LEADS

How self-proclaimed ‘prophets’ from a growing Christian movement provided religious motivation for the Jan. 6 events at the US Capitol
https://theconversation.com/how-self-proclaimed-prophets-from-a-growing-christian-movement-provided-religious-motivation-for-the-jan-6-events-at-the-us-capitol-152879

For insurrectionists, a violent faith brewed from nationalism, conspiracies and Jesus
https://religionnews.com/2021/01/12/the-faith-of-the-insurrectionists/

How Catholic Leaders Helped Give Rise to Violence at the U.S. Capitol
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/01/12/capitol-riot-congress-trump-catholic-bishops-james-martin-239697

GOP Congressman Calls on Christian Leaders to 'Admit Their Mistakes' in Pushing Trump's Conspiracies
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-congressman-calls-christian-leaders-admit-their-mistakes-pushing-trumps-conspiracies-1560907

Did We Sell Our Souls by Voting for Trump?
https://stream.org/did-we-sell-our-souls-by-voting-for-trump/

'How Did We Get Here?' A Call For An Evangelical Reckoning On Trump
https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/13/955801878/how-did-we-get-here-a-call-for-an-evangelical-reckoning-on-trump

'No regrets': Evangelicals and other faith leaders still support Trump after deadly US Capitol attack
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/12/evangelicals-donald-trump-capitol-riot-voter-fraud/6644005002/

Wheaton College faculty condemn 'abuses of Christian symbols' at Capitol siege
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210112/wheaton-college-faculty-condemn-abuses-of-christian-symbols-at-capitol-siege

Decoding the Far-Right Symbols at the Capitol Riot
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/video/extremist-signs-symbols-capitol-riot.html

Anti-Semitism seen in Capitol insurrection raises alarms
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-discrimination-elections-a72d2c399574206d64606f3d254c4b01

How a Trump Executive Order Aims to Set White Supremacy in Stone
https://hyperallergic.com/614175/how-a-trump-executive-order-aims-to-set-white-supremacy-in-stone/

Trumpist masculinity reaches its high water mark
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/capitol-riot-zip-tie-guy-men-trump-masculinity/2021/01/12/486a516e-5447-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

'You can either go down in history as a patriot or a p***y': How Trump berated Pence HOURS before the Capitol riots and demanded he not certify the election result in Congress
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9141263/How-Trump-berated-Pence-HOURS-Capitol-ransacked.html

Mike Pence is done with Trump’s ‘bulls--t’
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/12/mike-pence-done-with-trump-458509

‘He will do his duty’: How loyalty led to conflict for Mike Pence
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2021/0112/He-will-do-his-duty-How-loyalty-led-to-conflict-for-Mike-Pence

House approves resolution calling to remove Trump despite Pence rejecting 25th Amendment push
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/politics/house-vote-25th-amendment-trump/index.html

Pence Says He Won’t Invoke 25th Amendment, Setting Stage for Impeachment Vote
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-weigh-trump-censure-impeachment-11610460924

'Clear and present danger to the republic': House readies bipartisan impeachment of Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/13/house-impeachment-trump-458589

Top Republicans want Trump done — forevermore
https://www.axios.com/republicans-trump-impeachment-conviction-a811503e-129d-4f52-bb0c-10f155710d22.html

America Last Liz Cheney Announces Support of Trump Impeachment
https://bigleaguepolitics.com/america-last-liz-cheney-announces-support-of-trump-impeachment/

Before riot, Trump said ‘we got to get rid’ of Rep. Liz Cheney. Now she supports impeaching him.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cheney-trump-house-impeach/2021/01/12/648c677a-54d2-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html

Endgame: McConnell Reportedly Believes Trump Committed Impeachable Offenses, “Pleased” That He’s Being Impeached; Update: “If Mitch Is A Yes, He’s Done”
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2021/01/12/endgame-mcconnell-reportedly-believes-trump-committed-impeachable-offenses-pleased-hes-impeached/

Rep. Peter Meijer, on Impeachment Vote: 'There's an Assumption That People Will Try To Kill Us'
https://reason.com/2021/01/12/rep-peter-meijer-on-impeachment-vote-theres-an-assumption-that-people-will-try-to-kill-us/

John Guandolo Says Members of Congress Should Be ‘Swinging From a Rope’
https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/john-guandolo-says-members-of-congress-should-be-swinging-from-a-rope/

What Was Congress So Afraid Of On Jan. 6?
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/what-was-congress-so-afraid-of-on-jan-6

'I saw my life flash before my eyes': An oral history of the Capitol attack
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533932-i-saw-my-life-flash-before-my-eyes-an-oral-history-of-the-capitol-attack

AOC on Capitol siege: 'I thought I was going to die'
https://www.cnet.com/news/aoc-on-capitol-siege-i-thought-i-was-going-to-die/

AOC Slams Republicans for Playing Victim While Posting Images With Guns Next to Dems
https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-slams-republicans-playing-victim-while-posting-images-guns-next-dems-1561044

