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Billy Walters receives clemency in case marred by FBI misconduct

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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"I am thankful to the President and extremely grateful for the longstanding support of friends and family, especially my wife, Susan,'' Walters said.

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  • "I am thankful to the President and extremely grateful for the longstanding support of friends and family, especially my wife, Susan,'' Walters said.
  • I also hope this sends a strong message to law enforcement to refrain from illegal misconduct in pursuing their targets.
  • Walters was convicted of insider trading in April 2017 in a case marked by government misconduct.
  • A bipartisan group of Nevada leaders also sent a letter to the White House, requesting that President Trump grant clemency to Walters.

Donald Trump Farewell Video Features Four Years Of Lowlights

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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Now with Trump's presidency officially ended, Favale Media has captured the last four years of lowlights in a commemorative video featuring Radiohead's "Creep".

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  • Now with Trump's presidency officially ended, Favale Media has captured the last four years of lowlights in a commemorative video featuring Radiohead's "Creep".
  • "Regardless of political affiliation, every presidency in modern history has been fodder for comedy," said Vinnie Favale.
  • Comedians had a field day in 1952 with Vice President Nixon's "checkers" speech.
  • Favale says "Unfortunately old the expression 'it's all fun and games till somebody gets hurt...then it's hilarious" never applied to Trump.

DGAP-News: 'United in diversity': Media start-up Forum.eu signs The New York Times and launches exclusive opinion piece by John Bolton and Sigmar Gabriel

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
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Berlin, 19.01.2021 The digital media platform Forum.eu starts this new year out by publishing pieces from The New York Times.

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  • Berlin, 19.01.2021 The digital media platform Forum.eu starts this new year out by publishing pieces from The New York Times.
  • From now on, users have access to articles from the US daily newspaper, on topics relevant to Europe, in several languages, and can debate them on the platform.
  • The first piece is by John Bolton, Trump's former Security Advisor, and a piece by former German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) is to follow.
  • "In addition, they get high-quality editorial translations of selected articles from us to use for themselves, as well as access to content by international opinion leaders."

San Carlos Apache Tribe Sues US Forest Service to Stop Resolution Copper Mine

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Friday, January 15, 2021
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SAN CARLOS, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Carlos Apache Tribe filed a federal lawsuit late Thursday seeking to stop the U.S. Forest Service from transferring sacred tribal land at Chich'il Bildagoteel, or Oak Flat, to two foreign multi-national mining companies planning to construct the Resolution Copper Mine.

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  • SAN CARLOS, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Carlos Apache Tribe filed a federal lawsuit late Thursday seeking to stop the U.S. Forest Service from transferring sacred tribal land at Chich'il Bildagoteel, or Oak Flat, to two foreign multi-national mining companies planning to construct the Resolution Copper Mine.
  • The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court of Arizona one day before the Forest Service released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) earlier today.
  • "The Trump Administration rushed to publish a seriously-flawed FEIS just five days before President Trump leaves office," San Carlos Apache Tribal Chairman Terry Rambler said today.
  • The lawsuit documents that the Forest Service violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to conduct a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

Latinx Voters Confident About Incoming Biden Administration; Pandemic & Economic Recovery Among Top Priorities, According to New Research

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Friday, January 15, 2021
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Two in five said they have lost wages, work, or a job, and have struggled to pay for rent, mortgage, groceries, student loans, and other bills.

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  • Two in five said they have lost wages, work, or a job, and have struggled to pay for rent, mortgage, groceries, student loans, and other bills.
  • "I've personally met with President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' teams who will be tackling COVID-19 through the lens of equity, which is critically important.
  • "Trump has left a bad taste in the mouths of many Latinx voters, especially among our young people, who care about racial and social justice," said Kumar.
  • In collaboration with Voto Latino, Change Research polled 1,029 registered Latinx voters in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin from December 11-17, 2020.

Quaker Lobby Supports the Impeachment of Trump

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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The U.S. Constitution is clear on this as basis for impeachment.

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  • The U.S. Constitution is clear on this as basis for impeachment.
  • On Jan. 7, we called for Vice President Mike Pence to remove Donald Trump as president using the 25th Amendment.
  • As Quakers, we do not come to this conclusion easily; neither do we take joy in calling for Trumps second impeachment.
  • As people of faith, we support this second impeachment of Donald Trump and holding his allies accountable.

Khaled Salem, U.S. Senate Candidate for New York, Demands that Donald Trump Pay for Damages to Capitol

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Monday, January 11, 2021
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He urged all Americans to file lawsuits against Trump, as an individual, for the destructive consequences of the lethal spree conducted by his followers.

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  • He urged all Americans to file lawsuits against Trump, as an individual, for the destructive consequences of the lethal spree conducted by his followers.
  • "We all know that this little man's temper tantrum led directly to hundreds of thousands of dollars in physical damages to the Capitol.
  • "This is now what America is about, and everyone who participated in this disgraceful incident is well aware of this fact.
  • Khaled also remarked, sadly, "Let's also never forget that a brave police officer was beaten to death by this mob.

SumOfUs Delivers Message to Jack Dorsey: BAN TRUMP

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Saturday, January 9, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two days after a mob of far-right extremists stormed the Capitol, campaigning group SumOfUs has docked a 30-foot boat outside Jack Dorseys home in the Bay area with a massive Ban Trump Banner urging Twitter to remove President Trump from the platform permanently.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two days after a mob of far-right extremists stormed the Capitol, campaigning group SumOfUs has docked a 30-foot boat outside Jack Dorseys home in the Bay area with a massive Ban Trump Banner urging Twitter to remove President Trump from the platform permanently.
  • On Tuesday during the height of the violent protests, Trump tweeted about Pences lack of courage to do what is necessary -- egging on supporters to stay strong as they violently stormed the Capitol.
  • They need to ban him for good and then fix the algorithms that grew this terrorist movement.
  • SumOfUS is an advocacy nonprofit organization and online community with nearly 17 million members worldwide.

Stop Hate For Profit Coalition Calls on Twitter and All Social Media Platforms to #BanTrumpSaveDemocracy After Donald Trump Incites Violent Attack on U.S. Capitol

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Friday, January 8, 2021
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If platforms do not remove Donald Trump by the presidential inauguration on January 20, when there must be a peaceful transition, the Coalition will call on companies to stop advertising on those platforms.

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  • If platforms do not remove Donald Trump by the presidential inauguration on January 20, when there must be a peaceful transition, the Coalition will call on companies to stop advertising on those platforms.
  • As the entire world witnessed on Wednesday, President Trump has profoundly eroded our trust in democracy by using social media to relentlessly spread his big lie about a "stolen election."
  • This Wednesday, the platforms unconscionably permitted the president to catalyze violence and promote sedition in our nation's capital.
  • Stop Hate for Profit includes: ADL, Color of Change, Common Sense Media, Free Press, LULAC, Mozilla, NAACP, National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) and Sleeping Giants.

Aurora Institute Statement on the Violent Storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021

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Thursday, January 7, 2021
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The actions, and their antecedents in violent rhetoric, cast a dark shadow over an American tradition that has played out peacefully for two centuries.

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  • The actions, and their antecedents in violent rhetoric, cast a dark shadow over an American tradition that has played out peacefully for two centuries.
  • They toppled barricades, scaled walls, broke windows, looted member offices, and, in many instances, removed American flags and replaced them with Trump flags.
  • For a brief period, members of Congress were in lockdown or trapped as security attempted to usher them to safety.
  • Aurora has a national and global view of education innovation and lifts up promising policies and practices that yield improved outcomes for students.