Jan. 6 Capitol riot criminal prosecutions: Are judges going easy on defendants? (slate.com)

Quote:How Many of the Defendants Remain in Jail?
Very few. Roughly 85 percent of the defendants who were charged in district court have won some kind of pretrial release, and only 15 percent have had to await trial in jail. Contrast this number with the ordinary pretrial release rate and it seems clear that Jan. 6 defendants are receiving special treatment. In 2019, only 42 percent of federal defendants were released from jail while waiting for their court date or for their case to resolve. In that same year, 58 percent of federal defendants were made to await trial in jail.

The Jan. 6 defendants are twice as likely to be released from jail pre-detention as ordinary defendants and more than four times less likely to be held on charges.

How Can This Be?
There are a number of plausible explanations for this phenomenon. Only 30 percent of those arrested on Jan. 6 had a previous criminal history, according to a comprehensive analysis by Robert Pape. Judges take past history into consideration at a number of points in the criminal process, including when deciding who gets to go home and who does not. A recent study by the U.S. Sentencing Commission found that nearly 73 percent of people convicted of federal crimes had at least one prior conviction.

Defendants in Jan. 6 cases are much more likely to be white than those in a typical federal criminal case.
Notably, only about half of the Jan. 6 defendants have been charged with felonies—which, compared with misdemeanor cases, generally are less likely to lead to pretrial release—as opposed to 94 percent of defendants in federal criminal cases in 2019. Finally, and perhaps most critically, Jan. 6 defendants appear to have more resources than the average criminal defendant, reportedly hiring private attorneys at four times the rate of a typical defendant. “There are a few factors related to particularities of these cases that could potentially explain why the Jan. 6 defendants were released pending trial at higher rates than average,” said assistant professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School Stephanie Didwania. “But I doubt these factors alone can explain why so many of the Jan. 6 defendants were released.”

It’s hard not to look at the numbers and see another trend: Defendants in Jan. 6 cases are much more likely to be white than those in a typical federal criminal case. In 2018, only 52 percent of the people arrested in the U.S. were white, according to a 2018 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Black people made up 19 percent of those arrested, and Hispanic people accounted for 17 percent. According to an early estimate by Pape, 95 percent of the Jan. 6 defendants were white.

AKA Nerd Patriots

The FBI's Secret Weapon In The Capitol Attack Manhunt | HuffPost Latest News

Quote:There’s much, much more to come. The digital investigators have successfully identified hundreds of individuals who were captured on video committing crimes on Jan. 6 but have not yet been charged, including dozens and dozens of violent rioters whose images are featured on the FBI’s U.S. Capitol Violence website.

“Sometimes it feels like we’re way ahead of them,” one sleuth told HuffPost. “And then sometimes they arrest someone or release new security footage and it smacks us in the face with how much more there is to uncover.”

From their home offices, couches, kitchen tables, bedrooms and garages, these independent investigators have played a remarkable role in archiving and preserving digital evidence. Often operating under the “Sedition Hunters” moniker, they’ve archived more than 2,000 Facebook accounts, over 1,125 YouTube channels, 500-plus Instagram accounts, nearly 1,000 Twitter feeds, more than 100 Rumble profiles and over 250 TikTok accounts. They’ve gathered more than 4.1 terabytes ― 4,100 gigabytes ― of data, enough to fill dozens of new iPhones with standard-issue storage.

India’s top health research body announced on Wednesday that it won’t be adding Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill molnupiravir to its national treatment protocol, citing concerns over its safety.
The state-run Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said it had become aware of “major safety concerns” that prompted the decision, despite India’s drug regulator in December approving the drug for emergency use.

It comes after France in December also canceled its order for the drug, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, following disappointing trial data suggesting its drug was markedly less effective than previously thought.

“Molnupiravir has major safety concerns including teratogenicity, mutagenicity, muscle and bone damage. If this drug is given, contraception must be done for three months as the child may have problems,” ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava told local media on Wednesday.

Book bans in schools are catching fire. Black authors say uproar isn’t about students (msn.com)

Quote:While the Texas school district reinstated the book and rescheduled his visit, Craft is among dozens of Black authors whose works are being pulled from school libraries under the pretext that they’re teaching critical race theory. (Most of the books that are targeted for bans don’t teach critical race theory but are written by and about people of color.). The American Library Association said its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content that highlighted race, gender and sexuality. Since September alone, there have been at least 230 challenges, the organization said in an email.

“Look, there’s a lot of reason to be hopeful in 2020,” Biden stated on 1/4/2022.

https://rumble.com/vs03gc-dutch-proteste...downs.html

Gaslighting from the WHO
On November 23, 2021, the WHO did a Facebook post claiming the vaccines side-effects are mild. You'd never guess that from the 45,000 comments they received--all negative.

