Upstream of the Herd

Federal judge imposes longest sentence yet for Jan. 6 defendant  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/federal-judge-imposes-longest-sentence-yet-jan-6-defendant-rcna82982?fbclid=IwAR3krg7V8YY2vKum1Qy3N-PorQQYur3xB4_PR2NvYYNmzY4GoR3czCABs5s What was interesting in this news story is the while Schwartz pled for mercy and told the judge in public that he knew now that what he did was wrong, in private he was saying the complete opposite. I'm glad the prosecution presented proof that he was lying about "being wrong" and that the judge took that into account in the sentencing. The judge still gave him a lighter sentence (by about 2.5 years) that the prosecution asked for but the lies did not allow Schwartz to evade justice. I'm not sure if Schwartz was associated with any of the militia groups operating that day or was a "normie" used by them to cause the chaos of that day, but I'm hoping that the Oath Keepers who will be sentenced soon will al

 The 183 page sentencing recommendations for the Oath Keepers has been released and it is brutal- and appropriately so.  The document is here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23801119-rhodesetalsentmem050523 The judge does not have to accept the sentencing recommendations but they seem entirely reasonable to me.