Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire is one of the hottest science fiction debuts around. For those who loved Ann Leckie’s epic space opera Ancillary Justice, Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth and Iain M. Banks’s Culture novels. Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award. Read the full article…

WhatsApp is changing its terms of service to force users to share personal data including phone numbers and locations with its parent company, Facebook.Some Via

Transportation secretary Elaine Chao, deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger and former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney also quit Via

Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said the fence will be in place for at least the next 30 days. He added that 6,200 members of the National Guard will be in the region by this weekend. Via

No alcohol would be provided on flights to and from Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Via

Suspects include Holocaust deniers, White supremacists, and conspiracy theorists Via

A well-known QAnon promoter has learned first-hand what it feels like to be accused of… Via

Here’s this week’s Top Stuff songofsickness: By the time this game is done, we’ll all be living in space. Saborlas: Donnie thrives on betrayal and causing misery. Bolthorn: Ah man, all we needed was Pepsi? Damnit. Too bad the Trump family is really into coke.

Interpol rejected previous warrant issued for Mr Trump and other officials in June Via

Meghan McCain, a co-host for ABC’s “The View” and daughter of late Sen. John McCain, said Thursday that Republicans must call upon the government to invoke the 25th Amendment foll… Via

A Georgia prosecutor also said that Georgia’s State Election Board “has requested that the Secretary’s Elections Division investigate the call” Via

“This man is deadly. To our democracy and to our people,” the House Speaker said Via

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, which allows for the removal of President Trump if he is unable to discharge his duties. I… Via

The movement behind today’s attempted coup delivered exactly what it has promised for months on social media. Via

A small group of House lawmakers came close to physically fighting early Thursday morning as the congressional count of electoral votes stretched into the wee hours and a Pennsylvania Democrat charged that Republicans had been telling “lies” about his state’s votes. Via

Never in the history of this nation have we seen violent mobs attempt to overtake and overthrow our duly elected representatives in the Capitol itself. Worse still, they were exhorted to do so by a proto-dictatorial sociopath desperate to cling to presidential power by any means. Make no mistake: What Donald Trump did by stoking Read the full article…

Washington, D.C., has entered a state of emergency through Inauguration Day after a riot inside the U.S. Capitol. Via

You don’t need fancy technology to identify folks who livestream their crimes. Via

Facebook extended its block on Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts “indefinitely,” with the ban lasting at least until Trump leaves office, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thu… Via

The move to impeach President Trump comes after a chaotic day at the US Capitol where four died and dozens were arrested. Via

After an extraordinary day of violence and political discord in the nation’s capital, at least two governors and a growing list of civic leaders are calling for Donald Trump’s immediate… Via

The president is unfit to remain in office for the next 14 days. Via

Delegate Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, livestreamed and then deleted videos from inside the Capitol, but others took screenshots and videos of the original videos. Via

Multiple journalists reported that President Trump repeatedly denied requests to call in the National Guard to restore order during the riots at the Capitol. Via

For all but the very beginning of Donald Trump’s career as president, I’ve freely admitted that I considered him to be the worst president of my lifetime, but not the worst president of… Via

The man was seen in photographs from Washington, D.C., amid protesters who turned violent and stormed the building. Via

Instagram follows parent company Facebook and locks POTUS account. @mosseri tweeted: “We are locking President Trump’s Instagram account for 24 hours as well.” Via

As right-wing militants sack the Capitol, Trump’s collaborators try to dodge the blame Via

Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) has introduced a resolution to have the Republican members of the House who supported contesting battleground states’ electors in Wednesday’s joint session of Congress be investigated and potentially removed from office. Via

After violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, a growing number of Republican leaders and Cabinet officials told CNN that they believe Donald Trump should be removed from office before January 20. Four of them called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked, and two others said the President should be impeached. Via

“Trump will go down in history as the worst and most dangerous president in history.” Via

Attorneys call for Trump to be impeached, removed, and possibly prosecuted for inciting takeover of US Capitol Wednesday. Via

The president is flirting with declaring martial law. Timed correctly, invoking the 25th Amendment could end this crisis. Via

This is not what democracy looks like Via

Hollywood and much of the rest of the U.S. watched in disgust and shock as supporters of President Donald Trump breached the Capitol building in protest over Congress meeting to certify the results… Via

Photos of Jan. 6’s pro-Trump insurrectionist breach of the Capitol building. Via

The president eventually ordered the National Guard to the scene, and D.C. will be put under curfew starting at 6 p.m. Via

Following a rally by the president and his allies, armed attendees overwhelmed Capitol police and breached congressional chambers. Via

Agents familiar from time as vice-president to return, with some members of detail having reportedly discouraged mask-wearing Via

A man, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jakarta, had sex with a nurse in the toilet of the hospital and shared gory details on social media. Via

Milwaukee area hospital “more than disappointed that this individual’s actions will result in a delay of more than 500 people receiving their vaccine.” Via

In Soul (2020), there are 9” nails for sale, a reference to the band Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails composed the score. from MovieDetails Via

Here’s this week’s Top Stuff songofsickness: By the time this game is done, we’ll all be living in space.

Now that 2020 is dead, here’s what we enjoyed in the year:

This is Fine Dog speaks out in a world gone mad. Via

“Justice League” star Ray Fisher says he will not work on any film associated with DC Films President Walter Hamada in the wake of WarnerMedia’s investigation into the alleged mis… Via

Alice Stebbins was hired to fix the finances of California’s powerful utility regulator. She was fired after finding $200 million for the state’s deaf, blind and poor residents was missing. Via

Wonder Woman 1984 is now the lowest-rated DC Extended Universe entry on IMDb after overtaking […] Via

A Phoenix police officer threatened to shoot Mayor Kate Gallego during a meeting in October, according to a police report. Via