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Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump — After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
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Trump Having Second Thoughts About That Concession Video — 'SO THAT'S IT? IT'S OVER?' — Some of the president's most diehard fans refused to believe that Trump would commit to a peaceful transition of power and assumed the video was a ‘deepfake’ hoax.
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Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell in QAnon account purge — Twitter on Friday removed the accounts of Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell and other high-profile supporters of President Donald Trump who promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory. — The permanent bans are among the most high-profile …
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Twitter bans President Trump permanently — (CNN)Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform, the company said Friday evening. — “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due …
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Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump — Twitter permanently suspended President Donald Trump's account on Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence.” — The president's account was initially banned for 12 hours on Jan. 6 due to “severe violations …
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Twitter permanently suspends Trump's account
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Twitter permanently bans Trump
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Melania Trump and adult Trump children avoid the spotlight after one of nation's darkest days
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Twitter suspends accounts of Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on President Trump to resign, questions her future as a Republican — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that Donald Trump should resign the presidency immediately and that if the Republican Party cannot separate itself from Trump, she isn't certain she has a future with the party.
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Biden push for new stimulus checks runs into roadblock from key Democratic senator — President-elect aims to move quickly on stimulus plan as economy sheds jobs, but already faces divisions within party — President-elect Joe Biden's plans for a major new economic relief package boosting stimulus payments …
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Trump legal vets torn over new impeachment defense — The legal team that defended President Donald Trump from impeachment is rushing to his side as it happens again. — With House Democrats pushing to impeach the president before he leaves office, Alan Dershowitz, the Trump-allied celebrity attorney …
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Murkowski Calls for Resignation; Twitter Suspends Trump Permanently
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Multiple Republicans are considering supporting impeachment, sources say
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DeVos resigned after believing 25th Amendment was off the table
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‘I want him out:’ Murkowski becomes first Senate Republican to call for Trump to resign
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Removing Trump from office will not solve the problem
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They Were Out for Blood — I can't stop thinking about the zip-tie guys. — Amid the photos that flooded social media during Wednesday's riot at the Capitol—shirtless jokers in horned helmets, dudes pointing at their nuts, dumbasses carrying away souvenirs—the images of the zip-tie guys were quieter, less exuberant, more chilling.
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Pro-Trump rioters smeared poop in U.S. Capitol hallways during belligerent attack — They took a dump on the seat of American democracy — literally. — Some of the unhinged pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday defecated inside the historic building and “tracked” …
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Man with foot up on desk in Pelosi's office at Capitol arrested — WASHINGTON — A man photographed casually sitting with his foot on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office at the U.S. Capitol while a pro-Trump mob rampaged the halls of Congress was arrested Friday, law enforcement officials said.
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Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol — Two previously unreported video clips obtained by The Washington Post shed new light on the fatal shooting by police of Trump supporter and Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt as she and other rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
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Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store — Apple has given Parler, the social network favored by conservatives and extremists, an ultimatum to implement a full moderation plan of its platform within the next 24 hours or face expulsion from the App store.


Alabama man had 11 Molotov cocktails ‘ready to go’ at U.S. Capitol riot — A 70-year-old Alabama man had 11 Molotov cocktail devices “ready to go” when he was arrested during the breach and riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. — The homemade explosives contained gasoline and materials amounting to …
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Attorney for WV Delegate releases statement regarding involvement at U.S. Capitol riot
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State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with rioters
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Police let most Capitol rioters walk away. But cellphone data and videos could now lead to more arrests. — Think rioters walked away scot free? Not so fast, say police with potent technology ready to name names. — Authorities looking to prosecute the mob of Trump supporters who overran …
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Two Trump Supporters From Chicago Suburbs Arrested in D.C.
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As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US Capitol earlier this week …
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Cruz defends role in electoral vote objections: Had ‘nothing to do’ with Capitol riots
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Senior Trump Official: We Were Wrong, He's a ‘Fascist’ — On Friday afternoon, 48 hours after the U.S. Capitol was stormed by violent insurrectionists encouraged by Donald Trump in an attempt to overthrow the government in protest of his election loss, a senior member of his administration spoke to me while he was driving to work.
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Reddit Bans r/Conspiracy Moderator and r/DonaldTrump — Amid a hardening consensus that conspiracy theories emboldened this week's Capitol Building rioters—many adorned with “Q” garments, waving Q flags, screaming about election fraud—Reddit is quietly weeding out spreaders of election-related conspiracies.
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Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”
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Tennessee House Speaker on FBI raid: Those subject to search warrants on ‘administrative leave’ — Federal agents descended on multiple Tennessee Republican House members' homes and state offices on Friday, collecting evidence while executing search warrants.
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Thirteen Charged in Federal Court Following Riot at the United States Capitol — Approximately 40 charged in Superior Court — Thirteen individuals have been charged so far in federal court in the District of Columbia related to crimes committed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
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Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller apologizes for her remarks praising Hitler at pro-Trump rally — Miller: “I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused and regret using a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history to illustrate the dangers that outside influences can have on our youth.”
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Hawley Faces Fierce Backlash From Colleagues, Donors After Capitol Riot — Missouri senator's objection to election results has drawn widespread condemnation, raising questions about his political future — WASHINGTON—In a secure room where stunned senators were hiding from an angry mob on Wednesday …
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Video clearly shows Rep. Mike Nearman helping right-wing demonstrators breach Oregon Capitol — Security video obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive under a public records request clearly shows Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican from Independence, open two doors to the Capitol during …
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David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff, ending Georgia Senate runoffs — Loeffler previously conceded — Republican David Perdue conceded to Democrat Jon Ossoff on Friday, ending Georgia's runoffs for control of the U.S. Senate days after his campaign floated potential legal action to contest his narrow defeat.
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