger
🚨BREAKING🚨: Judge Preska just terminated all virtual access to my trial scheduled for May 10th.
Chevron's plan is to finish me off behind closed doors without a jury. We must fight for an open and fair trial.
Read: https://makechevroncleanup.com/press-releases/2021/4/7/judge-preska-terminates-all-zoom-access-to-donziger-trial-in-effort-to-limit-public-access-say-lawyers
Steven Donziger
@SDonziger
BREAKING: In a speech yesterday, a major leader of the U.S. Congress condemned Chevron for keeping me in house arrest for almost 2 years w/o trial.
@RepMcGovern: "Chevron walked away after polluting an area in Ecuador the size of Rhode Island. Steven Donziger exposed the truth."
The Intercept
@theintercept
“There has never been a lawyer without a criminal record in the federal system who has been detained for even a day pretrial for a misdemeanor,” Steven Donziger told The Intercept on his 608th day of house arrest.
Law Students Denounce Chevron’s Law Firm Over Steven Donziger Case
theintercept.com
https://t.co/pUmsx0jruc
9:35 PM · Apr 7, 2021
Steven Donziger: Chevron's plan is to finish me off behind closed doors without a jury. We must figh
https://twitter.com/sdonziger/status/1379992819561996295?s=21Steven Donziger
@SDonziger
🚨BREAKING🚨: Judge Preska just terminated all virtual access to my trial scheduled for May 10th.
Chevron's plan is to finish me off behind closed doors without a jury. We must fight for an open and fair trial.
Read: https://makechevroncleanup.com/press-releases/2021/4/7/judge-preska-terminates-all-zoom-access-to-donziger-trial-in-effort-to-limit-public-access-say-lawyers
Steven Donziger
@SDonziger
BREAKING: In a speech yesterday, a major leader of the U.S. Congress condemned Chevron for keeping me in house arrest for almost 2 years w/o trial.
@RepMcGovern: "Chevron walked away after polluting an area in Ecuador the size of Rhode Island. Steven Donziger exposed the truth."
The Intercept
@theintercept
“There has never been a lawyer without a criminal record in the federal system who has been detained for even a day pretrial for a misdemeanor,” Steven Donziger told The Intercept on his 608th day of house arrest.
Law Students Denounce Chevron’s Law Firm Over Steven Donziger Case
theintercept.com
https://t.co/pUmsx0jruc
9:35 PM · Apr 7, 2021
April 9, 2021
the artist fka coincelpro
@peachofababy
I’m still not over this
the artist fka coincelpro
@peachofababy
I also discovered Nestor one day before anybody else lmaooo
the artist fka coincelpro
@peachofababy
Someone just reminded me of this lmao 😭
Props: She was ahead on the Gaetz Venmo thing, Nestor and covid
https://twitter.com/peachofababy/status/1380318858075123714?s=21the artist fka coincelpro
@peachofababy
I’m still not over this
the artist fka coincelpro
@peachofababy
I also discovered Nestor one day before anybody else lmaooo
the artist fka coincelpro
@peachofababy
Someone just reminded me of this lmao 😭
April 9, 2021
Donald J. Drumpf
@RealDonalDrumpf
#GOPPedoRing is very smart!
Jake Lobin
@JakeLobin
Adam Kinzinger is the first Republican to call on Matt Gaetz to resign because all the other ones are busy deleting their Venmo histories.
Adam Kinzinger is the first Republican to call on Matt Gaetz to resign because all the other ones ar
https://twitter.com/realdonaldrumpf/status/1380354532203503616?s=21Donald J. Drumpf
@RealDonalDrumpf
#GOPPedoRing is very smart!
Jake Lobin
@JakeLobin
Adam Kinzinger is the first Republican to call on Matt Gaetz to resign because all the other ones are busy deleting their Venmo histories.
April 9, 2021
Miami Herald
@MiamiHerald
The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data.
US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
miamiherald.com
https://t.co/QziW0FiAvt
US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
https://twitter.com/miamiherald/status/1380336295034159108?s=21Miami Herald
@MiamiHerald
The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades, according to preliminary government data.
US suicides dropped last year, defying pandemic expectations
miamiherald.com
https://t.co/QziW0FiAvt
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