https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/RaincityRenegade.xml It's just a feed for now Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:55:42 GMT feedland v0.6.43 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:55:43 GMT http://rpc.rsscloud.io:5337/pleaseNotify Tue, January 21, 2025 3:55 PM EST <p>While that seems right, it&#39;s not actually true. Identity arguments are so last year, they&#39;re easily mocked as they don&#39;t fit the reality. Let&#39;s take a look at some facts... </p> <p>Those charged were overwhelmingly white (659 of 716, 92%) but also included Hispanics (39, 5.4%), Blacks (10, 1.4%), Asians (7.1%, 5 of the 7 were of Vietnamese ancestry) and one Native American. </p> <p>Men comprised 81.3% (625 of 716) of the charged rioters and women 12.7% (91 of 716). </p> <p>Nearly 1/5 of those charged were law enforcement officers and military. Nearly a quarter of defendants already had a criminal record. </p> <p>Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys seditionist just pardoned, is Cuban-American.</p> <p>Without question, the Felon incited the insurrection, the coup. And he recently admitted in a speech that the vote was rigged by President Musk. So we can say that he himself &quot;overthrew&quot; the Capitol, with a little help. </p> <p>It&#39;s important to remember that his horde of orcs aren&#39;t all white thugs. They also include a certain percentage of Muslims, Jews, LGBTQs, BIPOC, etc. who voted for him and support him financially. They&#39;re all culpable for the coup despite their protests of innocence. They need to be identified and condemned publicly, too.</p> Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:55:42 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=788361 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=788361 While that seems right, it's not actually true. Identity arguments are so last year, they're easily mocked as they don't fit the reality. Let's take a look at some facts... Those charged were overwhelmingly white (659 of 716, 92%) but also included Hispanics (39, 5.4%), Blacks (10, 1.4%), Asians (7.1%, 5 of the 7 were of Vietnamese ancestry) and one Native American. Men comprised 81.3% (625 of 716) of the charged rioters and women 12.7% (91 of 716). Nearly 1/5 of those charged were law enforcement officers and military. Nearly a quarter of defendants already had a criminal record. Enrique Tarrio, Proud Boys seditionist just pardoned, is Cuban-American. Without question, the Felon incited the insurrection, the coup. And he recently admitted in a speech that the vote was rigged by President Musk. So we can say that he himself "overthrew" the Capitol, with a little help. It's important to remember that his horde of orcs aren't all white thugs. They also include a certain percentage of Muslims, Jews, LGBTQs, BIPOC, etc. who voted for him and support him financially. They're all culpable for the coup despite their protests of innocence. They need to be identified and condemned publicly, too.