Gun-toting GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert leads Republicans raging against newly-installed metal detectors outside House chamber as Rep. Debbie Lesko blasts 'we now live in Pelosi's communist America'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9140595/House-members-checked-guns-QAnon-supporter-Marjorie-Taylor-Green-wanded.html

GOP lawmakers' fiery language under more scrutiny after deadly Capitol riot
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/12/politics/gop-lawmakers-fiery-language-under-scrutiny-invs/index.html

'I defend my honor': Mo Brooks justifies pre-Capitol siege address amid threat of censure
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rep-mo-brooks-justifies-pre-capitol-hill-siege-address-amid-threat-of-censure

Rep. Mikie Sherrill Alleges Congress Members Gave ‘Reconnaissance’ Tours On Day Before Capitol Raid
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/rep-mikie-sherrill-alleges-congress-members-gave-reconnaissance-tours-on-day-before-capitol-raid/

Dem Rep Makes Startling But Unproven Claim About GOP Aid For Siege Plotters
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dem-rep-makes-startling-but-unproven-claim-about-gop-aid-for-siege-plotters

Capitol riot fueled by deep network of GOP statehouse support
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/13/republican-legislatures-trump-conspiracy-458507

Rioters stormed the Oregon Capitol in December. Video shows a Republican lawmaker let them in.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/12/oregon-capitol-riot-mike-nearman/

AG Dana Nessel: Michigan Capitol remains unsafe, despite ban on open carry of guns
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2021/01/12/michigan-capitol-unsafe-open-carry-ban-nessel/6637287002/

FBI warns of possible 'Boogaloo' violence at MN Capitol this weekend
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/01/12/fbi-warns-of-possible-boogaloo-violence-at-mn-capitol-this-weekend

FBI, Sacramento law enforcement prepare for possible armed protest at California state Capitol
https://abc7.com/sacramento-california-state-capitol-capital-fbi/9594586/

Fake News Ahead ~ Armed Protest in Trenton, New Jersey on January 17th?
https://www.ammoland.com/2021/01/fake-news-armed-protest-trenton-new-jersey/

Blocking of media from Pa. Capitol event termed ‘miscommunication’ but raises concerns
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/01/blocking-of-media-from-pa-capitol-event-termed-miscommunication-but-raises-concerns.html

Maine protesters test the limits of free speech after deadly Capitol riot
https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-protesters-test-the-limits-of-free-speech-after-deadly-capitol-riot

Worried about free speech, FBI never issued intelligence bulletin about possible Capitol violence
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/part-due-free-speech-worries-fbi-never-issued-intel-bulletin-n1253951

The U.S. Capitol Riots and the Double Standard of Protest Policing
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-01-12/the-us-capitol-riots-and-the-double-standard-of-protest-policing

Pentagon Chief Waited Hours To Send Capitol Aid: Why?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/pentagon-chief-waited-hours-to-send-capitol-aid-why/

Law enforcement and the military probing whether members took part in Capitol riot
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/law-enforcement-military-probing-whether-members-took-part-capitol-riot-n1253801

Online Police Communities Are Rife With Conspiracies And Support For The Capitol Riot
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/police-capitol-riot-antifa-conspiracy-theories_n_5ffe14abc5b63642b6ffeb0c

The Left’s Plan to Purge Military of Conservatives Under Guise of Fighting “Hate Groups”
https://thenewamerican.com/the-lefts-plan-to-purge-military-of-conservatives-under-guise-of-fighting-hate-groups/

Embattled Pro-Insurrection Republicans Checking to See if They Can Still Blame Things on the Intolerant Left
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/pro-insurrection-republicans-trump.html

Analysis concludes Antifa provoked shooting of Ashli Babbitt at Capitol
https://www.wnd.com/2021/01/analysis-concludes-antifa-provoked-shooting-ashli-babbitt-capitol/

Place the blame where it belongs. Trump's rabid supporters, not antifa, stormed the Capitol.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/13/trump-supporters-not-antifa-black-lives-matter-waged-war-u-s/6624919002/

Being Hunted In The Capitol Riot Not Enough? Congrats The GOP Just Gave You COVID!
https://www.wonkette.com/just-look-at-this-maskless-assholes-spreading-covid-19

Rep. Greene defends going maskless, pushes back against Dem accusations of spreading COVID-19
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-greene-defends-maskless-self-pushes-back-against-dem-accusations-of-spreading-covid

Coronavirus updates: US tops 4K daily deaths for second time, pushing total to 380K; Texas joins California as only states with 2M cases
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/01/13/covid-news-us-4-k-daily-deaths-texas-california-coronavirus/6645362002/

COVID Is on Track to Become the U.S.’s Leading Cause of Death—Yet Again
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-is-on-track-to-become-the-u-s-s-leading-cause-of-death-yet-again/

Biden, Democrats, plot 'aggressive' pandemic response — without the GOP
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/12/biden-coronavirus-stimulus-package-458445

