Edition · January 13, 2021
The Daily Fuckup — January 13, 2021
2 verified reports published on January 13, 2021.
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Closing take
This was not just a symbolic scolding. It was the formal political and digital isolation of a president who had spent a week turning the country’s constitutional crisis into a loyalty test, and lost on both counts.
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Ranked by how bad the fuckup was
5 stars means maximum fallout. 1 star means a smaller self-own.
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Historic impeachment
Confidence 5/5
★★★★★Fuckup rating 5/5
Five-alarm fuckup
The House voted 232-197 to impeach Donald Trump for incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. The charge was built around his role in the January 6 Capitol attack and the violent attempt to block the transfer of power.
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Platform crackdown
Confidence 5/5
★★★☆☆Fuckup rating 3/5
Major mess
YouTube removed a new Trump video and imposed a minimum seven-day freeze on uploads after issuing a first strike for a policy violation. The move added to the post-Capitol tightening around his online reach.
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