January 09, 2021

343: Trump's Last Stand

58 minutes

Trump incited the DC Capitol riots, and I'll explain why there can be little doubt.

Plus, my thoughts on the tech companies suspending Trump's accounts, the media's role in all of this, and where we go next.

Links:

Twitter Safety on Twitter:

"After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence."

Donald Trump Speech "Save America" Rally Transcript January 6 - Rev

Aaaand here come the Twitter bans. General Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell both just got the hammer. | Not the Bee

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1347593244142690305

Facial Recognition Firm: Washington Times Antifa Story False

Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide | Reuters

Former PA State Rep. Rick Saccone Loses Teaching Job After Joining Capitol Coup | Hemant Mehta | Friendly Atheist | Patheos

Lawrence Wright on How the Pandemic Response Went So Wrong | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios

The Plague Year | The New Yorker

Pelosi wants ‘unhinged’ Trump to be stripped of nuclear codes | The Independent

Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming of U.S. Capitol, says aide | Reuters

Laptop stolen from Nancy Pelosi’s office during Trump riot, says aide | The Independent

https://twitter.com/cbouzy/status/1347213098021695493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347396351844360192%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fconspiracy%2Fcomments%2Fkt306p%2Fthe_fundamental_question_is_finally_coming_up_was%2F

Pro-Trump Crowd Turns Into Violent Mob, Breaches U.S. Capitol : NPR

"Win Mc Namee" Pictures and Photos - Getty Images

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Protesters enter the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in... News Photo - Getty Images

Pastor Sues Mayor Bowser for 'Black Lives Matter' Street Mural

'It was just a free-for-all': my day photographing the Capitol attack | US Capitol breach | The Guardian

The nuclear lighthouses built by the Soviets in the Arctic - BBC Reel

Are the police taking England's Covid crackdown too far? | Daily Mail Online

Trump denounced Capitol rioters only after realizing legal risk: NYT - Business Insider

A QAnon promoter stormed the Capitol. Now, he's upset people are saying he's 'antifa'

Facebook bans Trump account indefinitely, along with Instagram

Shopify Pulls Trump Campaign, Trump Organization Online Stores; Claims Trump Condoned ‘Violence’ | The Daily Wire

Hunter Biden owed IRS hundreds of thousands of dollars, email shows - Washington Times

Capitol riots: First pics of Kevin Greeson, Benjamin Phillips & Rosanne Boyland who died in DC chaos with Ashli Babbitt

FBI's DC pipe bomb investigation prompts $50G reward offer | Fox News

Did the Coronavirus Escape From a Lab?

https://twitter.com/Recramorcen/status/1347290173336215556?s=20

Some U.S. Capitol rioters fired after internet detectives identify them | Reuters

Capitol rioters could face up to 10 years in prison under Trump monument executive order | Fox News

DC riots: Prosecutor doesn’t rule out charging Trump for inciting

Trump aides reportedly conclude he is 'mentally unreachable'

A Look At How Different U.S. Media Outlets Covered The Pro-Trump Riot On Capitol Hill : NPR

Damage in Senate office stormed by pro-Trump rioters - YouTube

COVID-19: Single vaccine dose leads to 'greater risk' from new coronavirus variants, South African experts warn | World News | Sky News

Some Trump administration officials resign while others stay to prevent chaos - CNNPolitics

Trump Capitol News: President Offers Assurance of Orderly Transition to Biden - Bloomberg

Opinion | Trump Is to Blame for Capitol Attack - The New York Times

GOP considers drastic options against Trump including 25th Amendment - Axios

Barr condemns Trump: "Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable" - Axios

Trump bans Pence chief of staff from White House as other aides resign - Axios

Mick Mulvaney resigns from Trump administration, expects other departures

'This was really a riot,' Inhofe says, watching his Capitol desk invaded during breach | Govt-and-politics | tulsaworld.com

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1347231878114402306

Pelosi and Schumer call for Trump's immediate removal from office - Axios

https://twitter.com/cevansavenger/status/1346920924310867968

Trump Promises ‘Orderly Transition’ After Biden Certified as President-Elect

KUSI News confirms identity of woman shot and killed inside US Capitol -

https://mobile.twitter.com/respectablelaw/status/1347055062284120064

DC Police Chief: Two pipe bombs, cooler with Molotov cocktails found on Capitol grounds

Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Soleimani Killing - Bloomberg

https://twitter.com/Shauna_Sowersby/status/1346955493978169344?s=20

Trump claims he'll lead march to the Capitol, only to slip back to White House in motorcade

Trump-Biden transition live updates: Biden focused on pandemic, not impeachment - ABC News

Fox News Cuts Away From Donald Trump Jr. Rally Speech

US Capitol riot - MAGA fans attack the press

Democratic lawmakers call for Pence to invoke 25th Amendment, remove Trump from office | TheHill

Ivanka Trump describes violent MAGA protesters as 'American Patriots' | Daily Mail Online

Chaos, violence, mockery as pro-Trump mob occupies Congress

Simmering Tensions After Pro-Trump Riots - Live Analysis - WSJ.com

Joe Biden Taps Merrick Garland as Attorney General

CIA Rebrands As Woke Leftists And Champions Of Diversity

Donald Trump could be planning Turnberry trip as Scots airport told to expect a high-flyer the day before Joe Biden's inauguration - The Sunday Post

Trump plane reportedly heading to Scotland before Biden's inauguration - Business Insider

Nicola Sturgeon warns Donald Trump coming to play golf in Scotland is not essential travel | The Scotsman

Is Marijuana Legalization Inevitable In The US? - YouTube

Now the Swedish model has failed, it's time to ask who was pushing it | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Swedes fume at leaders’ lockdown lapses – POLITICO

Anger after Swedish official breaks his own agency's COVID guidelines by flying to Canary Islands | Euronews

COVID-19 and the Swedish enigma - The Lancet

https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1346186707192963072

https://twitter.com/i/events/1346119740826140672

Covid-19: U.S. Air Travel Hits Pandemic High, Adding to Fears of Yet More Case Surges and the New Variant - The New York Times

The Nashville Bombing and Threats to Critical Infrastructure: We Saw This Coming - War on the Rocks

Joe Biden's inauguration parade canceled due to coronavirus pandemic | Daily Mail Online

Julian Assange cannot be extradited to US, British judge rules | Media | The Guardian

AOC says Donald Trump should be impeached for Georgia votes phone call | The Independent

Sen. Mitch McConnell's home in Kentucky vandalized

FBI: Nashville Bomber Sent Material to ‘Acquaintances’

6-Person Team Briefed Hundreds of State Senators on Election Irregularities

The Mutated Coronavirus Is a Ticking Time Bomb - The Atlantic

Audio of Raymond Throckmorton's 911 Call About Anthony Quinn Warner | Law & Crime

Nashville bomber's bizarre writings reveal belief in aliens and lizard people

New strain of Covid-19 tripled infections despite UK lockdown, report says

A smartphone-read ultrasensitive and quantitative saliva test for COVID-19 | Science Advances

UK chief medical officers defend delay between Covid-19 vaccine doses - CNN

US surpasses 20 million Covid-19 cases while experts foresee tough times in January - CNN

Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19

Coronavirus in Los Angeles County: More people are dying from COVID even without underlying conditions - ABC7 Los Angeles

San Francisco’s Lockdown and Quarantine Has Been Extended ‘Indefinitely’ - Eater SF

Joe Biden to have new Secret Service team amid concern about Trump loyalty | US news | The Guardian

Visualizing 2020's Endless News Cycle | ZeroHedge

FBI Investigating The Intentional Destruction Of 500 Doses Of The Moderna Vaccine | ZeroHedge

The Great 2020 Seasonal Flu/Influenza Disappearing Act | ZeroHedge