https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/18/as-told-to-the-pelosi-staffer-keith-stern-on-the-breach-of-the-capitol

«It was a weird mix. Remember, this was everyone who’d been on the floor. In one corner, you had all the Republicans who think we stole the election. You can see people looking, thinking, The people outside are here because of what you’re doing. We were also concerned about the fact that many of them don’t wear masks. Some of them were saying they were glad the “protesters” were there. Everybody else, including many Republicans, was figuring out what’s happening, what’s going on with our institution, with our society, with our democracy. And how do we get back? We knew we had to finish that night.»

https://missouriindependent.com/2021/01/08/reckless-pandering-josh-hawleys-woes-grow-as-another-major-backer-abandons-him/

I wonder if Hawley has reached his high-water mark. Or if an apology and three years of hard work as a senator will be enough to erase people’s memory.

https://www.axios.com/platforms-social-media-ban-restrict-trump-d9e44f3c-8366-4ba9-a8a1-7f3114f920f1.html

Wow, Google pulled Parler. Now things are getting interestinger.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/tony-messenger/messenger-danforth-calls-his-support-of-hawley-the-worst-mistake-of-his-life/article_0f8288fc-4b22-5fe7-8cb9-d29161a7cf81.html

All Tom Cotton has to do is keep his head down while Hawley gets taken down.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/capitol-police-reaction-details/index.html

That’s it. U.S. Capitol law enforcement top administration is out. As they should be, after that mess.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-rage-riot/2021/01/07/26894c54-5108-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html

«”…everyone knows this was a horrible mistake.”»

Trump’s portrait ABSOLUTELY needs to hang in the White House.

Not being hyperbolic: worst president ever. Worse than Grant, Buchanan, Fillmore, Harding, Pierce, Johnson.

https://www.vox.com/22218446/capitol-police-mob-trump-storming-washington-dc

Big fail.

https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/07/mob-fallout-pelosi-calls-for-capitol-police-chief-to-be-fired-house-saa-to-resign/

«“If Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Stenger hasn’t vacated the position by then, I will fire him as soon as Democrats have a majority in the Senate,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement. It’s not unusual for the SAA to be replaced when the Senate majority turns over, but such a strong statement shows how deeply Wednesday’s events are having an effect.»

«Sund, as Capitol Police chief, reports to the Capitol Police Board, which comprises House SAA Irving, Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger and J. Brett Blanton, the Architect of the Capitol.»

https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/01/06/capitol-riot-flight-ban-airlines/

I’m a little surprised the union isn’t making this statement on the basis of simple health, since most (all?) of those rioters aren’t wearing masks.

Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) Tweeted: We are going to learn about Josh Hawley’s strong beliefs about capital gains rates and Lindsey Graham’s profound concerns about the debt we’re leaving for our children. We’re going to find out that evangelical Christians are quite worried about education policy. 3/ https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/1347177195463200769?s=20