Four people died amid unrest after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol today, including a woman who was shot by police when a mob tried to break through a barricaded door and three others who suffered “medical emergencies”, according to police.
The barricaded door was double doors into the House Chamber, where a number of legislators were still trapped. The police were guarding the lives of our legislators. The woman was the first person through the doors.
At least one of the two Trump signs on our street has disappeared since yesterday; there were three or maybe four on the next street, and two this morning.
I stand corrected. She was shot while coming in a window. She espoused QAnon views.
Liane posted a photo of a guy invading the Senate Chamber with a large handful of pre-prepped zip-tie handcuffs and a gun. There was also a noose hanging outside. Murdering our leaders was the goal. Next time they might succeed.
Odd, I got through before; but not now. Oh, well. What I remember is that the writer had seen some of the same people at Trump/Qanon events in Arizona.
I saw a story about a fellow who was wearing his company ID badge, which had a large identifiable logo, and was promptly fired--for bringing his employer into ill repute, I suppose. I am both surprised and not surprised by how few of these people seem to realize they can be identified from their social media photos.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office. Said Pelosi: “By inciting sedition as he did yesterday he must be removed from office. While there’s only 13 days left any day could be a horror show for America.” Pelosi added that impeachment may be considered by Congress if that doesn’t happen.
Trump Didn’t Check In On Pence and His Family During the Assault [Click] One wonders if that might incline Pence to go along with suggestions that he invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office? That would probably be his best [perhaps only] chance to rescue his political future.
Opportunity for Biden: House and Senate Republicans are reacting differently in the aftermath of President Trump’s failed attempt to stop Joe Biden’s election. In the Senate, Republicans seem eager to ditch the president. . . In the House, however, Republicans are deeply split. ==================== Biden Picks Raimondo for Commerce, Walsh for Labor Elaine Chao Will Soon Resign as Transportation Secretary ===================== “Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he will fire Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mike Stenger when Democrats take the majority later this month after the pro-Trump riots in the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon,” Politico reports. [Click] Speaker Pelosi calls for resignation of Capitol Police Chief, announces resignation of House Sergeant at Arms. [Granted that the situations were not identical, the comparison between what happened at the US Capitol yesterday and at the Canadian Parliament in 2014 does not redound to the honor of the Capitol Sergeants at Arms.]
“I once said the party of Lincoln and Reagan is off taking a nap. The nap has become a nightmare for our nation The GOP must awaken. The invasion of our Capitol by a mob, incited by lies from some entrusted with power, is a disgrace to all who sacrificed to build our Republic.”
Peter Wehner: [Click] “The scene that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol yesterday—an insurrection in all of its ugliness, all of its violence, and all of its kaleidoscopic horror—is the responsibility of Donald Trump. But it doesn’t stop there.”
“It is also the responsibility of countless of his aides and supporters, those in right-wing media and Trump’s evangelical backers, “intellectuals” and pseudo-historians, Republicans in Congress and outside it, all of those who have stood with Trump at every moment in his corrupt and corrupting presidency. It is the responsibility of Trump allies who attacked those who warned that Trump was malicious and malignant; who said that he was an institutional arsonist who would do grave damage to the nation; who warned about his race-baiting, his constant provocations, the psychic delight he took in dividing Americans and stoking grievances; and who raised concerns because Trump’s sociopathic tendencies might lead him, and those who followed him, to very dark places.”
This afternoon I posted the following on Facebook:
What's on my mind, Facebook asks. I'll tell you what's on my mind.
preparations for the invocation of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, impeachment and censure should be going on now, concurrently. Every existing avenue for removing Donald Trump from the presidency and for preventing him from ever holding it again must be thoroughly if expeditiously explored.
He is at best a madman and at worst a traitor, fomentor of insurrection within and against the United states. Either way, he is dangerously unfit for the office he holds.
I've been saying this for years. I'm not a lawyer or a political scientist. If an ordinary citizen could see from his words and actions starting in 2017 that this man was a danger to the country and should be under care for his own sake, why has it taken an assault on the Capitol to make anyone, anyone in a position of authority see it? We can't wait a fortnight. Pres. Trump is unstable, distraught, monomaniacal. God only knows what he might do between now and Jan. 20. For the country's sake, for his own sake, he must be removed as soon as humanly possible. That's what's on my mind.
Posts from this channel sometimes come up on my YouTube recommendation screen. It didn't take me long to realize the channel is scary reactionary. The scariest part is they call themselves News. They also call themselves Catholic.
Item: During the Black Lives Matter protests in June, Trump issued an executive order stating that his administration would prosecute to the fullest anyone who did harm to federal property, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
Arizona becomes Covid hotspot of the world as governor resists restrictions [Click] “Ducey has rejected calls from healthcare leaders to tighten restrictions, arguing it would cause people to be out of work.” I was under the impression that being dead caused people to be out of work too, but what do I know?
