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My Pillow guy's notes on 'martial law' captured by WaPo photographer -- as he entered the West Wing
January 15, 2021
Controversial My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell was spotted entering the West Wing of the White House on Friday.
Lindell, who has pushed the conspiracy theory about election fraud that incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, visited the White House hours after posting, "Keep the faith everyone! We will have our president Donald Trump 4 more years!"
<p>C-SPAN and multiple members of the White House press corps noticed Lindell entering the West Wing.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3772d97fcd849977c436837470944df6" id="80efe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350178729822191623"><div style="margin:1em 0">Mark Lindell ... My Pillow guy ... at White House .. 3:30pmET https://t.co/dEaCdJSgXe</div> — Howard Mortman (@Howard Mortman)<a href="https://twitter.com/HowardMortman/statuses/1350178729822191623">1610742668.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>But it was Washington Post photographer Jabin Botsford who managed to capture part of the notes Lindell brought with him.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="827c62cdfaffd9f82a36034e8599e276" id="4f735"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350186100564905985"><div style="margin:1em 0">@MyPillowUSA CEO Michael Lindell shows off his notes before going into the West Wing at the White House on Friday,… https://t.co/zSFxpnRVbI</div> — Jabin Botsford (@Jabin Botsford)<a href="https://twitter.com/jabinbotsford/statuses/1350186100564905985">1610744426.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p>While the entire width of the page is not visible, it is possible to read "...martial law if necessary upon the first hint of any..."</p><p>Lindell also appears to suggest moving former Devin Nunes aid Kash Patel to an acting role at the Central Intelligence Agency.</p><p>China and Iran also also mentioned.</p><p>New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel wondered what part of the document had been crossed out.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="afce9bca31d0eeab3fb177e2cdefbc41" id="b1667"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350212760362242055"><div style="margin:1em 0">If “martial law” made the cut ... how much crazier was the idea he crossed out? https://t.co/wkKVVKldLd</div> — Kenneth P. Vogel (@Kenneth P. Vogel)<a href="https://twitter.com/kenvogel/statuses/1350212760362242055">1610750782.0</a></blockquote></div>Longtime conservative activist Bill Kristol was alarmed by what he saw:<p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ee77e06aec90f9233287f715ecf68f0a" id="7d25a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350212296862273537"><div style="margin:1em 0">Also, a friend points out that his notes refer to "getting the evidence" and "people he knows who already have secu… https://t.co/e5k5A1Gymy</div> — Bill Kristol (@Bill Kristol)<a href="https://twitter.com/BillKristol/statuses/1350212296862273537">1610750671.0</a></blockquote></div>
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It is militia vs QAnon as Trump's extremist base splinters ahead of Biden's inauguration: report
January 15, 2021
There is chaos in Trumpland as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to be sworn-in and Donald Trump faces his second impeachment trail, according to a report by Ben Collins of NBC News.
"Online far-right movements are splintering in the wake of last week's Capitol riot, as some radical anti-government movements show signs of disillusionment with the relatively hands-off approach of some QAnon conspiracy theorists amid warnings of future violence," Collins reported. "Users on forums that openly helped coordinate the Jan. 6 riot and called for insurrection, including 4chan and TheDonald, have become increasingly agitated with QAnon supporters, who are largely still in denial that President Donald Trump will no longer be in the Oval Office after Jan. 20."
<p>"QAnon adherents, who believe Trump is secretly saving the world from a cabal of child-eating Satanists, have identified Inauguration Day as a last stand, and falsely think he will force a 10-day, countrywide blackout that ends in the mass execution of his political enemies and a second Trump term," Collins explained. "According to researchers who study the real-life effects of the QAnon movement, the false belief in a secret plan for Jan. 20 is irking militant pro-Trump and anti-government groups, who believe the magical thinking is counterproductive to future insurrections."</p><p>Collins interviewed Travis View, who hosts the podcast QAnon Anonymous, which debunks the mass delusions</p><p>."I have seen some Trump supporters chastising people promoting QAnon-like conspiracy theories," View said. "It seems some Trump supporters are reassessing their coalition and laying judgment on the QAnon wing."</p><p>Fellow conspiracy theorist and Trump supporter Alex Jones has been leveling harsh criticism at QAnon.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d0cb06ba71066a26b733781064f44c8c" id="ea779"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1348049478167764993"><div style="margin:1em 0">Good example of the factionalization going on in the online right this week.
Alex Jones isn’t a huge Q guy (he’s b… https://t.co/eHoYujRZOT</div> — Ben Collins (@Ben Collins)<a href="https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/statuses/1348049478167764993">1610235015.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Los Angeles prosecutors and public defenders skipped the line ahead of health workers for COVID vaccine
January 15, 2021
According to a new report from the Los Angeles Times, several deputy district attorneys and public defenders received doses of the coronavirus vaccine despite the fact that the county is only supposed to be vaccinating healthcare workers.
"While it is unclear exactly how many doses were administered, an internal e-mail obtained by The Times confirmed several public defenders had been vaccinated as of Wednesday morning," the report stated. "That same e-mail, sent by a supervisor in the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, directed prosecutors to go to a testing site in Crenshaw to receive the vaccine."
<p>Read the full report over at <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-15/l-a-county-prosecutors-public-defenders-got-covid-vaccine-ahead-of-time-sources-say" target="_blank">The Los Angeles Times</a>. </p>
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