Jacob Chansley, 33, is among those awaiting potential prison sentences after being charged over the US Capitol riots on January 6
His attorney Albert Watkins suggested that Chansley's mental state and Trump's so-called 'propaganda' would play a role in his case
Watkins noted that his client, who remains jailed on charges of civil disorder and five other counts, has Asperger's syndrome That would explain why the prosecutor back in Phoenix said he had mental issues. But President Trump is not responsible for the ideas of someone who usually hangs out with Antifa.
The attorney had previously tried to argue that Trump was to blame for Chansley's actions because he'd dragged him into a web of lies
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From "lack of childhood role models" to "voices made me do it," it's always somebody else's fault. And everyone in jail is innocent, too...
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He wouldn't have entered the Capital if Capital Police hadn't invited him in. With a good attorney he would be free. Sadly, Watkins is a shill for the government.
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Would not matter how good an attorney he had; the courts are afraid to let him out.
[Babylon Bee] YAVIN—Known rebel and terrorist Luke Skywalker has been condemned by the Imperial Press Corps for blowing up an Associated Press office located on the Death Star.
"Mr. Skywalker barely gave us an hour's notice to evacuate," said AP reporter Bryn Stellar. "It's clear that the Rebellion wants to eliminate journalists and hamper our ability to tell the story of their terror to the galaxy. We were just minding our own business reporting on their nefarious activity from our offices on the 64th level of the Empire's new space station when we got the warning."
"Shocking and appalling."
Footage of journalists frantically evacuating was quickly broadcast on Imperial channels around the galaxy to garner sympathy for the reporters and turn the public against the rebels.
"From Coruscant to Tatooine, the Empire will be free," said anti-rebel activist M'iika C'rett. "It's clear now what the rebels want: genocide."
[Gateway] The COVID-19 virus may have been released in Wuhan, but like all modern military weapons, it was jointly developed and manufactured.
There are still gaps in the story, but here is what is presently known.
The creation of the COVID-19 virus was entirely under the command and control of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), led by presumed head of China’s biowarfare program, Major General Wei Chen, while under the day-to-day supervision of key members of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences.
The scientists and resources accessed to advance the project included both Chinese and U.S. universities and research institutions.
Finding a bat coronavirus backbone for the COVID-19
Largely based on an examination of Chinese-language documents and scientific publications, one can state that the Military Veterinary Research Institute and the Institute of Zoonotic Diseases in Changchun, Jilin Province, China, led by People’s Liberation Army General Ningyi Jin and retired General Xianzhu Xia, are core elements of China’s biowarfare program.
[Epoch Times] If the gas shortages plaguing the Southeast left you high and dry last week, then buckle up. This is just a taste of our future under President Joe Biden’s energy policies.
Though these shortages were largely driven by panic buying, rather than actual supply constraints due to the Colonial Pipeline hack, they demonstrate just how much energy—something the average American likely doesn’t think much about during their normal daily routine—defines our lives.
If the Green New Deal becomes law, whether through Congress or by executive fiat—which is apparently Biden’s preferred strategy—gas shortages and skyrocketing prices at the pump are just the beginning.
If Biden succeeds, we can kiss energy independence goodbye. In 2019, the United States finally achieved the mission that founded the U.S. Department of Energy in the 1960s—freedom from dependence on foreign oil—when we became a net energy exporter. Just over 100 days into the Biden administration, our claim to that title is already fading.
Problems with just one pipeline led to a significant increase in oil imports; imagine how the global balance of power would shift if the federal government tried to recklessly shut down all U.S. fossil fuel production. We would once again become dependent on Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other unstable nations for our energy needs—ceding negotiation power, weakening our national security, and enabling irresponsible overseas producers with shoddy environmental and labor standards.
We can also expect the cost of living to rise dramatically. The prices of consumer goods are already rising at the highest rate since the 2008 Great Recession, with inflation over 4 percent. An energy shortage would make inflation even worse—and affect the poorest Americans the most.
