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Protesters stormed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's Congressional office on Tuesday, demanding that he and other House Republicans re-up funding for an AIDs relief program.
Protesters with Housing Works pressed their way into McCarthy's office and refused to move until Capitol Hill Police arrived and arrested them. The group was demanding a 5-year reauthorization of the PEPFAR global AIDs relief program, which they say has saved "25 million lives."
Images of the incident show protesters sitting on the floor of McCarthy's office and linking arms as bemused staffers remain at their posts.
originally posted by: Stopstealingmycountry
a reply to: DAVID64
The dynamics of one vs the other are vastly different. But if hippies sitting on the floor till being arrested is the same as storming the capital building and attacking officers during a closed session then sure.
Unfortunately it is not. But hey you do you and compare the two......
1,106 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the attack on the Capitol,
originally posted by: DAVID64
The group was demanding a 5-year reauthorization of the PEPFAR global AIDs relief program, which they say has saved "25 million lives.".
Citing an increase in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation’s public schools, today Attorney General Merrick B. Garland directed the FBI and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to meet in the next 30 days with federal, state, Tribal, territorial and local law enforcement leaders to discuss strategies for addressing this disturbing trend. These sessions will open dedicated lines of communication for threat reporting, assessment and response by law enforcement.
originally posted by: Threadbare
a reply to: DAVID64
So they were quickly arrested and charged with the most common charge that was levied against J6 protesters? Seems like a pretty equal application of the law.