‘QAnon Shaman’ Capitol rioter wants pardon from President Trump
The attorney representing the so-called “QAnon Shaman” who stormed the US Capitol in a bizarre getup says President Trump should pardon his client before he leaves office next week.
Attorney Al Watkins said his client Jacob Chansley, 33, was acting on Trump’s invitation when he and others forced their way into the Capitol on Jan. 6, as Congress began formally counting the Electoral College votes to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
“The words and invitation of a president are supposed to mean something,” Watkins said in a statement to the Kansas City Star.
Chansley “took seriously the countless messages of President Trump,” he added.
“Like tens of millions of other Americans, Chansley felt — for the first time in his life — as though his voice was being heard.”
Chansley, who also goes by the names Jake Angeli or QAnon Shaman, went viral for his wild outfit during the riot, which included a furry horned hat and red, white and blue face paint.
The shirtless conspiracy theorist also brandished a spear from which hung an American flag as he made a spectacle of himself on the dais of the US Senate.
“His attire was consistent with his long-held Shaman beliefs,” his attorney said.
Chansley turned himself in on Saturday and faces charges of disorderly conduct, violent entry and illegally being on restricted spaces within the Capitol grounds.
But Watkins said his client comported himself in a “peaceful and compliant fashion” during the siege, which left five dead, including a police officer.
“He was unarmed. He was not violent. He was not destructive” — and deserves clemency from the outgoing commander-in-chief, the lawyer said.
“It would be appropriate and honorable for the president to pardon Mr. Chansley and other like-minded, peaceful individuals who accepted the president’s invitation with honorable intentions,” Watkins said.
Meanwhile, Chansley is being held in a federal lockup in Phoenix, Arizona while he awaits charges in Washington, DC for his role in the insurrection.
A judge recently ruled that Chansley should be allowed to get organic food in line with his strict shaman diet behind bars after he refused to eat anything else.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/14/qanon-shaman-rioter-wants-pardon-from-president-trump/
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Ga. Congresswoman promises to file articles of impeachment against Biden for abuse of power
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Twitter Wednesday night she plans to file articles of impeachment against President-elect Joe Biden on January 21.

Congresswoman Greene voted against impeaching President Donald Trump Wednesday on the single charge of inciting an insurrection. Greene’s no vote wasn’t enough and President Trump became the first president in history to be impeached twice while in office.
President-elect Biden takes office as president at noon on January 20.
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Kyle Rittenhouse flashes white-power sign at bar while out on bond
Photos show teen gunman Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly flashing white-power symbols while downing beers with members of the Proud Boys — images prosecutors are using to stiffen his bond conditions.
The 18-year-old was celebrated by members of the right-wing group at a Wisconsin bar just 90 minutes after he was arraigned on Jan. 5 for the deadly Kenosha riots, Kenosha County prosecutors said in court documents.
Wearing a T-shirt reading “Free as F–k,” Rittenhouse was serenaded with the Proud Boys anthem, “Proud of Your Boy” — and then repeatedly made the “OK” sign, which has been “co-opted as a symbol of white supremacy/ white power” and used by neo-Nazis and the KKK, prosecutors alleged.
Rittenhouse — who was with his mother at the bar — was shown making the symbol several times in surveillance images used in court filings to try to restrict his $2 million bond conditions.
The 18-year-old was filmed downing three beers in 90 minutes in Pudgy’s Pub in Mount Pleasant, prosecutors said, while noting it was legal in bars in the Badger State because his mother was with him.





They still pressed for him to be barred from drinking, however, noting it is illegal under 21 in his home state Illinois, and arguing that alcohol “increases the likelihood of violent criminal acts.”
Prosecutors are also requesting he be banned from making white-power signs — as well as having contact with “any known militia” or “violent white power/ white supremacist groups,” including the Proud Boys.
Rittenhouse is charged with the murders of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and attempted murder of Gaige Grosskreutz during the Aug. 23 protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
He has admitted being the gunman, but has always maintained he fired in self-defense. He was just 17 at the time.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/14/kyle-rittenhouse-flashes-white-power-sign-with-proud-boys/
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FL teacher charged after spraying students with disinfectant for not wearing masks properly
A Florida high school teacher was arrested after allegedly spraying her students with disinfectant because they wouldn’t wear their masks properly.
Christina Reszetar, 51, was hauled out of Largo High School on Wednesday and booked into the Pinellas County Jail on four counts of child abuse, local outlet WFLA-TV reported.
