Um the Trial:
Held AT the Jan 6th crime scene itself WITH the victims of the deadly attempted coup.
Attempted murders and deaths: “It’s going to be wild…I’ll be with you” Trump watched it on tv at a party.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A priest who livestreamed exorcisms aimed at rooting out what he, former President Donald Trump and some Trump supporters have falsely claimed was widespread voting fraud in the presidential election has left a Roman Catholic diocese in Wisconsin.
The Diocese of Madison said it and the Rev. John Zuhlsdorf reached a mutual decision on his departure. Zuhlsdorf will relocate from the diocese ”to pursue other opportunities,” the diocese said in a statement earlier this month.
“The Bishop of Madison is grateful to the Reverend Zuhlsdorf for his faithful support of the diocese’s seminarians and priests, thanks him for his many years of steadfast ministry serving the diocese, and wishes him the best in his future endeavors,” the statement said.
Zuhlsdorf did not immediately respond to a phone message and email Tuesday seeking comment.
“AP-NORC poll:
Widespread support for virus relief package”
“The poll also shows about 8 in 10 Americans are in favor of using emergency powers to order private manufacturers to produce medical equipment. Eighty-four percent of Democrats and 78% of Republicans favor taking that step.”
(https://apnews.com/article/a1ef469fa1ca50ef8b30b2aef61f0636)
Trump unleashed a mob to overturn a presidential election and install a russian style authoritarian.
imo, the America republicans have in mind is not equal rights, woman’s rights, it is not the 1950s but the 1850s. Whether the rank and file republicans are conscious of it or not, they are for the Confederacy not the 21st century. They want a 19th century where people of color know their place, women know their place, and white men have all the advantage = Lynch and assassinate who you want, and a truckload of russian authoritarianism to keep it rolling.
Scoop: The DC National Guard is having its deployment extended until March 31 in anticipation of “civil disturbance” throughout the nation’s capital, according to a memo we obtained. Comes as Guard units are seeing Covid positivity rates of 10-15%. https://t.co/SezAbQtJeS
NEWS: @PressSec says Pres Biden called Pres Putin to discuss a number of topics including the alleged Russia hack, interference in 2020 election, the new START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), the poisoning of Alexei Navalny & to reaffirm support for Ukraine's sovereignty.
President Biden also talked to Putin about the alleged Russian program to pay bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American and other allied service members in Afghanistan. WH will be putting out a readout later @PressSec said.
“We need to restore and expand the Voting Rights Act, named after our dear friend John Lewis, and continue to fight back against laws that many states are engaged in to suppress the right to vote while expanding access to the ballot box for all eligible voters.” –@POTUS Joe Biden
It is a fatal mistake to think the few Republicans who are holding on to their principles will persuade the 90% who've gone full fascists to come back to their values. Their values are racism and power. Muhammad Ali explains it better. pic.twitter.com/WKPPyQ3aCT
Georgia House is not playing about the COVID-19 safety protocols. The violator has lost his office space.
State @RepDavidTClark tells me he’s considering legal action after he was booted from the Georgia House for failing to take a coronavirus test — and that he plans to return tomorrow. #gapolpic.twitter.com/Dfnf64viBq
Something both parties agree on: “We strongly support Speaker David Ralston in his efforts to preserve and protect the health and safety of the members and staff of the House of Representatives and all those who enter the doors of the Georgia State Capitol.” #gapolpic.twitter.com/HQWF9lDGnH
A bunch of federal judges have announced they're taking senior status or retiring in the week since Biden took office, more names added to the AO's list online (highlighted names in both images + Hollander) pic.twitter.com/0PxVUXd99q
Why are there so many garbage reporters that make up this WH press corps. This is just insultingly bad no sequitur nonsense from this person https://t.co/XlF82SMHgt
you work for a major network. you get the plum assignment of covering the white house. you get to ask questions of the new press secretary in the first week of the administration – and this is what you ask
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Senators have officially been sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. The trial will begin the week of February 8th. pic.twitter.com/bblMwitIW2
Today, I voted to confirm @ABlinken as Secretary of State.
In this critical moment, I look forward to working together to demonstrate to the world that America can be a reliable partner in helping address our global challenges.