Scoop: Rubio asks Biden for $2K stimulus checks as unity appeal
https://www.axios.com/marco-rubio-biden-stimulus-checks-congress-e7a3c11d-6e06-4cac-afa9-82b79350c372.html

Yes, by All Means, Let the Healing Begin
https://thebulwark.com/yes-by-all-means-let-the-healing-begin/

How can America heal from the Trump era? Lessons from Germany’s transformation into a prosperous democracy after Nazi rule
https://theconversation.com/how-can-america-heal-from-the-trump-era-lessons-from-germanys-transformation-into-a-prosperous-democracy-after-nazi-rule-152951

The Stock Market Still Doesn’t Care
https://americanconsequences.com/the-stock-market-still-doesnt-care/

POLITICS and FLEAS

Hey Corporate Execs, Here Are Some Democrats You Can Dump For ‘Undermining Democracy’
https://issuesinsights.com/2021/01/13/hey-corporate-execs-here-are-some-democrats-you-can-dump-for-undermining-democracy/

After riot, major corporations suspend donations to the Republican Attorneys General Association
https://popular.info/p/after-riot-major-corporations-suspend

If Global Corporations Walk Away from Republicans the GOP Will Have to Listen to New Voters
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2021/01/12/if-global-corporations-walk-away-from-republicans-the-gop-will-have-to-listen-to-new-voters-n1334370

Why Big Oil Isn’t Slashing Its Republican Ties — Yet
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-13/after-capitol-attack-big-oil-s-gop-defenders-become-offensive

Backed by big oil, Manchin holds the keys to Dems’ climate agenda
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/01/manchin-holds-the-keys-to-dem-climate-agenda

Oil and gas industry says Biden can't reach climate goals 'without us'
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/oil-gas-industry-biden-reach-climate-goals

Even With a 50-50 Split, a Biden Administration Senate Could Make Big Strides on Climate
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13012021/biden-administration-senate-schumer-mconnell-climate-change/

FOREIGN ENTANGLEMENTS

State apology: Taoiseach’s full statement on Mother and Baby Homes
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/state-apology-taoiseach-s-full-statement-on-mother-and-baby-homes-1.4457328

Irish PM says ‘perverse’ morality drove unwed mothers’ homes
https://apnews.com/article/religion-ireland-43d509f3013c8d457b3d2f0683dc7efe

Irish archbishop calls report on homes for unwed mothers ‘distressing’
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2021/01/irish-archbishop-calls-report-on-homes-for-unwed-mothers-distressing/

Irish Examiner view: A reminder of our dark complicity and denial
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/arid-40205807.html

China in darkest period for human rights since Tiananmen, says rights group
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/13/china-in-darkest-period-for-human-rights-since-tiananmen-says-rights-group

‘I Could Just Vanish’: In Kabul, Pocket Notes to Prevent Anonymous Death
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/world/asia/afghanistan-attacks-pocket-notes.html

'Please help us': Migrants, exposed to freezing Bosnia winter, await chance to reach EU
https://www.eureporter.co/frontpage/2021/01/13/please-help-us-migrants-exposed-to-freezing-bosnia-winter-await-chance-to-reach-eu/

Human rights organizations call for solution to Bosnian migrant crisis
https://catholicphilly.com/2021/01/news/world-news/human-rights-organizations-call-for-solution-to-bosnian-migrant-crisis/

PANDORA'S BOXCUTTER

Climate crisis: record ocean heat in 2020 supercharged extreme weather
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/13/climate-crisis-record-ocean-heat-in-2020-supercharged-extreme-weather

Synthetic microfibres from washing clothes are polluting the Arctic Ocean
https://www.europeanscientist.com/en/environment/synthetic-microfibres-from-washing-clothes-polluting-arctic-ocean/

Ocean pollutants 'have negative effect on male fertility'
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55625096

THE MEDIA SCRUM

After Binging on the Internet in 2020, We Need a Major Knowledge-Diet Overhaul
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2021/january-february/brett-mccracken-wisdom-pyramid-knowledge-diet-overhaul.html

Big Tech's Crackdown on Donald Trump and Parler Won't Fix the Real Problem With Social Media
https://time.com/5928982/deplatforming-trump-parler/

‘Always on trauma machine’: Social media managers grapple with burnout, leaving the industry
https://digiday.com/media/its-really-hard-to-do-the-job-well-social-media-managers-grapple-with-burnout-leaving-the-industry/

ODDS, ENDS

Human Evolutionary Theory Needs Updating, Again
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/middle-stone-age-0014791

Evolution’s engineers: Organisms are not passive recipients of evolutionary forces
https://aeon.co/essays/organisms-are-not-passive-recipients-of-evolutionary-forces

New Research Could Enable Direct Data Transfer From Computers to Living Cells
https://singularityhub.com/2021/01/11/new-research-could-enable-direct-data-transfer-from-computers-to-living-cells/

Psychedelic Mushrooms Grew in a Man's Veins After He Injected Them
https://gizmodo.com/psychedelic-mushrooms-grew-in-a-mans-veins-after-he-inj-1846044856

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