Civil disobedience
Nonviolent disobedience of the law
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| April 3 2025 | The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced Mike Pence as the recipient of the JFK Profile in Courage Award for ensuring the constitutional transfer of presidential power on January 6, 2021. |
| March 13 2025 | Potential future events related to pardons or commutations for participants in the January 6 Capitol attack remain speculative as of the current date. |
| February 2025 |
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Charli XCX wore a sheer black dress to the Brit Awards and made a public statement about Free the Nipple, challenging ITV's stance on nipple visibility.
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| 2025 | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia initiated an internal review of January 6 prosecutions under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. |
| February 2025 | The Washington Post reported that candidates for top intelligence and law enforcement positions were being screened with questions about January 6 being 'an inside job' and the 2020 election being 'stolen'. |
| January 20 2025 | U.S. President Joe Biden granted pardons covering all members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riot, their staff, and the officers who testified. |
| January 20 2025 | Following the mass pardons, President Trump ordered the Department of Justice to remove previously-published press releases about the arrests and convictions of those pardoned, and video evidence of the attack began to be purged from government databases. |
| January 20 2025 | Trump was inaugurated for a second presidential term with JD Vance as his vice president. |
| January 20 2025 | Upon taking office, Trump granted clemency to all January 6 rioters, including members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who violently assaulted police. |
| January 14 2025 | The part of the special counsel report about election obstruction was made public. |
| January 10 2025 | Jack Smith resigned from his position three days after submitting his report. |
| January 7 2025 | Special Counsel Smith submitted his final 137-page report to the Justice Department about the January 6 events. |
| 2024 | U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Fischer v. United States, finding obstruction charges in January 6 cases were overbroad and did not apply to evidence tampering. |
| November 2024 | Donald Trump won the presidential election. |
| November 2024 | Following Trump's reelection to the presidency, the special counsel investigation charges were dismissed. |
| July 2024 | Michael Hardy, Sharpton's defense lawyer in the Pagones defamation case and a key founding member of National Action Network, passed away. |
| July 2024 | Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, leading to Trump's subsequent election victory. |
| March 4 2024 | The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states could not remove Trump from the presidential election ballot, rejecting challenges based on the 14th Amendment. |
| 2023 | Proud Boys founder Enrique Tarrio, described as the 'ultimate leader' of the conspiracy, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the January 6 attack. |
| 2023 | Proud Boys leaders Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were sentenced to 17 and 15 years in prison respectively for their involvement in the Capitol attack. |
| 2023 | Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boys member who breached the Capitol with a stolen police riot shield, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
| November 2023 | Over 1,200 defendants had been charged for their role in the January 6 Capitol attack, including Republican Party officials, state legislators, political donors, far-right militants, white supremacists, and conservative evangelical Christians. |
| November 2023 | The United States House Committee on Natural Resources announces an investigation into Code Pink. |
| October 31 2023 |
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Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear company, releases 'The Ultimate Nipple Bra', which sold out within a month of its launch, sparking conversation about body perception and modesty.
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| October 31 2023 | Code Pink activists disrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken's Senate hearing testimony on Israel aid, with several protesters, including David Barrows and retired colonel Ann Wright, being arrested while calling for a ceasefire. |
| October 7 2023 | Black Alliance for Peace coordinated with multiple organizations to protest the Israeli bombing of Gaza following Hamas's attack on Israel, calling for an end to the Israeli occupation of Gaza and reaffirming support for Palestinian rights. |
| October 4 2023 | 11 Code Pink protestors occupied Senator Bernie Sanders' office in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, calling for negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war. All 11 protestors were arrested by Capitol police for obstructing the office. |
| August 2023 | The New York Times reports on Code Pink's changed stance towards China, with Jodie Evans now viewed as a strong supporter of the country. |
| August 2023 | US Senator Marco Rubio requests the Department of Justice to investigate Code Pink for potential Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) violations. |
| August 1 2023 | Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, directly citing the January 6 Capitol attack as a factor indicating an unstable government. |
| August 1 2023 | Trump was indicted on four charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstructing an official proceeding, and conspiracy against rights. |
| July 16 2023 | Trump was notified that he was officially a target in the Smith special counsel investigation related to the January 6 events. |
| July 7 2023 | Barry Bennet Ramey, a Proud Boys member who pepper-sprayed police, was sentenced to 5 years in prison. |
| June 2023 | Code Pink activists visit the offices of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition, denying accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang and suggesting a visit to the region. |
| May 2023 | On World Press Freedom Day, Code Pink members interrupted a talk between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to call for Julian Assange's release. |
| May 23 2023 | Jessica Watkins was sentenced to 8 years and six months in prison, with her crimes including merging her local Ohio armed group with the Oath Keepers in 2020. |
| May 23 2023 | Kelly Meggs was sentenced to 12 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. |
| May 23 2023 | Kenneth Harrelson was sentenced to four years in prison for his role as the right-hand man to Kelly Meggs, leader of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers. |
| May 23 2023 | Stewart Rhodes, age 57, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. The court described him as dangerous and noted his potential readiness to take up arms against the government upon release. |
| February 2023 | Code Pink protesters attempt to disrupt the inaugural hearing of the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party by holding up a sign and shouting. |
| February 2023 | Code Pink activists confronted President Joe Biden in a Washington, D.C. restaurant, calling for peace and an end to the war in Ukraine, before being asked to leave by staff. |
| February 2 2023 | Delivered the eulogy at Tyre Nichols' funeral, calling for police reforms alongside Vice President Kamala Harris. Urged lawmakers to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. |
| 2022 |
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Tumblr relaxed its restrictions on nudity that were previously implemented in 2018.
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| 2022 | Three leaders of the movement in the eKhenana Commune - Ayanda Ngila, Nokuthula Mabaso, and Lindokuhle Mnguni - were assassinated. |
| 2022 | The assassinations of Abahlali baseMjondolo members and leaders were discussed at the United Nations Human Rights Council, bringing international attention to the violence faced by the movement. |
| 2022 | Nokuthula Mabaso is assassinated in Durban eKhenena |
| 2022 | Ayanda Ngila is assassinated in Durban eKhenena |
| 2022 | New information about the Proud Boys' role in planning and coordinating the January 6 attack emerged through testimony to the January 6th Committee and a New York Times investigative video. |
| 2022 | Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, sparking legal debates about his eligibility under the 14th Amendment due to his role in the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| 2022 | Code Pink protested in Oakland and San Francisco, criticizing the United States for sending arms to Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
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