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) January 26, 2021
Today’s actions are an important first step when it comes to advancing racial equity and fulfilling the promise of our nation. pic.twitter.com/PNVu1JGpiv
Tony Blinken, a longtime Biden aide & former deputy Secretary of State, has been confirmed 78-22 by the Senate to be America's next top diplomat. He takes over an agency beleaguered by budget cuts & low morale, but vowed to reinvest in American diplomacy.https://t.co/rNrZwMTMld
A Moon crater just got a new name: Tooley crater. This 7 km wide depression near the Moon's South Pole is named after the late Craig Tooley from @NASAGoddard in honor of his contributions to the exploration of the Moon and exploration science in general. https://t.co/yhsXbZ9J5Zpic.twitter.com/SWQ3g0Jcw0
Who should we believe about the constitutionality of post-office impeachment and conviction? John Quincy Adams or Oliver Wendell Blockhead, aka @JonathanTurley. pic.twitter.com/scMAxXZp49
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 26, 2021
Oh, please. Calling out the @GOP for hypocrisy on Benghazi is like calling out a bird for flying. Hypocrisy is a feature. They delight in outrage over it. They have no principles, just situational ethics. Thats how you went from the Garland "rule" to Barrett "there are no rules."
— Kurt "Masks Save Lives" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 26, 2021
A video of a kitten feeding on milk from a dog in Nigeria has gone viral. The unusual moment between the two animals likely happened because the kitten was weaned too early from its mother and needed milk. Luckily, the sleeping dog doesn’t seem to mind ❤️ pic.twitter.com/kmWblIx6kN
Today’s actions are an important first step when it comes to advancing racial equity and fulfilling the promise of our nation. pic.twitter.com/PNVu1JGpiv
President Biden @POTUS says that he’s rescinding Trump administration’s 1776 commission, saying “Unity and healing must begin in understanding and truth, not ignorance and lies”
Couple of good, human interest articles in thread:
I dig this because @CYM_DC doesn’t just have amazing bagels. They’re a terrific employer who offers staff health insurance, language lessons, and more. Couple stories in this thread. https://t.co/h4U9M9HU5U
Joe been out here presidenting all day and everyday working for us and striving to keep his promises. So good to see a president and an administration of calm, competent and hard working professionals again. I am often a bit terry with gratitude and relief.
Can't impeach Trump before an election. Can't impeach him after he leaves office. In between, the Senate was on recess. Oh well. https://t.co/A1qUld4jZ7
I am really sick of the media questioning why this new administration has not solved everyone’s problem in less than a week. If I am correct, this administration just took office on January 20 and started to work on day one, walking into a totally mess.
The emo-progs and all the rest did 10X to the first African-American president, remember? “Why isn’t he doing it all right away?? Waaaa??” Conservatives in HIS OWN PARTY pushed against him.
You're running scared from the #Trumpian fanatics you nurtured. @SenSchumer & Dems are going to do to you precisely what you did to them & to the 400K+ #DeathByCOVID victims that are as much, if not more, your fault as Trump's.
Scorched earth? McConnell burned comity and fairness to the ground a long time ago. And now the arsonist complains about the flames. https://t.co/5oiMIxyPhH
If you like meeting our policy experts, tune in tomorrow for the WH briefing–both @GinaNRDC and @JohnKerry are joining me at 12:15pm to talk climate crisis
I'm old enough to remember when a Congressional baseball practice was shot up, Steve Scalise was shot and the Republicans still shrugged off gun control reform. So no, I don't think it would make a bit of difference being a Congressman vs cop. They 👏🏾 don't 👏🏾 care 👏🏾! https://t.co/EYwISUMuuT
The Senate did NOT vote on the constitutionality of the impeachment trial today. They voted only on whether to debate the constitutionality today. 45 voted to debate it immediately. 55 voted to not debate it today with the understanding that it will be debated in the trial.
Sen. Raphael Warnock, joined by Sens. Schumer, Merkley, and Klobuchar, announced he'll sponsor the Democratic majority's first piece of legislation, which includes provisions to strengthen the Voting Rights Act and expand same day voter registration and in-person early voting.