[JPost] Hamas’s insistence on including the issue of Jerusalem in any ceasefire deal with Israel is the main reason why efforts to end the fighting have thus far been unsuccessful.
Hamas started the fighting because of Jerusalem and cannot afford to end it without an agreement that includes the city.
Hamas needs to show the Palestinians that its attacks on Israel, which it refers to as "Sword of Jerusalem," were not in vain and that it managed to force Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians on issues related to the city, particularly al-Aqsa Mosque and the controversy surrounding the planned eviction of Arab families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.
As far as Hamas is concerned, any ceasefire agreement that ignores Jerusalem will make it appear as if the Gaza-based terrorist group did not score any significant achievement as a result of the fighting with Israel.
Hamas wants to appear as the "defender" of Jerusalem and its Palestinian residents and holy sites. That’s why Hamas last week initiated the rocket attacks on Jerusalem.
Any ceasefire deal that mentions Jerusalem, on the other hand, will be seen by Hamas and other Palestinians as a major victory. If that happens, Hamas will score points with the Palestinians for having forced Israel, for example, to halt the eviction of the families from Sheikh Jarrah or end visits by Jews to the Aqsa Mosque compound on the Temple Mount.
Hamas leaders said in the past few days that their "conditions" for agreeing to a ceasefire with Israel include "a withdrawal of the occupation from the blessed al-Aqsa Mosque, ensuring freedom of worship for Palestinians [at the site] and halting plans to evict the families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah."
Including Jerusalem in any ceasefire deal will also allow Hamas to show that its actions and policies are not restricted to what happens in the Gaza Strip and that it can impact events in Jerusalem. Hamas wants to be a major player not only in the Gaza Strip, but also in Jerusalem, the West Bank and even among Israel’s Arab citizens.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas put the issue of Jerusalem on the table when, in late April, he delayed the Palestinian general elections on the pretext that Israel did not allow the vote to take place in Jerusalem.
In his announcement, Abbas accused the Israeli government and "settlers" of waging a "violent onslaught" against the Palestinians in Jerusalem. He also praised the Palestinians in the city who allegedly forced the Israel Police to remove its security barriers from the entrance to Damascus Gate.
By holding Israel responsible for "hindering" the Palestinian elections and strongly condemning Israeli practices in Jerusalem, Abbas succeeded in diverting attention from his controversial decision. He also succeeded in directing the anger and frustration on the Palestinian street toward Israel.
Hamas could not afford a situation where Abbas and his ruling Fatah faction appear to be the only Palestinians who care about al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Jarrah and Jerusalem.
That’s why Hamas swooped in and hijacked the protests that erupted in Jerusalem between Palestinians and the Israel Police, turning them into rallies in support of the Gaza-based group and its leaders. Photos of Hamas leaders and flags have become part of the scenery in some areas of east Jerusalem, including the Aqsa Mosque compound.
Hamas is now hoping to reap the fruits of its rocket attacks on Israel by making Jerusalem the main theme of any ceasefire.
Such a deal would allow Hamas to claim that it was worth sacrificing the lives of hundreds of Palestinians for the sake of defending Islam’s third-holiest site and preventing Israel from carrying out its purported scheme to "Judaize" Jerusalem and control al-Aqsa Mosque.
Accordingly, any concessions to Hamas on the issue of Jerusalem would be bad not only for Israel, but also for Abbas, for Jordan and for other Arab countries that do not wish to see the Islamist group throw its weight around in the city or be part of any arrangements at al-Aqsa Mosque.
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What if 'Hamas' launched a Grad rocket and it 'got past' the defenses and landed on Al-Aqsa?
Of course all jews had evacuated the place hours prior.
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] 
[Babylon Bee] YAVIN—Known rebel and terrorist Luke Skywalker has been condemned by the Imperial Press Corps for blowing up an Associated Press office located on the Death Star. 
[JPost] Hamas’s insistence on including the issue of Jerusalem in any ceasefire deal with Israel is the main reason why efforts to end the fighting have thus far been unsuccessful.
