Dozens charged in US Capitol riots spewed extremist rhetoric


A file photo of rioters trying to break through a police barrier at the US Capitol in Washington. From Jan 6 through Jan 8 the terms ‘civil war’, ‘trust the plan’ and ‘hold the line’ were mentioned more than 250,000 times across online media, including Twitter, Redditt and Instagram, according to an analysis by media intelligence firm Zignal Labs. — AP

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland: In a text message, a radicalised Trump supporter suggested getting a boat to ferry “heavy weapons” across the Potomac River into the waiting arms of their members in time for Jan 6, court papers say.

It wasn’t just idle talk, authorities say. Investigators found invoices for more than US$750 worth of live ammunition and for a firearm designed to look like a cellphone at the Virginia home of Thomas Caldwell, who’s charged with conspiring with members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in one of the most sinister plots in the US Capitol siege.

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