As more details emerge about those who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, it's becoming clearer that the insurrection was not the work of a "fringe" group, but rather the result of a decades-long conservative effort to undermine democracy, according to author Brendan O'Connor. "The events of January 6 were not just months, but years, decades, in the making," says O'Connor, who notes that major Republican donors and prominent conservative groups were connected to the Trump rally that immediately preceded the Capitol riot.

Tony Moreno is running on the Democratic ticket for mayor of Pittsburgh, but he's posted tweets in support of Donald Trump and has boosted QAnon slogans, Action News 4 reports.

This Tuesday, the Pittsburgh City Paper reported on Moreno's long history of pro-Trump tweets. Since the story was published, the tweets have been deleted, but Moreno told Action News 4 that he's proud of his stance.

A woman who didn't want to wear a face mask at her local grocery store decided to appease employees by taking off her underwear and putting it over her face.

South African news website Cape Town Etc. reports that the woman told security guards at the grocery store that she did not have a face mask when they asked her to wear one while shopping.