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from Asia Times Online
As it turns 150 years old in 2017, Canada faces a surge in hate crimes amid growing nativist anger against Chinese migrants, Muslim refugees, and public officials for their alleged role in worsening the country’s socio-economic conditions, said community leaders and analysts. After years of hibernation, extremism and xenophobia in Canada are waking to the new fiery anti-globalisation tide that has swept Donald Trump into the US White House and Britain to vote to leave the European Union. As in other parts of the world, a new generation of Canadian politicians and activists is riding on populist anger fuelled by a mix of declining public trust in elected officials, past ethnic animosities, and unbalanced media reporting.
Elaine Chao is Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s wife.
US President Donald Trump has chosen an ambitious overachiever in overdrive in picking Elaine Chao as his transport secretary and the US Senate seemed to have no problem with that in confirming her nomination on Tuesday. She began her public career as a White House Fellow during the Reagan administration, later to serve as deputy secretary of transportation under George H.W. Bush and then George W. Bush’s labor secretary. The latter job made her the first woman of Asian descent to be appointed to a US presidential cabinet.
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from azcentral (The Arizona Republic)
Seeking a court system more in line with Arizona's politics, the state's Republican lawmakers are making a new push to move the state out of the federal appeals court that includes California. The effort led by U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs to exit the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has gotten little traction in Washington in years past but the issue could find greater support at a time of newfound GOP dominance. Arizona's four other Republicans in the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of the measure, which is similar to a bill sponsored in the last Congress by Sen. Jeff Flake.On Thursday, Flake and Sen. John McCain introduced another version of the circuit-splitting bill that both backed last year. The Biggs bill would move Arizona, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Nevada into a 12th Circuit. It would leave the 9th Circuit with California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Arizona has been part of the 9th Circuit since 1912. Flake and McCain would put Washington in the 12th Circuit.
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Joel Osteen Sees Own Shadow, Predicts Another Year Of Taking Bible Out Of Context
Taking his luxury golf cart from the front door of his large Houston home down to his mailbox to fetch the paper Thursday morning, prosperity preacher Joel Osteen reportedly looked down to see his own shadow, a traditional sign indicating that he will be preaching the Bible out of context for yet another year.
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from BizPac Review
Dem boycott foiled again! GOP Senate overrides crybaby no-shows and approves Trump’s pick to head EPA
If their stunt didn’t work the first time, what made them think it’d work if they gave it one more try? Senate Democrats once again boycotted a committee hearing on a Trump cabinet nominee, and just like the last time, Senate Republican waived committee rules and approved the nominee. On Thursday morning, when Committee Chairman Sen. John Barrasso gaveled the meeting to order, all 10 Democratic chairs stood empty. So the remaining 11 Republicans voted unanimously to suspend the rules requiring the attendance of at least two minority party members to be present in order to conduct business. “Scott Pruitt will be voted out of committee today,” the Wyoming Republican said. “He will get to the floor of the United States Senate and he will be confirmed as the next administrator of the EPA.”
from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
CNN's Hill Equates Left-Wing Rioters to Right Wing, Struggles for Examples
Appearing as a guest on Thursday's CNN Newsroom, guest hosted by Pamela Brown, to discuss violent riots by left-wing protesters at UC Berkeley, far-left CNN political commentator and Morehouse College professor Marc Lamont Hill tried to claim that there have similarly been riots by right-wingers on college campuses, but repeatedly failed to come up with any examples when fellow guest Ben Ferguson kept pressing him.
CNN's Louis Falls for Fake Story That a Mother Died from Muslim Ban
Lady Gaga: Super Bowl Halftime Show Will Celebrate 'Inclusion'
Think the Grammys were too political? You ain't seen nothing yet!
Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate "inclusion" and the "spirit of equality" during a time of national division.
O’Reilly: 'Arrogant' Dems 'Harming the USA' with Their Blind Opposition to Pres. Trump
With every step President Donald Trump has taken since he assumed the Oval Office, Democrats have put up a fight – whether it be by holding up the confirmations of his cabinet nominees, attempting to overturn his executive orders, or challenging his selection of Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Bill O’Reilly on “The Factor” Wednesday night argued that the Democratic Party is harming the country by devolving from a democratic “loyal opposition” into plain opposition.