WOW. A member of the Ga House was just ejected from the chamber for refusing to get tested for COVID. “I have been to too many funerals,” says Speaker David Ralston. #gapol
Clarke has not been tested this entire legislative session, despite a requirement that all members and staff be tested twice per week. He’s been asked to do so several times, but refused. #gapol
“You can’t tell me I can’t go in my seat … I’m going to show up every day and work for my constituents.” The Georgia lawmaker booted from the House for refusing to take a COVID test told me he plans to return today to try to take his seat. #gapolhttps://t.co/dhD4HkNClQ
Biden-Harris admin is signing racial equity executive actions. @RudyGiuliani is pleading with an account named, *checks notes* "Cat Turd", to stay in the GOP
Might be slower than we’d like, but looks like the right impact eventually will arrive.
As of today, 9,944 Arizona Republicans have changed their party registration since the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. Please, fellow Republicans, we cannot continue to excuse former President Trump's behavior and promote falsehoods about the election.
“It's just me and my audience. They yell out songs, we sing it. Sometimes they make me cry to the point where I can't sing and they sing it for me." – the great Anita Baker, born today in 1958
Benghazi: GOP launched hearings, lawsuits costing taxpayers many millions over 5 years. Hillary's emails: GOP launched hearings, lawsuits costing many millions over 4 years. January 6 Insurrection: GOP doing nothing, screaming "It's been 3 weeks, move on already!"#GOPHypocrisy
This is dangerous and unacceptable for a member of Congress. We're entrusted to serve and represent all of our constituents. This extreme and violent rhetoric only fans the flames of division, and we've just seen how deadly those flames can be. https://t.co/pVhR2pSWes
— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) January 27, 2021
A reminder that most Georgia Republican leaders were publicly silent – or supportive – as @mtgreenee positioned herself for Congress even though many privately dreaded her embarrassing the state in Congress. #gapolhttps://t.co/2CEtRacivo
Hank Aaron lived a life of legend. Now upon his death comes the hard, nearly impossible, duty of others to speak on it and attempt to do it justice.https://t.co/TXeziZE9y3
Sen. Dick Durbin says Democrats are discussing using reconciliation to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. That means passage could happen without any Republican votes. https://t.co/rdvlW5x2R8
Democrats are prepared to go straight to the floor as early as next week with a budget resolution, the first step in unlocking reconciliation, which would allow for a pared-down package to pass with a simple majority. https://t.co/xWoljptwWu
Paul tried to claim that the trial is unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) responded by pointing to Article II, Section II of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for the “removal of office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office honor.”
“If the framers intended impeachment to merely be a vehicle to remove sitting officials from their office they would not have included that additional provision, disqualification from future office,” he said.
Easy to imagine Republicans using the filibuster to block a minimum wage increase. Also easy to imagine many of those Republicans voting for the same wage increase in absence of the filibuster, knowing it was going to pass with or without them—better to get some credit than none. https://t.co/dyPgTvnp6v
At least we know why the @GOP does not want to hear the evidence. THEY ARE IMPLICATED!!! THEY WERE INVOLVED!!! SOME PLANNED, INCITED, AND ARRANGED WHAT ALMOST LEAD TO THE MURDER OF COLLEAGUES AND THE VP. IMPEACHMENT MUST HAPPEN FOR THIS ALL TO BE ON THE AMERICAN RECORD. https://t.co/Cvdr1Cn4V7
In less than an hour, at 4 pm CET, we will begin the online commemoration event of the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. You will be able to watch it here or on our Youtube: https://t.co/NcgEuhVzh0
Yes Bobfr, nothing benign
about that shower of heretics hiding behind trump, koch, and putin. Rule of law means nothing. MoscowMitch will go along with whatever vile pro-terrorist faction of GOP wins out.
We remember and pay our respects to all of those who tragically were murdered during the Holocaust and the genocides that have followed. pic.twitter.com/QwjfA3JeCZ
Um if all who spoke at rallies,
encouraging them, prior to the violent insurrection
are being ARRESTED.
Donald Trump spoke at a very large rally and it went viral worldwide.
Arrest him.
‘”Trump Has Created A Huge Chasm’ In U.S. Society: Capitol Siege Viewed From Berlin”
“German politicians have condemned the Capitol siege and President Trump’s role behind the actions,
which U.S. Democratic House members charge as “incitement of insurrection.”
Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for a “joint Marshall Plan for democracy”
and warned that
“without democracy in the U.S.,
[there is] no democracy in Europe.”
In the WH Briefing Room via MSNBC, John Kerry – now Special Presidential Envoy for Climate – is looking younger and healthier than ever. Happy to see that!
