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The latest news from the US:

📌 Four people have died in Washington after Trump protesters stormed the Capitol

📌 52 people have been arrested

📌 Officials are discussing the 25th amendment to remove Donald

 In pictures: Donald Trump supporters storm the US Capitol Building
Priti Patel says, "Words of provocation are completely wrong"

https://t.co/sY73x8UUon
Protests have erupted in Los Angeles, Arizona and Colorado
Republican lawmakers have objected to counting Pennsylvania's electors, further delaying the certification of Joe Biden's election victory
People take shelter in the House Chamber and protestors are detained
The White House's deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger has resigned, according to media reports.

He joins two top aides to first lady Melania Trump who also resigned on Wednesday
A Trump supporter sits at the desk of the US House Speaker and the SWAT team arrive
US lawmakers say they will investigate how law enforcement handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed a mob to occupy and vandalise the building
Facebook declared an “emergency situation” and removed Mr Trump's ability to post on its services

https://t.co/nlFZV6VMjY
Seventeen Democratic congressmen signed a letter on Wednesday night calling on Mr Pence to enact the amendment and remove Donald Trump

https://t.co/MBXOug6Wcz
Ivanka Trump's sister-in-law, Karlie Kloss, says she has tried unsuccessfully to convince the president's daughter that he lost the election
Former President Barack Obama has said that history will rightly remember the violence at the Capitol as a moment of great dishonour and shame for the nation
"If you’re surprised, you haven’t been paying attention"

https://t.co/s0rzV2X6IX
Former US President George Bush has condemned the "sickening and heartbreaking sight" at the US Capitol and said he is "appalled by the reckless behavior of some political leaders since the election."

He added: "This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic"
🚨 The US Congress has certified 270 Electoral College votes for Joe Biden, confirming that he will become the next President of the United States of America
Vice-President Mike Pence has declared that Congress accepts the results of the Electoral College vote, officially paving the way for Joe Biden to take office on January 20
🚨 Donald Trump has released a statement this morning, committing to a peaceful transition of power for the first time
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, "I deeply regret that President Trump has not conceded his defeat, since November and again yesterday. Doubts about the election outcome were stoked and created the atmosphere that made the events of last night possible"
"Republicans’ first priority will be to make clear to the outgoing President that he can not run again" | writes @RosaFPrince

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A senior Russian lawmaker says:

"It is clear that American democracy is limping on both feet.

The celebration of democracy has ended. It has, unfortunately, hit rock bottom.

America no longer charts the course and so has lost all right to set it"
The Iranian President comments:

"What we saw in the United States yesterday evening and today shows above all how fragile and vulnerable Western democracy is.

A populist man came and damaged the reputation of his country. [Trump] dealt severe blows to the American system"
Official Chinese state outlets gloat:

“@SpeakerPelosi once referred to the Hong Kong riots as a ‘beautiful sight to behold’ – it remains yet to be seen whether she will say the same about the recent developments in Capitol Hill... US finally tasted ‘karma’ of double standards”
"[Trump] will be gone, soon; don't be surprised if he pardons himself before the curtain falls| | writes @timothy_stanley

https://t.co/tduAb1TN5K
Emmanuel Macron says what happened in Washington "is not America."

"We will not yield to the violence of a few individuals who want to challenge that. I want to express our confidence in the strength of American democracy"
Trump supporters wear gas masks and the FBI enter the Capitol
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted, saying he was "distressed" by the scenes of "rioting and violence" at the US Capitol yesterday
The US media reacts to the Capitol breach
Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington DC, has extended an Emergency Declaration imposed on the city yesterday until January 21, the day after Joe Biden's inauguration
Trump supporters turned their ire on members of the media outside the US Capitol on Wednesday.

Journalists were sworn at, spat at and their equipment destroyed causing some to flee.

Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the #CapitolRiots: https://t.co/sY73x8UUon
Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement saying that Facebook and Instagram will suspend President Trump's account for "at least two weeks" in order to "ensure the peaceful transition of power"
https://t.co/sY73x8UUon
Members of law enforcement rest in the US Capitol in Washington D.C. on Wednesday.

📸: Ting Shen/Bloomberg

Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the #CapitolRiots: https://t.co/sY73x8UUon

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2) this guy was just arrested.


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NOW: 6 days after the insurrection, the FBI says it’s ready to prove a “quick” update.
Here goes with updates from FBI:
•160 cases files have been opened
•100,000 digital media tips have been received
•they FBI admits they had intelligence warning of an attack

•FBI says an arrest the night before the Capitol attack indicates they took action
•@AndyTriay has previously reported: FBI “disrupted” a number of individuals from traveling to DC. Which means they were urged not to come – or somehow stopped.

•FBI says there will be hundreds of criminal cases against suspects at the Capitol and prosecuting them could take months
•the acting D.C. U.S. attorney says most investigations were opened on misdemeanor charges but now the feds will indict those people on federal felonies

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More severe police injuries and deaths on that one day of rampaging Trumpers than in five years of Anti-Police protests.


You can tell a lot about the stance of a angry crowd by whether they come with shields or pitchforks.

If people protesting police brutality for years had wanted to use their large numbers to attack, maim and kill police, they damn well could have.

But they came to resist police.

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Because one group is literally arguing for human dignity and the other glorifies violence.

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