Saturday, January 9, 2021

Reading archive 2021-01-08

Dominion sues pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, seeking more than $1.3 billion

I never want to hear again about Trump voters needing to 'feel heard.' They were heard when they voted. They lost. - "Sen. Ted Cruz, who scrambled to object to the electoral count after Hawley announced his own objection, warned Democrats in a Senate speech on Wednesday — before the Capitol was overtaken by 'unheard' rioters — that they needed to consider the lived experiences of election-theft-believing Americans instead of erasing their truth. 

"'I would urge to both sides perhaps a bit less certitude, and a bit more recognition that we are gathered at a time when democracy is in crisis,' he said, like a killer who murders his parents and then demands sympathy because he's an orphan. 'Recent polling shows that 39% of Americans believe the election that just occurred, 'was rigged.' You may not agree with that assessment. But it is nonetheless a reality for nearly half the country.'

"No, it's not a damn reality. It's a lie, and it's a lie that people believe because politicians like Cruz have for months made irresponsible statements and pushed conspiracy theories. Just because a group of people bought those lies does not make them into a reality. The right's embrace of relativism and politics-as-therapy is pathetic. What happened to 'facts don't care about your feelings'?"

GOP senator: Trump was 'delighted' with Capitol attack

U.S. Capitol Police officer dies after engaging rioters

As Josh Hawley loses a book deal over the Capitol riots, his GOP mentor says backing him was ‘the worst mistake I ever made’

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

Trump Officials Rush to Keep Him From Sparking Another Conflict—at Home or Abroad: Trump is increasingly unhinged. Top national-security officials are trying to keep the whole world from paying the price.

Internet detectives are identifying scores of pro-Trump rioters at the Capitol. Some have already been fired.

Believe what you saw. With all this country’s white grievance, it was inevitable.

Trump Insurrectionists Lodge At D.C. Airbnbs — Much To Washingtonians’ Distress

The pro-Trump media world peddled the lies that fueled the Capitol mob. Fox News led the way.

Bleeding Capitol cop screams for help as he is crushed against a metal door by MAGA mob that stormed police lines and bludgeoned officers with stolen shields

Georgia woman trampled to death in Capitol riot was obsessed with pro-Trump conspiracies

As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election

Dejected Trump supporters leave Washington, create new theories for Capitol violence: While thousands gathered Wednesday in support of the president, overwhelming and infiltrating the chambers of Congress, only dozens of die-hards returned Thursday.

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