The riots at the U.S. Capitol have inspired
Demi Lovato to work on “special” new music to vent her frustration with what she calls an “assault on democracy.”
Like countless celebrities in the entertainment industry, Lovato took to social media to condemn the violent siege that took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
“My heart is broken,” she began in an Instagram post. “It makes me too sad to believe how naive I was to think this couldn’t possibly happen, and yet it did. Here we are.”
The singer went on to call out those on social media asking about the status of her upcoming album. “For everyone in my comments saying ‘where’s d7’ or wanting me to sing instead of speaking up about what needs to change in this country, THIS IS WHY I POST AS MUCH AS I DO. THIS IS WHY I CARE. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN ANY FUCKING MORE. I’m angry, embarrassed and ashamed.”
16 of the Zillion Crazy Things That Happened in Politics This Year Sam Stein
The year 2020 will be remembered as, if nothing else, a hellscape.
A raging pandemic causing large-scale suffering and death can do that. So too can a scorched-earth presidential campaign that results in the losing candidate latching on to a number of wild conspiracy theories to undermine the tenets of democratic governance.
Most people have no desire to relive terrible moments, let alone hellscapes. So, it’s quite possible that you, dear reader, will have exited out of this web page upon glancing through the introductory paragraph. But on the off chance that you’re a masochist who enjoys stories of pain, sorrow, drama, and political intrigue, well… You’re in luck. Here are 16, “Wow, this was really a LOOONG year?!?” moments from a hellscape year.