Axios: “Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol was an appalling shock to most Americans, but to far-right true believers it was the culmination of a long-unfolding epic. A growing segment of the American far right, radicalized via social media and private online groups, views anyone who bucks President Trump’s will as evil. That includes Democrats, the media, celebrities, judges and officeholders – even conservatives, should they cross the president.”

“A great many Trump supporters spent recent weeks on heavily pro-Trump platforms like TheDonald.win and Parler openly discussing coming to Washington on Jan. 6 to launch an attack on the government. Often the idea was discussed in vague or winking terms; other times, users explicitly called for elected officials to be abducted and executed. Users on more mainstream platforms talked up plans to come to Washington on Jan. 6 to simply protest the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Trump egged them on, repeatedly calling on supporters to swarm Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. Adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, who imagine a vast deep-state cabal of pedophiles arrayed against Trump, have for years insisted that a moment of reckoning for their enemies is imminent. QAnon believers have largely accepted that Trump is waiting for the right time to bring a hammer down on his enemies (or already has, in secret). But time is running out. Because Congress was slated to officially certify Biden’s victory on Jan. 6, the day became the focal point of a new conspiracy theory – that Trump would reveal mountains of evidence of electoral fraud, somehow invalidate Biden’s win, and secure a second term.”

Our cause is to obtain an honest vote and to end voter fraud before it becomes a permanent tactic of the enabled and media protected Democrat Party.

Violence is rejected, condemned and counter productive.

Antifa involvement is no excuse.

It contradicts our values.

— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) January 7, 2021

“It was, for many of President Donald Trump’s own allies, the final straw. What began as a rally intended to support Trump became a permanent and irreversible stain on his presidency Wednesday afternoon, as fans of the outgoing president stormed the U.S. Capitol – shattering windows, prompting evacuations and injuring law enforcement officials in the process – to temporarily halt the certification of his opponent’s 2020 victory.”

“A distressing scene for many Americans watching from home, the uprising at the Capitol followed two months of provocation from Trump – subversive rhetoric about America’s election, threats against GOP figures who didn’t agree, broadsides against his own vice president. And it followed four years of rabble-rousing by a president intent on keeping a grip on the GOP, resulting in a climactic moment on Wednesday that could come to define Trump’s political future and the direction of the Republican party after he leaves office. ‘He screwed his supporters, he screwed the country and now he’s screwed himself,’ said a 2016 Trump campaign official, predicting his former boss would cease to remain a popular figure in GOP politics after Wednesday. ‘Donald Trump caused this insurrection with lies and conspiracy theories about the election being rigged against him,’ said Scott Jennings, a former aide to President George W. Bush who is close to the Trump White House. ‘The election was not stolen but this madness was fomented by the president and his top advisers.’ For the first time in four years, Trump loyalty seemed to crack. Resignations started at the White House, while even some Republicans called on Trump to resign and other loyalists implored the president to stand down” – Politico.

CNN: “Following a formal affirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, President Trump said the decision ‘represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history.’ ‘Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th,’ Trump said in a statement. ‘I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it’s only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again,’ Trump said while repeating false claims about the election that incited a mob to storm the Capitol.”

“A beleaguered Congress finalized President-elect Joe Biden’s victory early Thursday morning, capping a day of riots that turned deadly and briefly ground the nation’s most powerful institutions to a standstill. It was the last step in affirming Biden’s election ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration, but one marred by violence fueled by the sitting president, Donald Trump, who urged his followers to march on the Capitol to pressure lawmakers to overturn the results” – Politico.

Vice President Mike Pence and eight Cabinet Secretaries could make a move that would secure the nation and yet not upset Constitutional order.  In fact, it’s literally part of the Constitution.

The 25th Amendment is a curious creature:  it allows for the duties of the office of the President to pass to the Vice President if those nine people take action.  And they can do it without Pence taking over the office of the President.

If those nine people send a letter to Congress stating that the Trump can no longer manage the duties of his office, the Vice President assumes the duties–but not the title–of the office immediately.  Trump can, and likely would, object immediately, at which time the case gets sent to Congress.

And that’s when the fun stuff starts–and by “fun stuff” I mean an elegant mind-fuck that will drive Trump and his minions over the edge.

Just imagine for a second if BLM tried this BS.. Just sayin.

— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) January 6, 2021

People arrested in DC today:  52

People arrested on the first day of June’s BLM protests in DC:  300+

Just sayin.

Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley added his name to the objection to the certificate of votes from the electors from Pennsylvania to objections by members of the House.

