07 | January | 2021 | The Obama Diary

Y’all cared more about the Target on Atlantic Avenue than the Capitol building.
— Treana L. Allen (@TreanaLAllen) January 6, 2021

While today’s terrible display of terror and meanness shakes us, let’s remember: @ossoff, Jewish son of an immigrant & @ReverendWarnock, first Black Senator from Georgia, will join a Catholic POTUS & the first woman, Black + Indian VP in our nation’s capital. God bless America.
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 7, 2021

"They're not fucking protesters, they fucking terrorists."

-Draymond Green pic.twitter.com/SYpQqDWZdV
— Sam Hustis (@SamHustis) January 7, 2021

All I keep thinking about is how National Guard were deployed to guard the Miracle Mile from people stealing Gucci bags but protestors stormed the Senate chambers and there is nary a police in sight.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 6, 2021

As a Congressperson, how do you walk back into the Capitol and resume work knowing that the police willingly let domestic terrorists into your workplace? Like…. moved the barricades out of the way and took selfies once they were inside?
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 6, 2021

Cops are taking selfies with the terrorists. pic.twitter.com/EjkQ83h1p2
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) January 6, 2021

Words I will use on TV tonight:

Coup
Insurrection
Treason
Sedition
Lies
Terrorists

I am hearing from fellow journalists who are being told not to use these words. Resists attempts to censor your language. Democracy depends on bearing witness & holding power to account.
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 7, 2021

to make it here without dying is the epitome of white privilege pic.twitter.com/Uw5FV33bpO
— Noah Caine (@NoahCaine) January 6, 2021

To visually show you the differences. pic.twitter.com/69N0BDqRKK
— Johnny Montanez (@_JohnnyMontanez) January 6, 2021

This feels wild to say but….

We're not talking about the bombs enough. At least three were found and disarmed yesterday.

There is a LOT going on. But it feels like those explosive devices should be a bigger story.
— April (@ReignOfApril) January 7, 2021

“White Americans aren’t afraid of the cops. White Americans are never afraid of the cops, even when they’re committing an insurrection,” @JoyAnnReid says about the Trump supporters rioting the US Capitol. pic.twitter.com/dJ3soNlZhq
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 6, 2021