As Twitchy reported on Tuesday, a man was arrested at the Capitol Building Monday with Molotov cocktails and knives, turning himself in before he could do anything to his targets, who were Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Speaker Mike Johnson, and then-Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent. Bessent became his first choice when he learned the Senate was voting Monday on Bessent's nomination.
On the plus side, the headlines at the New York Times, Fox News, CNBC, and Politico all tell of a man, Ryan Michael English, from Massachusetts, though they do mention he went by "Riley Jane" English. Curiously, Washington's local CBS affiliate reported that a woman had been arrested. Jordan Fischer reports for WUSA9:
A Massachusetts woman arrested with homemade Molotov cocktails at the U.S. Capitol this week told police she was suffering from a terminal illness and had been inspired by Luigi Mangione, according to documents filed in federal court Wednesday.
Riley Jane English, 24, was charged in D.C. District Court on Tuesday with unlawful possession of a firearm and carrying an explosive or incendiary device on the grounds of the Capitol.
So, did all of the major outlets misgender this would-be assassin? ABC News seems to have split the difference, referring to Ryan as "them." ABC News reports:
English told officers they were there to "Kill Scott Bessent," who was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as the new treasury secretary. English also had a note stating, "This is terrible but I cant do nothing while nazis kill my sisters," according to charging documents.
After English was taken into custody, English told officers they traveled to Washington, D.C., from Massachusetts on Sunday with the intention of killing Johnson and/or Hegseth, whom English called a "Nazi," documents said. They also expressed a desire to burn down the conservative Heritage Foundation, documents said.
On the way to D.C., English stopped at a library in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and saw Reddit posts mentioning Bessent's confirmation hearing, which "altered" their plans, according to the charging documents.
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So, more transgender violence?
So a trans person tried to assassinate Scott Bessent, and a vegan trans cult is behind a string of murders including a border agent.
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) January 30, 2025
And it's radio silence from the same media that floods the zone on every bumpkin militia member that runs afoul of the law.
The selective reporting by regime media is the proof positive of their puppet propaganda status. People with brains and discernment see what is obvious on its face.
— Sherry Kerdman (@sherry_kerdman) January 30, 2025
I'm beginning to think that the media may be a little biased. 🤔
— PANIC PROTOCOL™ (@PanicProtocol_) January 30, 2025
They're identifying as law abiding citizens. All OK.
— Legal Bites (@ByteSizedLaw) January 30, 2025
Hmmm...first I've heard of it. They didn't release any info on who was responsible. Wonder why?
— zeus (@covingtonjgs) January 30, 2025
Mentally ill people can be quite dangerous.
— Stan (@lfod_Stan) January 30, 2025
Healthcare is needed.
Not enabling.
I’m confused. pic.twitter.com/ai7ilLoWKw
— Mark Ashworth (@marklarflash) January 30, 2025
English is the one who's confused.
Andy Ngo has more information about trans violence since the inauguration:
🧵 Liberal media has been uninterested in investigating the couple involved in shooting dead a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Coventry, Vermont near the Canadian border on inauguration day. Why? Both in the duo are leftist trans militants. One of the deceased armed militants is a… https://t.co/bNBD6RtfiU pic.twitter.com/0DTxF5j2uT
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 26, 2025
… is a German believed to be in the country on an H-1B visa. The duo is allegedly connected to a trans terror cell.
Federal law enforcement had been surveilling German man Felix "Ophelia" Baukholt and Seattle @UW student Teresa "Milo" Youngblut (xe/xem/xyrs) after staff at a Lyndonville, Vt. motel reported seeing them with black tactical clothing, weapons and protective militia-style equipment.
When the duo was pulled over on Jan. 20, Youngblut allegedly shot dead Officer David Maland in a surprise attack. In the returning fire, Baukholt, who was also armed, was killed. Youngblut was injured and survived.
I spoke with Jessica Taylor @jessi_cata, a Berkeley, Calif. woman who had met Baukholt over the years. She confirmed that Baulkholt is trans.
As "Ophelia," Felix Baulkholt's social media and leaked private communications suggest Baulkholt was connected to the violent trans militant cell—or cult—centered around a person who used the alias "Ziz." Members of the trans group have been involved in violence.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 26, 2025
Baukholt was a… pic.twitter.com/YyZohlwGV8
was a math genius who graduated from @UWaterloo in Canada before getting a job at Tower Research Capital in New York around 2021.
After the shooting, law enforcement found multiple burner mobiles, laptops and weapons in the duo's vehicle.
Surviving trans accomplice Teresa "Milo" Youngblut, who is accused of being the one that fired the shots that killed the veteran/U.S. Border Patrol officer, has been charged over the homicide. Youngblut is a biological female who identifies as trans and uses xe/xem/xyrs pronouns.
Trans terrorism? Court filings strongly suggest the armed trans duo involved in the deadly attack on a U.S. Border Patrol agent is indeed connected to a murderous trans militant cell allegedly linked to three homicides across the U.S.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 27, 2025
New Ngo Report: https://t.co/o48HmYoavU
That fatal shooting of a Border Patrol officer happened on Inauguration Day, but this is the first we've heard about it. So there's a trans militant cell called "Ziz."
No wonder the LGB community wants to be disassociated from the T.
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