Quarantine Diaries: Day 304
A Reuters photographer who was present at the storming of the Capitol:
I heard at least 3 different rioters at the Capitol say that they hoped to find Vice President Mike Pence and execute him by hanging him from a Capitol Hill tree as a traitor. It was a common line being repeated. Many more were just talking about how the VP should be executed. https://t.co/fxHREouEWF
— Jim Bourg (@jimbourg) January 8, 2021
Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:
White House task force says there could be a fast-spreading 'USA variant' of coronavirus
OR
False Reports of a New ‘U.S. Variant’ Came From White House Task Force
Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:
U.S. economy loses jobs as COVID-19 hammers restaurants, bars
Biden assembling multitrillion-dollar stimulus plan with checks, unemployment aid
Politics:
This Is The Face Of The GOP Now: The descent from conservatism to nihilism is now complete.
Some of us were ridiculed for saying from the very beginning that there would have to be some kind of violence to remove him, if he were to lose the next election. We still are. We’re called victims of TDS, or Trump Derangement Syndrome, as if this were not the only sane position when a delusional, malignant, tyrant-wannabe has an entire political party in his grip, aided and abetted by tribal media tools. For myself, from the very beginning, having examined Trump’s past and observed his plain-as-day pathology, I just couldn’t envision how this figure could psychologically, voluntarily ever leave the Oval Office. Every single day of his presidency has confirmed this. He has blown through every guardrail against presidential abuse that exists.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on President Trump to resign, questions her future as a Republican
Capitol Rioters Planned for Weeks in Plain Sight. The Police Weren’t Ready.
Insurrectionists made no effort to hide their intentions, but law enforcement protecting Congress was caught flat-footed.
Websites For The Coup Rally Organizers Have Quietly Been Erased From The Web
Um, the intertubes never forget. It’s all been cached.
Republicans warned this day would come. Then they forgot.
Many of Trump’s former rivals warned of something like Wednesday’s deadly insurrection at the Capitol but their concerns melted away once he was elected.
Twitter permanently suspends President Donald Trump. In related news, Twitter disables Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell accounts for spreading QAnon content. So Trump joined Parler. And their servers crashed. But wait, there’s more: Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store: The social networking app favored by conservatives has been given 24 hours to institute a moderation policy.
Six Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted
I never want to hear again about Trump voters needing to 'feel heard.'
Federal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer's death
Trump Agreed To Condemn Insurrection Only After Being Warned Of Potential Criminal Probe
Dominion sues Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation, seeks $1.3 billion
Senior Trump Official: We Were Wrong, He’s a ‘Fascist’
There’s not a single person I have talked to at any level, from 23-year-old assistants to members of the Cabinet, who are not disgusted and ashamed with what has happened.
Serendipity:
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@preparedwombat, In my opinion by looking towards the negative impact on Job Sector may be we can see more rise in adoption of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Space in near future. Stay blessed.
It is going to get worse I think. The precedents that have been set in the last 5 years are going to haunt for decades.