Defense Officials Fear Inside Attack At Inauguration, Prompting FBI To Vet Guard
The massive undertaking underscores fears that some of the very people assigned to protect Washington could threaten the incoming administration.
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Timothy Snyder’s ‘The American Abyss’ op-ed is scary, accurate, and pulls no punches
American historian Timothy Snyder is the author of On Tyranny. The slim volume from February 2017 presaged what we could expect from the Trump administration as it became obvious almost immediately that the forthcoming four years would be among the most tumultuous and stressful this country had ever experienced.
Twitter Temporarily Suspends QAnon Rep. For Election Disinformation, Inciting Violence
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been locked out of her personal account for 12 hours for “multiple violations of our civic integrity policy,” the platform said.
Nuts & Bolts: Inside the Democratic Party: Respect for all candidates matters
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns, or explain issues that impact our party.
Former Trump Official Mocked For Claiming That The President Has No Platform Now
“I remember when Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address via tweet,” one critic said of Hogan Gidley’s comments about Trump’s social media ban.
Pro-Trump Protests Fizzle Out At Capitol Buildings Across The U.S.
Statehouses ramped up security in anticipation of planned protests across 50 states, though there were no reports of major clashes by nightfall.
Trump team orders installation of notorious pro-Trump saboteur into top NSA position
The Republican attempt to overthrow this nation’s government is ongoing. Propaganda attempts continue in an attempt to delegitimize the outcome of the last election; even after an assassination attempt targeting top national leaders, over 100 Republican officials continued to promote the same hoax claims that stoked the violence.
This suburban Chicago seat swung from Trump to Biden two years after going blue in an upset
Daily Kos Elections is pleased to bring you our calculations of the 2020 election results for Illinois’ 18 congressional districts, where yet another surge in ancestrally Republican territory helped Democrats hang on to a seat in the Chicago exurbs that they flipped in 2018. You can find our detailed calculations here, a large-size map of the results here, and our permanent, bookmarkable link for all 435 districts here.
Lindsey Graham, Ignoring Trump’s Role In Riot, Bashes Pelosi For Weak Capitol Security
“Where was Nancy Pelosi?” the Republican senator asked during an appearance on Fox News.
Health officials confident Biden will deliver on promise of 100 million vaccines in 100 days
“There’s no doubt about it that that can be done,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said.
Help! My Husband Won’t Let Me Go a Day Without Makeup.
He is worried that this is the beginning of a “downward spiral” for me into a messy, slobby woman with permanent razor stubble.
Dear Care and Feeding: My In-Laws Gifted My Daughter a Stuffed Dead Rabbit. She Loves It.
Parenting advice on grandparents, gifts, and naptime.
A Word on Statistics
In “On Statistics,” Wisława Szymborska takes the language of data, with its air of easy certainty, and uses it to measure some of the messiest, most complex aspects of human nature. The result is absurd, and it underscores how ill-equipped those quantitative measurements are for answering the biggest questions in life.
My Sister Was Disappeared 43 Years Ago
The report from the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team included 20 photos of my half sister’s bones—nearly as many photos as I had ever seen of Isabel herself. The ones of the bones punctured by bullets—her rib, her pelvis, her humerus—did not move me as much as those of her skull. It was so old-looking, like one of those prehistoric craniums of Homo sapiens, the nose bashed in, some of the teeth missing, that earthen coloring.
‘What If You Just Don’t Tell Anyone?’
What do I do now? COVID-19 diagnoses start with a barrage of grueling decisions and paralyzing worries. Did I infect anyone else? Whom will I tell? Where can I isolate? Should I go to the hospital? Will I be okay?Millions of Americans have fallen sick with this virus, and we’ve seen the full kaleidoscope of ways people react and cope with illness. Some have dutifully rung up contact tracers and locked themselves in total isolation.
The crash landing of ‘Operation Warp Speed’
Born as a second Manhattan Project, the Trump administration vaccine program actually achieved most of its goals – until distribution problems marred its success.
Trump admin enlists private firm to review some Covid-19 tests
The decision cuts scientists at the Food and Drug Administration out of the process.
Treat the Attack on the Capitol as Terrorism
Public officials from Vice President Mike Pence on down have sung a consistent refrain since a mob attacked the Capitol on January 6: Those involved should be prosecuted to the “fullest extent of the law.” For those implicated in the murder of the Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, the penalties are obviously severe. Murdering a federal official carries a life sentence and, depending on what is proven at trial, could carry the death penalty.
Stocks Don’t Care About the Coup
Armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, chasing Congress members into hiding and threatening to hang Vice President Mike Pence and shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Congress impeached President Donald Trump for the second time. White nationalists promised further acts of terrorist violence. The COVID-19 daily death toll hit 4,000. Payrolls declined. And in response, the markets rose a touch, with the Nasdaq and the Russell index of small-cap stocks hitting record highs.
Joe Biden’s First COVID-Relief Bill Isn’t Screwing Around
He can’t possibly expect the GOP to go along with this—but that might be a good thing.
Biden Needs to Avoid the First Big Mistake of the Obama Era
Or his ability to help Americans will be doomed from the start.
D.C. Residents Put Up With Overbearing Security for 20 Years. It Did Nothing.
What was the point of Fortress D.C.
The Country Lost Jobs in December, Which Was Totally Predictable
This is why so many of us spent the late summer and fall screaming our heads off for Congress to pass some sort of new coronavirus relief bill.
How Did Elon Musk Become the World’s Richest Person?
Wildly overvalued Tesla stock? Jeff Bezos’ divorce? Take your pick.
‘It’s time to grow up’: Biden blasts anti-mask GOP members of Congress
Biden condemned anti-mask lawmakers while unveiling his Covid-19 vaccination plan.
Biden warns of challenges ahead as he rolls out new vaccine plan
Rollout also takes aim at vaccine skepticism and misinformation.
Biden taps D.C. veteran David Kessler for vaccination drive
David Kessler will replace Moncef Slaoui, who will take on a limited advisory role with the government’s vaccine accelerator.
Trump admin races to enact term limits for top health scientists
The regulation, which the Department of Health and Human Services could issue as a direct final rule within days, would mandate job reviews every five years for career federal scientists.
‘A call for unity’: Biden lays out vast federal expansion of pandemic response
The plan will essentially federalize the current patchwork pandemic response, including spending $20 billion to speed up vaccinations.