One notes that President Trump could have averted the violent confrontations between his supporters and Capitol police if he had told his followers to stand down.
2021
Posted inBoston Celtics, Sports
Celtics, Heat kneel in protest over Blake, Capitol protest
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat knelt for the national anthem Wednesday night, saying they were playing “with a heavy heart.”
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Posted inNation & World
Justice Department, federal court system hit by Russian hack
Department email accounts were affected, and the nationwide case management system of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts was breached.
Posted inNews
Farmington’s proposed 2021 budget is up by over $700K
Most of the increase — $743,184 — is for higher workers’ compensation insurance after the LEAP explosion.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop shifts some teachers to cover different grades as part of COVID learning plan
With budget problems originally being the issue for not being able to hire more teachers, it’s unclear if an additional $183 million in coronavirus relief for Maine schools will impact or be able to expand the 100-student remote learning cap in Winthrop.
Posted inNation & World
Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law
It’s the largest move against the city’s pro-democracy movement since a national security law was imposed by Beijing last June.
Posted inNation & World
Twitter, Facebook temporarily muzzle Trump’s accounts after Capitol violence
In an unprecedented step, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election.
Posted inNation & World
Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start
As of Wednesday, 5.3 million people in the U.S. had gotten their first shot out of the 17 million doses distributed so far.
Posted inNation & World, News
Experts see Capitol riot as product of years of hateful rhetoric
Experts on far-right extremism say the storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories.