Capitol Police Officer Dies. Beaten by a thug wielding a fire extinguisher. Trump should be tried for murder. ‘Reckless disregard’, I know, I’ve watched way too much Law & Order. Police Were Complicit In Riot. Capitol Police had more than enough resources to handle this, but didn’t.
Between May 1 and November 28, 2020, authorities were more than twice as likely to attempt to break up and disperse a left-wing protest1 than a right-wing2 one. And in those situations when law enforcement chose to intervene, they were more likely to use force — 34 percent of the time with right-wing protests compared with 51 percent of the time for the left. Given when this data was collected, it predominantly reflects a difference in how police respond to Black Lives Matter, compared with how they respond to anti-mask demonstrations, pro-Trump extremists, QAnon rallies, and militia groups.
Arrest ‘Em All. They’re on tape, they’re on social media. They were right there on Wednesday, but weren’t arrested. What a fucking disgrace. So far, only 79 arrests.
Betsy DeVos Resigns In Protest. Joke of the day. Puh-leeze spare me. Read the link for Elizabeth Warren’s reaction.
Meanwhile, The Covid Pandemic Careens Out Of Control. Over 4000 deaths yesterday as we begin to see the post-holiday surge due to travel and gatherings. Nobody’s in charge.
Hawley Loses Book Deal. No biggy. He’ll sell ’em at his rallies, it’s not as if there aren’t plenty of right-wing publishers willing to print it.
Trump Considers Self-Pardon. If he pardons himself, DOJ must take this all the way to the Supreme Court. Which reminds me, why aren’t Rudy and Donald Jr. in jail?
RWNJ’s Cry That Trump Has Betrayed Them. Well, he did incite them to riot, and now he’s reading from a teleprompter to castigate them. Poor babies. Maybe this will be a learning experience for them.
I’m sure there will be plenty of stories breaking today. We’ll try to keep up, but this is more than enough to start with.
What do you want to talk about?