Business Federation Meets with Trump on Gorsuch: 'Regulatory Overreach Is Killing Small Business'
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) President and CEO Juanita Duggan met with President Donald J. Trump in a small meeting at the White House on Wednesday to explain why small business owners are enthusiastically supportive of the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the United States Supreme Court.
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from Communities Digital News, LLC
After just two weeks in office, President Trump’s actions have sparked angry protests, but are viewed favorably by his supporters. The media coverage is overwhelmingly negative, but Trump’s supporters remain unfazed. Trump delivers with his nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. The Democrats need a more positive message, but the country has yet to hear it.
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from Daily Kos
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Sen. Bob Casey understands the resistance. Other Democrats should follow his lead
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey is not a progressive firebrand. While he’s usually been a reliable Democratic vote, there’s no question he hails from the quieter, more moderate wing of the party. And seeing as he’s up for re-election next year—in a state that Trump carried—you might expect Casey to shy away from public fights and distance himself from the white-hot resistance movement that’s sprung up on the left. The exact opposite has happened. Over the weekend, as spontaneous protests unfurled at airports nationwide, Casey charged off to lend his support at Philadelphia International Airport—ditching a formal event and showing up, remarkably, in white tie and tails.
Trump has another 'new plan' that was used by the Nazis against Jews in the 1930s
On the White House website, inside of the press releases concerning Trump/Bannon executive actions you will find this “Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” In it, a list of immigrant crimes to be made and updated regularly and given to the public for consumption is ordered.
There's no recording of Trump's talk with Putin—because Trump's team turned off the recorder
One of the great questions of the Donald Trump "presidency" has been to what extent members of his campaign team worked with Russian officials or go-betweens in their attempt to get the already-unstable, already-incompetent authoritarian-minded bumbler elected to the lead the most powerful democracy in the world.
Sen. Bob Casey understands the resistance. Other Democrats should follow his lead
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey is not a progressive firebrand. While he’s usually been a reliable Democratic vote, there’s no question he hails from the quieter, more moderate wing of the party. And seeing as he’s up for re-election next year—in a state that Trump carried—you might expect Casey to shy away from public fights and distance himself from the white-hot resistance movement that’s sprung up on the left. The exact opposite has happened. Over the weekend, as spontaneous protests unfurled at airports nationwide, Casey charged off to lend his support at Philadelphia International Airport—ditching a formal event and showing up, remarkably, in white tie and tails.
Trump has another 'new plan' that was used by the Nazis against Jews in the 1930s
On the White House website, inside of the press releases concerning Trump/Bannon executive actions you will find this “Executive Order: Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States.” In it, a list of immigrant crimes to be made and updated regularly and given to the public for consumption is ordered.
There's no recording of Trump's talk with Putin—because Trump's team turned off the recorder
One of the great questions of the Donald Trump "presidency" has been to what extent members of his campaign team worked with Russian officials or go-betweens in their attempt to get the already-unstable, already-incompetent authoritarian-minded bumbler elected to the lead the most powerful democracy in the world.
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from EUobserver
EU leaders to discuss migration, in Trump's shadow
New US president Trump overshadows the Malta summit of EU leaders on Friday, as they discuss the bloc's future amid new geopolitical realities, and step up efforts to stop migration via Libya from North African countries.
EU commission drops anti-corruption report
Transparency campaigners are livid after the EU commission scuppered plans to publish an EU anti-corruption report amid unfolding corruption scandals in Romania and France.
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EU leaders to discuss migration, in Trump's shadow
New US president Trump overshadows the Malta summit of EU leaders on Friday, as they discuss the bloc's future amid new geopolitical realities, and step up efforts to stop migration via Libya from North African countries.
EU commission drops anti-corruption report
Transparency campaigners are livid after the EU commission scuppered plans to publish an EU anti-corruption report amid unfolding corruption scandals in Romania and France.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Why Sessions Is Sailing and DeVos Is Struggling
The Attorney General has the power to enact fundamental changes to freedom, and there's no doubt Trump would support Sessions in this endeavor. On the other hand, DeVos could only do limited, temporary damage as Secretary of Education. So why has DeVos faced much more opposition than has Sessions? Maybe people just don't care very much about human liberty in general. But a better answer comes from the theory of interest group politics.
Frederick Douglass and the Right of Migration
The right of migration belongs to no particular race, but belongs alike to all and to all alike.
