From The Guardian:
A journalist captured the moment a lone Black police officer was confronted by pro-Trump supporters who had stormed into the US Capitol in what lawmakers condemned as an attempted insurrection aimed at overturning the results of an American election.
Buzzfeed News has a good article about federal law enforcement's astonishing lack of preparation for the violent Capitol insurrection yesterday that resulted in an evacuation of the building and a halt to the election certification. The rioters have been planning the attack for weeks on public websites: On forums like TheDonald, a niche website formed… READ THE REST
Earlier tonight, President Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani called newly-elected Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville to ask him to slow down the Electoral College vote count that was about to resume after today's insurrection at the Capitol. But the likely architect of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping fiasco left the message on the wrong voice mail –… READ THE REST
If there's anything Americans love more than guns, it's grilling. Putting the two together might be the biggest no-brainer in the engineering history of the nation. In fact, it's almost amazing that it took the world's most can-do country over 200 years to come up with one of its most logical extensions ever: the GrillGun.… READ THE REST
A desktop may not seem like a place where chaos ensues. But, when you set up your computer, then start arranging all the other stuff you need on your workspace, it can all turn into a mess pretty quickly. With a keyboard, a mousepad, wrist guards, power chargers, coasters, and more, more, more, there isn't… READ THE REST
If it felt like your phone was buzzing like a device possessed this year with loads of spam calls, spoofed numbers, and time-wasting telemarketers, you are very dishearteningly correct. This year saw a hefty 18% rise in the number of spam calls the average phone owner received, an average of over 28 each month. Just… READ THE REST