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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has gone on record praising the storming of the Capitol as an "impressive show of democracy in action" -- the 2011 invasion of the Madison, Wis., state capitol, that is. [snip] Ten years earlier, unionists stormed the Wisconsin State Capitol in an attempt to block a vote on collective bargaining reform. Thousands of demonstrators managed to enter the building by violently breaking down doors and shattering windows -- but the attack garnered much praise from Pelosi and other prominent Democrats at the time. The occupiers were praised publically by Pelosi for their "impressive show of democracy...

Trump turns on White House over its claims he knew about Russian hacking storming: 'Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?' Donald Trump tweeted this morning and asked why the White House was so interested in the Russian hacks now - insinuating that it's politically motivated Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway also took on the White House this morning on Fox & Friends She said it was 'breathtaking' that Press Secretary Josh Earnest claimed Donald Trump knew Russia was behind the Democratic hacks Trump had said at a press conference in July that Russia should 'find the 30,000 emails...

Mock eviction notices slid under doors in dorm known to have high concentration of Jewish students, including only “Shabbat elevator” “Dorm Storming” is a tactic used by anti-Israel activists at many campuses to slide mock eviction notices under student bedroom doors in the middle of the night, allegedly to let students know how Palestinians feel when served with eviction notices prior to demolition of their homes. The content of the flyers, including the frequency, number, and practice of such pre-demolition eviction notices is disputed, but that’s somewhat besides the point.Students for Justice in Palestine frequently is the perpetrator of these...

Storming Europe: the migrants in search of a better life By Isambard Wilkinson in Madrid (Filed: 28/09/2005) Hundreds of migrants intent on entering Europe tried to storm a security fence on the Spanish-Moroccan border yesterday in scenes reminiscent of a medieval siege. Using 270 ladders and sheer force of numbers, about 100 of the mainly sub-Saharan African migrants scaled the 15ft fence around the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Failed migrants detained after attempting to breach the security fence between Melilla and Morrocco Eighteen people, including six policemen "forced to deploy riot gear" to hold back the flow of people, were...