🇺🇸 The Jan 6 riots, three years later

It’s Saturday, January 6 — people are talking about the three-year anniversary of the 2021 Jan 6 riots, the pros and cons of PDA, and more.

As always, we’ve summarized and organized the different shades of perspective, so you can see the big picture quickly. Here at Shades we believe that seeing multiple points of view is the best way to stay informed.

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🇺🇸 The Jan 6 riots, three years later

Three years later, America's views on the acts of January 6 are shifting. What's behind the shift, and what does it mean for 2024?

🇺🇸 On January 6, 2021, a mob stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Three years later, a YouGov poll shows that American disapproval of the event is waning.

🇺🇸 The Washington Examiner concurs: Sympathy for Jan 6 rioters is on the rise. It reflects America's deepening divide, with election integrity and democracy concerns high among voters.

🇺🇸 But Newsweek argues that the evolving Jan 6 sentiment reflects a growing distrust in America's public institutions. Both Trump & Biden supporters harbor suspicions about the role of law enforcement in the riot.

🇺🇸 MSNBC, on the other hand, points a finger at Republicans: The party's downplaying of Jan 6 fuels acceptance of an insurrection, and threatens democracy.

🇺🇸 Either way, Common Dreams says Jan 6 exposed the need for stronger safeguards on democracy: We have to get it right in 2024.

👫 Public displays of affection: cute or cringeworthy?

Some think that public displays of affection (aka PDA) are a sweet gesture, but other people thing they’re cringeworthy and show over-possessiveness.

👫 Vogue is against PDA in most cases. It’s less about love and more about possession. Even something as small as public hand-holding is clammy, uncomfortable, and a “human leash” that signals ownership.

👫 But a Redditor on r/UnpopularOpinion insists that PDA is fine: It's not indecency, it's just folks being in love. Just keep it PG — for example, no over-the-top makeouts.

👫 But another Redditor on r/ChangeMyView argues that PDA is trashy and creates discomfort for onlookers, who are forced to feel like an extra in someone else's romance movie scene.

👫 But Refinery29 disagrees: PDA is fine as long as it feels right to the folks involved — everyone else should mind their own business!

👫 GQ says there's a fine line: It's about context and keeping it low-key and appropriate — like hand-holding or quick pecks.

Quick hits

🇮🇱 The militia group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed a Hamas leader in Lebanon. (NY Post)

🏛️ The Supreme Court agreed to review Colorado's decision to bar Donald Trump from the state's presidential ballot. (CNN)

🏈 The Ravens are signing running back Dalvin Cook after he was waived by the Jets. Cook was formerly a 4-time Pro-Bowler with the Vikings. (NY Post)

🏌 Scottie Scheffler was voted PGA Player of the Year for the second year in a row. (Golf.com)

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