Twelve National Guard troops have been removed from security duties at the Capitol after questionable behavior was detected in their past during security screening, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said Tuesday. Two from that group had made inappropriate comments or texts about President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said. But not all 12 have ties to extremist groups, he said. “We’re not taking any chances,” said Hoffman, who characterized the comments made by the two as inappropriate texts. Of the 12, 10 were identified by the FBI in security screening, Hokanson said. Another was flagged by commanders and the final one was identified by an anonymous tipster. There are about 25,000 National Guard troops in Washington for Wednesday's inauguration.

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Apple sued to remove Telegram from App Store over anti-Semitic posts. Telegram's star is on the rise, but as the secure messaging app used by protest organizers, political dissidents, revenge porn seekers, and white supremacists alike gets even more popular, reaching more than 500 million active users worldwide in recent days, it faces wider scrutiny. Those irked by Telegram's limited content moderation in the past — researchers have nicknamed it "Terrorgram" due to a glut of Nazi extremists — have been complaining into the internet void for years, but a lawsuit filed Sunday adds a new spotlight to the controversy and a unique twist. While Telegram is seeing posts from far-right groups like the Boogaloo Bois and Proud Boys explode after the attack on the Capitol, it remains in the App Store, even as Apple suspended Parler for allowing similar groups to trumpet hate speech and recruit new members. Some of these groups on Telegram aren't new, but they've increased in size. (Read More.)

These 200,000 flags are representing Americans who cannot attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Spollen: Before becoming the mayor of Boston, Biden's labor pick was caught up in a union extortion scandal, says Marty Walsh's subordinates were convicted of conspiracy and accepting bribes.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/bidens-nominee-for-secretary-of-labor-linked-to-union-tactics-and-extortion/

Today, January 19, 2021, Donald Trump, in his farewell message, discusses the results of his admin, the economic records of poverty reduction, employment numbers, as well as his admin's policies, including reforms and immigration issues, strongly emphasizing the issue of border defense. Trump also, in his message, speaks of the geopolitical and economic repositioning of the USA in the International Aspect, such as the US support for Israel, the Abraham Accords & the Made-in-America platform, as discussing that the greatest issue that US faces nowadays is "lack of confidence in its own greatness from within" Trump, finally, ends the message by implying that the Trumpists will not disappear from the American political scene, saying that "The Best is yet to come"

This stretch limo just arrived at the Fort Worth prison where “Tiger King” Joe Exotic is expected to be released if he receives a presidential pardon.

DC Mayor Bowser: "I do think that it is prudent to make sure that [Guards] are being vetted, and that anybody who cannot pledge allegiance to their missions, and may be pulled by other views, needs not only to be removed from this duty, they need to be removed from the Guard." #facepalm

That's bullshit....the whole thing is a dog and pony show.

ChiefPent Jonathan Hoffman: on National Guard individuals removed from their duties: "These are vetting efforts that identify any questionable behavior in the past, or any potential link to questionable behavior, not just related to extremism...we're not asking questions right now."

all the armed soldiers in the Capitol mean our democracy is healthy 🥴