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<\/a><\/p>\nJohn Pavlovitz: The January 6th Insurrection Didn’t Fail, it Just Took Five Years<\/a><\/h2>\nBoy, do I feel like an idiot.<\/em><\/p>\nI honestly thought January 6th, 2021, was going to be a catalytic moment for our nation.<\/p>\n
Five years ago, watching a vicious, snarling cosplay army emblazoned with his name breaking through the barricades around the Capitol, I thought for sure the almost unthinkable horrors of that day would be a dealbreaker for even the most devoted of his sycophantic rank-and-file.<\/p>\n
Back then, I believed that witnessing law enforcement members being beaten on the steps of Congress with flags bearing his likeness would have fully sickened even his most ardent supporters to the point of defection.
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Five years ago, a few thousand insurrectionists attempted to disregard the laws of this nation for a single career criminal.<\/p>\n
And what they could not accomplish then in the Capitol rotunda on January 6th, 2021, 77 million Americans did at the voting booth just over a year ago: the voices of our forebears have been rendered silent, the protections of our Constitution have been destroyed, and a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and wannabe dictator has been given the keys to the kingdom of this nation.<\/p>\n
Where we go from here is anyone\u2019s guess.
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\n(John Pavlovitz more…)<\/a><\/p>\nRebecca Solnit: Notes on Unbearable Stupidity, January 6, 2026 Edition<\/a><\/h2>\nMary Geddry: A Child\u2019s Garden of Insurrection<\/a><\/h2>\nInside the White House\u2019s attempt to turn a coup into a bedtime story<\/p>\n
Joyce Vance: The Dangerous Revision Of Jan 6 History On The Official WH Website<\/a><\/h2>\nNY Times: For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn\u2019t Enough<\/a><\/h2>\nSome pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.<\/p>\n
Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims: Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren\u2019t funding election deniers<\/a><\/h2>\nFarmers Insurance, Airbnb, Expedia Group, Nike, Clorox, Eversource Energy, Holland & Hart LLP, Qurate Retail, Lyft, Whirlpool<\/p>\n
Michele Hornish: Another Wake Up Call: Republicans Keep Hitting Snooze<\/a><\/h2>\nIt’s Time to Be Their Alarm Clock<\/p>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – January 6, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n… in a rambling speech in which he jumped from topic to topic, danced, and appeared to mimic someone doing something either stupid or obscene, Trump explained the ideology behind his actions. He and MAGA Republicans have absorbed the last 40 years of Republican rhetoric to believe that Democratic policies are \u201chorrible\u201d and that only Republicans \u201chave the right policy.\u201d If that\u2019s the case, why should Republicans even have to \u201crun against these people?\u201d Why even have elections? When voters choose Democrats, there\u2019s something wrong with them, so why let them have a say? Their choice is bad by definition. Anything that they do, or have done, must be erased.<\/p>\n
That is the ideology behind MAGA, amped up by the racism and sexism that identifies MAGA\u2019s opponents as women, Black Americans, and people of color. In their telling, the world Americans constructed after World War II\u2014and particularly after the 1965 Voting Rights Act protected Black and Brown voting\u2014has destroyed the liberty of wealthy men to act without restraint. Free them, the logic goes, and they will Make America Great Again.
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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NY Times: NPR\u2019s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started.<\/a><\/h2>\nKatherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR\u2019s biggest battles \u2014 which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.
\n(NY Times more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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David Shuster and Blue Amp: Under Trump, U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat<\/a><\/h2>\nTen straight months of contraction\u2014and no slogans can hide the math
\n(David Shuster and Blue Amp more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
![\"Minnesota](\"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e95063db-0e3d-493a-b9bb-f11ce9a90062_6048x4032.webp\" "\\"Minnesota")
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Bulwark: The Real Story Behind the Minnesota Welfare Fraud Scandal<\/a><\/h2>\nYou don\u2019t have to buy the MAGA narrative to worry about how government failed here.
