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Insurrectionist arrested after deportation from Kenya had trained at ‘Be a Guardsman event’: report
March 08, 2021
One of the people arrested for the fatal January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol recently trained at a "Be a Guardsman" event in Montana.
Isaac Sturgeon of Dillon, Montana was arrested at JFK Airport on Saturday after being deported from Kenya. Among the allegations against him, according to the criminal complaint, is that he "and a group of others picked up a metal police barricade and shoved the barricade into" Metropolitan Police Department officers.
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"A Facebook account associated with STURGEON contains a photo, posted on or about November 28, 2020, showing STURGOEN carrying what appears to be a rifle," the complaint reads.
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In 2019, a man of the same age, name, and town as Sturgeon was featured in a <a href="https://www.kxlf.com/news/local-news/helena-news/potential-montana-national-guard-recruits-train-like-soldiers-at-be-a-guardsman-event" target="_blank">story</a> by KXLF-TV in Montana.
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"This weekend, more than 40 people from around Montana – ranging in age from 16 to their early 30s – gathered at Fort Harrison, outside Helena, to get a firsthand idea of what it means to be part of the Montana National Guard," Jonathon Ambarian reported. "They took part in the 'Be a Guardsman' event, where they went through some of the same training exercises National Guard soldiers would."
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"The participants practiced rappelling from a roughly 40-foot tower, got closer looks at military equipment like tanks and helicopters, and learned to fire mock weapons using an electronic simulator. On the fort's range, they watched as live weapons were fired – though, for safety reasons, no civilians were allowed to actually fire them," the network reported.
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During an interview, Sturgeon said he had been considering joining the National Guard for a couple of years.
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"I have a landscaping business and nothing to do in the winter, and I've always wanted to serve my country," he said. "I'm 30 years old, so that window is closing, you could say. I want to get my foot in the door and figure out what happens next."
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Marjorie Taylor Greene busted for not reading firearm background check bill before attacking it incorrectly
March 08, 2021
In a video posted to Twitter, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attacked H.R. 8, the firearm background check bill before Congress. According to her, the bill would create a "National Gun Registry," which is false.
"We all know that gun registration leads to gun confiscation," said Greene. "We need to stop that one ASAP."
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We just received another sign the GOP will continue to push itself closer to Trump: analysts
March 08, 2021
This Monday, Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt announced that he would not be seeking reelection in 2022, leaving his Senate seat open for the taking.
According to political analysts cited by The Week's Tim O'Donnell, former president Donald Trump's popularity in Blunt's state will give a Trump-endorsed candidate the "inside track" to replace Blunt.
<p>O'Donnell also points out that Republican senators are bailing on their seats in North Carolina, Ohio, Alabama, and Pennsylvania, meaning the GOP could run "as many as five Senate candidates from the so-called 'Trump wing' of the party next year."</p><p>While Blunt's seat would have been more competitive in normal circumstances, that just not the case in a post-Trump world, O'Donnell writes. </p><p>"So, all things considered, it appears Blunt's retirement is another sign the GOP will continue to push itself closer to Trump."</p>
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