Trump is expected to give Rep. Devin Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, according to someone familiar with the plans. https://t.co/C2qVjttU1K
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
Trump is expected to give Rep. Devin Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, according to someone familiar with the plans. https://t.co/C2qVjttU1K
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
18 USC §2385 makes urging overthrow of US govt by force, violence or assassination a crime punishable by up to 20 yrs in jail and ineligibility for US govt employment for 5 yrs. 1st Am dsn’t protect those who violate §2385 by inciting imminent action. Brandenburg v Ohio (1969).
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) January 3, 2021
Sen. Dick Durbin: "Trump's urging of an elected official to deliberately change and misrepresent the legally confirmed vote totals in his state merits nothing less than a criminal investigation."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
Mark Meadows announced the names of all the criminal co-conspirators in the room with Trump at the beginning of the call. https://t.co/AYrKMiaqum
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) January 3, 2021
why did they feel the need to say this? https://t.co/UC0H1Snw6I
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 3, 2021
Bipartisan group of 10 senators, Sens. Manchin, Collins, Warner, Cassidy, Shaheen, Murkowski, King, Romney, Hassan, and Durbin:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
"The voters have spoken, and Congress must now fulfill its responsibility to certify the election results."
A special prosecutor should be appointed immediately. This time a real one who will put Trump under oath
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) January 3, 2021
“It’s gonna be costly to you.” I’ve charged extortion in mob cases with similar language. https://t.co/wB0jV9Mkhl
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) January 3, 2021
Exclusive | "I just want to find 11,780 votes": In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor https://t.co/NTT3hTvcrR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2021
And here’s the president of the United States trying to steal the election.
— Molly Jong-Fastš” (@MollyJongFast) January 3, 2021
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Trump’s contempt for democracy is laid bare. Once again. On tape.
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) January 3, 2021
Pressuring an election official to “find” the votes so he can win is potentially criminal,
And another flagrant abuse of power by a corrupt man who would be a despot, if we allowed him.
We will not. https://t.co/YH7VtLJn3x
California funeral homes are running out of room for bodies https://t.co/kLa6LqDcjB
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 3, 2021
— PoliticsVideoChannel (@politvidchannel) January 3, 2021
Why Nobody Should Counterprotest in DC Wednesday:
— M₈e₅r₉s₄e₃n₃nįµ (@mersenne859433) January 3, 2021
"Never interfere with your enemy when he is occupied with destroying himself." — Napoleon Bonaparte
BSU journalism faculty students showed solidarity with the repressed journalists. I admire their courage: they are standing up for freedom of speech in Belarus and the freedom of Belarusians. pic.twitter.com/Ac4BUhoe2s
— Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (@Tsihanouskaya) January 3, 2021
The US Constitution is pretty clear when it comes to traitors in Congress. pic.twitter.com/MNX45nkevt
— J. Toscano (@JToscano) January 3, 2021
And this rally is taking place right near my house - in Zialony Luh! I could not imagine that my neighbors are so brave!
— Franak ViaÄorka (@franakviacorka) January 3, 2021
At least 20 marches take place in Minsk, and several - in the regions. People chant "Long live Belarus!", "Tribunal", “Lukashenka — get lost!” pic.twitter.com/KjcBkwDcMf
The first march of 2021 has started. Like other weeks, citizens gathered in their neighborhoods and rallies around them. pic.twitter.com/Bio4Ov0vUv
— Franak ViaÄorka (@franakviacorka) January 3, 2021
The New York Times has documented the deaths of at least 136 civilians and 168 security force members in such killings, worse than nearly any other year of the war. @fahimabed @FatmaFaizi @NajimRah https://t.co/6SfJW8mRyp
— Thomas Gibbons-Neff (@Tmgneff) January 2, 2021
Black patients were losing limbs at triple the rate of others. The doctor put up billboards in the Mississippi Delta. Amputation Prevention Institute, they read. He could save their limbs, if it wasn’t too late. https://t.co/xQyvpi2juv
— ProPublica (@propublica) January 3, 2021
Say their names, remember their names. These senators appear willing to stomp on the constitution and dismantle our democracy
— Jackie Speier (@RepSpeier) January 2, 2021
Blackburn
Braun
Cruz
Haggerty (TN)
Inhofe
Johnson
Kennedy
Lankford
Lummis (WY)
Marshall (KS)
Tuberville
"Would you vote for a senator who sold a stock likely to tank after getting a senators-only briefing on a coming pandemic? How about one who told you the pandemic was no big deal while buying shares in a company that sells body bags?" https://t.co/86x0vGC9s1
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 2, 2021
FedEx workers at the Memphis World Hub said they were pressured to work faster than they felt was safe. The company faces its busiest season ever, but experts worry about safety practices after the “extremely preventable” death of a temporary worker. https://t.co/okn8gGS9Eo
— ProPublica (@propublica) January 3, 2021
Raphael Warnock on CNN: "You know, we keep, and I feel like I sound like a broken record, but we keep reaching new lows. This is outrageous and it's outrageous that the sitting unelected senator of Georgia, Kelly Loeffler, is not standing up for the voices of people in Georgia."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 2, 2021
Another Ivy League guy performing a clown act. This tweet would be embarrassing even with a strong record. Instead, Pompeo has watched communists in North Korea and China run over America, Russians placing bounties on US soldiers’ heads, and alliances falling apart. A failure. https://t.co/GD0qvpVfFq
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) January 3, 2021
US imposes new sanctions to kill off Putin’s pet pipeline, Nord Stream 2.https://t.co/ysoF8e6MQC
— Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) January 2, 2021
The IRS began delivering a second round of Covid Relief Payments, thru direct deposit, on Dec. 29, 2020. See the statement by the Treasury Dept. below:
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 3, 2021
You can check the status of your federal stimulus payment with this IRS Get My Payment tool here: https://t.co/OPw5LDQaby pic.twitter.com/8d3qsQndmL
Trump is set to violate his Palm Beach deal by staying too long at Mar-a-Lago. Again.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
Trump's repeated violations of his agreement not to use the Florida estate as a residence could jeopardize his permit to operate it as a for-profit resort.https://t.co/ggSocfJScT
Sen. Angus King on CNN: "Josh Hawley's comments are manifest nonsense. He said nobody has disputed this? Well, for one: Bill Barr, the Attorney General. Also the Infrastructure Security Agency that's in charge of security for the election. 50 secretaries of state. 50 governors."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 2, 2021
Are you f*cking kidding me?!? The courts killed more people through their fecklessness than any other issue... overriding governors and health departments. Roberts should be ashamed; 2020 will be slathered on his legacy forever. https://t.co/MuuNBNfVFe
— PastryPlate (@PastryPlate) January 3, 2021
Warning -
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 3, 2021
It’s a mistake to assume these Republicans who are trying to overthrow the election are doing it for “political” reasons.