\n(Bulwark more…)<\/a><\/p>\nTangle: Tim Walz drops out amid fraud scandal.<\/a><\/h2>\n
![\"John](\"https:\/\/kewus.net\/yesterday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a706b6ad-83f3-4d90-be8a-161905a39efc_5357x2805.webp\" "\\"John")
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Howard Yu: Did John Deere Build the Future, or a Cage?<\/a><\/h2>\nOne man\u2019s harvest storm exposes the tech takeover of America\u2019s heartland, and the fight to reclaim the keys
\n(Howard Yu more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
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404 Media: Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients’ Data<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Root: A Paralyzed Man Showed Us the Horrors of a Memphis Jail, And the City Responded With the Ultimate Petty Move<\/a><\/h2>\n
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I honestly thought January 6th, 2021, was going to be a catalytic moment for our nation.<\/p>\n
Five years ago, watching a vicious, snarling cosplay army emblazoned with his name breaking through the barricades around the Capitol, I thought for sure the almost unthinkable horrors of that day would be a dealbreaker for even the most devoted of his sycophantic rank-and-file.<\/p>\n
Back then, I believed that witnessing law enforcement members being beaten on the steps of Congress with flags bearing his likeness would have fully sickened even his most ardent supporters to the point of defection.
\n…<\/p>\n
Five years ago, a few thousand insurrectionists attempted to disregard the laws of this nation for a single career criminal.<\/p>\n
And what they could not accomplish then in the Capitol rotunda on January 6th, 2021, 77 million Americans did at the voting booth just over a year ago: the voices of our forebears have been rendered silent, the protections of our Constitution have been destroyed, and a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and wannabe dictator has been given the keys to the kingdom of this nation.<\/p>\n
Where we go from here is anyone\u2019s guess. Inside the White House\u2019s attempt to turn a coup into a bedtime story<\/p>\n Some pardoned rioters have been rearrested. Others returned to poverty and mental health challenges. And many became consumed by resentment and demands for payback.<\/p>\n Farmers Insurance, Airbnb, Expedia Group, Nike, Clorox, Eversource Energy, Holland & Hart LLP, Qurate Retail, Lyft, Whirlpool<\/p>\n It’s Time to Be Their Alarm Clock<\/p>\n … in a rambling speech in which he jumped from topic to topic, danced, and appeared to mimic someone doing something either stupid or obscene, Trump explained the ideology behind his actions. He and MAGA Republicans have absorbed the last 40 years of Republican rhetoric to believe that Democratic policies are \u201chorrible\u201d and that only Republicans \u201chave the right policy.\u201d If that\u2019s the case, why should Republicans even have to \u201crun against these people?\u201d Why even have elections? When voters choose Democrats, there\u2019s something wrong with them, so why let them have a say? Their choice is bad by definition. Anything that they do, or have done, must be erased.<\/p>\n That is the ideology behind MAGA, amped up by the racism and sexism that identifies MAGA\u2019s opponents as women, Black Americans, and people of color. In their telling, the world Americans constructed after World War II\u2014and particularly after the 1965 Voting Rights Act protected Black and Brown voting\u2014has destroyed the liberty of wealthy men to act without restraint. Free them, the logic goes, and they will Make America Great Again. Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR\u2019s biggest battles \u2014 which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media. Ten straight months of contraction\u2014and no slogans can hide the math You don\u2019t have to buy the MAGA narrative to worry about how government failed here. One man\u2019s harvest storm exposes the tech takeover of America\u2019s heartland, and the fight to reclaim the keys
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\n(John Pavlovitz more…)<\/a><\/p>\nRebecca Solnit: Notes on Unbearable Stupidity, January 6, 2026 Edition<\/a><\/h2>\n
Mary Geddry: A Child\u2019s Garden of Insurrection<\/a><\/h2>\n
Joyce Vance: The Dangerous Revision Of Jan 6 History On The Official WH Website<\/a><\/h2>\n
NY Times: For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn\u2019t Enough<\/a><\/h2>\n
Judd Legum, Rebecca Crosby, and Noel Sims: Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren\u2019t funding election deniers<\/a><\/h2>\n
Michele Hornish: Another Wake Up Call: Republicans Keep Hitting Snooze<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – January 6, 2026<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Heather Cox Richardson more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nNY Times: NPR\u2019s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started.<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(NY Times more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nDavid Shuster and Blue Amp: Under Trump, U.S. Manufacturing Is in Retreat<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(David Shuster and Blue Amp more…)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nBulwark: The Real Story Behind the Minnesota Welfare Fraud Scandal<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Bulwark more…)<\/a><\/p>\nTangle: Tim Walz drops out amid fraud scandal.<\/a><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHoward Yu: Did John Deere Build the Future, or a Cage?<\/a><\/h2>\n
\n(Howard Yu more…)<\/a><\/p>\n
\n404 Media: Here is the Agreement Giving ICE Medicaid Patients’ Data<\/a><\/h2>\n
\nRoot: A Paralyzed Man Showed Us the Horrors of a Memphis Jail, And the City Responded With the Ultimate Petty Move<\/a><\/h2>\n
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