A scary, exhausting day in DC

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I already figured that things would be tense on Capitol Hill this afternoon because of all the planned objections to the certification of the electoral votes, which should have taken no more than half an hour. But Despicable Trump rallied his storm troops at Lafayette Park and they subsequently forced their way into the Capitol and let loose the chaos. TV stations broadcast live images of the insurrectionist mob all afternoon, even though the jerks had earlier stomped on a bunch of television equipment (they didn't get it all).

Many, many questions remain about how easily the rioters were able to force their way into such a secure building and why the cops didn't do more to stop them (can you say "white privilege," among other things?). The Washington Post has called for the immediate removal of Trump from office.

I am trying to avoid using the word "crazy" for any of this, because the word discriminates against people with actual mental illness. This crap today was just evil, and Trump just egged it all on, to the point where Twitter, Facebook and Instagram all gave him a timeout. (FINALLY!!)

There's no way I can get all this into one post, but here is a screenshot:



My reaction: I wrote up a short assignment for pay this morning, and then I was awaiting verbal shenanigans in the afternoon. But when things exploded (literally, when the flash-bangs and tear gas went off), my shock and disgust grew. A couple of my Facebook friends were in tears, but I didn't feel that way until just before my online Toastmasters meeting kicked off, when I turned off the TV and felt the momentary lull. And the regularly scheduled meeting was like a refreshing splash of aftershave or toner.

Congress is dutifully finishing up its EV count right now. Apparently the seditious senators have dropped their objections, so we should get this taken care of soon. However, as columnist Eugene Robinson wrote: "The wounds Trump has inflicted upon the nation, however, are ragged and deep. We will be paying for the mistake of electing this bitter, twisted man as president for a long, long time."

Comments

[studio1009]

I watched on CSPAN. Normally, Congress sessions are boring, blah, blah, blah. But PA rep Conor Lamb's speech was unique in that it directly and rightfully blamed the incursion on the lies that the previous speaker was spewing to support tossing out PA's votes.

[damont]

I am unsurprised but utterly ashamed that Rep. Wittman (VA-1) is one of the traitor-supporters. And this is why I don't want to relocate to the Northern Neck.