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#Kazakhstan formally abolishes the death penalty.
Countries that still have a death penalty:
China
U.S
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iran
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Sri Lanka
Report: aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/…
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The pro-Trump fascist group the Proud Boys and their leader Enrique Tarrio are being sued for their racist attacks in D.C.
#BlackLivesMatter twitter.com/KristenClarkeJ…
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Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested after participating in a racist attack on a historical Black church in D.C. during a pro-Trump protest, stealing & destroying their #BlackLivesMatter banner.
He previously admitted, "I did it".
Report: nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…
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No charges for police officer Rusten Sheskey who shot Jacob Blake 7 times in the back in front of his children.
Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down. #BlackLivesMatters #EndImpunity
Report: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n…
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Florida man linked to transnational organized crime and multiple child traffickers and rapists, warns about the dangers of opposing fascism.
👀 spookyconnections.com/Donald-Trump twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…
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Thousands of Trump loyalists, many refusing to wear masks, gather tightly in D.C. on the day prior to a major Pro-Trump march amid a deadly #Covid19 pandemic.
Donald Trump is expected to speak on Jan 6 as he attempts to retain power although having lost the 2020 election.
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A legal memo about classifying opposing fascism as terrorism or organized crime,
Donald Trump directs the Sec of Homeland Security and AG to determine how to criminalize Antifa.
Memo: whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
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Palestinians excluded from Israeli #Covid19 vaccine.
"Israel transports batches of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine deep inside the West Bank. But they are only distributed to Jewish settlers, and not the roughly 2.7M Palestinians living around them."
Report: theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
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President Trump has told a crowd of thousands of Trump loyalists at the White House that he will lead them in a march on the Capitol today. The Electoral College certification is today.
"You'll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength,"
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Trump loyalists attempting to storm the US Capitol, the U.S. President Trump promised to lead thousands more later today.
Trump is attempting to overturn the US election and sabotage the Biden electoral college certification happening today. twitter.com/rebtanhs/statu…
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Trump loyalists and police clashing on the steps of the Capitol as the U.S. Congress counts the Electoral College ballots inside. Some report an exchange of pepper spray between police and Trump's loyalists. twitter.com/KBoomhauer/sta…
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As Trump loyalists and police clash outside the capitol building, you can spot blood on the ground. Tensions high in D.C. after US President Trump's speech refusing to concede the election. twitter.com/KBoomhauer/sta…
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Trump loyalists and police continue to clash, as thousands more are making their way to the Capitol building. Trump loyalists pepper-spraying and punching D.C. police.
twitter.com/KBoomhauer/sta…
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Police fire teargas and flashbangs into a mob of Trump loyalists trying to storm the Capitol. Police struggling to push back the mob as thousands more are on their way
Police have also told Congressional staff to evacuate the Cannon House Office Building.
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What we are seeing in D.C. right now is an attempt at a coup d'etat by Trump and his loyalists.
noun: Coup d'etat
1. a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
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Capitol police declare they have lost control per radio communication as Trump loyalists attempt to storm the U.S. Capitol; guns are now drawn inside the chamber, reports @MEPFuller.
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Starting at 6 p.m., D.C. will enter a 12-hour curfew. At least one Trump loyalist has been shot after Donald Trump instigated a mob to storm the Capitol building in an attempted coup d'etat.
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At least one IED found on the capitol grounds, secured by the police bomb squad, per MSNBC reports. #CapitolBuilding #DCProtests
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FBI swat team deployed in the Capitol. Other agencies have also organized SWAT response teams, per reports. The SItuation in DC is very tense. #DCProtests #CapitolBuilding #civilwar2021 (📹@JakeSherman)
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Twitter has placed a label on Donald Trump's latest tweet saying it "can't be replied to, Retweeted, or liked due to a risk of violence."
The U.S. President calls on loyalists to 'go home' after whipping them into a frenzy earlier. twitter.com/realDonaldTrum…
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Trump loyalists attacking media and destroying their equipment. U.S. President Trump labeled journalists & news media, 'the enemy of the people' earlier. (📹@Julio_Rosas11) #DCProtests #Capitol
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Journalists assaulted and chased away by terrorist Trump loyalists; they are now destroying their equipment while chanting, "Fuck Fake News". #DCProtests #Capitol #CapitolHill (📹@FordFischer)
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In other parts of the United States, Trump loyalists are also rioting.
In Salem Oregon, the unlisted terrorist group the Proud Boys brutally beat and shot with paintballs a counter-protestor. (📹@LauraJedeed)
Exposing Human Rights abuses. Actions Not Nouns. #Anonymous