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A leader of the Proud Boys who was charged on Wednesday for his role in the Capitol riot boasts an arrest record that includes an assault on an officer of the peace, and on Jan. 6 led a mob of his fellow members as the right-wing man-centric gang turned on the police. He also has a history of encouraging sexual violence, and dined with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at former President Trump s Washington hotel.
A since-deleted Instagram post from Nov. 7, 2019, shows self-described Proud Boy organizer Joe Biggs seated beside a beaming Graham at a banquette dinner in the BLT Prime restaurant at the Trump International Hotel in Washington. At the time, Biggs was well known in far-right circles after a seven-year stint as an on-air personality for Alex Jones Infowars network. Biggs, who describes his position as investigative reporter, used the platform to peddle ludicrous but well-trodden conspiracy theories, such as the elaborate set of falsehoods known as Piz
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It is hard to imagine a less fitting backdrop for a socialist takeover than the town of Dalton, in northwest Georgia. But here in this deeply conservative corner of the Peach State, in a town once known for its bustling carpet trade, it is all people are talking about.
As voters took to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in a crucial runoff race that will decide which party controls the US Senate, many here said they viewed the election as the last chance to stop a radical transformation of America.
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On Monday night, Richard Steele, a chaplain with the sheriff’s office in Whitfield County, Georgia, wandered around the parking lot of the Dalton Mall, looking for a mask that he could wear. He was on his way to a “Save the Senate” rally for the Republican candidates David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, headlined by Donald Trump. The campaigns had reportedly chosen Dalton for the rally because early voting in the surrounding area, which is deep red and largely rural, was relatively low. Steele didn’t think that Loeffler or Perdue stood much of a chance against the challengers, the Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, given what he’d seen in the Presidential election. “They stole it,” he said, referring to the Democrats. “Us Southern men, we feel like we’ve been betrayed on the results of the election. We’re peaceful people, but . . .” He trailed off. Steele believed that God had given Trump to America, he said. What about Loeffler a
‘Everything is at stake’: How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs
Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights are investing heavily in the Georgia Senate runoff election next week, underscoring in their get-out-the-vote and fundraising efforts the crucial significance that a US Senate majority would offer each side as they look to advance their agenda under a new administration.
That’s why many of those activists have spent their holiday season working to draw supporters to the polls, whether for Democrats Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, or incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Early voting wrapped this week and Election Day is Tuesday, January 5.