Monthly Archives: July 2022

January 6 committee plays video of Josh Hawley sprinting from the Capitol just hours after his famous fist-raised photo

Two images of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley are shown during a House January 6 Committee hearing House January 6 committee/screenshots Lawmakers played footage of Republican Sen. Josh Hawley running on January 6. According to the January 6 committee, Hawley was sprinting away as rioters breached the building. Hawley gave a now-infamous raised fist to protesters…

Trump was ‘pouring gasoline on the fire’ with Pence tweet, making January 6 ‘much worse,’ former aide Sarah Matthews testifies

Sarah Matthews, a former deputy White House press secretary, testified Thursday before the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol. Win McNamee/Getty Images Sarah Matthews, a former Trump staffer, testified Thursday before the January 6 committee. She accused the former president of making the January 6 riot “much worse”…

Justice Kagan gives pointed warning about the ‘legitimacy’ of the court, seemingly calling out justices with ‘political social preferences’

Justice Elena Kagan Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images SCOTUS Justice Elena Kagan opened up about the public perception of the Supreme Court on Thursday. She said that “partisan” justices harm the legitimacy of the court, according to The Washington Post. Only a quarter of Americans have confidence in the SCOTUS, according to a June 2022 Gallup Poll. …

Former Trump White House security official says that if Trump walked to the Capitol on January 6 it would have become ‘an insurrection, a coup’

Audio of a former Trump security official’s testimony is played during a House January 6 committee hearing. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images A former Trump White House security official said there were fears about Trump on January 6. The unnamed official testified that if Trump went to the Capitol it would move to an “insurrection.” The testimony…

US’s top general said he was puzzled Trump didn’t call on the military to help respond to the January 6 attack

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley expressed puzzlement over Trump’s inaction on January 6, 2021. “Nothing? No call? nothing? Zero?” he told members of the House January 6 committee. The committee played a video of his testimony during its…

Two senators propose ban on data caps, blasting ISPs for “predatory” limits

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | ollo) US Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) want to ban Internet data caps. The senators today introduced the “Uncap America Act,” which would “prohibit predatory data caps that force families to pay high costs and unnecessary fees to access high-speed broadband,” they said in a press…

Amazon might own your doctor’s office after latest acquisition

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When Amazon launched Amazon Care to its employees in 2019, the goal was to test the product before rolling it out nationwide. After that rollout happened earlier this year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told Insider that the expansion would “fundamentally” change the health care game by dramatically enhancing…

Google’s Pixel 6a is a budget device with the heart of a flagship

It’s probably hyperbole to credit Google’s Pixel A devices for single-handedly keeping the broader line alive during some admittedly lean times. Let’s be honest, much of that goes to Google’s very deep pockets — when you’re one of the world’s largest companies, what’s a little sunk-cost fallacy between friends? The budget devices have, however, been…

Mexican region gives Tesla and its suppliers a dedicated border crossing lane

Tesla suppliers traveling from Nuevo León, Mexico, to Texas now have their very own dedicated border patrol lane. Elon Musk’s electric car company, which recently relocated its headquarters from Fremont, California, to Austin, has struck a deal with the “pro-business” Mexican state to allow express access for Tesla and its suppliers at the Colombia Solidarity…