When the Dam breaks down

Arrests and bans, the leader of the free world impeached twice, and an inauguration with no transition. This week is one for the history books, and let’s find out what they’ll be saying.

This episode features the song “Aside” by Normcore, available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

Links to this weeks stories :

00:10 Trump’s Twitter ban 

• Social implications on a larger scale 
• Parler’s Possible Shutdown
• Devin Nunes’ Fox News address 

07:47 Slow Federal Crackdown on Rioters 

• Prominent rioters brought in
• Continued search for anyone associated, including those inciting violence 
• FBI continues to make arrests 

16:08 Biden’s Inauguration 

• Trump’s refusal
• Pence’s acceptance 
• A visible break in Republican moral

18:48 Trump’s Impeachment 

• Democratic full support
• Nancy Pelosi’s instant support, breaking from earlier impeachment 
• Republican Support, breaking with party’s official stance 
• Lisa Murkowski, Pat Toomey, amongst senators who have pledged support 
• Chris Christie breaks with longtime friend Trump to support impeachment