Reading archive 2021-01-13

Lindsey Graham had a lock on most ludicrous senator — until Josh Hawley pounced

Lawmakers gave groups ‘reconnaissance’ tours of the Capitol one day before riots, Democratic congresswoman says

Four years ago, I wondered if the media could handle Trump. Now we know.

Female scientists focus on a secret weapon to fight climate change: Moms: A new group of parent scientists is launching Science Moms, a $10 million educational campaign to engage other mothers

Women of the would-be insurrection

A Black officer faced down a mostly White mob at the Capitol. Meet Eugene Goodman.

Rep. Watson Coleman: I’m 75. I had cancer. I got covid-19 because my GOP colleagues dismiss facts.

Two Virginia police officers, man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt arrested in Capitol riot

Long‐term trends indicate that invasive plants are pervasive and increasing in eastern national parks

QAnon reshaped Trump’s party and radicalized believers. The Capitol siege may just be the start.: The online conspiracy theory, which depicts Trump as a messianic warrior battling ‘deep state’ Satanists, has helped fuel a real-world militant extremism that could haunt the Biden era: It’s ‘a threat to our democracy, and we’re not nearly done’

Lying to Your Base Is Not Only Wrong, It’s Bad Politics: The move to reject the electoral votes was not the first time that Ted Cruz launched an impossible effort that ended up hurting the GOP.