Reszetar, who teaches learning disabled math, allegedly told cops that four of her students had refused to properly wear their face coverings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
She’s accused of aiming aerosol disinfectant spray directly “into the path of their faces and bodies,” according to a police report obtained by the outlet.
Reszetar, who has been a teacher for 21 years, spent the night in jail and appeared before a judge on Thursday.
She said that surveillance video of the incident would exonerate her, according to the outlet. The footage hasn’t yet been released by the Largo Police Department.
The judge released Reszetar without bond, noting that the educator doesn’t have a criminal record.
“I think I can fairly characterize this as a severely misguided attempt at discipline,” the judge said.
The teacher is still employed by the Pinellas County School District but it’s unclear when or if she’ll be back in the classroom.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/11/teacher-charged-for-spraying-students-not-wearing-masks-properly/
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Florida man sets himself on fire while trying to ignite his own home
A Florida man nearly set himself in flames when he tried to burn his house down, a report said.
Scott Anthony Massa, 51, allegedly took a bucket of accelerant and attempted to torch his Tampa Bay home at about 5:40 a.m. Sunday, police told Fox 13.
But while trying to toss the bucket through a broken window, Massa caught fire.
He fled the scene.
Massa was later arrested at St. Joseph’s Hospital where he had been seeking treatment for his burns.
As of Sunday night, he remained hospitalized.
Charges against him were pending. It was not clear why the man wanted to set his own house on fire.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/florida-man-burns-self-while-trying-to-set-a-home-ablaze/
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Rockets trade James Harden to Nets in NBA blockbuster
As part of a blockbuster four-team trade involving the Rockets, Cavaliers and Pacers, the Nets landed the reigning three-time scoring champion — and they didn’t even have to part with All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving to do it.
In the huge deal, which has been confirmed by The Post, the Nets surrendered four players and one of the biggest hauls of draft picks in league history, which surely will make this move general manager Sean Marks’ long-term legacy.
The Nets sent three first-round picks (2022, 2024 and 2026) and four more first-round pick swaps ( 2021, 2023, 2025 and 2027) to the Rockets, along with Rodions Kurucs. Caris LeVert went to the Pacers, while Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince were shipped to the Cavaliers. The Rockets also ended up with Victor Oladipo from Indiana and Dante Exum from Cleveland.
But the prize is Harden. In the NBA, the team that gets the best player in a trade almost always wins the deal, almost without exception. The Nets are banking on not being that exception — and that their newly formed Big 3 of Harden, Kevin Durant and Irving (assuming he returns this season) can deliver a title.
This deal had long been in the works, with rumblings over the summer after former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Durant and Harden spoke about a reunion while they were working out in Los Angeles.
“I don’t know where you making this stories up, [that] me and James talked in workouts. James is a friend of mine. … I heard all the noise. … Anybody can make up stories, and write stories and it gets traction,” Durant said at the time, trying to defuse reports of the deal, which finally was consummated on Wednesday.
“We’re all professionals. We just go about our days, do [our work] and go home. Whatever happens, [happens].”
What happened was the Nets landed the superstar Durant wanted to play with. And it wasn’t easy.
Sources told The Post that Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta had shown no interest in the players the Nets were offering. But the specter of the trade hung over both teams, with a disgruntled Harden trying to force his way out of Houston and Nets players such as Allen, LeVert and Spencer Dinwiddie (out with a torn ACL) hearing their names mentioned in rumored trade talks for months.
“You see everything what’s going on, I’m aware of it,” Allen acknowledged last month. “I try to put it aside. It’s big decisions, deciding where I’m playing; I put it all aside. Happy about it, not happy about it, it’s all basketball.”
While Fertita wasn’t enamored of the players Brooklyn had to offer, the teams eventually looped Cleveland and Indiana in. And in the wake of Harden’s comments Tuesday night, Houston finally had incentive to get the deal done.
“We’re just not good enough,” Harden said after his Rockets suffered a blowout loss to the Lakers on Tuesday night. “Chemistry, talent-wise, everything. And it was clear the last few games. From the beginning of the game, they’re just a veteran team obviously, championship team, and one of the best teams we have in this league.
“I love this city. I literally have done everything that I can. I mean, this situation is crazy. It’s something that I don’t think can be fixed.”
It remains to be seen if this deal leaves the Nets fixed. There is risk.
While many Nets fans would shiver at the mere mention of former Nets GM Billy King’s ill-advised and ill-fated trade with Boston, this situation is entirely different from the gamble that brought Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce from the Celtics to Brooklyn. Garnett was 37 years old, Pirece 35, both were past their primes and neither was All-Star caliber anymore.
