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Acting PM slammed for his take on Capitol riot: “beyond disgusting”

<p><span>Australia’s acting prime minister, Michael McCormack has said “all lives matter” after defending his statements that equated the assault on the US Capitol with Black Lives Matter protests.</span><br /><br /><span>The politician doubled down on his use of the inflammatory "all lives matter" slogan after saying </span><span>19 people died in America's anti-racism demonstrations and refused to issue an apology for saying there were similarities between the two events.</span><br /><br /><span>“There was destruction. There was uninsured property that business owners then have to dig deep into their own pockets to rebuild. And then of course there’s lives lost,” he said on Tuesday.</span><br /><br /><span>“I appreciate there are a lot of people out there who are being a bit bleeding heart about this, and who are conflicting outrage.</span><br /><br /><span>“But they should know that those lives matter, too. All lives matter.”</span><br /><br /><span>Mr McCormack said he abhorred the violence seen during the Capitol riot, but flat out refused to condemn Donald Trump for inciting the assault.</span><br /><br /><span>"All lives matter" is a slogan that has been pedalled by Pauline Hanson and other far-right figures across the world in response to Black Lives Matter.</span><br /><br /><span>Labor frontbencher Chris Bowen said Mr McCormack should apologise for saying there were any similarities between violence designed to undermine democracy and peaceful anti-racism protests.</span><br /><br /><span>"Australians of colour deserve to know that the government thinks more of them than that," Mr Bowen said to reporters in Sydney.</span><br /><br /><span>"To have the acting prime minister spout the words all lives matter to diminish the Black Lives Matter movement was beyond disgusting."</span><br /><br /><span>Mr McCormack has also been slammed for refusing to rebuke a Liberal MP for declaring that making children wear face masks was akin to child abuse.</span></p> <p><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7839444/daily-4-3.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/1b073f66d7f84b5dabe3f0624f869c33" /></p> <p><em>Craig Kelly</em><br /><br /><span>Liberal backbench MP Craig Kelly posted on his Facebook page early on Tuesday morning that the results of a published study into mask-wearing by children during the pandemic showed devastating impacts that were just as bad as child abuse. .</span><br /><br /><span>“What other conclusion can be drawn from this first ever published study, other than that forcing children to wear masks is causing massive physical &amp; psychological harm – that can only be defined as child abuse,” Kelly wrote.</span></p>

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Trump supporter killed during US Capitol rioting identified

<p>Just before Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt was shot dead at the US Capitol after breaking in, she took to Twitter to share her reasons for doing so.</p> <p>“Nothing will stop us … they can try and try and try but the storm is here and it is descending upon DC in less than 24 hours … dark to light!” wrote the 35-year-old.</p> <p>While she predicted a storm correctly, she probably didn't expect to pay the ultimate price in the end, as she fought to keep Donald Trump in office as President.</p> <p>She was killed after breaking into the Capitol Building during the electoral college vote to confirm Joe Biden's win, and her death has caused outrage throughout America.</p> <p>DC Police Chief Robert Contee revealed she had been shot by US Capitol Police.</p> <p>Footage of the graphic shooting began circulating on the internet.</p> <p>She was later removed from the building on a stretcher and died in hospital later in the day, according to officials.</p> <p>Ms Babbitt was identified to KUSI-TV by husband Aaron, who said she was extremely dedicated to Trump and was a veteran of 14 years.</p> <p>Ms Babbitt's mother-in-law Robin Babbitt spoke to the New York Post about the family loss.</p> <p>“I’m numb. I’m devastated. Nobody from DC notified my son and we found out on TV,” Robin Babbitt said, adding her son’s wife was “a Trump supporter”.</p> <p>Ms Babbitt's death prompted angry reactions from the American public.</p> <p>“When Black people are shot dead by police, there is a postmortem character assassination.</p> <p>When a white woman is killed by police storming the Capital, there is character redemption,” wrote Harvard professor CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Cornell William Brooks on Twitter.</p> <p>“Every news story refers to #AshliBabbitt not as an #insurrectionist, but a veteran.”</p> <p>Twitter uses said they had "zero sympathy" for a "terrorist" killed while taking part in "insurrection".</p> <p>“Play stupid games win stupid prizes,” one wrote, while another posted: “How’d it work out for you? Was it worth it?”</p>

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Woman shot as armed pro-Trump protestors storm US Capitol

<p><span>A woman was shot on Thursday morning after hundreds of MAGA supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC.</span><br /><br /><span>The Donald Trump supporters made one final bid to overthrow democracy as the president carries out his final days in office.</span><br /><br /><span>A number of protestors not only swarmed the streets but managed to breach into the US capitol building, breaking through barriers and withstanding tear gas as well as an armed standoff.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">A person on a stretcher just wheeled out with what appears to be a serious injury. <a href="https://t.co/wucrpusBzE">pic.twitter.com/wucrpusBzE</a></p> — Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeDelMoro/status/1346910181075021828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><br /><span>Reports said that one woman was in “critical condition” after being shot in the chest, and that resuscitation efforts were underway.</span><br /><br /><span>It has been suggested that an officer was the one who fired the shot, however the circumstances surrounding the situation are yet to be determined.</span><br /><br /><span>WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGERY</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">BREAKING: Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are attempting to occupy the building — fighting federal police who are overrun <br /><br />This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Thousands, police can’t stop them <a href="https://t.co/VVdTUwV5YN">pic.twitter.com/VVdTUwV5YN</a></p> — ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1346881968819105792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><span></span><br /><br /><span>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirmed the shooting in an interview with Fox News, saying, "I'm with Capital police, I heard on the radio: 'Shots fired.'"</span><br /><br /><span>"I have been in this Capitol for more than 10 years and I've never seen anything like this," McCarthy added.</span><br /><br /><span>Media commentators were audibly shaken up as they likened the “attempted coup” to that of a “third world country” or “civil war”.</span><br /><br /><span>“This is just Bedlam … this is Trump’s rebellion,” one said, adding the situation was “very, very tense” and “out of control”.</span><br /><br /><span>Trump, who lost the popular and electoral college vote in the 2020 presidential elections, has continued to dispute the results without evidence.</span><br /><br /><span>As of Thursday morning, the only message the US president has made is a tweet urging Americans to “Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!”</span></p>

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