“Smith, who died Jan. 15, was the second officer who had been at the Capitol on Jan. 6 to take his life. Capitol Police Officer Howard Liebengood died Jan. 9. Five other people died in the assault, including Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick” https://t.co/iGvBA1woPc
Oh but like was death and injury REAL…?
Please can we see full national reporting on the injured and dead and coverage of their lives
and their families. Front pages and top news. Stick it to these crooks and liars.
–Ask the Seditionist Senators to respond to the reports Live.
Jaime Harrison, new Democratic National Committee Chair,
speaks with Maddow:
“Well, Rachel, you know President Biden’s mission is to unite this country
and to enact policy to really help address the issues that people are dealing with on a day to day basis. My job as his Chairman of the Democratic Party is to make sure that we take his successes, the promises that he has made. That we make sure that the folks down in small towns, in the cities, on dirt roads, understand those are promises that are kept. It is also my mission to make sure that Democrats build back better. And we have a strengthened party that in all 50 states in our territories and that we can give him more help in terms of the House and the Senate, in governors’ mansions and state legislatures across the country. And so I’m looking toward to doing that. And we’re already getting to work. I had calls into Ohio today and to Arkansas…Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that she’s running for governor. You talk about Republicans in disarray and a dumpster fire. That is just one hot mess. And we aren’t going to allow that to happen. We’re going to fight everywhere Rachel.
And I’m excited about that prospect.”
Maddow:
“One of the reasons I wanted to talk to you Jaime right now, is because I feel like there’s an imbalance in the national conversation because of the way President Trump’s term ended. Because of the attack on the U.S. government mounted by his supporters. I feel like the whole country is really convulsed with thinking about trumpism as a movement, thinking about Trump’s supporters and whether they fit into the Republican party. And the Republican Party is obviously having some very weird discussions and decisions about how they want to court even the most extreme supporters of the (ex) president. And so we think about the relationship between the politicians and the Republican Party and the movement of people that supports them. Almost, I think, compulsively now as a country. Because we’ve seen the danger that they may present when led in ways that the former president has led them.
On the other side of things, we very, very rarely talk about people who voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, people who voted for a democratic controlled Senate, people who voted for democratic controlled House. Again as a movement, as a group of people who need to be courted, who are potentially a major force in politics depending on how they are led and how they want to channel their energies. And that ultimately may determine the success of whether President Biden can get done what he wants. And later, Schumer can get done what he wants, and Speaker Pelosi can get done what they want. I feel like the Democratic Party is millions of people in the country, not just the people in Washington.
But we don’t talk about them that much. We don’t talk about them that way very much.”
Harrison:
“Well and we have to start talking about them in that way Rachel, ultimately a lot.
You’ve got a lot of folks in this country who just want to be seen, who want to be heard, and they want to be valued. They want a Government that’s going to work for them. And what I’m going to encourage folks to do, look past the D and look past the R and just ask the question:
Who is fighting for me?
Who’s fighting fo my family?
Who’s fighting for my community?
And right now, you don’t see that from the others side of the aisle. There too busy fighting amongst themselves. And that’s the big problem right now. Joe Biden understands that we’re facing 4 big disasters right now in this country. Covid which many of us have been impacted by. The economy is cratering. So many folks are wondering how they’re going to make ends meet, how to put food on the table, whether or not they have a roof over their heads, the climate change that is bearing down on this country, and the racial inequities and injustices that have plagued this nation from its inception.
Those are the things that Joe Biden has said ’You know what, I’m going to move on them fully on behalf of the American people, because those are promises that are made. And it’s important for us to get and galvanize these people to understand that they have power to really move this country forward. And those folks in Washington, D.C who don’t want to do that, the Kevin McCarthys of the world who are blaming the insurrection and sedition of that mob on the American people. Those people need to be replaced.
And Rachel, I see it as my job to help motivate and move that ball forward, because there’s no place where people like Rand Paul who criticized Joe Biden for going after white supremacy (have) a place in this country right now. So people who want to be a part of this effort to Build Back Better, and to have a 50 state strategy, go to Democrats that will be a part of this army that we are building in order to really take our country back.”
