Out d'Coup | A New Year and Already an Insurrection; Historic Dem Senate Wins in GA; PA Senate Repubs Craziness; Kutztown Pres Gets COVID; Fetterman; Space News; Free Will Releases

<p>Four (now five) people are dead and many more injured after radical Trumpsters lay siege to the U.S. Capitol building. Decades of the GOP stoking the fires of racism, conspiracy theories, and ideologically driven media is coming home to roost. Fire’s like that. Only fools believe that they can tame a wildfire. </p> <p>After hours of delays due to the Trumpster insurrection, the results of the Electoral College Vote was officially counted and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn into office in less than two weeks. </p> <p>It’s time to break out your copies of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny, or pick up a copy if you don’t have one yet. The escalating violence is part of the authoritarian playbook. This does not bode well for 2021. </p> <p>Some Democrats initially tried to simply “get back to normal” following the failed coup, but it’s becoming increasingly impossible for them to do so. Pressured by Democratic House and Senate members, Pelosi and Schumer are now calling for Trump’s removal though the 25th Amendment or impeachment. This is a quickly developing story. </p> <p><a href='https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1347529127822286849'>Congresswoman Katherine Clark told CNN this morning that House Democrats are preparing an impeachment vote</a> by the middle of next week if Trump isn’t removed by the 25th amendment. </p> <p>All of that happened after Democrats scored historic victories in the Georgia runoff elections. Rafael Warnock and Jon Ossoff victories give Democrats control of the Senate with Kamala Harris as the tie breaker. </p> <p>And THAT came after Trump was recorded trying to intimidate Georgia election officials to give him enough votes to give the Georgia election to Trump. </p> <p>The other big news of the week seems almost trivial at this point. </p> <p>Pennsylvania Senate Republicans this week gave their one preview of what we saw unfold in DC this week. PA Senate Republicans led by Senate President Pro Tempore <a href='https://www.npr.org/2021/01/05/953738158/in-explosive-