BREAKING: Fairfax County Sheriff's Office Deputy dies of covid-19 during an outbreak that has sickened 19 deputies and 13 inmates at county jail. Identified as Sgt. Frederick "Butch" Cameron.
— justin jouvenal (@jjouvenal) January 12, 2021
BREAKING: Fairfax County Sheriff's Office Deputy dies of covid-19 during an outbreak that has sickened 19 deputies and 13 inmates at county jail. Identified as Sgt. Frederick "Butch" Cameron.
— justin jouvenal (@jjouvenal) January 12, 2021
NEW: Illinois man arrested Tuesday on federal criminal charge for allegedly threatening to commit violence at the upcoming presidential inauguration in Washington, DC, according to the DOJ. pic.twitter.com/GJqKoeELz5
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 12, 2021
Breaking News: Making a tacit break from President Trump, House Republican leaders have decided not to formally lobby members of the party against voting to impeach him. https://t.co/sonIEMH5vl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 12, 2021
BREAKING: Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and other ex-officials have been told they’ll be charged in the Flint water scandal, two people with knowledge of the planned prosecution tell AP. Lead-contaminated water devastated the majority Black city. https://t.co/qiYMKn8yqA
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 12, 2021
Apparently he is David Quintavalle, a retired Chicago Firefighter https://t.co/SqZr89RIQA
— KT *everything is not fine* CounterIntelligence (@KremlinTrolls) January 12, 2021
The DC police officer credited with leading District officers taking back the Capitol taken during a riot was just promoted from inspector to commander. Police chief said officers under Robert Glover’s command “saved democracy.” Background: https://t.co/mrDoHFOenJ
— Peter Hermann (@phscoop) January 12, 2021
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancels trip to Europe after Luxembourg's foreign minister and top EU officials declined to meet with him - REU
— BNO News (@BNONews) January 12, 2021
NEW: FBI and DOJ to hold 3 p.m. ET news conference on Wednesday's storming of the US Capitol, DOJ announces.
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 12, 2021
The shunning begins https://t.co/i6mLj1bc7Q
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) January 12, 2021
BREAKING: Chilling new details on Lonnie Coffman, the man arrested for bringing explosives & guns to the Capitol. Police found a note containing list of "bad guys" (incl'g a judge) & "good guys," & contact info for right-wing pundits Mark Levin & Hannity and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex) pic.twitter.com/oQaElD8AnD
— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) January 12, 2021
2/ Of course he knew. But here are deets.
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) January 12, 2021
"Trump’s deep-diving social media operation would have made him aware that plans for his supporters to try to storm and occupy the US Capitol were in the works long before he took to the stage at last week’s “Save America” rally..."
NEW: Sen. Chuck Schumer calls for members of violent mob who stormed the U.S. Capitol to be placed on the no-fly list.
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 12, 2021
"We cannot allow these same insurrectionists to get on a plane and cause more violence and more damage." https://t.co/sk6nzqzjtZ pic.twitter.com/3XDxb6N5UK
In the Rules Committee hearing on the 25A resolution, @RepMcGovern repeatedly asks @Jim_Jordan to say these words: “The election was not stolen.” Jordan refuses to do so.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) January 12, 2021
The FBI was warned of possible "war" before the Capitol riot contradicting a top official's claim https://t.co/ohfggAoaBN
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 12, 2021
This is your coup. pic.twitter.com/3iOR2I55ih
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 12, 2021
“Don’t make them hit you again.” said the abusers’ spokesperson.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 12, 2021
https://t.co/hYUftMjQP8
This development was reported by @kasie!
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 12, 2021
McCarthy reportedly cut Trump off and said, “Stop it. It’s over. The election is over” https://t.co/zLyrD7c9UY
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 12, 2021
AP: Trump takes no responsibility for violent insurrection at Capitol, says remarks to supporters were 'totally appropriate.'
