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https://www.ianwelsh.net/trump-has-proven-the-us-is-ripe-for-a-right-wing-coup/

The extremely wealthy are not a big percentage.

They do not contact much of of the earning population.

Pitchforks and torches are not a the future. The mess in Washington was not the Haymarket riot.

Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley’s Book

Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The publisher faced calls to drop the Missouri Republican’s upcoming book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” following criticism of his efforts to overturn the presidential election.

Senator Hawley is not wrong about Big Tech.

Ironically Simon&Shuster proves his point.

He should have respected the Presidential election.

Boeing Reaches $2.5 Billion 737 Max Settlement with U.S.

Niraj Chokshi and Michael S. Schmidt, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The company agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement with the Justice Department.

Boeing got a bargain.

The company should not have survived.

Sunk costs frighten accounting managements.

Pelosi Threatens to Pursue Impeachment of Trump

Nicholas Fandos, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Nicholas Fandos needs to read more and write better.

Trump can be stripped of his powers without removing him from office by the action of his cabinet.

Impeachment by the house will not do that but may be a larger threat.

Pence is said to oppose invoking 25th Amendment to strip Trump of his duties.

Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Pence has declaired himself an enemy of democratic governance.

World leaders see Washington turmoil as a warning for democracies everywhere.

Katrin Bennhold, Steven Lee Myers, Melissa Eddy, Andrew E. Kramer and Stephen Castle, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Evil will triumph if good men do nothing.

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/12/04/good-men-do/

Why D.C. Rioters Wore Costumes to the Capitol

Vanessa Friedman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

As star-spangled superheroes and militiamen, the rioters of D.C. dressed with a license for mayhem.

Facial recognition has difficulty with masks.

A Riot Amid a Pandemic: Did the Virus, Too, Storm the Capitol?

Apoorva Mandavilli, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Some scientists fear that the mayhem on Capitol Hill may prove to have been a so-called super-spreading event.

As in Poe's Masque of the Red Death the disease came early.

Capitol for Damage to the Building or Its Art

Sarah Bahr, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Initial reports indicate that despite multiple incidents of vandalism, smashed windows and broken doors, major damage to the building itself or its artworks was avoided.

These hooligans are fans of government though not of democracy.

Questions mount over law enforcement’s failure to protect the Capitol.

Glenn Thrush, Shaila Dewan, John Eligon and Neil MacFarquhar, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The capitol police suffered from divided loyalties.

‘Sedition’: A Complicated History

Jennifer Schuessler, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

As a mob stormed the Capitol, the word “sedition” was on many people’s lips. Its force is clear, but its echoes across American history are more complex and ambiguous.

Quoting chapter and verse only works if the person opposit can listen.

Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself

Michael S. Schmidt and Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

The discussions occurred in recent weeks, and it was not clear whether he has brought it up since he incited supporters to march on the Capitol, where some stormed the site.

No pardon for Trump!

Trump, finally conceding to reality, says transition will be peaceful. Democrats say he must be removed now.

Peter Baker and Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

Trump has trespassed against his nation. He must be removed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass

How Trump’s Allies Are Still Defending Him: Denial, Deflection, Disinformation

Jeremy W. Peters, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

They falsely claimed President Trump had no role in spurring the assault on the Capitol. They resorted to false equivalencies. Some even questioned whether the mob was an anti-Trump “false flag.”

Call it conspiracy in pursuit of trespas.

After Riot, Business Leaders Reckon With Their Support for Trump

David Gelles, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Many in corporate America endorsed the president’s economic policies, which were good for them and gave Mr. Trump mainstream business credibility. It was “fool’s gold,” one said on Thursday.

Business as an entity understands and likes Trump economics and abhores his politics.

How Trump's Refusal to Demand Political Appointees Resign Could Affect Foreign Policy

Lara Jakes and Michael D. Shear, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Until Thursday, the White House had still not told its political appointees to step down, a routine request to smooth presidential transitions that usually happens within weeks of an election.

Trump had no intention to allow a transition.

It was his intention to retain his apointees for his future rule.

Biden’s expected trade nominee files financial disclosure forms.

Ana Swanson, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Ms. Tai has a modest personal fortune.

I saw no mention of trusts.

The House sergeant-at-arms resigns and Schumer says he’ll fire the Senate sergeant-at-arms if needed.

Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

Trump's inside men are being located and dismissed.

An Alabama man who suffered a heart attack outside the Capitol is among the dead.

Adam Goldman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3fP15F6szA