Day 300: It's on.

A riot, on the day Congress is working on the Electoral College, has locked down the Capitol most of the day.

The scene is largely reminiscent of the armed mob which attempted to descend on Michigan's capital about a month into this Covidiocy.  The US Capitol was violently breached by Trump supporters this morning as a first counterattack in the Second American Civil War declared by BLM, etc. seven months ago.

There is some discussion that either the Congress is back to meeting in the Capitol to continue the attempt to certify the election (MSN) OR that they are actually in a secret location and FINALLY ready to invoke the 25th Amendment -- this after the National Guard was activated to quell the riot, Trump stood them down, Pence reactivated them.

The situation is extremely fluid.  It DOES appear that an overthrow effort is in it's nascent stages in the state of Washington -- that Capitol has been stormed as well.

At least one person has been killed in the riot, shot by the police.

Donald Trump's Twitter account has FINALLY been softlocked for at least 12 hours (took place in the last four), and at least two posts have been removed from the service for inciting violence.

In short:  It's on.

I guess it finally took the last vestiges of the certification of the election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (plus a sweep of the two Senate seats in Georgia for the Democrats, giving the Democrats the tiebreaker control of the body on January 22nd or whenever they seat) to do it.

Trump has to go, and he has to go tonight.  Whatever legal or quasi-legal means to remove him, he has to go tonight, or we can kiss it all goodbye, soon.

More as it becomes apparent.

• And, about 7 Eastern, a new threat against the Capitol.  Back on lockdown.
• Now word about 8 Eastern that the Senators are returning.
• CBS News now reports (8:40 PM Eastern) that members of the Cabinet are, in fact, in communication with each other to remove Donald Trump from the Presidency via the 25th Amendment.  The 25th requires that the Vice-President (who is not involved as of yet) and the Cabinet declare the President unfit.
• Facebook has (9 Eastern) just banned Trump for at least one full day.
• At least one major manufacturing group and the Miami Herald (and Miami was one of the major centers which got Trump Florida in November!!) are calling for the invocation of the 25th.
• Now, so has the House Judiciary Committee.  But, again, the 25th MUST be invoked by the VP and a majority of the Cabinet.
• Large weapons caches and homemade bombs have been discovered near the National Committee offices of both parties this evening.
• Trump's deputy Press Secretary has resigned.
• His Secretary of Transportation is considering it.
• The first major challenge has been rebuffed magnificently by the Republican Senate:  At 10:10 PM Eastern tonight, the US Senate rejected the challenge to Arizona's electoral votes going to Joe Biden by a margin of 93 against to 6 for.
• Pigfucker former football coach and new US Senator Tommy Tuberville was one of the six affirmatives.
• It is apparent that the woman shot and killed was inside the Capitol and going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
• An ABC News analyst (I didn't get his name) said that a YouGov poll today says that 45% of the Republicans polled (no clue as to how many were in the poll) actually supported the storming of the Capitol building today.
• With about 115 votes still to cast (10:50 PM Eastern), the House of Representatives has also rejected the Arizona challenge.  However, unlike the Senate, a significant number of Republicans (over 100 now, with the voting still going on past time), are in support.
• At least three others have died as a result of health emergencies during the riots in DC today.
• Now the Washington Post has added it's call for Trump's immediate removal.
• 121 Republican House members voted to affirm the Arizona challenge in the House.  Still failed by a significant margin.
• After a similar smackdown of the Pennsylvania challenge, sufficient electoral votes are now in.  Joe Biden is the next President, Kamala Harris the next VP -- unless Trump is removed between now and the 20th.
• And a nation now holds it's breath, especially with a near-fight on the House floor just beforehand.