Kudos, more competent than the Capitol Police.
“My kids were on that beach too!”
Mayor Vaughn only got off his ass because his kids were in danger. McTurtle realized belatedly that his ass was heading for a guillotine. Mob violence doesn’t get picky.
Did I just hear the asshole from Oklahoma say that he was giving up on the 10-day commission bullshit?
Is Langford signaling that the objections are going to be dropped?
Yes, you did.
I wonder if Cruz is sad or happy he’s already spoken today…
I think anything that is a matter of public record (which would include these speeches) are not covered by copyright protections. It’s on the public record so, by definition, is public.
Are there any kind of sore losers like republican sore fucking losers? Fuck.
Sounds like it to me…see what the next Republican Senator says…
Honestly, after a day like today, you’d have to have a real weird take on optics to hold this up for hours and hours.
Washington.
As a resident of North Carolina, I have to say that must have sucked.
Several senators had promised to object (oppose?) the certification of the election.
Does anyone think they will still go there? (I am especially interested in what Senator Loeffler will do.)
He is thrilled. I’m sure he thinks that proposal for an election commission will help him be elected President in 2024.
He still has nearly 14 days to try to ruin the republic. The house could vote articles of impeachment in five minutes and the senate vote for conviction in five more.
… and Trump to tell everyone who can stand to listen, for the rest of his life, how his impeachment was a rushed kangaroo court. I’m not sure I see the point. Plus won’t the Senate block it anyway?
There’s a reason I’ve been saying I’m not celebrating the New Year until noon on January 20.
Already been covered:

The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs put out a notice that they were calling out the National Guard after speaking to Pence, Pelosi, McConnell, Schumer, and Hoyer. Nowhere did they say they spoke to Individual 1.

Apparently, the Secretary of Defense also has the authority to activate the DC National Guard.
“Supervision and control of D.C. National Guard was delegated by the president to the defense secretary pursuant to Executive Order 10030, 26 January 1949 with authority to designate National Military Establishment officials to administer affairs of the D.C. National Guard.”
See the Wiki article here.
And the next sentence of that Wiki article says that SecArmy “was directed to act in all matters pertaining to the ground component”.
Bennett on fire is always good value.
Here’s an item I think is a bit cute:
Commenter on Daily Kos says articles of impeachment should be written in Iambic Pentameter. Commenter LimeyExpatDave obliges:
These violent acts that in this House we’ve seen,
Are those that Donald Trump did clear propose.
High crimes and misdemeanors we do deem
His acts to be. He is impeached, deposed.