No doubt his parents are proud of him 🙄 

This is quite amusing.

U-turn much, Lindsey? 🙄

Trump's thing is you're either with him or against him. I pity those poor people who voted against him for being a prize a-hole. They don't deserve this.

marmel: The reason no one is getting what they want is because the two sides of the political spectrum are now much further apart in views than they were previously and more entrenched in their views. It isn’t a case of the political system no longer working, it’s a case of the voters perspective becoming more of an issue and a barrier to the democracy working as it had previously.

Below the critical point in the level of polarization, the researchers found that the upward trend in polarization would reverse when the researchers dialed down the control parameters. But once the level of polarization reached a critical point, the control parameters no longer had any effect and the dynamics could not be reversed, even in response to a common threat.

 

kingdragonfly: The man who bought casinos, and made them bankrupt, continues his work in Scotland. ...

Trump is really popular with the locals:

and ...

Trump still has a lot of fans (read: suckers) out there, if rally attendance is anything to go by:

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/16/trump-first-rally-2022-maga-527206

Ali Alexander? Throw that waste of oxygen into jail. Best place for him.

quickymart:Ali Alexander? Throw that waste of oxygen into jail. Best place for him.

But he will still be wasting oxygen!

The Washington Post - Opinion - Merrick Garland’s boldest move yet

today (severely abridged)

Attorney General Merrick Garland has faced tough criticism over his perceived timidity. Those concerns were wrong as he made clear this past week.

 

The Justice Department [on 14 January*] revealed massive indictments of members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group, for their participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection.  ...

 

The seriousness of the crimes alleged and the substantial criminal penalties involved would be news enough. 

 

But there are four other reasons why these [indictments] matter, especially for Trump, his cronies and any members of Congress who may have been implicated in the plot to prevent Joe Biden from assuming the presidency. ...

 

• First, and most important, this is the first time the Justice Department has identified the assault on the Capitol as sedition.  ...
  
  
• Second, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies elected officials from holding federal office if they “have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.” ...
  
  
• Third, the indictment plainly lays out a legal avenue for indicting Trump and his cronies should the facts warrant. ...
  
  
• Fourth, even more threatening to Trump is the indictment’s charge of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, which does not require prosecutors to prove use of force or violence. ...
  
  

* see: The New York Times, 14 Jan 2022 - Oath Keepers Leader Charged With Seditious Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Investigation

USA Today: new questions emerged this week about whether efforts in various states, including Arizona, to create slates of fraudulent electors were similarly coordinated.

On Dec. 14, 2020, a group of prominent Republicans, including the party's chair, Kelli Ward, former lawmaker Anthony Kern and incoming legislator Jake Hoffman signed a document declaring themselves the state's electors, in favor of Trump.