MyPillow Guy Pictured at Trump White House With ‘Martial Law’ on
(Permanent Musical Accompaniment To The Last Post Of The Week From The Blog’s Favourite Living Canadian)
For most of Friday, I was exploring the supporting documentation developed by the FBI in its ongoing investigation into the thugs and hooligans who ransacked the Capitol on January 6. This was courtesy of a spectacular database being developed by the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. Some of the details are dizzyingly surreal; there’s one guy named Kevin Lyons who apparently told the FBI that he didn’t know whether he had broken into the Capitol, but that he did have a “dream” in which he saw “a mob of people” shouting and throwing papers up in the air. A dream. It’s the Bobby Ewing defense. I suspect it will not succeed at trial.
And then there’s Jennifer Ryan, who already is a legend because she flew via private jet to Washington in order to be part of the insurrection. Ms. Ryan does not seem to be economically anxious in any way. In the documents supporting her arrest, we find this piquant little detail. From The Hill:
At the beginning of the live video, RYAN is heard stating, “we are going to f—ing go in here. Life or death, it doesn’t matter. Here we go,” as she approaches the top of the stairs in front of the columns immediately in front of the doors on the West side of the U.S. Capitol building. RYAN then turned on her rear facing camera–exposing her face– and stated, “y’all know who to hire for your realtor. Jenna Ryan for your realtor.”
This was from a Facebook posting that Ryan subsequently deleted, but it is a masterpiece of modern conservative politics. Take part in the first occupation of the U.S. Capitol since 1814, but don’t forget to plug your real-estate business at the same time. What’s next? Corporate naming rights? The Tostitos Insurrection? These really are the mole people.
On Friday afternoon, President-Elect Joe Biden rolled out his plan to get this country vaccinated against the pandemic, but the shadow of the events of January 6 have not yet been dispelled.
I’m so proud of my congressman from the state of Delaware, Lisa Blunt Rochester, for trying to hand out masks as people were lying on the floor, huddled up, and Republican colleagues refusing to put them on. What the hell is the matter with them? It’s time to grow up. The result? At least four members of Congress, including a cancer survivor, now have COVID-19. For god’s sake, wear a mask, if not for yourself, for your loved ones, for your country. These are matters of life and death.
Note to the president-elect: if you find out what the hell is wrong with these people, please share it with the country. We’re pretty much stumped.
Here’s a scarifying report in the Washington Post about how close to some serious unpleasantness Mike Pence came during the riots.
Secret Service officers eventually spirited Pence to a room off…
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