Ellie Silverman

They ransacked the U.S. Capitol and want the government to pay them back Last year, President Donald Trump pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Now many of them might get money back from the government.

Last year, Trump pardoned almost 1,600 people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now many of them might get their money back from the government. Read @bethreinhard.bsky.social @byelliesilverman.bsky.social & @aaronschaffer.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

He was attacked on Jan. 6. Can he make sense of it for the kids he teaches? Nathan Tate was a D.C. police officer defending the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Now he’s trying to find the lesson in it.

My colleague @byelliesilverman.bsky.social has a great story out about Jan. 6. I don't want to give too much away, but you should definitely read this gift link: wapo.st/4jqPmQa

He was attacked on Jan. 6. Can he make sense of it for the kids he teaches? Nathan Tate was a D.C. police officer defending the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Now he’s trying to find the lesson in it.

Great story here from @byelliesilverman.bsky.social.

The lasting impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood Those at the 10th Place apartments in Southeast Washington said the president’s crime strategy deepened their distrust of police and made them feel no safer.

The impact of Trump’s federal surge on one D.C. neighborhood:

"They just locked people up for smoking, drinking and talking s---.”

“Am I free to go?”

“They just came up and grabbed me for no reason.”

"They are treating us as if we are wild animals.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

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They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch. Jan. 6 rioters seek to build platforms after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump.

New: They stormed the Capitol. Now they’re selling merch.

Pardoned by President Trump, many Jan. 6 rioters are now working to capitalize on the attention through podcasts, speaking tours and new lives as online influencers

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @byelliesilverman.bsky.social

Freed Proud Boys and J6ers take D.C. by storm: ‘Our house!’ This boost for Jan. 6 defendants leads experts to fear political violence will be seen as more acceptable in American life.

The mainstreaming of the once-fringe Proud Boys: "What view [do] we have, that Republicans don’t have now?" www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... @byelliesilverman.bsky.social

Elon Musk’s inauguration salute stokes debate in Congress, Europe Elon Musk’s controversial gesture, which some interpreted as a Nazi-style salute, drew criticism from Trump’s political opponents and energized fans on the far-right.

From @washingtonpost.com story on Musk's "Nazi-style salute": It’s seen by neo-Nazis "as a legitimation, a normalization … a direct validation of their beliefs" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... @pranshuverma.bsky.social @byelliesilverman.bsky.social @pietsch.bsky.social