Trump riot mob update

NBC News: The number of people charged in the Capitol riot is now more than 300, with 280 arrested. @NBCNews
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 26, 2021

BREAKING: A former State Department aide who had also worked for the Trump campaign in 2016 has been criminally charged for pushing police and entering the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, according to an arrest document obtained by CNN.
— Ana Cabrera (@AnaCabrera) March 5, 2021

NEW: Prosecutors are beginning to fill in the details of the Proud Boys assault on the Capitol, revealing details about their financing, planning and operations in a new court filing against leader Ethan Nordean.

The latest w/ @joshgerstein https://t.co/16XVFN3JGB
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 1, 2021

The Justice Department has charged a Texas man who was allegedly caught on video attacking a dozen police officers with a chemical spray during the Capitol insurrection, according to court records https://t.co/3ZzfClNnQs
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 28, 2021

Investigators have uncovered video appearing to show someone spraying a chemical irritant at Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick but have yet to tie the activity directly to his death.

Investigators have determined he did not die of blunt force trauma.https://t.co/ou4kIOKH2L
— JM Rieger (@RiegerReport) February 27, 2021

Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper accused of preparing and training for at least two months to “fight hand to hand” to take over the Capitol, spoke out publicly for the first time in court, claiming she plans to leave the far-right paramilitary group behind https://t.co/4KSP1Sm7pe
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 26, 2021

NEW: An aspiring actor from Texas, who said he was almost “gassed to death like… a Jew” during the Capitol insurrection, has been charged with using a crutch to bash a cop in the Jan. 6 riot.https://t.co/cHQFUaFxoq
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 26, 2021

The Trump cult secessionist movement

These people just get worse and worse. The Trump cult is home to all kinds of terrible conspiracies.

NEW: The events in Texas this month should highlight just how idiotic state-level secession is—but pro-Trump secessionist rhetoric is only going to grow and grow. https://t.co/qma5suHXlZ
— Casey Michel 🇰🇿 (@cjcmichel) February 28, 2021

Pro-Trump Texans are serious about secession and want to seize property from Democrats as they force them to leave: columnist https://t.co/5nEkgQGaID
— Raw Story (@RawStory) February 28, 2021

“We still have people in this country talking about civil war. I’m talking about high-ranking officials in state governments and elsewhere, talking about civil war, talking about secession, talking about loading up with ammunition.” https://t.co/omNuJeeQ9S
— Liz Goodwin (@lizcgoodwin) February 26, 2021

Friendly reminder to the secession-curious: every state not colored in orange takes more money from the federal government than it gives. pic.twitter.com/X2aHIJ3azI
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 19, 2021

The Intro and the Outro

“The Intro and the Outro” is a 1967 song by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band in which they introduce people playing on it, some real (and performing), some imaginary, and some real (living and dead) but not on the record. That really is Eric Clapton on ukulele. This is a list with backgrounds of everyone allegedly on the track.

Covers: Man with Money

“Man with Money” is an obscure 1965 Everly Brothers song that was covered by The Who in 1966. It’s a fine song that should be better known.

Covers: Love’s Gonna Live Here

“Love’s Gonna Live Here” is a 1963 Buck Owens single. Try the Kieran Kane cover from 1995. It was covered by an impressive group of country artists including Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Waylon Jennings.

Covers: We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning

I know “We’ll Sweep Out the Ashes in the Morning” from the Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris cover from his 1973 album GP. As far as I can tell the Carl and Pearl Butler 1969 version is the original.

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White evangelical extremists

from polling of white evangelical Republicans:

—89% say Confederate flag signals pride, not racism

—83% call police killings of blacks isolated incidents

—68% say covid-deaths exaggerated

—60% agree “we may have to use force” to save US way of lifehttps://t.co/nQIMwOmLB6
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 28, 2021

The new documentary “’Til Kingdom Come” examines the deeply cynical Israel-Christian Evangelical partnership—one exacerbated by the Trump administration. Plus: an exclusive scene.https://t.co/HcoEmnV1EM
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 21, 2021

More than a 25% of White Evangelical Protestants and nearly 1 in 5 Catholics agree with QAnon beliefs, according to a survey by conservative think tank AEI.

Rev. Derek Kubilus says QAnon has torn through his community, and he calls QAnon “a heresy.” https://t.co/Cph888m6dP pic.twitter.com/oaNDxBn4yK
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) February 22, 2021

A new poll from @DataProgress finds:

60% of Republicans agree with this statement on migrant kids:

“These are not our children, and they should not have come or been brought here. The government is doing all that it needs to be doing.”

New piece:https://t.co/hhRUhlyE4h
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 10, 2019

"Evangelicalism, and white evangelicalism in particular, has been susceptible to the heresy of Christian nationalism because of a long history of faith leaders accommodating white supremacy. … We do not want to be quiet accomplices in this on-going sin." https://t.co/WJZpmF1f5S
— NPR (@NPR) February 28, 2021

"One of the most horrifying spectacles of the Trump era is the moral and spiritual sell-out of evangelical Christians who have made a Faustian bargain with President Trump.," @JRubinBlogger https://t.co/pila7KMSrS
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) April 4, 2019

"…the role that some white evangelical churches have had in spreading conspiracy theories that threaten American democracy. The majority of Republicans don't believe President Biden was legitimately elected – and more than half of white evangelicals…" https://t.co/EHxZEWOXb2
— Warden Sif (@HethanCo) February 21, 2021

Even more Baltimore Salt Boxes

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Salt for everyone. But first you have to get past me… pic.twitter.com/GUNlr3svYQ
— Josh Spiegel (@JoshSpiegel) February 26, 2021

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It’s spring in salt box land and today’s box features china tulips because someone needs to beautify Guilford. (Seriously, their box was sad.) #saltboxart #baltimore #recycledchina #brokenplate #sherwoodgardens pic.twitter.com/7rfGl40A0x
— Juliet Ames (@thebrokenplate) March 3, 2021

Toilet paper calculator

Toilet paper manufacturers often use confusing terms to describe the strength & efficacy of their products.

So 2 hobbyist deal hunters, frustrated by unquantifiable TP marketing, created a calculator to determine which options are actually a good deal. https://t.co/hfvW81plpA
— Wirecutter (@wirecutter) February 23, 2021

This 124-Year-Old Patent Reveals The Right Way To Use Toilet Paper | HuffPost

The Best Toilet Paper | Reviews by Wirecutter (nytimes.com)

The Exterminating Angel on TCM

Luis Bunuel’s 1962 film The Exterminating Angel will be on TCM on Thursday February 25th at 6:00 am. It’s one of his last Mexican films and one of his best overall. It’s also available from the Criterion Collection. It’s about of a group of high society people in a house who suddenly find they can’t leave.