Tag: Defending America

Oath Keepers Founder Testifies in Alaska Civil Trial, Says He Was ‘Wrongly Accused and Wrongly Convicted’

Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III testified on Dec. 19 in an Alaska civil trial that he never ordered anyone into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and that the nearly yearlong federal prosecution of him amounts to “persecution by our political enemies.” Speaking from the Alexandria City Jail in Virginia, Rhodes told…


Attorney Says Jan. 6 Prisoner ‘Will Die’ in Jail, Files Motion for Immediate Pretrial Release

The attorney for a Jan. 6 prisoner is so concerned over the condition of his client’s rapidly failing health that he filed a motion for immediate release and an emergency request for a hearing. Jan. 6 prisoner Christopher Quaglin has been incarcerated for 19 months. The first motion (pdf), filed Aug. 21, explained that the…


Same-Sex Marriage Act Gives Government ‘Broad New Power’ to Target Religious Believers, Says Experts

Experts are warning that the recently approved Respect for Marriage Act could end up being used to target and suppress people of Christian and other traditional faiths. The Respect for Marriage Act was passed by the Senate in a 61–36 vote on Nov. 29, and by the House of Representatives in a 258–169 vote on…


Same-Sex Marriage Act Gives Government ‘Broad New Power’ to Target Religious Believers, Experts Say

Experts are warning that the recently approved Respect for Marriage Act could end up being used to target and suppress people of Christian and other traditional faiths. The Respect for Marriage Act was passed by the Senate in a 61–36 vote on Nov. 29, and by the House of Representatives in a 258–169 vote on…


Children Should Be ‘Really Careful’ on TikTok, App Is ‘Genuinely Troubling’: CIA Director

William Burns, the director of CIA, has warned about children being potentially harmed by spending time on TikTok and talked about the dangers posed by the app that is owned by a China-based company. In a recent interview with PBS, Burns was asked about his recommendation to people regarding their kids’ usage of TikTok. “I’d…


Alaska Trial to Decide if GOP State Lawmaker Can be Barred from Office for Being a Member of Oath Keepers

A three-term incumbent Republican lawmaker in Alaska could be removed from office and his 24-point win in the 2022 fall election wiped out because he is a member of the Oath Keepers, under a lawsuit brought by left-leaning political interests that went to trial on Dec. 13. The trial in Alaska Superior Court in Palmer…


Alaska Trial to Decide if GOP State Lawmaker Can be Barred From Office for Being an Oath Keepers Member

A three-term incumbent Republican lawmaker in Alaska could be removed from office and his 24-point win in the 2022 fall election annulled because he’s a member of the Oath Keepers, according to a lawsuit brought by left-leaning political interests that went to trial on Dec. 13. The trial in Alaska Superior Court in Palmer will…


Texas Bans TikTok From Government Devices, Joining Several Other GOP-Led States

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered all state agencies in the state to ban video sharing app TikTok on all government-issued devices, joining several Republican-led states in doing the same. The governor’s office said the “aggressive action” against TikTok comes amid a growing threat of “the Chinese Communist Party gaining access to critical U.S….


Elon Musk Says Some Twitter Bans Violated First Amendment

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk said that internal company correspondence points to possible First Amendment violations, with his remarks coming hot on the heels of the release of a trove of documents that lift the lid on some of the social media platform’s censorship machinations around the 2020 presidential election. “Twitter acting by itself to…


Musk Says Twitter Suppressed Free Speech Under Orders From Government

Elon Musk suggested that Twitter was acting under government orders to suppress free speech, with his remarks coming hot on the heels of the release of a trove of documents that lift the lid on some of the social media platform’s censorship machinations around the 2020 presidential election. “Twitter acting by itself to suppress free…