There are studies that show people often will double-down rather than admit they were duped. So that explains some of the middle-ground folks who should know better. Folks who aren’t that bright, but would see the problem if it was happening somewhere else.

I saw some report that one of the planes he sometimes travels in is scheduled to go to Scotland the day before inauguration. So that may be step one of him fleeing the country before consequences can catch up.

With the filibuster still in place, the statehood questions are a tough call.

It’s instructive that he tells the terrorists to respect the police, but not any member of Congress, or the law, or...

There were reports of everyone being evacuated through tunnels. Last I heard on anyone’s status.

In 1954, Puerto Rican nationalists shot 5 members of the House of Representatives in the Capitol building.

on the heels of a leaked call in which the president did his best Michael Corleone impersonation

I wouldn’t count on any Biden AG being confirmed by the Senate unless they swear under oath to never charge Trump with anything.

I prefer this version:

I mean, what about the banks, doesn’t anyone ever think of the banks? How will the CEOs justify the size of their golden parachutes if the government stops them from bleeding everyone dry?

Only good thing that might come out of this is the fact that Ossoff and Warnock can point out that it’s GOP senators that are blocking an increase. “Vote me in and you’ll get that money” is a compelling argument.

So it’s not even a $900B relief bill, it’s a $350B bill. I guess the rest of the money is from what they authorized with the CARES act that they couldn’t find time to distribute.

Well, the rules don’t really apply to Trump. You don’t have to look any further than the fact there’s no way in hell DJT or most of his family and staff would qualify for a security clearance under normal circumstances.

A member of the car got out and rushed at him and that’s where the confrontation took place.

Fun fact: Ken Paxton may have a very strong personal interest in who holds the keys to the federal government, given that he’s currently the subject of an FBI investigation for corruption:

Well, at least we can be assured that having fewer doctors working during the worst days of a pandemic isn’t likely to have any negative repercussions, right?

I’d say this is happening now because it’s about to be approved. That way Team Trump can point to this report and say that they lit a fire under the FDA’s ass as if they did something.

Oh come on, you expect Stephen Miller to accept help from one of those types?

I love the defense of “Hey, don’t get it twisted. We murder a lot of white people too.”

I imagine it was a matter of actually locating it. Cobb got it off some Jawas, so either they took it off Boba while he was unconscious/recovering from the Sarlacc/whatever, or Boba traded it to them at a point when he maybe had nothing else to offer for food/water/transport. Based on his wanting it back, I’d imagine…