Mod: The organization Really American has put together an alarming PSA that needs to be seen by anyone concerned about preserving our democracy here. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley facing ‘expulsion or censure’ after Ethics complaint filed (Raw Storylink): Senate Democrats filed ethics complaints against Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) after their unsuccessful effort to overthrow the 2020 election.
A letter sent to the Ethics Committee chairs Sens. Chris Coons (D-DE) and James Lankford (R-OK) requested "expulsion or censure" for the members after their election overthrow attempts spun a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
"By proceeding with their objections to the electors after the violent attack,
Senators Cruz and
Hawley lent legitimacy to the mob's cause and made future violence more likely," the letter said.
Hawley in particular was seen raising a fist in solidarity to those who ultimately attacked the building. Many opponents, including hometown newspaper, the Kansas City Star, has said he has "blood on his hands" and called for him to resign.
The
anti-Donald Trump PAC Really American launched a video that has been viewed over 3 million times demanding that both men be expelled from the
Senate. "The
14th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution is clear: No
American who is engaged in insurrection or rebellion is allowed to hold office," the ad says.
House Oversight committee chair requests FBI probe of Parler, including its role in Capitol siege (
Stamford Advocatelink): The chairwoman of the
House Oversight and Reform Committee on Thursday asked the
FBI to conduct a "robust examination" of the alleged role in the
Jan. 6 Capitol siege of
Parler, the now-disabled social media site that bristled with violent chatter before and after rioters stormed the
Capitol in a rampage that left five people dead.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney,
D-N.Y., the chairwoman, said the request is a step toward opening a formal committee investigation into sites that may encourage violence, including
Parler. It became prominent last year as a freewheeling alternative to
Twitter, gaining popularity in particular among conservatives.
She said the committee will begin its own formal investigation of
Parler and similar sites, and that it was a "
top priority" for her to learn answers to a range of questions about
Parler, including its alleged ties to
Russia, as documented in news reports. Her letter to
FBI Director Christopher Wray Thursday singled out
Parler's use of a
Russian-owned web services company,
DDoS-Guard, that also has
Russian government clients and may leave
Parler vulnerable to data requests by
Russian agencies.
Parler previously has described its ownership and leadership as based in the United States, with conservative financier Rebekah Mercer and commentator Dan Bongino among its investors. It hired DDoS-Guard to protect it from cyberattacks after Amazon Web Services suspended Parler for having inadequate moderation policies, citing in a legal filing what it said was the site's "unwillingness and inability" to remove content "inciting and planning the rape, torture, and assassination of named public officials and private citizens."
Mod: If you know anyone who posted threats on Parler, and for some reason you care about the idiot, you might want to talk to that person about leaving the country.sierramadretattler.blogspot.com