U.S. government issues rare warning to Americans about potential violence by domestic extremists agitated by Biden’s election
The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning Wednesday to alert the public about a growing risk of attacks by “ideologically-motivated violent extremists” agitated about President Biden’s inauguration and “perceived grievances fueled by false narratives.”
DHS periodically issues such advisories through its National Terrorism Advisory System, but the warnings have typically been generated by elevated concerns about attacks by foreign governments or radical groups, not domestic extremists.
DHS has released a nationwide terrorism alert, citing a potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists, incl. "ideologically-motivated violent extremists with objections to the exercise of governmental authority and the presidential transition."https://t.co/LGmp5gzQwP
Ohio's voter purge list included thousands of eligible people who voted in the election — calling its accuracy into question. Via @srlhttps://t.co/WvotjhC1V2
.@mtgreenee, is this you harassing @davidhogg111 weeks after the Parkland shooting, that my daughter was killed in & he was in? Calling him a coward for ignoring your insanity. I will answer all of your questions in person. Get ready to record again.pic.twitter.com/aQjL74x7kh
The Obama Diary 
One can barely imagine, how much life will never ever look the same, from any perspective!!
Rock it, MichelleObama, our forever and ever FirstLady!
{{{💞NW💞}}}
On the Impeachment Trial vote in the Senate:
Joy Reid: “What about a secret ballot?”
Um the Trial:
Held AT the Jan 6th crime scene itself WITH the victims of the deadly attempted coup.
Attempted murders and deaths: “It’s going to be wild…I’ll be with you” Trump watched it on tv at a party.
Good Afternoon TODVille.
Congrats, MP! I want only Michelle and Kamala memes the rest of the month. Done with the over-played #berniesmittens
Always a waco somewhere…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A priest who livestreamed exorcisms aimed at rooting out what he, former President Donald Trump and some Trump supporters have falsely claimed was widespread voting fraud in the presidential election has left a Roman Catholic diocese in Wisconsin.
The Diocese of Madison said it and the Rev. John Zuhlsdorf reached a mutual decision on his departure. Zuhlsdorf will relocate from the diocese ”to pursue other opportunities,” the diocese said in a statement earlier this month.
“The Bishop of Madison is grateful to the Reverend Zuhlsdorf for his faithful support of the diocese’s seminarians and priests, thanks him for his many years of steadfast ministry serving the diocese, and wishes him the best in his future endeavors,” the statement said.
Zuhlsdorf did not immediately respond to a phone message and email Tuesday seeking comment.
“AP-NORC poll:
Widespread support for virus relief package”
“The poll also shows about 8 in 10 Americans are in favor of using emergency powers to order private manufacturers to produce medical equipment. Eighty-four percent of Democrats and 78% of Republicans favor taking that step.”
(https://apnews.com/article/a1ef469fa1ca50ef8b30b2aef61f0636)
BREAKING: Biden is ordering his Department of Justice to end private prison contracts. This is huge.
One of the best decisions ever!
Berman quoted blogger:
“If Trump’s coup attempt goes unpunished it’ll become a training exercise.”
Jill Wine-Banks, a Watergate prosecutor:
“It is the end of democracy if we do not hold the (ex) president responsible for what he inspired.”
Trump unleashed a mob to overturn a presidential election and install a russian style authoritarian.
imo, the America republicans have in mind is not equal rights, woman’s rights, it is not the 1950s but the 1850s. Whether the rank and file republicans are conscious of it or not, they are for the Confederacy not the 21st century. They want a 19th century where people of color know their place, women know their place, and white men have all the advantage = Lynch and assassinate who you want, and a truckload of russian authoritarianism to keep it rolling.
Awesome! Thanks JER 💖
👍🏾 It’s so refreshing to read political business and not monkey business.
NOW:
Good West Coast morning Nerdy & TOD family. Nerdy, many thanks for these uplifting tweets about Sergio 💖🕺🏾💃🏾😎🙋🏾♀️
Snap!
I love Feisty Joe!
It’s still too much to bear, just thinking about it. And it always will be. OMG.
Georgia House is not playing about the COVID-19 safety protocols. The violator has lost his office space.
I wonder how long Jen Psaki will be able to keep her cool.
Imagine that.
My President
Couple of good, human interest articles in thread:
Joe been out here presidenting all day and everyday working for us and striving to keep his promises. So good to see a president and an administration of calm, competent and hard working professionals again. I am often a bit terry with gratitude and relief.
