General George Washington in 1776:

“The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.”

Goodnight California!

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS: The winds have knocked down power lines, trees, and tree limbs. This is the scene right now on Highway 1 south of Miramontes Point Rd. The NB lane is currently blocked as Coastside firefighters work to remove heavy tree limbs and debris from the highway.

Toledo Police Officer Brandon Stalker, 24, was shot and killed Monday when Christopher Harris, 27, emerged from a home with "a firearm in both hands and fired shots in multiple directions," police said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/19/toledo-police-officer-shot-suspect-killed-standoff/4209392001/

Revealed: People trying to raise funds to exercise their First Amendment rights were blocked, while campaigns to raise bail funds for criminals and make money to assault people are allowed to stay.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/gofundme-bans-funds-for-travel-to-pro-1st-amendment-protests-yet-allows-bail-funds-for-criminals/

CALGARY, Alberta/OTTAWA - Joe Biden’s expected move to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline prompted Canada’s main oil-producing province of Alberta on Monday to threaten to seek damages as Ottawa made efforts to save the troubled project. Scrapping the project would threaten Canadian jobs and the U.S.-Canadian relationship as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tries to turn the page on the Donald Trump era, though the idea drew support from environmental groups and progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. A source told Reuters on Sunday that Biden will cancel a permit for the $8 billion project over concerns about fossil fuels contributing to climate change, dealing a blow to the Canadian energy sector. (Read more.)

Raws Media Observer DC -- Been hearing this all morning so looks like I even didn't have to set my own alarm after all because of this......as we are less than one day away.

Three Beverly Hills residents have been arrested on federal charges alleging they were part of the mob that stormed into the Capitol earlier this month.

Gina Bisignano, 52, was taken into custody by FBI agents Tuesday morning , and on Monday John Strand, 37, and Simone Gold, 55, were arrested , according to an FBI spokeswoman. All three were taken into custody without incident, according to Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Los Angeles office. They are expected to make court appearances Tuesday afternoon.

Bisignano, the owner of a skincare and eyelash store who has taken a lead role in organizing weekly protests in Beverly Hills in support of President Trump, told the Beverly Hills Courier last week that she entered the Capitol, but said she was experiencing a panic attack and needed to find somewhere safe.