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Judge grants Texan charged in Capitol riot permission for trip to Mexico
Read full article: Judge grants Texan charged in Capitol riot permission for trip to MexicoDALLAS – A federal judge on Friday granted permission for a West Texas flower shop owner charged in last month's riot at the U.S. Capitol to take a work-related four-day trip to Mexico. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden said in the order granting Jenny Cudd's request for travel later this month that neither her pretrial services officer nor prosecutors opposed the request. AdShe was seen in a Facebook video during the U.S. Capitol riot saying, “We did break down” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's door. In asking permission for travel, Cudd's attorneys said the trip to Mexico’s Caribbean coast was for a “work-related bonding retreat” with her colleagues and their spouses. They said the trip was prepaid and planned before the Capitol riot.
From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrests
Read full article: From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrestsBarnett is also charged with disorderly conduct and theft of public property. He is charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He is charged with entering a restricted building without lawful authority, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. He was charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and unlawfully entering a restricted building. He was charged with assault of a police officer, disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, civil disorder and unlawfully entering the Capitol.
Rioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at work
Read full article: Rioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at workOthers are facing similar repercussions at work for their participation in Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol. Some business owners are being trashed on social media and their establishments boycotted, while rank-and-file employees at other businesses have been fired. People on social media have been trying to identify rioters photographed or filmed at the Capitol Wednesday, pressuring companies that employ them to fire them. Social media has outed people for their involvement in activities outside of the workplace, landing them in trouble with their employers. In 2017 after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, many posted photos on social media of those who participated, leading in some cases to their firing.
Rioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at work
Read full article: Rioters who stormed US Capitol now face backlash at workOthers are facing similar repercussions at work for their participation in Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol. Some business owners are being trashed on social media and their establishments boycotted, while rank-and-file employees at other businesses have been fired. People on social media have been trying to identify rioters photographed or filmed at the Capitol Wednesday, pressuring companies that employ them to fire them. Social media has outed people for their involvement in activities outside of the workplace, landing them in trouble with their employers. In 2017 after a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, many posted photos on social media of those who participated, leading in some cases to their firing.