A former Republican legislative candidate pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, officials said.

Matthew Brackley, 40, of Waldoboro, Maine, traveled to Washington for former President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021, entered the U.S. Capitol and asked for the location of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office before shouting “Let’s go!” and using his elbows to push past police officers, according to prosecutors. His group was stopped by again by police before chemical spray was used to break up the demonstrators, prosecutors said.

Brackley will be sentenced May 14 in Washington, D.C., after reaching an agreement in which he pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement officers. The crime carries a maximum penalty of eight years in prison.

Source: Former Republican legislative candidate pleads guilty to role in the US Capitol riot | AP News

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Czech Republic has identified a way to procure 3.5 million rounds of ammunition for Ukraine but needs funding to do so, said the country’s president, Petr Pavel at the “Ukrainian Lunch”, hosted by the Pinchuk Foundation in Munich.

Speaking during a panel discussion involving leaders from five EU member states, Pavel addressed the challenges related to supplying arms and ammunition to the Ukrainian forces. He stated that Prague has devised a means to arrange such deliveries.

“We need to support Ukraine by sourcing ammunition from all possible outlets. We must be as innovative and flexible as the Ukrainian soldiers, searching for military equipment everywhere,” he explained.

Pavel highlighted that Czechia “is seeking military supplies worldwide and then works with our NATO partners,” specifically noting Denmark, the Netherlands, and Canada for providing the resources to facilitate the transport of military equipment to Czechia. “And then we rapidly forward it to Ukraine,” he added.

“Currently, we have found half a million 155mm caliber rounds and 3 million 122mm caliber rounds that we can send to Ukraine within a few weeks if we secure the funding for it. We will be reaching out to partners in the USA, Germany, Sweden, and others for this assistance,” Pavel announced.

Source: UAWire – Czech Republic seeks funding to supply millions of ammunition rounds to Ukraine

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By Herakut in Reykjavik, Iceland. Photo by Gareth Morgan.

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“The attack ad targeting Mr. Mangi is dishonest, disgusting and brimming with anti-Muslim bigotry,” said CAIR Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, in a statement Friday. “Insinuating that an accomplished American Muslim attorney is a terrorist sympathizer is classic Islamophobia, despicable, and must be condemned.”

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which combats antisemtitism, has also spoken out against what it called “the inappropriate and prejudicial treatment” of Mangi.

Source: White House decries anti-Muslim attacks on judicial nominee – AsAmNews

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…the specific threat posed by Russia’s aggressive, revisionist regime to eastern Europe is real and growing. As in the past, Poland is on the frontline of a battle for Ukraine that could easily spread. Scrambling to shore up defences, the UK and European Nato states must decide: is this 1920 or 1939?

As all Poles know, the Battle of Warsaw, 104 years ago this August, ended in Marshal Józef Piłsudski’s famous victory over the invading Red Army, which secured their country’s independence. They called it the “Miracle on the Vistula”, after the river linking Poland’s main cities. Vladimir Lenin lamented an “enormous defeat” for Bolshevik revolutionary ambitions in Europe…

Source: Poland is again threatened by a tyrant. This time, Europe must not look away | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian