Lockdown Update Day 303

[elisi]

The forecast did not lie - we got snow!!

2019: im at the impeachment
2020: im at the pandemic
2021: im at the combination impeachment and pandemic

— Sylvana Dussan (@SLDussan) January 13, 2021

From back in 1918...



And good news:

My grandma. Born 97 years ago. Liberated from the Nazi camps 21 years later. Vaccinated today. pic.twitter.com/fPDoaSORMt

— Jodi Kantor (@jodikantor) January 13, 2021

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And this is basically a work of art:



Go Pelosi:

Nancy Pelosi wore the same dress for both impeachments. She literally has a Trump impeachment outfit pic.twitter.com/ANSzBs35Fo

— Travis Allen 🇺🇸 (@TravisAllen02) January 14, 2021

More seriously:

The Atlantic: The Capitol Rioters Weren’t ‘Low Class’
The business owners, real-estate brokers, and service members who rioted acted not out of economic desperation, but out of their belief in their inviolable right to rule.

BBC video (12 minutes long): The storming of the US Capitol
When rioters forced their way into the House chamber on 6 January, it marked the first time since the War of 1812 that the seat of US democracy had been breached.
The BBC's North America correspondent Aleem Maqbool reports on the stunning events and asks: "How safe is US democracy?"

And the Daily Show has been putting together a time line:

Cruz. Hawley. Pirro. Dobbs. Pierson. Graham. Pence. Carlson. Cawthorn. Jordan. Gaetz. Gohmert. Ingraham. Tuberville. McCarthy. Guilfoyle. Greene. McEnany. Biggs. Gosar. Hegseth. Brooks. Giuliani. Don Jr. Lara. Eric. Donald Trump.

Today, we salute the Heroes of the Insurrection. pic.twitter.com/Dq5ijwGF0O

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 14, 2021

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Meanwhile in the UK:

Beyond the sheer horror of the UK death toll passing 100,00, what's astonishing is that when you search for the story you see that only 3 national outlets, the Guardian, Mirror and Metro have so far actually deigned to make it a headline pic.twitter.com/MSwCKWjA9V

— 'Client Journalism' Expert (@ClientJournoExp) January 14, 2021

Unsold fish are rotting on docks, seafood companies are hitting the wall, but Jacob Rees-Mogg says what matters is that fish are now ‘happier’ because they’re ‘British’ pic.twitter.com/NGjWT4mXag

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) January 14, 2021

I see the government have picked today to announce they won't be providing free school meals over half-term, obviously trying to avoid the usual u-turn by slipping it in under the radar while the Leader of the Opposition is preparing for the big match against Livepool on Sunday

— Steve Paxton (@Steve__Paxton) January 14, 2021

ETA: Marcus Rashford calls on PM for wider free school meal review



And finally:

peter capaldi delivering a whole ass dramatic speech about whether he likes cats or dogs is something that can be so personal pic.twitter.com/lV0rJdbgwp

— ana 🌙 (@oswinwaled) January 14, 2021

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Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Unsold fish are rotting on docks, seafood companies are hitting the wall, but Jacob Rees-Mogg says what matters is that fish are now ‘happier’ because they’re ‘British’

If only the fish vendors could get their catch bought by the government to feed the kids...

Thanks for that Atlantic link!

[elisi]

If only the fish vendors could get their catch bought by the government to feed the kids...
That is GENIUS. I think you've solved it.

Thanks for that Atlantic link!
And you're welcome. I really liked that article.