The Capitol mob's gleeful selfies are easy to mock. They're also a warning sign.

[EarlG]

2. This is why consequences are now so important

It was pretty startling to see how quickly many of the MAGA mob backed off once arrests started getting handed out.

I agree that their attitude — stoked by Trump and other Republicans — was that anything goes, and they thought there would be no consequences for their actions. This is why we can’t just let what happened go (despite laughable GOP calls for “unity” ). They need to know that there will be consequences for crimes.

Someone the other day flipped around that awful phrase the GOP loves — “cancel culture” — and relabeled it “consequence culture.” I like that.