Berlin Police announced on Wednesday that it had raided the “homes and places of residence” of the accused, as well as two businesses linked to the suspects. The searches were declared “successful” and authorities are now evaluating the evidence that was collected. The search warrants were issued after the suspects …
Read More »Local officials resign in India as filmmaker faces sedition case for comparing government Covid-19 response to ‘bioweapon’
Young filmmaker and actress Aisha Sultana made her comments during a televised five-person debate, in which she accused the authorities of Lakshadweep, an archipelago territory off India’s southwestern coast, of bungling the response to Covid-19. “I can say this clearly that the central government has deployed a bioweapon,” Sultana said …
Read More »‘Selling out democracy’? Activists call for boycott of Toyota for supporting ‘sedition’ after donation to Republicans
Liberals on social media were up in arms after discovering data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that showed a $1,000 donation to Rep. Alex Mooney (R-West Virginia) on February 4 from Toyota. The donation comes after the company said it would reevaluate its criteria for donations, following the riot …
Read More »Banished to a cold garage, investigated for sedition, exposed to Covid… Biden sure respects his National Guard troops
The newly installed US President Joe Biden has long ended his speeches with a quirky catchphrase, adding “may God protect our troops.” Judging by the way the National Guard sent to Washington, DC to protect his inauguration has been treated, God alone will have to – because his administration certainly …
Read More »Ex-Guantanamo chief prosecutor calls for ‘DOMESTIC WAR ON SEDITION,’ suggests GOP congressman more guilty than Gitmo detainees
“I was chief prosecutor at Guantanamo for over two years, and there’s far more evidence of Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s guilt than there was of guilt for 95+ percent of the detainees,” Davis said Monday on Twitter. More than 59,000 people have signed a change.org petition demanding his resignation. Cawthorn, a …
Read More »US military chiefs condemn Capitol riot as ‘sedition’ & urge troops to ‘stay ready’ ahead of inauguration in rare political letter
The country’s top military leaders issued a letter on Tuesday blasting the violent disturbance that shook the nation’s capital last week, a rare reproach from the Joint Chiefs, who seldom wade into domestic political matters in the public sphere. “The violent riot in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021 was …
Read More »DOJ expects ‘significant’ sedition & conspiracy cases over Capitol siege
The misdemeanor accusations brought against a number of suspects already were intended as placeholder counts, and they may well face “significant” charges, Sherwin pointed out during a briefing on Tuesday. Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building last Wednesday as Congress met inside to certify the presidential election results in favor …
Read More »What happened at the Capitol was bad. But the Democrats’ rhetoric of ‘sedition’ and ‘insurrection’ is paranoid and authoritarian
Come on, guys and gals, chill out USA. Calm down, calm down. You say you want to heal. Okay. The first thing y’all need to do is dial down the rhetoric. A coup attempt, an insurrection, sedition – whatever wonderfully evocative term you care to reach for – is not …
Read More »Capitol rioters may be charged with sedition & insurrection, all options ‘on the table’ says Justice Department
Michael Sherwin, acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, said Thursday that the DOJ has already charged 40 cases in the DC Superior Court, and will bring 15 more people up on federal charges later in the day. The charges so far include “unauthorized access and theft of property” …
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