Harden, 31, is coming off three straight scoring titles, giving him and Durant a combined total of seven. The Nets’ Big 3 has a combined two dozen All-Star nods.
And though Harden came into camp overweight and is coming off arguably the worst five-game stretch of his career, there is a belief in NBA circles that, paired with Durant and playing for a contender, he will be motivated and show up.
The Nets have three open roster spots, their $5.7 million taxpayer Mid Level Exception and — in all likelihood — a Disabled Player Exception worth $5.7 million. They also received a 2024 second-round pick from Cleveland, according to ESPN.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/13/james-harden-traded-to-nets-by-rockets-in-nba-blockbuster/
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Philly mom who catfished Florida boy gets 35 years in prison
A “cold-hearted” Philadelphia woman who catfished a Florida boy using racy photos of her own daughter has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison.
Linda Paolini, 45, pleaded guilty in October 2019 to manufacturing child pornography and online enticement of a minor for using social media to trick the Florida teen into believing he was actually messaging a 16-year-old girl, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced Monday.
As part of her sick scheme, Paolini sent the boy images of her own daughter to make him believe an attractive 16-year-old girl was romantically interested in him, prompting him to send videos of himself masturbating, federal prosecutors said.
Paolini later faked a suicide attempt during an online video chat, causing the teen to try to kill himself in an act of solidarity with her, prosecutors said.
“This defendant’s criminal conduct was so heinous and cold-hearted that it almost defies description,” First Assistant US Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in a statement. “She malicious[ly] manipulated a child into making and sending her pornography of himself. But that was not enough for this defendant.”
Paolini used Instagram to send the explicit content to the boy. The pair exchanged more than 50,000 messages over the course of several months, NBC Philadelphia reported.
Paolini’s “predatory” actions were motivated only by her own gratification and she also admitted sending similar messages to at least two other boys, authorities said.
“Linda Paolini sexually exploited a boy the same age as her teen daughter,” said Michael Driscoll, the FBI special agent in charge at its Philadelphia division. “Today’s sentence ensures she is held accountable for the considerable damage done, and keeps her from victimizing anyone else’s child.”
Paolini, formerly of Northeast Philadelphia, was arrested by federal agents in January 2019, WPVI reported.
She was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and ordered by a judge to pay more than $15,000 in fines, prosecutors said Monday.
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/philly-mom-who-catfished-florida-boy-gets-35-years-in-prison/
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YouTube suspends Trump’s channel for at least a week
HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has suspended U.S. President Donald Trump’s channel for at least a week amid concerns over “ongoing potential for violence,” making it the latest platform to limit the president’s online activities.
The Google-owned platform said it removed content that was uploaded on January 12 from the Donald J. Trump channel for inciting violence, although it was not immediately clear which videos in question were in violation.
“After careful review, and in light of concerns about the ongoing potential for violence, we removed new content uploaded to the Donald J. Trump channel and issued a strike for violating our policies for inciting violence,” a YouTube spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Under the suspension, Trump’s channel is temporarily prevented from uploading new videos or live streams for at least seven days, although the channel remains live, YouTube said.
Comments would be indefinitely disabled on the channel, YouTube said. Under YouTube’s policies, a second strike would result in a two-week suspension, while a third strike would get the account banned permanently.
The move to curtail Trump’s social media activity comes after a mob of his supporters, urged on by his rhetoric, stormed the Capitol last week to try to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
Tech companies have moved to suspend Trump’s online postings, with Facebook and Instagram suspending Trump at least until the end of his term and Twitter permanently banning his account. Other sites, including Reddit and Snapchat have also banned Trump. Online shopping platform Shopify has pulled Trump stores off its platform.
Companies like Apple and Google have also moved to ban Parler, a social networking site popular among Trump supporters, from their app stores. Parler’s site also went offline this week after Amazon ceased to provide hosting services to the company.
“A minimum of seven days is an important and necessary first step by YouTube, and we hope they will make it permanent,” said Jim Styer, CEO of media rating firm Common Sense Media.
“While it is disappointing that it took a Trump-incited attack on our Capitol to get here, it appears that all the major platforms are finally beginning to step up and take this important issue seriously and that policymakers and the public are committed to holding them accountable,” he said.
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Girl, 3, bitten by dog wearing service vest in Texas restaurant – “For a 3-year-old to turn to me and say, ‘Mommy, I’m ugly,’ it’s earth-shattering.”
SPRING, Texas (KTRK) – A 3-year-old girl is recovering from receiving several stitches in the face after she was attacked by a dog wearing a service vest inside a Texas restaurant.
