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2:15 PM ET, January 8, 2021

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Chris Sommerfeldt / Orlando Sentinel:
Pro-Trump rioters smeared poop in U.S. Capitol hallways during belligerent attack  —  They took a dump on the seat of American democracy — literally.  —  Some of the unhinged pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday defecated inside the historic building and “tracked” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Queens News
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NBC News:
Extremists made little secret of ambitions to ‘occupy’ Capital in weeks before attack  —  A digital flyer made public on Instagram and Facebook in December made little secret of the ambitions of some of the people planning to visit Washington on Jan. 6: “Operation Occupy the Capitol.”
Discussion: DNyuz, TheBlaze and CNBC
Dan Kois / Slate:
They Were Out for Blood  —  I can't stop thinking about the zip-tie guys.  —  Amid the photos that flooded social media during Wednesday's riot at the Capitol—shirtless jokers in horned helmets, dudes pointing at their nuts, dumbasses carrying away souvenirs—the images of the zip-tie guys were quieter, less exuberant, more chilling.
Discussion: The Hill
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Signs of Some G.O.P. Support; Trump Says He'll Skip Inauguration  —  The assistant speaker of the House said Democrats could vote on impeachment next week.  President Trump will not attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.  With less than two weeks left of Mr. Trump's presidency, a wave of resignations hits his cabinet.
New York Times:
Capitol Police Officer Dies From Injuries in Pro-Trump Rampage
United States Capitol Police:
Loss of USCP Officer Brian D. Sicknick
New York Times:
‘Senate Being Locked Down’: Inside a Harrowing Day at the Capitol
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Final Days  —  The best outcome would be for him to resign to spare the U.S. another impeachment fight.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The lodestar of these columns is the U.S. Constitution.  The document is the durable foundation protecting liberty, and this week it showed its virtue again.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Live updates: Pelosi says she spoke to nation's top military leader about ensuring Trump doesn't launch a nuclear attack  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told colleagues in a letter Friday that she had spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Milley …
NBC News:
Man with foot up on desk in Pelosi's office at Capitol arrested
Discussion: DNyuz and Townhall
Washington Post:
After inciting mob attack, Trump retreats in rage. Then, grudgingly, he admits his loss.
Jonah Goldberg / The Dispatch:
What Trump Meant By ‘Make Your Voices Heard’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Politico:
Democrats speed toward Trump's impeachment
New York Times:
Capitol Attack Leads Democrats to Demand That Trump Leave Office
Elizabeth Rosner / New York Post:
Texas woman flew on private jet to Washington, DC to ‘storm the Capitol’  —  A real estate broker from Frisco, Texas, flew on a private jet to Washington, DC, along with friends to “storm the Capitol” on Wednesday.  —  Jenna Ryan, who is also a radio host, flew from US Trinity Aviation in Denton …
Discussion: DNyuz
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Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Dominion sues pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, seeking more than $1.3 billion  —  Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell, demanding more than $1.3 billion in damages for havoc it says Powell has caused by spreading “wild” and “demonstrably false” …
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Washington Post:
Biden push for new stimulus checks runs into roadblock from key Democratic senator  —  President-elect aims to move quickly on stimulus plan as economy sheds jobs, but already faces divisions within party  —  President-elect Joe Biden's plans for a major new economic relief package boosting stimulus payments …
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Katelyn Fossett / Politico:
‘I Stepped Down Because I Saw Where This Was Heading’  —  Alyssa Farah resigned in early December as White House communications director, a position she landed after a series of roles working under some of the most conservative figures in national politics: Vice President Mike Pence …
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:   Farah: Election Results “Almost Perfectly Aligned” With Team Trump's Internal Polling
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs  —  They have been snubbed by potential employers, told they would be a “liability” and in one instance were even compared to the “Hitler Youth.”  —  This is the job market many experienced national security officials …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump staffers are worrying about their next job
Discussion: NewsNation Now and Townhall
Washington Post:
Pentagon put significant restrictions on D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests  —  The Pentagon placed significant restrictions on the D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests this week, putting the District's military force in a back-seat role ahead of events that resulted in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Exclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose  —  Vaccination rate will take 3 years to reach herd immunity  —  (CNN)President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose …
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senator Ben Sasse On Impeachment and Transition, the GOP in Minority  —  Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) joined me this morning:  —  Audio:  —  01-08hhs-sasse  —  Transcript:  —  HH: I'm joined now by Senator Sasse.  Good morning, Senator.  —  BS: Good morning, Hugh.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Reddit bans subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump”  —  Reddit has banned the subreddit group “r/DonaldTrump,” a spokesperson confirmed to Axios.  —  Why it matters: While not an official group or page hosted by the president, it's one of the company's largest political communities dedicated to support for President Trump.
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Ronald G. Shafer / Washington Post:
This impeached, one-term president refused to go to his successor's inauguration.  Now Trump will do the same.  —  It's been 152 years since Andrew Johnson decided not to attend the swearing-in of Ulysses S. Grant  —  The peeved president decided to skip his successor's inauguration ceremony.
Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Tennessee House Speaker on FBI raid: Those subject to search warrants on ‘administrative leave’  —  Federal agents descended on multiple Tennessee Republican House members' homes and state offices on Friday, collecting evidence while executing search warrants.
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
Why 300 Doses of Vaccine Sat Unused in Freezers for 2 Weeks  —  Small numbers of doses have even been thrown out as New York City's mass vaccination campaign gets off to a dispiriting start.  —  Dr. Peter Meacher expected to receive just a small supply of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine …
Discussion: National Review and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol  —  Two previously unreported video clips obtained by The Washington Post shed new light on the fatal shooting by police of Trump supporter and Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt as she and other rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Discussion: Political Wire
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump and adult Trump children avoid the spotlight after one of nation's darkest days  —  (CNN)As thousands of pro-Trump supporters streamed into Washington, DC, Wednesday headed first to the Ellipse to hear President Donald Trump speak, and then to the United States Capitol to lay siege …
Discussion: Raw Story and DNyuz
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Pamela Brown / CNN:
White House counsel considering resigning, source says
Discussion: KVIA-TV
Rudi Keller / Missouri Independent:
Major Josh Hawley donor calls for him to be censured by the U.S. Senate  —  A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley's first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” who used “irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerous tactics” to incite the rioting that took over the U.S. Capitol Building.
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Illinois GOP Rep. Mary Miller apologizes for her remarks praising Hitler at pro-Trump rally  —  Miller: “I sincerely apologize for any harm my words caused and regret using a reference to one of the most evil dictators in history to illustrate the dangers that outside influences can have on our youth.”
Discussion: NBC Chicago and The Daily Caller
 
 
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New York Times:
How They Stormed Congress … The pro-Trump mob that stormed Congress on Wednesday made their plans in plain sight.
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