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) January 12, 2021
Would you like to see “Honor” brought back to the Medal of Freedom?? Joe Biden needs to name Eugene Goodman the first recipient of his administration. This man led attackers away from our National Leaders! Let’s get momentum going for this. This man truly deserves it! pic.twitter.com/9RSUVSrJMX
— Richard N. Ojeda, II (@Ojeda4America) January 12, 2021
Ted Cruz's communication director quits following Capitol riots https://t.co/v5bMoVWtFE
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 12, 2021
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who last week said he and President Trump had a "hell of a journey" but it was time to "count me out" because "enough was enough," is flying to Texas on Air Force One today, per the pool.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 12, 2021
"In first public appearance since the Capitol siege, Trump expresses no contrition for inciting the mob."
— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) January 12, 2021
IMPEACH HIM. NOW. https://t.co/ooabnyM4Bl
Wow! @Jim_Jordan finally gets what he deserves in a hearing from @RepMcGovern https://t.co/SCXRIUOhTz
— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence) January 12, 2021
McGovern fails to get Jim Jordan, who is now calling for "unity and healing," to admit that Joe Biden won the election fair and square and that it wasn't stolen. pic.twitter.com/fUgPEWCwmG
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) January 12, 2021
Last Wednesday, after narrowly escaping a violent mob incited by the President of the United States to attack the Capitol and its occupants, I was forced to spend several hours in a secure but confined location with dozens of other Members of Congress.
— Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) January 12, 2021
Today, I am now in strict isolation, worried that I have risked my wife’s health and angry at the selfishness and arrogance of the anti-maskers who put their own contempt and disregard for decency ahead of the health and safety of their colleagues and our staff.
— Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) January 12, 2021
We can no longer tolerate Members coming to the floor or gathering in the halls of Congress without doing the bare minimum to protect those around them.
— Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) January 12, 2021
Thankfully, I have not yet experienced symptoms and am in the care of capable physicians.
— Rep. Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) January 12, 2021
The @Kennedy_School's dean asked Rep. @EliseStefanik to step down from the @harvardiop's senior advisory committee.
— David Gura (@davidgura) January 12, 2021
She declined.
"I told her that I would therefore remove her..." https://t.co/dZWsq4wylA
Lusting for civil war and boasting of ties to cops and the military, the Oath Keepers thought their time had come https://t.co/iFa1qVpUKH
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 12, 2021
“This is the sad reality of our beleaguered democracy: If the United States does not punish sedition, we will see more of it.” https://t.co/Vf2NZakswN
— John Sipher (@john_sipher) January 12, 2021
So much from @CatieEdmondson & @lukebroadwater but this from @CawthornforNC who encouraged TurningPoint members to “call your congressman and feel free — you can lightly threaten them. Say: ‘If you don’t support election integrity, I’m coming after you.'" https://t.co/0ovEbA1BZu
— Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman) January 12, 2021
Oregon state Rep. Mike Nearman, who let rioters into Oregon Capitol, is sanctioned, fined and pressured to resign. https://t.co/msZBgoBSiZ
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) January 12, 2021
Every expert who has evaluated Lisa Montgomery in person recently determined that she is not mentally competent and has no understanding as to why the government is trying to execute her today. It would be unconstitutional and immoral to execute Lisa. @TheJusticeDept STAND DOWN!
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) January 12, 2021
Alamo has no idea Trump is going there? Wtaf.😳 https://t.co/3WL4o7P2PO
— Cakes! I'm a Mainiac & I hate Susan Collins. (@Corinacakes) January 12, 2021
Corp cut-off of donations to Republicans over Capital Riot
— Christopher Ackerman (@cackerman1) January 12, 2021
AT&T
ConocoPhillips
Dow Inc.
UPS
JPMorgan
BoA
Wells Fargo
Citi
Amazon
Comcast
GE
BCBS
Marriott
Microsoft
Verizon
BP
Boston Sci
Goldman
BlackRock
AirBNB
Amex
Visa
MasterCard
BestBuy
ExxonMobil
more pic.twitter.com/9ydOcWL6Ce
I smell a bail violation https://t.co/4HPz1MMRI2
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) January 12, 2021
Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States (Mark Levin, Dan Bongino), has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from Trump — or else face termination. https://t.co/nqhosn4Ygi
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 12, 2021
When he leaves for Texas around 10 a.m., it will be President Trump's first time in front of cameras since last Wednesday. He's been holed up in the White House since then, only surrounded by a couple of aides while most are keeping their distance from him.
