Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol,
the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found.
It’s not on display at the Capitol
-- as is required by law.
Its whereabouts aren’t publicly known, though it’s believed to be in storage.
Who knew you could shove a brass plaque down the memory hole?
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-jan-6-anniversary-police-plaque-f6fd39b437c339fa9ff477318a7d36e2
Russia targets capital and Kyiv Oblast, killing at least 2, damaging medical center: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/05/russia-targets-capital-and-kyiv.html
Sweden has had a stated goal of economic equality for 20 yrs, but the income gap between men and women remains the same. Capital is the blind spot. Women own less, save less and therefore benefit from significantly lower capital returns than men.
Additionally, capital is taxed less than wages which further reinforces the inequality. As long as Sweden's rules put more resistance in women's paths than in men's, capital, power and security will primarily benefit men.
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The Authoritarian Stack.
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Sequoia announces that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha, who led Sequoia solo since 2022 (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/04/sequoia-capital-roelof-botha-pat-grady-alfred-lin
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin nets 900th career goal; Cardinals place Kyler Murray on injured reserve
https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/capital
When people say "it's socialism for the rich, but rugged capitalism for the poor" I always want to correct them. "Socialism for the rich" is not socialism at all. That's just capitalism. That's the definition of the capitalist state: a committee that manages the collective interest of the whole bourgeoisie.
Raiders possess the capital required to rebuild or reset in 2026 https://raiderswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2025/11/05/raiders-possess-the-capital-required-to-rebuild-or-reset-in-2026/…
Capitol Police arrest man for allegedly threatening lawmakers (Nicholas Wu/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/04/congress/capitol-police-arrest-man-for-allegedly-threatening-lawmakers-00636169
http://www.memeorandum.com/251104/p117#a251104p117