Monday, January 11, 2021
Arnold Schwarzegger: Capitol raid was Kristallnacht ‘right here in the US’
“President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election, and of a free election. He sought a coup by misleading people with lies,” Schwarzenegger said. “I know where such lies lead. President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst president ever.”
Sunday, January 10, 2021
The day America realized how dangerous Donald Trump is
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/donald-trump-dangerous-capitol-riot/index.html
When the history of the 45th presidency is written, Wednesday, January 6, will go down as the day America realized how dangerous President Donald Trump really is.
Drafting women in Army or national service in America
Igros Moshe (Y.D. 04:09): Drafting women in Army or national service in America. The issue of taking married and unmarried women into either the army or national service is against G-d’s Torah. Therefore if G-d forbid any government establishes this law it is prohibited for the women to obey. It is like a decree of the government to transgress religion and it is prohibited to comply with it. Therefore since you heard that there are some who want to make such a law in America and it is known that the government and president typically do not make decrees on Jews which are against our holy Torah, it can only come about from ignorance. Therefore we are obligated to try all things to notify the president and congress that this is against the Torah and that it is anti-religious legislation. It is also necessary at the same time to express how good America has always been to the Jews. We as Jews love America totally and we are loyal devoted citizens
Girls learning Mishna?
Igros Moshe (Y.D. 03:087):Girls learning Mishna? Concerning the issue that there are girl’s schools (Beis Yakov) that the staff or principals want to teach them Mishna. Rambam (Talmud Torah 1:13) rules according to Rabbi Eliezar (Sotah 20a) not to teach girls Torah but he distinguishes between the Oral Torah which he says is like teaching them obscenity and the Written Torah which is only problematic l’chatchila.Nevertheless Mishna is Oral Torah and our Sages have commanded us not to teach them and it is like teaching them obscenity. Therefore it is required to withhold this from them. Except for Pirkei Avos which is mussar and good behavior which should be taught to them with clear explanations in order to motivate them in love of Torah and good character.
Capitol riots: Questions mount over security failure
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55577362
The Washington Post, citing sources close to the matter, says that Capitol Police charged with guarding the building and its grounds did not make early requests for help from the city's main police force or the National Guard nor set-up a multiagency command centre to coordinate response to any violence.
And without an adequate security perimeter in place, their sparse police lines were quickly overwhelmed by thousands descending on the Capitol.
Dozens of officers were injured, and one later died, in the effort to retake control - including some with armour, weapons and chemical spray agents.
Lindsey Graham Urges Biden to Stop 2nd Trump Impeachment Push by Democratic Lawmakers
Lindsey Graham called on President-elect Joe Biden to immediately contact Democratic congressional leaders and "the Squad," requesting they cease any discussion of President Donald Trump being impeached for a second time in the aftermath of the Capitol assault.
The Republican senator from South Carolina appeared on Fox News Friday night and urged Biden to "pick up the phone" and tell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats not to impeach Trump in the coming weeks. Pelosi on Friday told House members "we must take action" to immediately remove Trump from office, a sentiment echoed by several top Republicans including Lisa Murkowski. The Alaska senator said the president simply "needs to get out."
But Graham, who said he "hated it to end this way," touted Trump's "helpful" speech Thursday following the deadly riot.
Haredi newspaper photoshopped masks onto rabbis
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/haredi-newspaper-photoshopped-masks-onto-rabbis-654830
The newspaper Hamodia, which is associated with the United Torah Judaism party (UTJ), photoshopped masks onto rabbis who participated in a closed meeting held in disregard to the coronavirus guidelines, Israeli media reported on Friday.
Pro-Trump rioter in horned fur hat, man who grabbed Pelosi’s lecturn, charged
https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-suspects-charged-in-storming-of-us-capitol-by-pro-trump-mob/
Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the US have vowed to bring to justice those who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, sending lawmakers into hiding as they began their work to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Top Capitol security officials sacked after deadly riot
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/security-fallout-in-capitol-could-be-swift-455803
McConnell said ultimate blame lies with "unhinged criminals" that desecrated the Capitol, but nonetheless suggested that the Congress would have to address the "shocking failures in the Capitol’s security posture and protocols.” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a trusted Pelosi ally who chairs the committee in charge of Capitol security logistics, said Sund misled her about the security preparations for the Jan. 6. session.
Lofgren told reporters Thursday that the Capitol Police chief assured her that all contingencies were in place and "there was no doubt they were completely able to keep us secure in the Capitol." The National Guard was at the ready, Lofgren said Sund told her.
"We were told it was all in place, it was all a go," she said. "It was just not true. They had not been called."
“How could they fail so miserably? We’re 20 years from 9/11. Yesterday they could have blown the building up. They could have killed us all. They could have destroyed the government,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who said those who breached the Capitol are "domestic terrorists" and not patriots. “Warning shots should have been fired. Lethal force should have been used once they penetrated the seat of government.”
Friday, January 8, 2021
Trump’s cabinet members discuss ousting him after Capitol stormed
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-cabinet-members-discuss-ousting-him-after-capitol-stormed/
Members of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet on Wednesday discussed the possibility of removing Trump from office after his supporters stormed the Capitol, three US news channels reported. The discussions focused on the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, which allows for a president’s removal by the vice president and cabinet if he is judged “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
Lonely End of the Trump Presidency
https://time.com/5927756/donald-trump-republicans-capitol-riot/
This is hardly the first time Trump has been engulfed in controversy over the course of his political career. One of the hallmarks of his presidency was the ability to poke the sorest spots in American society and test the limits of democracy. “I think he learned a lot of the wrong lessons by pushing the envelope so far and really not paying the price,” says a source close to Trump. “I think this time he paid the price.”