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Looks like there is a good amount of interest in the zoom tonight to talk about the Jan 6 Hearings.

I sent the zoom link through the Balloon Juice mailing list just now because this is kind of last-minute and it was expedient, but I think going forward we will have a separate mailing list for folks who are interested in zooms.

This can also be a good test of the mailing list because a lot of messages from mailing list places like MailChimp often end up in a special folder so the messages don’t show up in your inbox. So if you’re on the mailing list but you don’t seem to have received the message about tonight’s zoom, then check “Promotions”.

Here’s a tip from JWR:

Something I found out about Gmail’s “Promotions” tab (Win10 + Gmail), here’s what I saw/did:

If you tried looking through your folders via the left pane, found “Promotions” and tried dragging a message to your Inbox, the message *might* be copied to your Inbox/Primary tab, but you won’t get the “Would you like all messages from (username) be sent to your Inbox/Primary tab?”.

But, if you click on Inbox, you should have header tabs across the top. You should see Primary, Social, Promotions and Forums. Click the Promotions tab from there and drag the message from (username) to the Primary tab, and you *should* get the “Would you like all messages from (username) be sent to your Inbox/Primary tab?”

Anyway, this worked for me.

From another jackal, TS:

Had a friend miss some important emails because of “promotions”. An alternative option to JWR’s is to go into

gmail settings, inbox, categories

and untick EVERY item except primary. You will then have one tab in inbox and all your mail will go there. Works for me (and also for my friend after the event)

Looking forward to the zoom tonight!

Open thread.

Zoom Today to Talk About the Jan 6 Hearings – Saturday 7-9 pm EasternPost + Comments (38)

Russian mouthpiece, go fuck yourself.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

Let there be snark.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

They were going to turn on one another at some point. It was inevitable.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Republicans in disarray!

There are consequences to being an arrogant, sullen prick.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

The willow is too close to the house.

In short, I come down firmly on all sides of the issue.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

Everybody saw this coming.

rich, arrogant assholes who equate luck with genius

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Despite his magical powers, I don’t think Trump is thinking this through, to be honest.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Republicans want to make it harder to vote and easier for them to cheat.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

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Zoom Today to Talk About the Jan 6 Hearings – Saturday 7-9 pm Eastern