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Here’s the WHO Facebook post of November 23, 2021:

May be an image of text that says 'COVID-19 Vaccines World Health Organization REGIONAL FFCF Europe Most people have mild or no side effects following COVID-19 vaccination. Billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been safely administered globally. Mild side effects headache, fever and body aches- are normal within the first couple of days. Any concerns should be reported to your healthcare provider.'
Here are a few of the comments:

Gerald Rogers  (883 likes)

This is what propaganda looks like… and look at
This is what propaganda looks like… and look at the 8,500 comments of people who share story after story after story of serious to lethal side effects! 8,500 people so far speaking up on one post, and hardly a single comment praising the shot.

The World Health Organization, does not promote “health”. Neither does the CDC, the government or most health care systems.

If their agenda was for us to be healthy they would be encouraging exercise, good food, fresh air and natural herbs.

I get that for “most people” the jab doesn’t affect them much.

But here’s the other Fact. 99.8% of people that get Covid have mild to none side effects long term, plus they have what the body is built for. Natural immunity.

And a lot of us, have strong immune systems because we focus on real “health” so our bodies never get it.

For those who love TRUTH and FREEDOM keep asking the question “WHY”?

- -Why did The pharmaceutical companies start developing these shots for Covid-19 before the virus was released?

- why has Pfizer locked up all the research and data for about 50 years?

- Why has the government made it impossible for anyone who was seriously hurt or affected to sue or legally hold accountable these companies?

- Why have all the groups on FB of people gathering to share their experiences and their horror stories after the shot been shut down and banned?

- Why have countries like Australia gone militant enforcing mandates and violate the choice and freedom of its citizens?

- Why does the government legally require companies to force their employees to comply and get the shot, or lose their jobs and benefits?

- Why are there places in the country that even the movie theaters and restaurants have been required to join the enforcers of these stupid mandates?

There are a lot more questions to keep asking.

We live in crazy and unprecedented times.

I want to reiterate this…

I’m NOT anti-vax

I’m anti-propaganda, anti-manipulation and anti-deceit and harmful practices

I’m PRO health. Pro-freedom. Pro-responsible decision making.

For those that choose to get it, I celebrate and honor your choice and hope that you stay healthy and strong.

And if you’re like me, that chooses to take responsibility for my own health, then let’s keep letting our voices be heard so they know WE WILL NOT COMPLY and have our rights abused.

Nicole De Graff (6,000 likes; 177 replies)

Long term heart damage, paralysis, blood clots and death are not mild. May God bring swift Justice to the perpetrators of this evil.

Leona Burton (7,100 likes; 558 replies)

The people have spoken and they’re not happy.

I hope these companies aren’t spending their profits? I see big huge lawsuits before too long!

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I think you get the picture. Check out the post and scroll to a random comment or two.

And if you know how to view it in a wider column than this, let me know in the comments. It is such a horrible user interface.

of Australia. Besides currently being #1 in the world and having won this Grand Slam title 9 times, he is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. Obviously, he ain't getting the jab.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has threatened to deport tennis champion Novak Djokovic if his proof of vaccine exemption is “insufficient.”

Djokovic was one of 26 applicants who successfully applied for a vaccine exemption to enter the country in order to defend his Australian Open title, which he has won nine times previously.

The world number 1 has repeatedly refused to reveal if he’s been jabbed and decried the medical apartheid that is being imposed via vaccine passports.

However, after some expressed anger that Djokovic was given special treatment, Morrison said the tennis player would be on the next plane home if his vaccine exemption reasons weren’t deemed valid.


“There should be no special rules for Novak Djokovic at all. None whatsoever… We await his presentation and what evidence he provides us to support that,” Morrison told a press conference earlier today.

“My view is that any individual seeking to enter Australia must comply with our border requirements,” he added.

“Now Novak Djokovic, when he arrives in Australia, he has to if he’s not vaccinated, must provide acceptable proof that he cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons to be able to access the same travel arrangements as fully vaccinated travellers.”

“So we await his presentation and what evidence he provides us to support that. If that evidence is insufficient, then he will be treated no different to anyone else and he’ll be on the next plane home.”

Djokovic announced he was traveling to Melbourne for the tournament with a tweet encouraging his fans to “feel love & respect towards all beings on this wonderful planet.”

That sentiment isn’t shared in Australia, where the unvaccinated have been treated little better than criminals for much of the past year, having been relentlessly demonized by the media and persecuted by the state.

What has become glaringly noticeable on this forum is the fact that you can lead a 'one-trick pony' to water [truth], but you can't make it drink [absorb the truth].

Health Schmeath

This is really what's on most of the Covid deniers minds

Tech Executive Resigned After Sending Antisemitic Email to CEOs, Politicians (insider.com)

Antisemitism Uncovered: Myth – Jews Have Too Much Power (adl.org)

Quote:"I write this email knowing that many of you will think I'm crazy after reading it," Bateman's email began. "I believe there is a sadistic effort underway to euthanize the American people."

Quote:In the conspiracy email he falsely claimed that both COVID-19 and the vaccine were killing people, according to Forbes, and blamed the Jewish people, echoing a centuries' old antisemitic conspiracy theory.