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posted by martyb on Wednesday January 06 2021, @10:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the stock-up-on-popcorn! dept.

2021-01-07 14:44:44 UTC: UPDATE (See below the fold).

Pro-Trump rioters breach the US Capitol on historic day in Congress:

Supporters of President Donald Trump breached the US Capitol on Wednesday while Congress was meeting to certify the Electoral College's votes for president and vice president.

The Capitol has been put on lockdown and the certification vote has been paused. Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated from the building. House and Senate leadership is safe and in undisclosed locations, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Congress' counting of electoral votes is typically little more than an afterthought. But this joint session was expected to be a contentious affair that would last late into the evening and possibly on Thursday. Some Republicans are objecting to the count and delaying the inevitable certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win.

Also at AlJazeera (In Pictures: Pro-trump mob storms US Capitol building) and c|net (Mob storms Capitol forcing halt of election vote count).

[2021-01-06 22:33:53 UTC; UPDATE] NOTE: This is a chaotic time.

The Electoral College votes are currently being confirmed and tallied. Runoff votes in Georgia are being tallied and the results may swing the balance of power in the US Senate. The Georgia secretary of state [has been] relocated from [State] Capitol for security reasons. Mitch McConnell goes off on Trump. Pro-Trump reporter gloats over access to fleeing Hill staffer's computer. And Trump hand-picks replacement for Atlanta's US attorney after surprise resignation.

Let's please try and keep the discussion civil.

Also, please be polite and share your popcorn!

[Updates Begin]:

(1) Fox News reports Biden's Electoral College victory certified -- hours after Capitol chaos:

The U.S. Congress early Thursday certified the Electoral College vote that gave Democrat Joe Biden his presidential victory -- after a day in Washington that was marred by pro-Trump protesters storming the U.S. Capitol.

Vice President Mike Pence, who had announced he would not overturn the will of voters, confirmed the Biden victory at 3:41 a.m. ET.

Lawmakers had returned to the chamber in an act of defiance, with some Republicans who initially vowed to challenge states' results due to voter fraud concerns announcing they'd instead vote to certify.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called the breach of the Capitol a "failed insurrection," adding that those who "tried to disrupt our democracy" had not succeeded.

(2) President Trump "Responds" via Staffer's Twitter Account after His Account was Suspended:

Dan Scavino 🇺🇸 🦅@DanScavino:

Statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Electoral Certification:

"Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our...

Dan Scavino 🇺🇸 🦅@DanScavino:

...fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!"

(3) Facebook, Twitter lock Trump's account following video addressing Washington rioters:

  • Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday said they would lock the account of President Donald Trump after he continued to make false claims about the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
  • Facebook, YouTube and Twitter on Wednesday removed a video by President Donald Trump addressing Washington rioters.
  • Meanwhile, calls are mounting for Twitter and Facebook to suspend Trump's accounts.

(4) The Associated Press has called the results for the Georgia Senate elections: both Democratic candidates defeated their GOP opponents:

With projected victories in the twin races of Warnock and Ossoff, President-elect Joe Biden will have the narrowest majority in the Senate, with both parties holding 50-50 seats apiece, allowing the tie-breaking vote to be cast by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

Also at The New York Times.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @03:59AM (8 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @03:59AM (#1096208)

    8 minutes 46 seconds

    Maybe you should have someone try it out on you, replicate the officer's weight and everything, see how much you enjoy the restraint.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @05:32AM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @05:32AM (#1096276)

    And if I come out of that alive do we get to say that the drugs Floyd took immediately before he died was the reason he died? That procedure is used often and is not inherently lethal. Should it be used at all? That's a thing to discuss.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @06:08AM (6 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @06:08AM (#1096302)

      Sure thing Mr. Hannity, I totally believe you would volunteer to find out and not wimp out.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @06:32AM (5 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @06:32AM (#1096316)

        I'm not volunteering for that and the question remains.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @07:30AM (4 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @07:30AM (#1096329)

          Spineless coward.

          As for whether cops should choke out or kneel on the necks of people they are arresting, no they should not and that does not need discussing. Thankfully some jurisdictions are banning the practice.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @08:02AM (3 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 07 2021, @08:02AM (#1096351)

            You didn't answer the question about not dying from a thing that usually doesn't kill people. I don't need to volunteer for the experiment. I'm going to guess there have been zero knee-neck deaths of black people since the last one since if there were I'm quite sure I'd be seeing it on the news as another round of a million people marching in Los Angeles.

            I'm not against banning the practice. The situation is more complex than your lizard brain allows for apparently.

            • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 08 2021, @12:31AM

              by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday January 08 2021, @12:31AM (#1096769) Journal

              While you're having fun with your banter - I'll remind you that one of the rookie cops pointed out that Floyd had not moved in some minutes. He requested permission to check Floyd's pulse and respiration. He was denied permission, on the grounds that it would somehow violate "protocol".

              I stand with those who say that Floyd was treated wrong. It would have cost very nearly nothing to check pulse and respiration, and it would have cost very little more than nothing to commence CPR on his already cooling body.

              At the least, the responsible officer on scene is guilty of negligence, and that could easily become negligent homicide.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 08 2021, @03:05AM

              by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 08 2021, @03:05AM (#1096825)

              I'm going to guess there have been zero knee-neck deaths of black people since the last one

              I haven't had any speeding tickets since the last one. Your wife hasn't cheated on you with me since the last time. I haven't shot any idiots since the last one. I haven't "knee-neck death"ed any black people since the last one.

              Of course not idiot. Otherwise it wouldn't be the last one. It would be the second-last one.

            • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 10 2021, @07:44PM

              by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 10 2021, @07:44PM (#1097951)

              You didn't agree to the experiment that would show whether you are lying or not. Therefore we use Occam's razor and assume you're a racist asshole who wants to let police continue murdering people.