It will be debated for the next two hours.

“The FBI is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, DC. The FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting and violence in the U.S. Capitol Building and surrounding area in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. If you have witnessed unlawful violent actions, we urge you to submit any information, photos, or videos that could be relevant at fbi.gov/USCapitol” says the page at, well, fbi.gov/USCapitol.

“The president was telling people today that he was happy Loeffler and Perdue lost, according to a person familiar with the conversations. He said they didn’t defend him enough” reports New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman.

SpartanRevenge✓TEAM SOROS™ ? • a day ago
Trump really does not give a shit. He’s actually happy now he gets to rub McConnell’s face in it.
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Not to gloat about being right or anything. Just putting that there for posterity.

Normally lit with decorative flood lighting at night, the White House has had all its exterior lights, save for one in the portico where guests would enter, turned off according to television broadcasts showing the building.

The White House grounds are a popular nighttime destination for tourists, who take photos in front of the building.  Tonight, however, nearly the entire building was dark, with only three or four windows illuminated, one being the kitchen in the residence.

Republican members of the Georgia House delegation objected to the submission of the certificate of the Electoral College votes from the state, but Senators who had previously signed on to the object withdrew their support after the attempted insurrection at the Capitol building Wednesday afternoon.

Congressional rules require that at least one member of the House and one Senator sign on to any objection.  With no Senator signing on to it, the objection was therefore rejected, causing the Democratic side of the House chamber to erupt in applause.

The unidentified white male House member from Georgia raised the objection, stating that Senate supporters withdrew their support.

UPDATE (12:01 a.m. ET):  Same situation for Michigan.  Michigan House members objected, but no Senator signed off on the objection.

UPDATE (12:06 a.m. ET):  For the votes from Nevada, various House members from other states objected.  It had no Senate support.

Just 52 people were arrested in Washington, DC Wednesday in connection with the coup attempt at the Capitol building and the subsequent curfew, WJZ CBS-13 reports.

MSNBC reports that 14 were for crossing police lines.  Others were arrested for simple assault, carrying firearms with licenses and curfew violations.

Fourteen DC police officers were injured in the insurrection.  Four people died, including one person who was shot during the intrusion into the Capitol.

DC officials also found two pipe bombs, one each at the Democratic National Committee office and at the Republican National Committee office.  At the Capitol grounds, police also found a cooler that contained Molotov cocktails and a gun.

“DC police say there were 3 other deaths today surrounding the protests besides the woman fatally shot by an officer: 1 adult female and 2 adult males had unrelated medical emergencies” reports Washington Post National Political Correspondent James Hohmann.

I’m just guessing when I say “heart attack” for “unrelated medical emergencies” but is it really much different if they died of strokes or pulmonary embolisms instead?

The motion to reject the electors from the state of Arizona, brought to the House floor by Republican Representative Paul Gosar, and supported by Texas Senator Rafael “Ted” Cruz, was rejected by the House in a 303-121 vote.

In the final tally, only Republicans voted to reject Arizona’s slate of electors, with 83 Republicans joining the Democrats to reject the motion.  One Democrat and five Republicans did not record votes on the issue.

CNBC: “The country’s largest flight attendant unions on Wednesday expressed safety concerns over politically motivated disruptions on flights after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol building, demanding that the results of the presidential election be overturned. The unions’ comments came after at least two on-board disruptions on Washington D.C.-bound flights, including a Delta Air Lines flight carrying Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah, during which some passengers chanted ‘traitor.’ Delta said it was aware of the incident and that ‘our crew quickly engaged and resolved the issue.’ A spokeswoman for the senator didn’t comment.”

“‘The mob mentality behavior that took place on several flights to the D.C. area yesterday was unacceptable and threatened the safety and security of every single person onboard,’ said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, which represents some 50,000 cabin crew members at United, Alaska and more than a dozen other carriers. The riots at the Capitol ‘create further concern about [participants’] departure from the DC area,’ Nelson said. ‘Acts against our democracy, our government and the freedom we claim as Americans must disqualify these individuals from the freedom of flight.'”

Six Republican Senators voted to uphold the objection to accepting the slate of electors from the state of Arizona, but the overwhelming number of Senators voted to turn down the objection presented by Texas Republican Senator Rafael “Ted” Cruz.

Cruz, Missouri’s Josh Hawley, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Roger Marshall of Kansas, John Kennedy of Louisiana and new Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama voted in support of the measure.  The final vote was 93-6.

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