# 6 January 2021; A Day worth a Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 6, 2021, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770 "2021-01-06T04:30:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/181 "2021-01-06T19:35:39Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Explain “surrendering.” He’s giving (gave) a speech saying the EVs should be allowed. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/182 "2021-01-06T19:35:47Z")
Starting to see tear gas finally. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/183 "2021-01-06T19:35:51Z")
DC Mayor just ordered a 6 pm curfew. Wow, that’s really laying down the law, kicking ass and chewing bubble gum. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/184 "2021-01-06T19:36:01Z")
They not protesters–they’re not worthy of that term. They’re dipshit losers who have watched too many movies, _trying to live out a fantasy_, which fulfills their entitled self-agrievement. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/185 "2021-01-06T19:36:34Z")
Shouldn’t the national guard be arresting the rebels by now? ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/186 "2021-01-06T19:36:36Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Long, yes. Interesting, not so much. It got interesting. What I am seeing with my own personal eyes is just plainly nuts. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/187 "2021-01-06T19:37:04Z")
My worry now is if tear gas or anything is deployed on the Capitol steps, the resulting crush could lead to multiple injuries/death. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/188 "2021-01-06T19:37:13Z")
They said that pence and grassly have been taken to a secure location. And they are trying to clear the capital. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/189 "2021-01-06T19:37:43Z")
House members were being told to get under their chairs. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/190 "2021-01-06T19:37:46Z")
Any word on if Pelosi is safe? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/191 "2021-01-06T19:38:40Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > They not protesters–they’re not worthy of that term. They are terrorists, and they should be arrested, charged, tried, convicted and spend the next 20 years contemplating where their lives turned to shit. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/192 "2021-01-06T19:39:00Z")
So, does the count just resume on another day? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/193 "2021-01-06T19:39:29Z")
The asshats appear to have erected some kind of narrow scaffolding in front of the Capitol. > [@jsc1953](#): > > Protestors are inside Statuary Hall, but they look more like tourists: there are only a handful, singly or in twos, and they’re snapping selfies. The bulk of the rioters that made it inside appear to be packed in the hallway in front of the House chamber. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/194 "2021-01-06T19:39:39Z")
Looks like they are starting to clear the stairs. Senate is being evacuated. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/195 "2021-01-06T19:40:41Z")
The scaffolding is for the inauguration. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/196 "2021-01-06T19:41:17Z")
Ah. It appears that a number of them have climbed it. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/197 "2021-01-06T19:41:41Z")
Fair enough, and “May you live in interesting times” was considered a curse. Still would rather go through a root canal without painkillers though. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/198 "2021-01-06T19:41:52Z")
viewing the 538 live feed, reports that the National Guard has been called > **[What Happened This Week In Washington — And Georgia](https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/georgia-senate-election-results/)** > > Live election results and coverage of the two Georgia Senate runoffs, and Congress's vote to certify each state’s electoral votes in the 2020 presidential contest. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/199 "2021-01-06T19:42:01Z")
Trump has weighed in, via [Twitter](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1346904110969315332): > Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770/200 "2021-01-06T19:42:09Z")
Tear gas has been deployed in the capital. Trump finally has twitted a weak tweet asking the protestors to respect the police. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-january-2021-a-day-worth-a-thread/929770.md?page=11)