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 12, 2021
Sheldon Adelson, the chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands and a major donor to Republican politicians, is dead at 87https://t.co/mgo6St33T3
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 12, 2021
Holy shit. 😂😂😂
— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) January 12, 2021
"...the attitude seems to be, if I can't get a pardon, then nobody else should get one, either." OMFG.
I wouldn't put it past Trump to try the courts to see if he can rescind or revoke clemency to the 94 people he's already issued to. https://t.co/u9obi8KLSn
"Bryan Fogel has now taken on Vladimir Putin, in 'Icarus,' and MbS, in 'The Dissident.' Those are some scary dudes. He’s as brave a filmmaker you’ll find. I hope he is safe. And I hope viewers honor his courage by watching this remarkable film."https://t.co/hxkjwX3d1e
— Greg Olear (@gregolear) January 12, 2021
It's a tough one, but the @FBI is hoping someone recognizes this suspected D.C. pipe bomber's clothing or bag, offering reward up to $50k. He's believed to have planted pipe bomb wires at the @GOP headquarters & @DNC at around 1p on Wed @ABC7GMW DETAILS: https://t.co/SJwLmI2Olh pic.twitter.com/84zggm6fpi
— Ashlie Rodriguez ABC7 (@ABC7Ashlie) January 12, 2021
It is @chucknorris with wife-beater #MattBledsoe https://t.co/ktoWKRRRPB pic.twitter.com/3R06g7g63e
— 🏴☠️Nancy🏴☠️ (@toppan_jane) January 12, 2021
UPDATE: @Verizon: "We will be suspending contributions in 2021 to any member of Congress who voted in favor of objecting to the election results" https://t.co/r4Z4TjJUCe
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 12, 2021
State and federal wildlife officials investigate reports of a manatee found with “Trump” drawn on its back in a Florida river, via AP https://t.co/Gu7JT7v1hK
— Bloomberg (@business) January 12, 2021
UPDATE: In a new statement, @Airbnb says its PAC will "withhold support from those who voted against the certification of the presidential election results."https://t.co/r4Z4TjJUCe
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 11, 2021
Hong Kong police have begun sending devices seized from arrested people to mainland China, where authorities have sophisticated data-extraction technology, and are using the information gleaned from those devices to assist in investigations - WaPo sourceshttps://t.co/QafIAJ6Thk
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) January 12, 2021
Yogananda Pittman replaces US Capitol Police chief Steven Sund, who resigned last week after failing to protect the building from rioting Trump supporters.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 12, 2021
She becomes one of the few Black women police chiefs in US. https://t.co/9LkaFgOGsF
#Belarus This elderly lady was sentenced to $340 for participating in a protest in December. Her name is Valeria Smirnova, she was born in 1931 (before the WW2). She will be left without her pension. The judge’s name is Julia Shut who is definitely a much younger person pic.twitter.com/uROmGzKF7I
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) January 12, 2021
🧵This terrorist beat a cop down with an American Flag. @FBIWFO
— Cleavon MD (@Cleavon_MD) January 11, 2021
pic.twitter.com/nJ3dVHUXqg
Wow - good for him. More troubling for Trump is knowing Bill Belichick would have not released this without Bob Kraft. https://t.co/p3Ixg6MU4h
— Christine Pelosi🗽 (@sfpelosi) January 12, 2021
Any bipartisan commission into the #Jan6 insurrection is going to be preceded by both an #impeachment and a DC felony murder grand jury ... https://t.co/2Xx6H1plVv
— Christine Pelosi🗽 (@sfpelosi) January 12, 2021
I am watching future riots being organized on their platform right now. https://t.co/GsaSDgxImL
— Alex Thomas (@AlexThomas) January 11, 2021
Biden’s pick for SecState, Tony Blinken, is unlikely to get a confirmation hearing before inauguration day, per senate aides. Would be 1st time in at least 10 transitions the incoming president’s pick for SecState won't have a conf hearing, or be already confirmed, by Jan 20.
— Kylie Atwood (@kylieatwood) January 11, 2021
The @GOP is using the entire right-wing spin machine to call on us to *unify* with these guys.