NOTICE: It has come to the attention of management that workers dying on the job are failing to fall down. This practice must stop, as it becomes impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of the staff. Any employee found dead in an upright position will henceforth be dropped from the payroll at once.
Bill—here’s one for you; The History Guy on The Chicago Taxicab Wars [Click]
ReplyDeleteA bit of information:
ReplyDeleteFour people died amid unrest after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol today, including a woman who was shot by police when a mob tried to break through a barricaded door and three others who suffered “medical emergencies”, according to police.
The barricaded door was double doors into the House Chamber, where a number of legislators were still trapped. The police were guarding the lives of our legislators. The woman was the first person through the doors.
DeleteDiscouraged with extreme prejudice, eh? Did it dissuade her companions?
DeleteWoman shot and killed in storming of US Capitol named as Ashli Babbitt of San Diego. [Click] Bombs and Molotov cocktails found. Fourteen officers injured.
Delete'White privilege on display': police hypocrisy condemned after pro-Trump insurgence [Click]
ReplyDeleteThe woman who organised the bus from Vermont to DC lives just 3 miles from me, and in between is the small, local supermarket. Nothing is safe.
ReplyDeleteThere are still a few Trump/Pence signs on display in our neighborhood.
DeleteAt least one of the two Trump signs on our street has disappeared since yesterday; there were three or maybe four on the next street, and two this morning.
DeleteI stand corrected. She was shot while coming in a window.
DeleteShe espoused QAnon views.
Liane posted a photo of a guy invading the Senate Chamber with a large handful of pre-prepped zip-tie handcuffs and a gun. There was also a noose hanging outside. Murdering our leaders was the goal. Next time they might succeed.
I take back my correction. She was coming through the window of the door.
DeleteRobot wars: 100 years on, it's time to reboot Karel Čapek's RUR [Click] “The play Rossum’s Universal Robots clearly belongs to the 1920s but its satirical take on the meeting of humans and machines is all too relevant today”
ReplyDeleteFrom The Toronto Star:
ReplyDeleteI recognized something in the crowds storming the U.S. Capitol. I’ve seen it — and them — before [Click]
And now to bed, later than I should have.
Paywall. What did the author see?
DeleteOdd, I got through before; but not now. Oh, well. What I remember is that the writer had seen some of the same people at Trump/Qanon events in Arizona.
DeleteAh, I see.
DeleteI got this note from a friend today:
"Instagram is exposing all the white supremacists on line. They are all being fired from their jobs and will be prosecuted!"
I saw a story about a fellow who was wearing his company ID badge, which had a large identifiable logo, and was promptly fired--for bringing his employer into ill repute, I suppose. I am both surprised and not surprised by how few of these people seem to realize they can be identified from their social media photos.
Delete3:37 am The electors have been counted.
ReplyDeleteBiden will be President in two weeks.
Whew.
Thanks, puddle. It can't come too soon.
DeleteOHIO; COVID cases 753,068 and 9,462 deaths.
ReplyDelete1.256%
DeleteWoman shot and killed in storming of US Capitol named as Ashli Babbitt [Click] Bombs and Molotov cocktails found. Fourteen officers injured.
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NOTES FROM VARIOUS PLACES:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office.
Said Pelosi: “By inciting sedition as he did yesterday he must be removed from office. While there’s only 13 days left any day could be a horror show for America.”
Pelosi added that impeachment may be considered by Congress if that doesn’t happen.
Trump Didn’t Check In On Pence and His Family During the Assault [Click] One wonders if that might incline Pence to go along with suggestions that he invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office? That would probably be his best [perhaps only] chance to rescue his political future.
Opportunity for Biden: House and Senate Republicans are reacting differently in the aftermath of President Trump’s failed attempt to stop Joe Biden’s election.
In the Senate, Republicans seem eager to ditch the president. . .
In the House, however, Republicans are deeply split.
====================
Biden Picks Raimondo for Commerce, Walsh for Labor
Elaine Chao Will Soon Resign as Transportation Secretary
=====================
“Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said he will fire Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mike Stenger when Democrats take the majority later this month after the pro-Trump riots in the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon,” Politico reports. [Click] Speaker Pelosi calls for resignation of Capitol Police Chief, announces resignation of House Sergeant at Arms.
[Granted that the situations were not identical, the comparison between what happened at the US Capitol yesterday and at the Canadian Parliament in 2014 does not redound to the honor of the Capitol Sergeants at Arms.]
