Mojo in the Morning: Screwed up sleep during the pandemic

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  • Prince Harry Tells Friend James Corden He Left the Royal Family Because It Was Destroying His Mental Health

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    Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller (R), the husband of freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), acknowledged Thursday that his pickup truck was parked in a restricted area outside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot, but he said the "Three Percenter" militia sticker on the back window doesn't mean anything. "Army friend gave me decal," Miller told The Daily Beast in an email late Thursday. "Thought it was a cool decal. Took it off because of negative pub." He said he "never was member" of the militia and "didn't know anything about 3% till fake news started this fake story and read about them." Online sleuths had linked him to the truck visible in footage from a CBS News report, earlier Thursday. The #Sedition3PTruck with government plates parked in a restricted zone from 1:02. #SeditionHunters #Sedition3P Source: https://t.co/DubmxJhjSZ pic.twitter.com/INCs6geEYg — Phoenix on Wheels (@phoenixonwheels) February 25, 2021 The Three Percenters, founded in 2008, are a "radical militia group" implicated in leading the Jan. 6 siege along with the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and other far-right extremist groups, the FBI said in an affidavit filed in the case against alleged rioter Robert Gieswein. Their name comes from the apocryphal claim that only 3 percent of U.S. colonists fought in the Revolutionary War, and they fashion themselves as the same kind of tyranny-stomping "patriots." Miller's wife, Mary Miller, is most famous for favorably quoting Nazi leader Adolf Hitler at a "Moms for America" rally outside the Capitol on Jan. 5. "Hitler was right on one thing: whoever has the youth has the future," she told the rally, apologizing later when video of her comments went viral but insisting that "some are trying to intentionally twist my words to mean something antithetical to my beliefs." More stories from theweek.comJournalist Tim O'Brien, who's seen Trump's taxes, thinks Trump's accountant will now flip in D.A. inquiryJosh Hawley, Senator NoDemocrats should take the Romney-Cotton proposal seriously

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  • Prince Harry tells all to James Corden on Archie's first word, his views on The Crown and family life with Meghan

    The Duke of Sussex has blamed the media for his departure from royal life, saying that the British press were “destroying his mental health.” Prince Harry, 36, told chat show host James Corden that things had become so “toxic” he felt he had no option but to remove his family from the situation. The Duke’s 17-minute segment on Corden’s The Late Late Show, which included a cameo appearance from his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, came ahead of the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey, to be broadcast in the US next Sunday. It also coincided with the Queen’s first public comments about the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, illustrating that their engagements were no longer co-ordinated with those of the Royal Family. The reaction to his interview at Buckingham Palace was one of resigned shoulder-shrugging as sources said there was no desire to offer comment or “create a drama” every time the couple appeared on television. “They are getting on with their lives,” one told the Telegraph. “Everyone knew about it and it was their own choice.” A source close to the Duke said he considered it a good opportunity to have some fun, whilst also opening up about his life and his decisions during what had been “a bit of a heavy time.” The segment was filmed in Los Angeles on February 5, before it was confirmed that the Sussexes would not be returning to royal life. Although they had been given “an indication” of what was to come, nothing had been finalised and at the time, the couple did not know for certain that they would be stripped of their royal patronages and titles, it was claimed.