#january6

⚖️ A federal judge has ruled that attorneys representing January 6 defendants must face a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by jury consultant Lindsay Olson.

The dispute centers around a jury-attitude report Olson created for Oath Keepers defendants, which was later allegedly reused by other defense attorneys in venue-transfer motions without her permission.

The attorneys argued that the report qualified as fair use and that filing it on a public court docket removed copyright protection. But Judge Beryl Howell rejected those arguments for now, stating that publicly filed materials do not automatically lose copyright status.

One of the most notable lines from the ruling:

“To hold otherwise would strip copyright protection from every photograph, book, film, song, or other creative work ever filed on the public docket in a litigation.”

The case raises bigger questions about fair use, intellectual property rights, and how copyrighted materials can be used in legal proceedings.

🖼 Image 1 - "The Fuckboy Insurrection of 21" by @esteban.whiteside

🖼 Images 2-6 by @misterjesseduquette

NEVER FORGET!

Five years ago today, January 6, 2021, we witnessed a vicious mob of domestic terrorist white supremacists attempt to overthrow the U.S. government and stop the peaceful transfer of power to the then newly-elected President Joe Biden. Led by the outgoing president Drump/ #Felon45 and aided by dangerous, racist, election-denying MAGA Republican Members of Congress, the violent #insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol building, assaulted law enforcement officers, threatened to kill then U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence, and caused millions of dollars in propery damages. The congressional members who fed and helped plan the coup attempt and the FOX "news" crowd downplayed the attack as if we did not see it unfold with our own eyes, and THEY ARE STILL PLAYING IN OUR FACES TO THIS DAY!

Despite investigations and evidence showing their involvement, neither Drump, nor any of those congressional members (looking at YOU Marjorie Taylor Green), or Ginny Thomas (wife of corrupt, pay-to-play Supreme Court justice Clarence) HAVE EVER BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. In fact, Drump (now #Felon47) was elected president a second time, and he promptly pardoned the perpetrators who were convicted once he was back in office.

It is likely that Jan 6th and the blockade of Venezuela are alike yet not similar.

^#Kwasibility~

Another day, another baseless conspiracy theory from the president. This time, he's claiming that 274 FBI agents were secretly planted at the Capitol on January 6 to incite the riot. Because, obviously, the best way to overthrow the government is to send in federal agents to pretend to be insurrectionists. Makes perfect sense, right?

Let's break this down:

The "Evidence": The documents Trump is referring to merely state that 274 FBI agents "responded to" the Capitol on January 6. That's it. No mention of them stirring up trouble or leading the charge. Just a bunch of agents doing their jobs.

The Inspector General's Report: A 2024 Justice Department Inspector General report found no evidence that FBI agents or informants were authorized to participate in the riot or encouraged it. In fact, the report states that 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests, but none were authorized to enter the Capitol or restricted areas.

The FBI's Stance: Former FBI Director James Comey has previously dismissed the notion of undercover FBI orchestration of the event as "ludicrous."

But hey, who needs facts when you have a narrative to push?

Let's all take a moment to appreciate the sheer audacity of this latest claim. It's almost impressive how consistently wrong and misleading these assertions are. But don't worry, I'm sure there will be another one along shortly. And a whole crowd of Trump supporters to lap it up with great enthusiasm.