“I once said the party of Lincoln and Reagan is off taking a nap. The nap has become a nightmare for our nation The GOP must awaken. The invasion of our Capitol by a mob, incited by lies from some entrusted with power, is a disgrace to all who sacrificed to build our Republic.”
ReplyDelete— Former Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteTwo items from USA Today:
Inauguration Day 2021: What now? Capitol riots, Trump supporter threats prompt safety concerns [Click]
'Double standard': Biden, Black lawmakers and activists decry modest police response to attack on US Capitol [Click]
Inaugurate them in Vermont!
DeleteYou got any good augurs in Vermont?
DeleteRepublicans Own This Insurrection [Click]
ReplyDeletePeter Wehner: [Click] “The scene that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol yesterday—an insurrection in all of its ugliness, all of its violence, and all of its kaleidoscopic horror—is the responsibility of Donald Trump. But it doesn’t stop there.”
“It is also the responsibility of countless of his aides and supporters, those in right-wing media and Trump’s evangelical backers, “intellectuals” and pseudo-historians, Republicans in Congress and outside it, all of those who have stood with Trump at every moment in his corrupt and corrupting presidency. It is the responsibility of Trump allies who attacked those who warned that Trump was malicious and malignant; who said that he was an institutional arsonist who would do grave damage to the nation; who warned about his race-baiting, his constant provocations, the psychic delight he took in dividing Americans and stoking grievances; and who raised concerns because Trump’s sociopathic tendencies might lead him, and those who followed him, to very dark places.”
All this plus the mental illness called malignant narcissism. He's a psychopath.
DeleteDon't forget psychotic and senile. He ought to be doped up and kept in a rubber room.
DeleteVT cases: 8403-8158=245!
ReplyDelete2460 active cases
155 deaths(+3)
Recovered 5647(67.3%)
Hospital: 36(+3) ICU:8(+2)
Tests 271,568 (+1878)
This afternoon I posted the following on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteWhat's on my mind, Facebook asks. I'll tell you what's on my mind.
preparations for the invocation of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, impeachment and censure should be going on now, concurrently. Every existing avenue for removing Donald Trump from the presidency and for preventing him from ever holding it again must be thoroughly if expeditiously explored.
He is at best a madman and at worst a traitor, fomentor of insurrection within and against the United states. Either way, he is dangerously unfit for the office he holds.
I've been saying this for years. I'm not a lawyer or a political scientist. If an ordinary citizen could see from his words and actions starting in 2017 that this man was a danger to the country and should be under care for his own sake, why has it taken an assault on the Capitol to make anyone, anyone in a position of authority see it? We can't wait a fortnight. Pres. Trump is unstable, distraught, monomaniacal. God only knows what he might do between now and Jan. 20. For the country's sake, for his own sake, he must be removed as soon as humanly possible. That's what's on my mind.
Your mind is fit as a fiddle, Cat!
DeleteFact checking Republicans' unsubstantiated claims that Antifa infiltrated Capitol riot
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-antifa-infiltration-fact-check/index.html
Here's a disturbing video. Scarier to me than the man's testimony is the off-camera interviewer's obvious sympathy.
ReplyDeleteMan who entered Capitol - Click
Posts from this channel sometimes come up on my YouTube recommendation screen. It didn't take me long to realize the channel is scary reactionary. The scariest part is they call themselves News. They also call themselves Catholic.
Trump finally acknowledges his electoral defeat — amid growing talk of ouster from office.
ReplyDeleteItem: During the Black Lives Matter protests in June, Trump issued an executive order stating that his administration would prosecute to the fullest anyone who did harm to federal property, which carries a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
ReplyDeleteGEORGIA SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION RESULTS
ReplyDeleteOssoff ahead by 1.0% 41,303 votes
Warnock ahead by 1.8% 79,291 votes
CANDIDATE PERCENT VOTES
Jon Ossoff (Dem) 50.5% 2,247,312
David Perdue (GOP) 49.5% 2,206,009
CANDIDATE PERCENT VOTES
Raphael Warnock (Dem) 50.9% 2,266,333
Kelly Loeffler (GOP) 49.1% 2,187,042
^ via NPR
DeleteI notice that both the Dems' margins continue to increase.
DeleteRemember that most people thought it would be North Carolina that flipped? Georgia wasn't on their radar.
DeleteArizona becomes Covid hotspot of the world as governor resists restrictions [Click] “Ducey has rejected calls from healthcare leaders to tighten restrictions, arguing it would cause people to be out of work.” I was under the impression that being dead caused people to be out of work too, but what do I know?
ReplyDeleteNOTICE: It has come to the attention of management that workers dying on the job are failing to fall down. This practice must stop, as it becomes impossible to distinguish between death and the natural movement of the staff. Any employee found dead in an upright position will henceforth be dropped from the payroll at once.