Capitol Hill Police Officer Brian Sicknick was one of the main media narratives intended to show that Trump supporters killed a police officer during the riot on Capitol Hill. As you may recall, Sicknick had returned to his headquarters, where he collapsed. He was taken to a hospital, where he died the next day. The first false report was that Sicknick died of injuries when he was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher by a Trump supporter. That story played in the anti-Trump media over and over and…
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Derek Chauvin in Solitary Confinement for 23 Hours a Day
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been moved to the state’s highest-security prison, where he is in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day. A jury pronounced Chauvin guilty on all three counts in George Floyd’s death after roughly 10 hours of deliberation. Chauvin was transported to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights after the verdict. He was immediately moved to an isolated wing of the prison. Chauvin will be alone in his cell — which contains a bench, mattress pad, shower, and toilet-sink combination — 23 out of…
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