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from Fox News (& affiliates)
Coffee Company Takes on Starbucks' Refugee Plan, Pledges to Hire 10,000 Veterans
The Black Rifle Coffee Company, which is veteran owned, responded to Starbucks' refugee pledge and announced their own plan to hire 10,000 veterans. “We want to shift the conversation away from foreign policy to domestic issues that hit closer to home," the company wrote.
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from The Heritage Foundation
Americans Should Not Have to Subsidize Campus Lawlessness
In 1964, students at the University of California, Berkeley joined together to fight for their right to free speech. Last night, a group of over 1,500 protestors showed up on that same campus to shut down a speaker with whom they disagreed, and about 150 of them started a riot. Clearly, the culture of tolerance on college campuses has changed quite a bit since 1964. Last night, Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos stopped by the UC Berkeley campus on his college tour to talk about the importance of free speech, yet was met with shocking hostility that led to violence.
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from The Hill
The alt-left’s cyber jihad against Trump and his supporters
Intolerant tolerance-loving people are threatening the very safety of Americans, fomented by irresponsible Democratic Party leaders who refuse to accept the election results of 2016, fear-mongering “social justice warriors” who behave as if they are on the set of the “Hunger Games,” the movie about a “resistance” against a tyrannical dictator, and reckless social media outlets, media companies and alt-left “fake news” sites that amplify the “agit prop,” or agitation propaganda, of these political leaders and activists.
Trump taps CIA veteran for agency's second in command
President Trump has selected Gina Haspel to be the deputy director of the CIA, making her second in command behind Mike Pompeo. Haspel is the second woman to ever hold the position, which does not require Senate confirmation.
Russian official: Was Nikki Haley reading Samantha Power's speech?
A Russian official on Thursday blasted the new U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for her forceful condemnation of Moscow's actions in Eastern Ukraine. Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov drew parallels between Nikki Haley's remarks and the strong anti-Kremlin statements often made by the former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power.
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from If You Only News
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
HERE’S WHAT TRUMP WAS TWEETING ABOUT THE MORNING AFTER LEARNING HE GOT A NAVY SEAL KILLED (VIDEO)
HERE’S WHAT TRUMP WAS TWEETING ABOUT THE MORNING AFTER LEARNING HE GOT A NAVY SEAL KILLED (VIDEO)
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from The Independent (UK)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
Children inherit their intelligence from their mother not their father, say scientists
A mother's genetics determines how clever her children are, according to researchers, and the father makes no difference. Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one. But in addition to this, scientists now believe genes for advanced cognitive functions which are inherited from the father may be automatically deactivated.
Children inherit their intelligence from their mother not their father, say scientists
A mother's genetics determines how clever her children are, according to researchers, and the father makes no difference. Women are more likely to transmit intelligence genes to their children because they are carried on the X chromosome and women have two of these, while men only have one. But in addition to this, scientists now believe genes for advanced cognitive functions which are inherited from the father may be automatically deactivated.
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from The Inlander
Why House of Charity refuses to feed most panhandlers
Giving money to panhandlers, Catholic Charities Director Rob McCann says, condemns them to living in addiction.
Why House of Charity refuses to feed most panhandlers
Giving money to panhandlers, Catholic Charities Director Rob McCann says, condemns them to living in addiction.
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from Jews News
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
from KIRO 7 Eyewitness News (CBS Seattle)
Seattle assisted living residents told to move because of apartment conversion
"On Tuesday, Lycett and 47 other residents were told the assisted living center will close March 31. Leisure Care, Sagebrook's management company, told KIRO 7 the building owner is converting the building to regular apartments and those who need assisted living, about half the current residents, must move out..."Where we go from here is the problem'...Twenty-six employees are also affected by this closure. (Building is owned owned by ACP Ballard LLC)"
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from Lew Rockwell Author
Lower Conduct Standards for Liberals
Walter E. Williams: One can only imagine the widespread media, political and intellectual condemnation of Republicans and conservatives if, after the inauguration of Barack Obama, they had gone on a violent and vicious tear all over the nation as did Democrats and liberals after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Morgan Freeman: Trump Is ‘A Guy Who Will Not Lose’
Actor changes his tone quite a bit on the 45th president
Previously a vocal Hillary Clinton supporter, actor Morgan Freeman is now spreading a message of hope when it comes to President Donald Trump’s time in office. Freeman had positive things to say about the new president in a recently published interview in AARP: The Magazine.
