Jan. 6 saw a horrifying attack on the Capitol that exposed huge cracks in the country’s democratic project, and ex-President Donald Trump and his top enablers — many of whom are still in Congress — have made it clear that the assault only swelled their thirst to maintain power at any cost. Several of Trump’s toadies helped the former president fuel and foment the insurrection using their top positions in government. But let us also not forget the more ridiculous Jan. 6 characters, e.g. the QAnon Shaman, who have utterly beclowned themselves during and in the aftermath of the attack — like Wile E. Coyote running directly into a wall with a fake tunnel painted on it. Some of our favorites: Get TPM in your inbox, twice weekly. Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful. The Literal Cartoon Matthew Buckler of La Plata, Maryland was busted by his own Snapchat account, which displayed his alleged location on the app’s heat map by placing his little cartoon bitmoji right at the Capitol building during the attack, according to the prosecutors. You really can’t make this stuff up: (FBI Baltimore Division complaint and arrest warrant)…
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A Rundown Of Some Of The Most Absurd Alleged Insurrectionists – Talking Points Memo
