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"The evidence is now quite strong that Donald Trump committed obstruction of justice. Many legal scholars believe a sitting president cannot be charged with a crime. So the proper remedy for a president credibly accused of obstructing justice is impeachment."

China mocked the protests at the US Capitol yesterday, comparing them to the Hong Kong protests in 2019 which the US supported. They considered this an example of failing democracy and even equated twitter blocking Donald Trump to "having no freedom of speech."

I also agree with Maya as Twitter is a private company and no one is banning Trump from speaking to the press or any other form of public media.

This seems like such a poor argument by the CCP I'm not sure why they would even make it, seeing as Twitter is literally banned in China.

"This particular mob successfully breached the Capitol in an effort, however inchoate, to install Donald Trump as president for a second time, against the will of the majority of voters and their electors. The mob failed to change the outcome of the election, but it showed the world what was possible. If the mob and its enablers - the president and his allies - walk away unpunished, then the mob will return." Jamelle Bouie Comparison to white redemption in New Orleans in the 1870s

This article from the BBC talks about how many Democrats are calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump just days before he is officially out of office. Trump has not been able to make any public statements yet because he has been suspended from Twitter and many other platforms.

It will be interesting to see if house democrats wait until after Biden's first 100 days to impeach Trump or will they be voting on it before the inauguration. Nonetheless, I don't believe the Senate will vote until after it.

Thomas Friedman article

"Above all there is the president, not complicit but wholly, undeniably and unforgivably responsible. For five years, Republicans let him degrade political culture by normalizing his behavior. For five years, they let him wage war on democratic norms and institutions. For five years, they treated his nonstop mendacity as a quirk of character, not a disqualification for office. For five years, they treated his rallies as carnivals of democracy, not as training grounds for mob rule. For five years, they thought this was costless. On Wednesday - forgive the cliché, but it's apt here - their chickens came home to roost. Every decent society depends for its survival on its ability to be shocked - and stay shocked - by genuinely shocking behavior. Donald Trump's entire presidency has been an assault on that idea."

Trump, Plato, fear. . . interesting piece from Axel. Thanks, Axel!

Since Bolsonaro has take charge of Brazil, every aspect of political life has depleted into nothing. And many people comparing him to Donald Trump.

This article discusses how the Brazilian president is similar to Trump in his rejection of other governmental authorities and dictator-like actions, but these trends to authoritarianism began as early as the 1980s as the military gained political influence and far-right groups gained power in other countries.

Shortly after Donald Trump was permanently banned, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro encouraged Brazilian to download the Telegram, a messaging app that has been used by conservative politicians and commentators to spread "problematic content -- including disinformation -- in a social media ecosystem facing mounting pressure to combat fake news and polarization." Bolsonaro, dubbed "The Trump of Brazil", is also taking pages out of Trump's book by sowing doubts about election fraud ahead of next year's presidential election.

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This opinion piece shares a similar sentiment to many other countries. Why was the United States not prepared? The vast majority of people could have predicted an even similar to the one we witness on January 6th. For a country that prides itself on defense spending, how could we not defend our own capital?

After a slight turn towards the better, the relationship between Venezuela and the United States has tensed up again. After one of Maduro's allies, Alex Saab, was extradited (handed over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed), Maduro called off all negotiations with the US that could have lead to rapprochement. This article then details some of the mistrust the US government has in Maduro.