Pelosi Rage: Calls Bannon a ‘White Supremacist’
Democrats continue to employ slanderous, racially charged rhetoric to stoke anti-Trump anger
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s chief strategist and former editor of Breitbart News, a white supremacist on Thursday.
Bill Targets Countries Refusing to Take Back Criminals
Nearly a quarter-million foreigners have deportation orders — but their home countries won't take them. President Donald Trump has vowed to go after countries that refuse to accept their citizens under deportation orders in the United States. Legislation by a Texas congressman would give him new tools to deliver on that pledge.
Trump Aide: China Engaged in ‘Economic Warfare’
Gorka says U.S. administration represents 'new dawn' of international relations
China is not a normal country and will not be treated as such by President Donald Trump, an administration official said Thursday.
Tillerson Puts State Employees on Notice
Federal diplomats gently told to get on same page with the new president
Rex Tillerson, the newly confirmed secretary of state, gently told State Department employees Thursday to unite under the new president. Tillerson, sworn in on Wednesday, had to address the issue in his first speech to employees because of the leaks of President Donald Trump’s transcripts made to the media, leaks ostensibly committed by federal employees.
Trump Warns Mexico About ‘Bad Hombres’
President gets blunt on massive cost imposed on U.S. by brutal drug cartels
Polls Show Americans Support Trump Migration Actions
Media push false narrative of mass opposition to immigration restrictions
Breitbart Editor Triggers Berkeley: Violence and Mayhem Ensue
Leftist outrage turns to riots in protest of provocative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos
Riots erupted at University of California, Berkeley, Wednesday night in response to a scheduled speech by Breitbart News Senior Editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
Biden Offers Obama a Lesson in Post-White House Decorum
Early into their retirement from public office, Biden exudes class while Obama goes crass
Former Vice President Joe Biden and former President Obama are taking two very different approaches to retirement, and these two approaches speak volumes about the former executives’ respective characters.
How Trump Can Deal with Rogue Federal Workers
Government employees planning 'civil disobedience' may face consequences
Approximately 180 federal employees have enrolled in an upcoming workshop this weekend to discuss the ways in which they can resist President Donald Trump’s agenda and practice civil disobedience. The only problem? Engaging in “civil disobedience” could get them fired.
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from The Living Church
Chartres Has Led London Well
This evening the Diocese of London says farewell to the Rt. Rev. and Rt. Hon. Richard Chartres, its bishop since 1995. St Paul’s Cathedral will host the event. Chartres officially retires on Shrove Tuesday, February 28. Upon taking office he found a diocese in a downward spiral and almost paralyzed by cumbersome procedures. The bishop leaves it, 21 years on, in a much more confident frame of mind. London is looking to grow rather than retrench. It is one of the few English dioceses experiencing numerical growth.
NO END TO SACRIFICE: THE LEGACY OF GREGORY DIX
Gregory Dix published his famous “Green Book,” The Shape of the Liturgy in 1945, and it exercised an influence over all of the Anglophone liturgical scholarship that was to follow. Dix made the following claim about the Christian Eucharist in an early article: "It has four momenta only—Offertory, Thanksgiving Prayer (Canon, Anaphora), Fraction, Communion—and nothing else. It thus reproduces exactly the “took bread—gave thanks—brake—gave” of the Gospels."
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from Newsmax
Army: Dakota Access Pipeline Construction to Resume
The Army is allowing construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue, after it’s been a topic of concern for thousands of protesters for months. Acting Secretary of the Army Robert Speer “has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with the easement needed to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline,” Sen. John Hoeven said on Tuesday, according to CNN. Speer’s decision is set to put the finishing touches on a $3.8 billion project that came to a halt months ago. While the easement “isn’t quite issued yet,” it’s reportedly within days of being approved, according to Hoeven’s spokesman, Don Canton, The Associated Press noted.
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from NPR (& affiliates)
Bogus 'Bowling Green Massacre' Claim Snarls Trump Adviser Conway
Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, is under fire after making the false claim that Bowling Green, Ky., was the scene of a massacre carried out by Iraqis. Conway made the claim in an MSNBC interview that aired Thursday night, in which she argued in favor of President Trump's immigration and refugee ban.