— Brett Pransky (@BrettPransky) January 12, 2021
And they're calling us radicals for refusing. pic.twitter.com/abr4akJc42
Hong Kong opposition shudders after mass arrests; expert says security law overrides mini-constitution https://t.co/lBqty40H3z #HongKong pic.twitter.com/B8dxzaYf9X
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) January 12, 2021
ICYMI
The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issue a joint statement expressing serious concern about the arrest of 55 democracy activists and supporters in Hong Kong last week. https://t.co/YWhotKu7FE
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 10, 2021
Ivanka Trump mocked for saying she will attend inauguration to save her ‘promising political career’
— Raw Story (@RawStory) January 11, 2021
https://t.co/gIXQb6GVfr
when you brought 80 buses of people to an insurrection and want your audience of republican millionaires to forget it pic.twitter.com/phnvCVzJw9
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) January 11, 2021
A Republican politician in NYC has apologized for yelling ‘Heil Hitler’ at a rally, explaining that she actually meant to say “mein Führer” https://t.co/ss549fKdgz
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) January 12, 2021
Former diplomat Andrii Telizhenko becomes the second of Giuliani’s Ukraine “scandal” team to be named by the U.S. government as part of a Kremlin influence campaign https://t.co/5lg7a0991I
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 12, 2021
This is the individual the FBI is seeking as a person of interest in connection with the murder of the Capitol Hill police officer.
— Political Southpaw (@DahlELama2) January 11, 2021
Twitter, do your thing. pic.twitter.com/KUKliu9zhp
Imagine that you belong to one ethnic minority.
— Jakub Janda (@_JakubJanda) January 12, 2021
Your husband is kidnapped and taken to the government concentration camp.
You will be sterilized. Because your government decided to.
This is not Nazi Germany in 1944.
This is China in 2021.
The first impeachment indicts the president.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 11, 2021
The second impeachment indicts their party.
"Let it be known to the business world: Hire any of Trump's fellow fabulists above, and Forbes will assume that everything your company or firm talks about is a lie. We're going to scrutinize ... with the same skepticism we'd approach a Trump tweet." https://t.co/caR3Zn2tdF
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 12, 2021
She had just received the first dose of the vaccine a week ago. https://t.co/YRH01hBOWs
— S. Mitra Kalita (@mitrakalita) January 12, 2021
Read everything from @iarnsdorf, but especially this: Trump Administration Says the Inconvenience of Rescheduling Executions Outweighs the “Harm” to Prisoners Set to Die https://t.co/rqVo2SoH77
— Talia Buford (@TaliaBuford) January 11, 2021
Right after Pompeo gave a speech about the importance of independent media "Voice of America reassigns White House reporter after she sought to question Mike Pompeo." Incredible. https://t.co/Xc9buPvOQW
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 12, 2021
This happened AFTER the storming of the Capitol. https://t.co/wmS6KhEJje
— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) January 11, 2021
If Pence did not demand Trump's resignation, then he's just as guilty as Trump at this point. https://t.co/kHRzgglq37
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 11, 2021
This raises a mind-blowing question: How do we know that the defense and homeland security departments will cooperate to keep Biden and Harris safe on inauguration day? Can we be sure that National Guard, other Federal troops, are not members of the Qanon/MAGA conspiracy cult?
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 12, 2021
Facebook bragging about what a great job they’re doing. It took me two seconds to find this. pic.twitter.com/iXo6vYzkdk
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) January 12, 2021
CNN and MSNBC both beat Fox News in total viewers for first time since 2000 https://t.co/EihkFBL0E0
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 12, 2021
This is what @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy incited. It is why corporate America is defunding him. @ProjectLincoln https://t.co/FDiLAoczCQ
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) January 12, 2021
More: people familiar with the situation say it was Piper’s decision for the Republican Attorneys General group send to send a robocall urging people to march on the Capitol.
— Alex Isenstadt (@politicoalex) January 11, 2021
Sucks—Several gorillas at San Diego Zoo have tested positive for #COVID19–first cases in such primates in captivity. 8 gorillas at the park believed to have the virus—several coughing. Infection came from park’s wildlife care team who was asymptomatic. Oy.https://t.co/h3NFbdnFRH pic.twitter.com/FdVMuI9rWP
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 11, 2021
“Rupert Murdoch's Fox News pushed and extolled the presidency of Donald Trump. It must now be brought to account, writes Malcolm Turnbull. “https://t.co/HGY2NONYcK
— Malcolm Turnbull (@TurnbullMalcolm) January 12, 2021
JUST POSTED: @USTreasury implicitly linked @RudyGiuliani to a Russian disinformation campaign, noting that TELIZHENKO "orchestrated meetings" between accused Russian agent DERKACH & "US persons."