Ronin Waldroup, 3, and her family had just arrived Saturday at the Loose Caboose, a restaurant in Spring, Texas, with a close family friend. The toddler was leading the group to the line to order when she came face-to-face with a dog wearing a service vest that the family described as a pit bull.
The family friend, Kimberly Parker, was right behind Ronin when she was attacked by the dog.
“It had a hold of her face, shook her,” Parker said. “The lady pulled on the leash, the dog released her and she just dropped like a rag doll.”
Parker handed Ronin off to her mother, Cleveratta Gordon-Waldroup, who took her to the bathroom to assess her injuries. Ronin’s father, James Waldroup, found them in the bathroom and asked what happened.
“Her best friend Kim says, ‘She was bit by a dog,’” he recalled. “I turned around and go, ‘What dog?’ And two people at the doorframe said, ‘She’s running that way.’ I broke and ran.”
Waldroup chased the woman and the dog down the street to her car. He said he told the woman she needed to stay because there was an accident.
“She yells at me, ‘It was your daughter’s fault,’” the father said.
In video of the scene, the dog owner can be seen being driven away by a man. Waldroup was able to get a photo of the woman and her license plate.
Ronin was taken to the hospital, where she received stitches. Her mother said the doctors did not believe she would have bad scarring but did suggest she follow up with a plastic surgeon.
“My husband and I walked in our bedroom, and she has my makeup brushes, trying to put makeup on her face. I asked her, ‘What is wrong? Why are you doing that?’” Gordon-Waldroup said. “For a 3-year-old to turn to me and say, ‘Mommy, I’m ugly,’ it’s earth-shattering.”
The family has set up a GoFundMe to cover Ronin’s future medical expenses.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they do know who owns the dog and have a meeting scheduled with her. Information will be passed on to the district attorney’s office to determine if charges are warranted.
via: https://www.fox19.com/2021/01/12/graphic-girl-bitten-by-dog-wearing-service-vest-texas-restaurant/
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This ‘Caucasians’ T-shirt is going viral for mocking NFL’s Redskins
A photograph of a presumably indigenous man wearing a red-and-gold T-shirt that reads “Caucasians,” a parody of the NFL team formerly known as the Washington Redskins, has sparked a viral debate on Twitter.
The photograph shared by @infamouschar appears to have been lifted from the original user, who was not credited, and the man in the image remains anonymous.
Nevertheless, the tweet has raked in more than 525,000 likes in 36 hours, with many in the replies vowing to buy a version of the novelty shirt for themselves.
However, others argued that the relatively tame irony didn’t go far enough to actually offend white people, pointing out that “redskin” is a racial slur against indigenous Americans, while team mascots such as the Vikings and the Celtics are not regarded as insults to white cultures.
Moreover, many white people are not aware that “Caucasian” means “of the Caucasus.” The term was incorrectly coined, by German philosopher Christoph Meiners in the 18th century, to describe all white Europeans. Meiners created the term with the intent to rank humans in order of skin color — Caucasians being at the top of his list.
Indeed, white folks may be actually be flattered by the gesture.
One Twitter user predicted that white people would “actually think it’s pretty badass.” This was proven later in the replies, with a follower who asked, “Is this supposed to be offensive?? Cause it’s not! Atleast to me! I think it’s great,” adding a few smirking face emojis.
@FF_Wheeler, a fantasy-sports blogger, submitted three reimagined versions of the tee with a new team name: the Rednecks. “Maybe better?” the writer suggested
This isn’t the first time the same satirical shirt has caused a stir on social media. In 2018, writer Frederick Joseph wore the same shirt for a day out in the city, and described the people who challenged his fashion choice as “trash.”
In a thread, Joseph went on to describe several awkward interactions with white people, who demonstrated a shocking lack of self-awareness. An “older white lady” who called the shirt “disrespectful” believed that “redskins” was used legitimately as a logo thanks to the NFL’s corporate sanction. Johnson shared the anecdote alongside a GIF of a seemingly frustrated Kermit the Frog.
He added that many others “looked at me and rolled their eyes, pointed, [and] made snide comments.”
“Basically, I was being shamed as a black person for wearing a non-disrespectful shirt with a white person logo on it,” Joseph tweeted.
“I was fairly surprised by the reactions of people because again, there are so many disrespectful and racist representations of minorities used for brands and they don’t even think twice,” he said. “But, it goes to show how fickle and hypocritical people can be.”
via: https://nypost.com/2021/01/12/caucasians-t-shirt-goes-viral-for-mocking-nfls-redskins/
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