"How do you measure, Measure a year?" ....since January 6th

Huffington Post by Lee Moran: ‘The Late Show’ Slams ‘Traitorous Scum’ Donald Trump With Spoof ‘Rent’ Number: "Abhor-Rent" is “a surprisingly light look back at one of America’s darkest days," said Stephen Colbert's team.

The parody called out the former guy Donald Trump, who incited the violence, as a “bum,” “traitorous scum” and “like Mussolini but dumb.” His allies and enablers aren’t let off easy, either.

'The Late Show' marks a year since the Capitol riot with darkly hilarious 'Rent' parody-Aptly titled "Abhor-Rent".

JANUARY- Thursday, January 6, 2022, marked one year since rioters stormed Capitol Hill, a haunting moment in recent American history. Members of Congress have shared their harrowing experiences from the day, a prayer vigil was held on Capitol steps, and late night shows commemorated it the best ways they knew how.

The Late Show marks one year since the January 6, 2021 insurrectionist attacks on the U.S. Capitol. 

Watch the video at this site here.

Echo report by Meera Navlakha:  Stephen Colbert and his writers, delivered a parody of the musical "Rent's" most famous song "Seasons of Love" — aptly titled "Abhor-Rent".

The two minute song not only summarized the events of last year, but also offered some lines like: "727 insurrectionists arrested / Who else should be jailed / For this unsuccessful coup? / How about this unsuccessful bum?" Cue a picture of Donald Trump.

This is a relatively light-hearted take on one of America's darkest days. Yet, The Late Show didn't shy away from humor, but still accurately reflected the horror of January 6, visually and lyrically.

"Abhor-Rent", is simply using a Rent track. One YouTube commenter said, "This is heartbreaking and hilarious all at the same time", while another wrote, "Thank you making me laugh, easing (for now) the anger, frustration and anxiety that built up while watching today’s coverage."

Colbert gave a few memorable monologues following the riots last year, furiously calling out the rioters as "terrorists" and decrying the state of democracy in the country.

QAnon shaman Jacob Chansley sentenced to 41 months in prison for January 6, Capitol riot case.  

Arizona Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison On Felony Charge in Jan. 6 Capitol Breach. 

Jacob Chansley occupied the Vice President’s Seat in Senate chamber and he used a bullhorn to lead rioters.

WASHINGTON- Jacob Anthony Chansley, a.k.a. Jake Angeli, 34, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his criminal conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election. The defendant – wearing a Viking hat and carrying a six-foot spear – was among the first 30 rioters in the building.

According to court documents, Chansley was among the crowd that passed the police line at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. He was shirtless, wearing a Viking hat with fur and horns, covered in red, white, and blue face paint, and carrying an American flag tied to a pole with a sharp object at the tip and a bullhorn. He and others in the crowd passed police lines and entered the scaffolding erected in advance of the Inauguration on top of the staircase heading up to the Lower West Terrace of the building. They then entered the Upper West Terrace at approximately 2:10 p.m., as the certification proceedings were still under way. Chansley continued into the building through a broken door at approximately 2:14 p.m. He kept moving, reaching the Gallery of the Senate and then the Senate floor. He then scaled the Senate dais, taking the seat that Vice President Mike Pence had occupied an hour earlier. Chansley proceeded to take pictures of himself on the dais and refused to vacate the seat when asked to do so by law enforcement. Instead, he stated that “Mike Pence is a f----ing traitor” and wrote a note on available paper on the dais, stating “It’s Only A Matter of Time. Justice Is Coming!” He further called other rioters up to the dais and led them in an incantation over his bullhorn. He was cleared from the Chamber at approximately 3:09 p.m.

Chansley was arrested Jan. 9, 2021 and has been in custody ever since. He pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia on Sept. 3, 2021, to obstruction of an official proceeding. In addition to the prison term, Judge Royce C. Lamberth ordered him to pay $2,000 in restitution. He also must serve a period of three years of supervised release following completion of his prison term.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Justice Department’s National Security Division prosecuted the case, with valuable assistance provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. The FBI’s Washington Field Office investigated the case, with valuable assistance from the U.S. Capitol Police, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office.

In the ten months since Jan. 6, more than 675, individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including over 210 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.