I am really sick of the media questioning why this new administration has not solved everyone’s problem in less than a week. If I am correct, this administration just took office on January 20 and started to work on day one, walking into a totally mess.
So with you on that! Hopefully, they’ll start monitoring themselves at some point. But I doubt it. Ugh.
The emo-progs and all the rest did 10X to the first African-American president, remember? “Why isn’t he doing it all right away?? Waaaa??” Conservatives in HIS OWN PARTY pushed against him.
Pete Souza always a winner! New York Film Critics agree!
Congratulations Madam Secretary!
Getting right to it! Love to see it!
Might be slower than we’d like, but looks like the right impact eventually will arrive.
Good news.
Yep! That’s really going to do a lot of good.
” Shhhh, Marjorie. Don’t say the quiet parts out loud next time.” How he’ll talk to her. Lousy POS
Article II, Section II of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for the “removal of office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office honor.”
Paul tried to claim that the trial is unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) responded by pointing to Article II, Section II of the U.S. Constitution, which allows for the “removal of office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office honor.”
“If the framers intended impeachment to merely be a vehicle to remove sitting officials from their office they would not have included that additional provision, disqualification from future office,” he said.
Democrats Drive In Parking Lot Rallies ===> Arts Drive In Parking Performances. 😊😊
Yes Bobfr, nothing benign
about that shower of heretics hiding behind trump, koch, and putin. Rule of law means nothing. MoscowMitch will go along with whatever vile pro-terrorist faction of GOP wins out.
Agree, bridge!
Nerd Alert! Spacewalk in progress! 👩🏽🚀
Secretary Blinken’s Department of State Welcome Ceremony – 9:30 AM
LIVE NOW: Israel holds Holocaust Remembrance Day online amid COVID-19 restrictions
https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-5
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/filibuster-hurts-only-senate-democrats-mitch-mcconnell-knows-n1255787?icid=msd_topgrid
“Speaker at Jan. 5 pro-Trump rally charged with encouraging mob,
impeding police during Capitol breach”
“Charging papers say Straka was wearing the same coat as in a recording taken the previous day when he was introduced and spoke for about five minutes at a Jan. 5 rally of Trump backers at Freedom Plaza in Washington, at which he addressed attendees “as ‘Patriots’ and referenced the ‘revolution’ multiple times.”
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/brandon-straka-arrested-capitol-riot/2021/01/25/e359ec3a-5f45-11eb-9430-e7c77b5b0297_story.html)
Um if all who spoke at rallies,
encouraging them, prior to the violent insurrection
are being ARRESTED.
Donald Trump spoke at a very large rally and it went viral worldwide.
Arrest him.
“Insurrections Can Be Contagious, Too”
“What will people at the extremes think and do about what happened in Washington on Jan. 6?”
(https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-14/how-the-insurrection-in-washington-could-spread-worldwide)
—The deadly trump revolt on the U.S. Capitol has sent a message to extremists worldwide.
—must not go unpunished.
—Or is this how the USA intends to lead?
LIVE NOW: Russian police search home of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
https://abcnews.go.com/live/video/special-live-10
I hope he survives and eventually leads Russia, with Putin off to a private island somewhere.
‘”Trump Has Created A Huge Chasm’ In U.S. Society: Capitol Siege Viewed From Berlin”
“German politicians have condemned the Capitol siege and President Trump’s role behind the actions,
which U.S. Democratic House members charge as “incitement of insurrection.”
Over the weekend, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called for a “joint Marshall Plan for democracy”
and warned that
“without democracy in the U.S.,
[there is] no democracy in Europe.”
(https://www.npr.org/2021/01/12/955616355/trump-has-created-a-huge-chasm-in-u-s-society-capitol-siege-viewed-from-berlin)
“Without democracy in the US, no democracy in Europe.”
—-Hello that’s the plan! What did we think Bannon was doing over there?
In the WH Briefing Room via MSNBC, John Kerry – now Special Presidential Envoy for Climate – is looking younger and healthier than ever. Happy to see that!
OMG…
Oh but like was death and injury REAL…?
Please can we see full national reporting on the injured and dead and coverage of their lives
and their families. Front pages and top news. Stick it to these crooks and liars.
–Ask the Seditionist Senators to respond to the reports Live.