House Votes To Overturn Obama Rule Restricting Gun Sales To The Severely Mentally Ill
On Thursday the GOP-controlled House voted to overturn an Obama administration rule designed to keep firearms out of the hands of some people deemed mentally ill. The action was the latest move by congressional Republicans to undo several of President Obama's regulations on issues such as gun control and the environment through an arcane law called the Congressional Review Act.
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from Open Culture
from The Political Insider
Former Obama Pentagon Official Calls for Military Coup Against President Trump
President Donald J. Trump has been in office for approximately 2 weeks, but that hasn’t stopped the left from trying to sabotage his presidency in every way possible. From falsely claiming his Executive Orders are unconstitutional to insisting his victory was illegitimate due to outside interference from Russia, the left is in full-out panic mode over President Trump’s victory. Now, it’s gone to the fullest extreme. A former Obama Pentagon official, writing in one of America’s most prestigious establishment outlets, has just suggested the most ridiculous way to stop Trump: a military coup. Yes, you read that right, a military coup. The author of the piece entitled “3 Ways to Get Rid of President Trump Before 2020” is named Rosa Brooks, and she worked as a counselor to the U.S. Defense Undersecretary for Policy from 2009 to 2011.
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Former Obama Pentagon Official Calls for Military Coup Against President Trump
President Donald J. Trump has been in office for approximately 2 weeks, but that hasn’t stopped the left from trying to sabotage his presidency in every way possible. From falsely claiming his Executive Orders are unconstitutional to insisting his victory was illegitimate due to outside interference from Russia, the left is in full-out panic mode over President Trump’s victory. Now, it’s gone to the fullest extreme. A former Obama Pentagon official, writing in one of America’s most prestigious establishment outlets, has just suggested the most ridiculous way to stop Trump: a military coup. Yes, you read that right, a military coup. The author of the piece entitled “3 Ways to Get Rid of President Trump Before 2020” is named Rosa Brooks, and she worked as a counselor to the U.S. Defense Undersecretary for Policy from 2009 to 2011.
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from Reuters
Trump adopts aggressive posture toward Iran after missile launch
The White House put Iran "on notice" on Wednesday for test-firing a ballistic missile and said it was reviewing how to respond, taking an aggressive posture toward Tehran that could raise tensions in the region. While the exact implications of the U.S. threat were unclear, the new administration signaled that President Donald Trump intended to do more, possibly including imposing new sanctions, to curb what he sees as defiance of a nuclear deal negotiated in 2015 by then-President Barack Obama.
U.S. military probing more possible civilian deaths in Yemen raid
The U.S. military said on Wednesday it was looking into whether more civilians were killed in a raid on al Qaeda in Yemen on the weekend, in the first operation authorized by President Donald Trump as commander in chief.U.S. Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens was killed in the raid on a branch of al Qaeda, also known as AQAP, in al Bayda province, which the Pentagon said also killed 14 militants. However, medics at the scene said about 30 people, including 10 women and children, were killed.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Italy: Mafia stronghold of Corleone has new ‘godfather’ saga
The Mafia stronghold of Corleone has produced another godfather saga, but this one is unlikely to end up as a movie. A bishop in Sicily is contesting a parish priest’s decision to allow the son of Italy’s most notorious mobster to become his niece’s godfather during a baptism ceremony in December.
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from UPI News Agency - United Press International
The Johnson Amendment bars nonprofits from actively supporting or opposing a political candidate.
If Trump succeeds, churches, charities and universities would be allowed to endorse candidates and get active in political campaigns without fear of losing their 501(c)3 tax exempt status.
Trump says the change is needed because freedom of religion "is under serious threat."
Invasive wild pig populations continue to grow, spread through United States
According to the new report, $1.5 billion is spent in the United States each year to repair and prevent damage done by wild pigs.
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from USA Today
Washington State councilwoman arrested for outburst at Sessions hearing
Bremerton City Councilwoman Leslie Daugs was arrested Tuesday for shouting an expletive at a confirmation hearing for one of President Trump's cabinet nominees. As the Senate Judiciary Committee debated the merits of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Daugs, a Democrat and critic of the Trump administration, said she yelled, "This is bull----," attracting the attention of the Capitol Police. She was escorted out, cuffed and taken to a station. After about four hours, she was released.
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