The Patriot Post® · Thursday Executive News Summary
Top of the Fold
- Congress certifies Joe Biden’s Electoral College win hours after violent pro-Trump mob storms U.S. Capitol; president vows “orderly transition” of power (AP1)
Election Fallout
Mike Pence condemns “unprecedented violence and vandalism” in Capitol building (Daily Wire2)
Four dead, 52 arrested after chaos at Capitol (Fox News3) | Woman shot and killed by Capitol police was a 14-year USAF veteran (Daily Wire4)
Twenty-two photos and videos of the violence (Daily Signal5)
Andy Ngo: It wasn’t antifa (Washington Examiner6)
DC mayor extends public emergency declaration until after Biden’s inauguration (Washington Examiner7)
Several White House officials — including Mick Mulvaney8 — resign (Press Association9)
Exit quote for Trump: “Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.” —Thomas Jefferson
Social Media
Facebook and YouTube take down Trump’s video to protesters (National Review10)
Twitter and Facebook lock Trump’s accounts — the latter indefinitely11 (NBC News12)
Food for Thought
- At least the media finally came around to the idea that riots are scary (Washington Examiner13)
Elsewhere in Politics
A confident Stacey Abrams says Georgia runoffs are “just the beginning” (Yahoo News14)
George Soros gets behind abolishing the police (Free Beacon15)
Around the Nation
Two Louisville detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid are fired (AP16)
Half of Chicago teachers refused to return to work this week (Disrn17)
In fairness, it’s mighty tough coming back to work when
COVID is so rampantyou’re vacationing in Puerto Rico18.
- Tit for tat: Buffalo Bills fans launch petition to keep Andrew Cuomo from attending Saturday’s playoff game (Disrn19)
Annals of the “Social Justice” Caliphate
- Alec Baldwin’s wife goes Rachel Dolezal (National Review20)
“Captain Obvious” Headline Awards
Study: Young adults in U.S. overeating during pandemic lockdowns (UPI21)
Link found between self-control in childhood and success later in life (Medical XPress22)
Closing Arguments
Policy: Congress needs to revive itself (The Hill23)
Policy: With 2021 still young, we already have trouble from Tehran (Daily Signal24)
Humor: Electoral College successfully overturned, buffalo guy selected as president (Babylon Bee25)
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Links
- https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-electoral-college-protests-20210106-mv4gtnvkpvgublb3vgvz765lje-story.html
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/pence-condemns-unprecedented-violence-and-vandalism-in-capitol-building-as-senate-reconvenes
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/d-c-mayor-issues-order-extending-public-emergency-for-15-days-following-chaos-at-capitol
- https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-identity-of-woman-fatally-shot-at-trump-protest-revealed-report
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/06/22-photos-and-videos-of-the-violence-at-the-capitol/
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/expert-andy-ngo-it-wasnt-antifa-at-the-capitol-riots
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dc-mayor-extends-public-emergency-declaration-until-day-after-bidens-inauguration
- https://www.nationalreview.com/news/mick-mulvaney-resigns-over-capitol-riots/
- https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/other/several-white-house-officials-resign-after-rioters-storm-us-capitol/ar-BB1cy3uj
- https://www.nationalreview.com/news/facebook-youtube-take-down-trumps-video-to-protestors/
- https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-violence-social-media-media-3e9a00e791f9806a4d925ec9a2fbe9f3
- https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-youtube-twitter-remove-video-trump-amid-chaos-capitol-n1253157
- https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/at-least-the-media-finally-came-around-to-the-idea-that-riots-are-scary
- https://news.yahoo.com/a-confident-stacey-abrams-says-georgia-runoffs-are-just-the-beginning-214902959.html
- https://freebeacon.com/national-security/soros-gets-behind-abolishing-the-police/
- https://apnews.com/article/breonna-taylor-cops-fired-910c87438ebc09e74eac8a4f4678fb63
- https://disrn.com/news/over-half-of-chicago-teachers-refused-to-return-to-work-this-week/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9105697/Teachers-union-leader-blasted-pushing-schools-closed-vacations-Puerto-Rico.html
- https://disrn.com/news/buffalo-bills-fans-launch-petition-to-keep-gov-andrew-cuomo-from-attending-saturdays-playoff-game/
- https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/hilaria-baldwin-and-the-allure-of-the-invented-persona/
- https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/01/05/Study-Young-adults-in-US-overeating-during-pandemic-lockdowns/5691609799973/
- https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-01-link-self-control-childhood-success-life.html
- https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/532619-congress-needs-to-revive-itself
- https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/01/05/with-2021-still-young-we-already-have-trouble-from-tehran/
- https://babylonbee.com/news/electoral-college-successfully-overturned-buffalo-guy-selected-as-president
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