Jaime Harrison, new Democratic National Committee Chair,
speaks with Maddow:
“Well, Rachel, you know President Biden’s mission is to unite this country
and to enact policy to really help address the issues that people are dealing with on a day to day basis. My job as his Chairman of the Democratic Party is to make sure that we take his successes, the promises that he has made. That we make sure that the folks down in small towns, in the cities, on dirt roads, understand those are promises that are kept. It is also my mission to make sure that Democrats build back better. And we have a strengthened party that in all 50 states in our territories and that we can give him more help in terms of the House and the Senate, in governors’ mansions and state legislatures across the country. And so I’m looking toward to doing that. And we’re already getting to work. I had calls into Ohio today and to Arkansas…Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that she’s running for governor. You talk about Republicans in disarray and a dumpster fire. That is just one hot mess. And we aren’t going to allow that to happen. We’re going to fight everywhere Rachel.
And I’m excited about that prospect.”
Maddow:
“One of the reasons I wanted to talk to you Jaime right now, is because I feel like there’s an imbalance in the national conversation because of the way President Trump’s term ended. Because of the attack on the U.S. government mounted by his supporters. I feel like the whole country is really convulsed with thinking about trumpism as a movement, thinking about Trump’s supporters and whether they fit into the Republican party. And the Republican Party is obviously having some very weird discussions and decisions about how they want to court even the most extreme supporters of the (ex) president. And so we think about the relationship between the politicians and the Republican Party and the movement of people that supports them. Almost, I think, compulsively now as a country. Because we’ve seen the danger that they may present when led in ways that the former president has led them.
On the other side of things, we very, very rarely talk about people who voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, people who voted for a democratic controlled Senate, people who voted for democratic controlled House. Again as a movement, as a group of people who need to be courted, who are potentially a major force in politics depending on how they are led and how they want to channel their energies. And that ultimately may determine the success of whether President Biden can get done what he wants. And later, Schumer can get done what he wants, and Speaker Pelosi can get done what they want. I feel like the Democratic Party is millions of people in the country, not just the people in Washington.
But we don’t talk about them that much. We don’t talk about them that way very much.”
Harrison:
“Well and we have to start talking about them in that way Rachel, ultimately a lot.
You’ve got a lot of folks in this country who just want to be seen, who want to be heard, and they want to be valued. They want a Government that’s going to work for them. And what I’m going to encourage folks to do, look past the D and look past the R and just ask the question:
Who is fighting for me?
Who’s fighting fo my family?
Who’s fighting for my community?
And right now, you don’t see that from the others side of the aisle. There too busy fighting amongst themselves. And that’s the big problem right now. Joe Biden understands that we’re facing 4 big disasters right now in this country. Covid which many of us have been impacted by. The economy is cratering. So many folks are wondering how they’re going to make ends meet, how to put food on the table, whether or not they have a roof over their heads, the climate change that is bearing down on this country, and the racial inequities and injustices that have plagued this nation from its inception.
Those are the things that Joe Biden has said ’You know what, I’m going to move on them fully on behalf of the American people, because those are promises that are made. And it’s important for us to get and galvanize these people to understand that they have power to really move this country forward. And those folks in Washington, D.C who don’t want to do that, the Kevin McCarthys of the world who are blaming the insurrection and sedition of that mob on the American people. Those people need to be replaced.
And Rachel, I see it as my job to help motivate and move that ball forward, because there’s no place where people like Rand Paul who criticized Joe Biden for going after white supremacy (have) a place in this country right now. So people who want to be a part of this effort to Build Back Better, and to have a 50 state strategy, go to Democrats that will be a part of this army that we are building in order to really take our country back.”
U.S. government issues rare warning to Americans about potential violence by domestic extremists agitated by Biden’s election
The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning Wednesday to alert the public about a growing risk of attacks by “ideologically-motivated violent extremists” agitated about President Biden’s inauguration and “perceived grievances fueled by false narratives.”
DHS periodically issues such advisories through its National Terrorism Advisory System, but the warnings have typically been generated by elevated concerns about attacks by foreign governments or radical groups, not domestic extremists.
agitated about President Biden’s inauguration = incited by Donald J. Trump
fueled by false narratives = fueled by constant lies about the elections
no surprise …
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2021/01/27/racism-is-all-across-america/