2021 So Far: An Attempted Coup, the Plague Rages On, Another Trump Scam, the Two Missing Posts, and a Satanic Seance

 The year 2021 has started out nearly as badly as 2020 ended. How else can you describe not quite 20 days which have featured, among other things, an attempted coup in Washington D.C, a continuing plague that has killed 400,000 Americans, a vaccine rollout which now appears to be just another Trump scam, and a mad President who to this day continues to insist the November election was somehow rigged.

That's not to mention technical problems here and the two missing January posts which now exist on another blog. Indeed, after nineteen days of supreme frustration and despair all I can say is thank God for alcohol. 

And now we are 24 hours away from the inauguration of Joe Biden. Paranoia is running amok. The streets are full of National Guard troops assigned to keep a lid on the situation. News reports are rife with stories of impending chaos fomented by people using monikers such as Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and Oath Keepers. The latter being a group of former cops and military personnel who want to preserve the American Way by overthrowing its legally elected government.

Apparently such sentiment isn't reserved for the fringe any more. In fact it's so pervasive security officials are double and triple vetting the very people supposed to keep Biden and Vice President Elect Kamala Harris safe during tomorrow's ceremony. After all, everyone has a weapon, but no one knows what they are thinking.

The suspicion even reaches into the recently desecrated halls of congress. Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks helped incite the crowd before the coup. Freshman Colorado representative Lauren Boebert tweeted out, "This is 1776," before the deadly attack on the capitol building. After it began she alerted social media that Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been evacuated from the House floor. Later it was revealed in the days leading up to the siege she conducted a tour of the building for soon to be rioters.  

In some circles such a thing is called a recon patrol.

Meanwhile, much to the surprise of the insurrectionists, authorities are relentlessly tracking them down. Many of them seemed stunned by the turn of events. Some have even retreated to The Nuremburg Defense, claiming they were simply doing what the President wanted them to do. During the attempted coup their feeling of impunity was so utterly complete hundreds happily implicated themselves either on social media, or national TV. Others seemed blissfully unaware, or simply didn't care the capitol is riddled with security cameras which recorded their seditious buffoonery. 

The treachery and mayhem resulted in the sitting President of the Untied States being impeached by the House for a second time. It is a feat unmatched by any other chief executive in the history of the republic.

Since the putsch failed Trump has remained hunkered down in the White House largely silent. Word is he is contemplating at least 100 pardons, perhaps at the hefty price of two million per pop. In addition it is being reported he wants a grand send off tomorrow involving military bands, a 21 gun salute, and hundreds, if not more, of avid supporters. His addiction to crowds remains such the invitations to the event urge each guest to bring five friends.

Yes, 2021 is off to a rocky start. The nation hasn't been this close to the brink since 1861. After Joe Biden takes the oath as President his speech will contain a message of unity. That concept is easier to preach than achieve.

Think not?

This from Parler user, Lauren Witzke. She posted it right before the site was shut down, "The Biden/Harris inauguration is going to be an oversized Satanic seance and I highly recommend that Christians avoid it at all costs."

Yeah, good luck unifying with that, Joe.

1-19-21