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) January 11, 2021
*Telizhenko helped arrange a mtg for Giuliani with Derkach.https://t.co/Vuykk3OVK1
The presidents daughter is hilariously concerned about her “promising political future.”
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) January 11, 2021
pic.twitter.com/T1UEZUwQ6o
This is comic gold pic.twitter.com/WFl9JOA5fd
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) January 11, 2021
Hong Kong is in no hurry to roll out Covid-19 vaccines, government advisers say https://t.co/PUMUxgcJUJ
— Bloomberg Politics (@bpolitics) January 12, 2021
With news that DHS's Chad Wolf is stepping down
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) January 11, 2021
Reminder of what helped get us into this mess in first place.
Whistleblower Brian Murphy: Wolf tried to suppress threat assessment of white supremacists in 2020 because of how it would reflect upon Trump.https://t.co/p4RLERoNVB pic.twitter.com/rKVEt2zV4a
While I am isolating per the Capitol Physician’s instructions, I will continue to work to the best of my ability because the deep urgency of our many crises is paramount.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 12, 2021
I share the outrage and anger of those across America who have watched Trump fail to combat this raging pandemic and refuse to take care of Americans who are suffering, dying, and devastated.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 12, 2021
I will not rest until I do everything in my power to remove this President from office.
So were we in the House. @laurenboebert was told by the Sergeant of Arms in the chamber to not make any social media posts. It was said repeatedly. She defied it because she is more closely aligned with the terrorists than the patriots.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 12, 2021
I share the outrage and anger of those across America who have watched Trump fail to combat this raging pandemic and refuse to take care of Americans who are suffering, dying, and devastated.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 12, 2021
I will not rest until I do everything in my power to remove this President from office.
Sorry I tried to murder you https://t.co/nGUqZ9decU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 11, 2021
Video shows Trump mob brutalizing police; investigators make progress on arrests https://t.co/NqIXJ6CoR0 via @msnbc
— Chef Chipmunk-5 Zappa (@Chefefefe) January 12, 2021
Investigators probe Capitol Police for betrayal after Trump mob rampage takes painful toll https://t.co/aFb3JIgH5W via @msnbc
— Chef Chipmunk-5 Zappa (@Chefefefe) January 12, 2021
"I think it is critically important that there be a real, serious focus on holding those folks who engaged in sedition ... they they be held accountable" -- Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/6prlVXbdMF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 11, 2021
I don’t think tweeting the phrase “house democrats in body bags” is ever okay. pic.twitter.com/dIVKmyv4Nq
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) January 11, 2021
Pence not inclined toward 25th Amendment despite Trump turning riotous mob on him https://t.co/uZvnUm0cEz via @msnbc
— Chef Chipmunk-5 Zappa (@Chefefefe) January 12, 2021
No more presidential immunity in 8 days. Tick, tock. https://t.co/KSo9cVwEwe
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 12, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz stands by his man, Donald Trump https://t.co/AJam9JQQTR via @msnbc
— Chef Chipmunk-5 Zappa (@Chefefefe) January 12, 2021
Lawrence: 147 Republicans lied when they took an oath to defend the Constitution https://t.co/VB0l6Vc6Vl via @msnbc
— Chef Chipmunk-5 Zappa (@Chefefefe) January 12, 2021
A little help:
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) January 12, 2021
If you can identify the guy in this video throwing a fire extinguisher at a group of Policemen and women — please contact the @FBI and @DOJPH ASAP.
Thank you...pic.twitter.com/OP6Eg1KBQ9
So @GOPLeader @HawleyMO @tedcruz @LindseyGrahamSC @marcorubio want us to unite with the sick f*cks who did this? https://t.co/krgpKsQoOg
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) January 12, 2021
How military service prepared Rep. Crow for Capitol invasion https://t.co/HJurFe1qW6 via @msnbc
— Chef Chipmunk-5 Zappa (@Chefefefe) January 12, 2021