Many (maybe most) are actually fine to dispense with democracy if that’s what is necessary to keep Republicans in office.
There really is a tweet for everything ... https://t.co/SxLYDu2zVa
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 3, 2021
Members of Congress elected on the very same ballots to which they plan to object on Jan 6 should refuse to be sworn-in tomorrow, for if Trump’s defeat isn’t legitimate, how can their victories be legitimate?
— Rep. Dean Phillips šŗšø (@RepDeanPhillips) January 2, 2021
This attack on democracy will stay with Republicans and for the rest of their lives. It will never be forgotten. https://t.co/75g5xaXvtC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
To be clear, this isn’t some policy disagreement or a “culture war.” Both @HawleyMO and @tedcruz were taught constitutional law by the best scholars in the country. They are an embarrassment to their alma maters, other alumni, and the values of their profession. Enough is enough.
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 3, 2021
Peter Navarro is lying on both points. Pence has no authority to do anything other than open an envelope and hand the contents to congressional clerks who add the totals of electoral votes. Inauguration Day January 20 is in the constitution. It can’t be changed. https://t.co/MbOQ346J6X
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) January 3, 2021
When friends fall out: The messages that fuel mutual mistrust in Hong Kong https://t.co/SoNVRfbMQt pic.twitter.com/GC0PQ0TcUQ
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) January 3, 2021
** who has worked for Kremlin media since 2012, after taking part in an active measures campaign against Georgia (the country) to help elect a gazprom oligarch. https://t.co/nAdduOaLpq
— Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) January 3, 2021
The party could not survive its factionalism. There could be no more accommodation, compromise and partnership between pro-slavery and anti-slavery Whigs. A new political party was born, the Republican Party. That party will divide into irreconcilable factions on January 6th. 2/
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 3, 2021
will follow. Does anybody doubt the outcome of the @IvankaTrump vs. @marcorubio primary in Florida? Anyone willing to make a bet on @robportman? It turns out JFK was right. The problem of trying to ride the tiger is the likelihood of winding up inside the tiger. The poisonous 4/
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 3, 2021
The abolitionist with the Slave master. It won’t happen over night but the destination is clear. The Conservative party in America is dead. It may continue to bear the name “Republican” but it will be no such thing. Fascism has indeed come to America and as was once predicted 6
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 3, 2021
Entirely. There are only two sides in American politics now. There is the American side and the Autocratic side. May God help us all if we falter, flag or fail in defense of American democracy. 8
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 3, 2021
NBC News: The United States has now suffered more than 350,000 deaths from the coronavirus. @NBCNews
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 3, 2021
You just lost Arizona both Senate seats to Democrats, the general election to Biden and turned the state blue for the fist time in generations. https://t.co/GuRzzPoJqQ
— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) January 2, 2021
I’m not a constitutional lawyer but I don’t think you can just toss out the electors you don’t like, honey. https://t.co/HJHh6og5mC
— Molly Jong-Fastš” (@MollyJongFast) January 2, 2021
Basically, it sounds like Hawley has appointed himself as a one-man “Supreme Court” who gets to second-guess issues of state law by a state high court which has already decided the issue and which the *actual* Supreme Court declined to hear. Sounds a little dictator-y to me.
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 3, 2021
“Free Candy” on his van down by the river. pic.twitter.com/bGVxTrj5uC
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) January 2, 2021
Talk show host Larry King tested positive for the coronavirus and is currently being treated for symptoms in a Los Angeles hospital, according to multiple reports. https://t.co/XDHiEpK4Og
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) January 2, 2021
Before he blew himself up with a bomb that devastated blocks of downtown Nashville on Christmas Day, Anthony Warner had sent out materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said. (restores dropped word) https://t.co/O7Pv5XGoCt
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 3, 2021
Opinion: "Our son was killed in South Sudan. We urge Biden to protect journalists like him." https://t.co/Xq00UERyiS
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2021
Today's statement by Senate Republicans, explaining why they'll vote to block the election results, doesn't cite proof of fraud. It cites public "distrust."
— Will Saletan (@saletan) January 2, 2021
But Republicans created that distrust by spreading lies. Their attack on the election is circular. https://t.co/xIPf5FjUaf
BREAKING—Pennsylvania GOP state Rep. Mike Reese, who had tested positive for #COVID19 in December 2020, has died. He was 42. Proximate cause of death was brain aneurysm. RIP. https://t.co/nB6F6eG4xY
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 2, 2021