January 2021 events

[Jupiter Sets at Dawn]

Is the main reason for resolution to impeach/convict so he can never run for Prez again?

Partly. But the main reason is to uphold the Rule of Law. Trump's mob was howling for his own Vice President to be hung because he "wouldn't" (because he couldn't) overturn the election and make Trump president for another term. Nevermind the vandalism and theft, Trump's mob KILLED a police officer by beating him to death. 50 officers were injured, some severely. Trump's mob put up a gallows complete with a noose and brought bombs with them. And zip tie handcuffs. What do YOU think they were planning Steve??

What are the chances he will actually be impeached with a conviction? I need to check and see if Vegas is putting out odds for a conviction. Does having 10 Rep senators mean he will be impeached/convicted for sure in a final vote?

I think the odds are much better than last time. Liz Cheny (the former VP's daughter and #3 in Senate leadership is voting to Impeach. Mitch McConnell is "pleased."

It seems to me impeachment would only cause more social disorder from his radical followers Maybe fire off the Mars-Saturn signature in the 2021 Capsolar

This isn't a Democratic vs Republican thing. These are the same people who intended to kidnap and murder the governor of Michigan. This is about political violence and white supremacist "militia" groups attacking our democracy trying to overthrow it with the support of a crazy aff who will try to pardon these murderers so they can do it again and impose him on us as president again.

Steve, being apolitical is fine. But this is not politics. Our country is under attack just as much as it was when the attack was made on Pearl Harbor.

[Jim Eshelman]

Some people I know have suggested that the mob in Washington a week ago was, more or less, a bunch of crazy kids out for selfies and some mischief. I could dig out dozens of news links saying otherwise, but this clip from night before last summarizes it all quite compactly - and with much appreciated humor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bds-DQlZvVs

[staragewiz]

Here's Trump's PSSR for 1/13/2021....Inner Circle Chart
Impeachment Transits 1/13/2021 4:36 PM EST Outer Circle Chart

With Tr.Moon/Saturn & N.Saturn MC SQ Tr.Mars Speaks Volumes for Trump's Downfall!

[Jim Eshelman]

This is a rare occasion of a apparent rate PSSR looking better than the mean rate, which makes it an interesting item. The mean rate chart still has transiting Mars within 1° of PSSR but solar Saturn not so close to the not-quite-3° Capricorn MC.

By mean rate, MC is 2°43' Capricorn, Asc 21°17' Aries, EP 6°58' Aries (but transiting Mars in RA is still within 0°52' of it).

[SteveS]

Thanks for posting this PSSR starage.

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake, 89 miles from Palopo City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia · Jan 14, 12:28 PM Time Zone not given
Info from https://earthquake.usgs.gov Worth a look for earthquake info. Has descriptions of which type earthquake. This one was a "ground failure" with landslide exposing limited population and liquification with significant population exposed.

[Jim Eshelman]

Today 1/20/21 at the Capitol Building, Kamala Harris was inaugurated Vice President at 11:42 AM and Joe Biden inaugurated President at 11:49 AM. Their terms of office became official at 12:00 PM.

[Danica]

Kamala Harris was inaugurated Vice President at 11:42 AM

I got this as 11:43 - was very careful to note instantaneously, as she has finished speaking the words - maybe due to a misalignment in seconds between our devices' clock times ...? (Also, I've noticed that it happens persistently, yet without clear pattern, that Solar Fire occasionally gives different minutes of arc for the fast-moving positions in our calcs - it may be related to this.)

[Jim Eshelman]

Marion and I were watching on different feeds. Three different feeds had slightly different delays. In general, she noticed that she saw things on ABC 30 seconds earlier than I did on CBS. As Harris was taking the oath, my phone stayed at 11:42 for most of a minute and was close to rolling over to 11:43, but I was about 30 seconds behind what was broadcasting on another network.

So, I think rounding down is more accurate this time. Notice btw that that this means that she started the oath with Uranus roughly in the exact minute of Ascendant.

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The trick is to find which station has the shortest delay. None has no delay, but 3 seconds is better than 30 seconds is better than 90 seconds. Live TV is never live.

I got Biden's oath started at 11:48:17 AM and ended at 11:48:50 AM Eastern. I used my Android phone which syncs with the US Naval Observatory atomic clocks. Android phones set their lock screen time automatically through the GPS systems on their cell towers that are tied directly to the signal from the Observatory.

[Jim Eshelman]

Matches my 11:49.

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It just came out (probably 10:40 PM Eastern Jan 20, 2021) that General Charles Flynn was in the room on the 6th when the Pentagon turned down the pleas from the DC police and Capitol Police to send in the National Guard. This was after the first shots had been fired.

Gen Chas Flynn is Gen Michael Flynn's brother.

That looks bad.