analysis by Shane Goldmacher @ NYTimes, Jan. 11
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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By Paul Farhi @ WashingtonPost.com, Jan. 11
After months of stoking anger about alleged election fraud, one of America’s largest talk-radio companies has decided on an abrupt change of direction.
Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States, has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from President Trump — or else face termination.
A Cumulus executive issued the directive on Wednesday, just as Congress met to certify Joe Biden’s election victory and an angry mob of Trump supporters marched on the Capitol, overwhelmed police and briefly occupied the building, terrorizing lawmakers and leading to the deaths of five people [....]
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A 15-year veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police has taken his life after responding to Wednesday's deadly riot in the halls of Congress.
Howard Liebengood was 51 years old.
It's the second life lost in four days for Capitol Police following the death of Officer Brian Sicknick, who suffered injuries during the Capitol riot.
A slightly condensed version of this piece appeared in the Sunday Outlook section of the Washington Post.
says House, Senate security officials hamstrung efforts to call in National Guard
PELOSI outlines her plan of action in a letter to Democrats. A House vote Monday or Tuesday on a resolution calling on to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump. He'll have 24 hours. "Next, we will proceed with bringing impeachment legislation to the Floor," she says...
Image of letter at link, posted on Twitter by Sahil Kapur of NBC, 6:46 PM · Jan 10, 2021
a reminder that Ahnold is an immigrant from Austria.
He's going with the loser thing big time! Go ahead impeach me! Heroic victimhood at the hands of a cruel majority continues for now, winning later.
THREAD posted as a public service for Dagblog members who might have need, by an Associate Prof of Communication & Political Science @UDelaware @AnnenbergPenn
A man who had an assault rifle was charged with threatening Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, after he traveled to Washington for the pro-Trump rally on Wednesday and sent a text message saying he would put “a bullet in her noggin on Live TV,” the federal authorities said.
Federal agents said the man, Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., had been staying at a Holiday Inn in Washington and had weapons in his camper-style trailer, including a Glock handgun, a pistol, a Tavor X95 assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
article from morning of Jan. 8; includes video from Face the Nation