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Sunday Night Open Thread: Andy Kim Is A Good Man

by Anne Laurie| January 7, 202410:14 pm| 24 Comments

This post is in: Jan 6: Insurrection, Proud to Be A Democrat, Something Good Open Thread

After the photo of me cleaning the Capitol went viral, people kept saying to me the phrase “Look For The Helpers.” I grew up with Mister Rogers and felt comfort in those words. But now, 3 yrs after Jan 6, I have come to learn an entirely different lesson from this phrase… THREAD pic.twitter.com/1ndGaaoMZP

— Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) January 6, 2024

A little wind-down as we prepare for another week…

I told my sons that there were incredible helpers at the Capitol who kept me and others safe. We had heroes. Like Officer Eugene Goodman who faced down the mob. Heroes like Officer Brian Sicknick who gave his life to defend democracy. 3/11 pic.twitter.com/4DFiJ8yv5W

— Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) January 6, 2024

But over the following weeks I started to think that it wasn’t enough that we felt safe. It didn’t get to the root of the question of why did all this violence and chaos happen to begin with. How did we get this this horrible point in the first place? 5/11 pic.twitter.com/ljqq1eyilC

— Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) January 6, 2024

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Sunday Morning Open Thread: Step By Step By Step

by Anne Laurie| January 7, 20247:45 am| 246 Comments

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gotta catch em all pic.twitter.com/1R5nMFqSig

— cats being weird little guys (@weirdlilguys) December 11, 2023

Mark your calendars:

Looking forward to it, Mr. Speaker. https://t.co/YChdO92WQK

— President Biden (@POTUS) January 6, 2024

as many have noted, Mike Johnson has two big problems, the second is more important than the first:
1. a shrinking R majority (for now) due to illness and retirement
2. he's not and never will be nancy pelosi

— Greg Dworkin (@DemFromCT) January 6, 2024

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Three Years Ago Today, Jan 6, 2021

by WaterGirl| January 6, 202410:21 am| 202 Comments

This post is in: Criminal Justice, Jan 6: Insurrection, Open Threads, Violent Insurrection at the Capitol

Attorney General Merrick Garland Speaks:

WATCH: Attorney General Garland speaks as U.S. marks three years since Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol pic.twitter.com/Hjil7rSHDp

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 5, 2024

At the time, we had no idea how close we came to nearly losing everything.

Open thread.

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Saturday Morning Open Thread: The Anniversary

by Anne Laurie| January 6, 20247:32 am| 142 Comments

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(Clay Bennett via GoGocomics.com)

My thoughts ahead of the third anniversary of the January 6th insurrection. pic.twitter.com/0nGR0ZuMpC

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) January 5, 2024

12:43am, three years ago at this moment: Trump commands Republicans to “FIGHT” as Congress prepares to certify the 2020 election pic.twitter.com/KKZ8CFfE9U

— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) January 6, 2024

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The Second Anniversary of the Jan6 Insurrection – STOCKPILE

by Anne Laurie| January 1, 20244:47 pm| Leave a Comment

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"Pray to God it never happens again," Biden said in Cabinet meeting when a reporter asked him a question about January 6. pic.twitter.com/jTp43TIJgc

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 5, 2023

The White House says President Biden will mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection during a ceremony in the East Room on Friday.

— Asma Khalid (@asmamk) January 3, 2023

U.S. Capitol Police ready for future attacks as Jan. 6 anniversary looms https://t.co/iVwaaIizy8 pic.twitter.com/oDlvK4bYcl

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 3, 2023

The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection. It sent its work to the Justice Department, along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. https://t.co/hc2aWttMDG

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 2, 2023

New: House GOP rules package has provision to take control of records obtained by previous Congress and sent to Archives — which is why Jan. 6 committee released its underlying evidence via GPO, amid fears that Republicans might meddle with the docs.

— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) January 2, 2023

A pretty extraordinary amount of testimony from Milley to the J6 committee, mostly going under the radar last week as the final transcripts were released https://t.co/hTwVHHU3qN

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 4, 2023

The @FBI and our partners hope the increased reward will encourage the American public to take another look at the photos and videos of the suspect and the device. If you recognize the suspect, submit a tip at https://t.co/t8G7LO4hxu. https://t.co/hNNY3pInqh pic.twitter.com/YUB4TwLixN

— FBI Washington Field (@FBIWFO) January 4, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: @RollingStone has obtained the Jan 6 committee's unreleased report on how Twitter and other social networks were used to fuel the insurrection. https://t.co/C01ap6W2Nj

— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) January 1, 2023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/03/capitol-riot-extremists-select-committee/

At trial, Oath Keeper alleges specific plan to stop vote count
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/01/05/oath-keepers-trial-cooperator-testimony/
Caleb Berry
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/01/05/jan-6-rioter-prison-or-mercy/

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Sunday Evening Open Thread: Ending the Year As It Began, Unfortunately

by Anne Laurie| December 31, 20238:29 pm| 130 Comments

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Stewart Rhodes was convicted of seditious conspiracy precisely because he believed Trump was going to invoke the Insurrection Act and deputize the Oathkeepers as the new Capitol Cops. https://t.co/pCIyuMxcF5

— zeddy (@Zeddary) December 31, 2023

The last part didn't happen. Probably because he's an idiot coward hoping someone would do it for him. The Capitol cops held, reinforcements from DC Metro and DOJ arrived. Only when it was clear ON TV that the tide had turned did Trump put out that video telling them to go home.

— zeddy (@Zeddary) December 31, 2023

Others include:
-Who counts as white?
-Should the US invade Mexico?
-Colonialism: good or bad?
-Should women have the right to vote?
-Do Jews have a place in Western society?

— Open Source Stupidity (OSSTU) Starfish (@IRHotTakes) December 31, 2023

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Late Night Open Thread: Speaker Johnson & the Domestic Terrorists

by Anne Laurie| December 6, 202311:35 pm| 42 Comments

This post is in: Domestic Terrorism, Jan 6: Insurrection, Open Threads, Republican Venality, Republicans in Disarray!

Republican House Leadership has apparently taken action to hide criminal behavior.

If the Department of Justice believes the videos at issue constitute evidence, then this video blurring action by House Republicans could constitute obstruction of justice. https://t.co/Qesr8Qeo5G

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 5, 2023

It could be argued there’s an outside chance Speaker Johnson really believed the Capitol tapes would show ‘peaceful tourists’ quietly browsing the People’s Palace. Or it could’ve been argued, if he hadn’t immediately hustled to cover up criminal behavior by tampering with the evidence. A revered Republican tradition!

House GOP: We need to release all the Jan. 6 footage so people can see what actually happened.

<Jan. 6 footage shows MAGA and QAnon insurrectionists assaulting police, damaging property, and committing other crimes>

House GOP: OK not what *actually* actually happened. Not that. https://t.co/YFBottrRap

— Nicholas Grossman (@NGrossman81) December 5, 2023

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The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

It looks like winning debates is a black job!

Elections aren’t won by handwringing, cowering, and/or bashing your own candidates.

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

People are weird.

Hi god, it’s us. Thanks a heap, you’re having a great week and it’s only Thursday!

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

If you still can’t see these things even now, maybe politics isn’t your forte and you should stop writing about it.

I’m just a talker, trying to find a channel!

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

You come for women, you’re gonna get your ass kicked.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

Russia bombs Ukraine’s maternity hospitals; Republicans in the House can’t sort out supporting Ukraine.

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

I also would like a pony to improve my balloon juice experience.

Another missed opportunity for Jamie Dimon to just shut the fuck up.

Putin dreamed of ending NATO, and now it’s Finnish-ed.

Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.

Republicans: “Abortion is murder but you can take a bus to get one.” Easy peasy.

Speaker Mike Johnson is a vile traitor to the House and the Constitution.

Republicans seem to think life begins at the candlelight dinner the night before.

The next time the wall street journal editorial board speaks the truth will be the first.

Sunday Night Open Thread: Andy Kim Is A Good Man

Sunday Morning Open Thread: Step By Step By Step

Three Years Ago Today, Jan 6, 2021

Saturday Morning Open Thread: The Anniversary

The Second Anniversary of the Jan6 Insurrection – STOCKPILE

Sunday Evening Open Thread: Ending the Year As It Began, Unfortunately

Late Night Open Thread: Speaker Johnson & the Domestic Terrorists