Monthly Archives: November 2022

Capitol rioter who bragged about destroying media equipment and told his friend he wanted to ‘get busted’ pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges

Supporters of US President Donald Trump stand next to media equipment they destroyed during a protest on January 6, 2021 outside the Capitol in Washington, DC. Photo by AGNES BUN/AFP via Getty Images A Virginia man who destroyed media equipment on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to two felonies on Friday. Prosecutors say Joshua Dillon Haynes…

New infrared photos of the ‘Pillars of Creation’ from the James Webb Telescope reveal star-creating cosmic dust and massive galaxy clusters

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view of the Pillars of Creation. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI) The James Webb Space Telescope on Friday released a new, mid-infrared view of the Pillars of Creation. The image allowed scientists to view how much cosmic dust — needed to create stars —…

Nancy and Paul Pelosi were targeted in a ‘politically motivated’ attack, San Francisco DA says

San Francisco district attorney Brooke Jenkins speaks during a news conference on October 31, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The San Francisco DA said the attack on Paul Pelosi was “politically motivated.” The suspect, David DePape, confronted Pelosi about his wife’s whereabouts after breaking into the home. The DOJ and…

At least 7 Republicans vying for a spot in Congress this November were at the Capitol on January 6

Thousands of Trump supporters gather on the National Mall near the Washington Monument for President Donald Trumps speech from the Ellipse at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Several Republican candidates for Congress have ties to the January 6 Capitol attack. At…

Interventions that reduce partisan vitriol don’t help democracy

Enlarge / The risk of violence has become a backdrop for protests and polls in the US. (credit: Nathan Howard / Getty Images) It’s no secret that the US is suffering from a reduced commitment to one of its foundational principles: democratic representation. Gerrymandering, political violence, and unfounded accusations of election fraud are in the…

A Russian soldier wrote a journal entry imagining being on vacation with his family in the summer of 2023 because Russia’s occupation of Kharkiv was going so poorly

Ukrainian soldiers (L) scavenge an abandoned Russian T-90A tank in Kyrylivka, in the recently retaken area near Kharkiv, on September 30, 2022. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images A Ukrainian soldier stands near the damaged sign “Kupiansk district” close to the recently retaken Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. AP Photo/Kostiantyn Liberov…