Wednesday Inauguration Reads: Finally!
Posted: January 20, 2021 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Live Blog, morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons | Tags: Inaugural, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris | 31 Comments
Yes! The day is finally here…
Two days before he’s sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden volunteered with his family at a Philadelphia food bank, packing boxes as part of National Day of Service https://t.co/GYZ5cysO2U pic.twitter.com/IfvUjQ6Qe0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 18, 2021
When Kamala Harris was elected as the SF District Attorney — detectives wouldn’t even look at her.
She’d speak and they’d respond to her white male subordinates.
Tomorrow she becomes the highest ranking woman in the United States and the most powerful black woman in history. pic.twitter.com/8Dyk8onEgr
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 20, 2021
Let's just sit with this for a moment and what it means.
Tomorrow, Kamala Devi Harris will be the first woman sworn in as vice president of the United States. pic.twitter.com/VuPzo0FfGi
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) January 19, 2021
Tomorrow’s inauguration of President-elect Biden means America will finally get a well-deserved breath of fresh air. #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/JOjbUtUo70
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 20, 2021
Our next Vice President hears from America's next generation of leaders.
Check out this video of @KamalaHarris reading #LetterstoKamala from the children she's inspired across the nation. pic.twitter.com/InokHQos8n
— Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 19, 2021
This gives me life!! 💃🏻 pic.twitter.com/b9Q580DlhS
— Deborah 🌊🌟 (@dajacks2) January 19, 2021
See you at 12 noon…
Until then:
2020: murder hornets
2021: hornets with boobs https://t.co/vvDYh8zJz2— Amina Akhtar (@Drrramina) January 20, 2021
This is an open thread.
Sunday Funnies
Posted: January 17, 2021 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: morning reads, open thread, Political and Editorial Cartoons | 15 Comments
Four more days, I can’t wait!
84 hours and counting down pic.twitter.com/sjToJAOC8w
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby Calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) January 17, 2021
Cartoons via cagle.com:
These may not loading correctly…I hope you can see the cartoons.
A few tweets:
This thread📌 about Eric Whitehead epitomizes the peril we are in from the anti-maskers. The link this nurse makes to other egregious behavior is not hyperbolic. These cops watched their colleague abuse several women and said nothing. That's the wrong side of the thin blue line. https://t.co/WAOdKTvic7
— Victoria Brownworth #LockThemUp (@VABVOX) January 17, 2021
Be sure to check out that thread here…
I'm an ER Nurse in Seattle. Last night @SeattlePD officers came to the ER to obtain a statement from an assault patient. One officer, Eric Whitehead, blatantly refused to put a mask on while standing in a high-traffic hallway. There were covid positive pts in nearby rooms. 1/
— casual weekend mom (@B20e) January 17, 2021
The Post obtained hours of video footage, some exclusively, and placed it within a digital 3-D model of the building to map the rioters’ movements and assess the peril that lawmakers faced. https://t.co/jFIUU6hN36 pic.twitter.com/qr8JsLogbl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 17, 2021
Under pressure from Trump White House, Acting Secretary of Defense has ordered NSA to “immediately” install Republican party ex-operative (and Devin Nunes ex-aide) as NSA general counsel, reports Washington Post.
With less than four days to go of Trump’s Presidency? Why?— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 17, 2021
On encrypted app Telegram, white supremacist groups are reacting to the arrival of conservatives from Parler with “playbooks” teaching members “how to recruit and radicalise Trump supporters” who are newly on Telegram “into violent white supremacists.” https://t.co/XTzF61q494
— Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss (@milleridriss) January 17, 2021
Please stay home and stay safe the next few days…especially.
Wednesday Reads: What now?
Posted: January 13, 2021 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, morning reads, open thread | Tags: Donald Trump | 27 Comments
Let’s see what happens today…
This is our National Guard, sleeping in the halls of the Capitol today, as captured by my colleague @DaniellaMicaela. And unlike House members who choose to stay in their offices to either save money or make some kind of a point, they have no House gym or shower to use. pic.twitter.com/4wh9JhxkWO
— Jeff Zeleny (@jeffzeleny) January 13, 2021
While you think about that image…read this:
A message to the Army Community about recent events at the U.S. Capitol. pic.twitter.com/xIglS9dq7Y
— GEN James C. McConville (@ArmyChiefStaff) January 13, 2021
🚨BREAKING: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), a Navy veteran and Annapolis grad who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, said she saw fellow members of Congress "who had groups coming through the Capitol that I saw on Jan. 5, a reconnaissance for the next day." pic.twitter.com/YbZkW1qq7T
— John Kruzel (@johnkruzel) January 13, 2021
Senator Mitch McConnell has concluded that President Trump committed impeachable offenses and believes that Democrats’ move to impeach him will make it easier to purge Mr. Trump from the party, according to people familiar with Mr. McConnell’s thinking https://t.co/QJZzdMjriH
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) January 13, 2021
A Trump supporter has committed suicide after being arrested following the US Capitol riot. Read the latest https://t.co/32mQVu3jJX pic.twitter.com/O8tEu7SF49
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) January 13, 2021
Since 2015, Republican officials have been hoping Trump would "fade away." Five years later and many "fade away" wishes later, at least some of them now realize if they don't act, he is not going anywhere voluntarily. https://t.co/dD1PBKWZON
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 13, 2021
All this taking from Republicans is Bullshit.
Here is video of insurrectionists plotting to overthrow the government in real time and in great detail, including people filming their agreement to enter into a criminal conspiracy.
This video makes me truly fear how high and how wide this thing goes. pic.twitter.com/QfG2BiUMPy
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 13, 2021
Congresswoman Sherrill’s observation about a “recon mission” 1/5 – the day before Trump’s deadly mobs attacked the Capitol on 1/6 – clarifies something I wondered about… https://t.co/LXZ5GKPlL5
— Christine Pelosi🗽 (@sfpelosi) January 13, 2021
Hold all these bastards accountable.
— ⚖️Imani Gandy ⚖️ (@AngryBlackLady) January 13, 2021
My latest on Tinyview: https://t.co/9KNDsNMdXj #racism #xenophobia #insurrection
— Rob Rogers (@Rob_Rogers) January 13, 2021
I wish Joe Biden would reconsider holding his inauguration outside…he needs to move it to a safe location. Fir the good of the Country.
What are your thoughts today?
Sunday Reads: Whitelash
Posted: January 10, 2021 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Barack Obama, Biden Harris 2020, Black Lives Matter, Congress, Domestic terrorism, Donald Trump, FBI, House of Representatives, impeach trump, morning reads, open thread, racism, Senate | Tags: impeachment, Mike Pence, Republicans, Ted Cruz | 20 Comments
This attempted coup is disgusting…here are a few thoughts on the violence this past week.
I think it all stems from the fact that a black man was elected President some years ago….tRump supporters have something in common. They are white supremacist, bigoted assholes.
In 1923, Adolf Hitler led a failed coup. He was treated leniently. Germany moved on.
A decade later, he was dictator, and the worst disaster in the history of the civilized world ensued.
In 2021, when the president of the United States leads a failed coup, we must not move on.— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) January 8, 2021
After this violent coup attempt, incited and maybe coordinated by Trump, where we are lucky many House members or Senators were not taken hostage or worse, Trump is still sitting in our White House tonight, rather than removed from office or otherwise taken into custody.
— Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss) January 9, 2021
How and why is someone close to the WH familiar enough with the rioters to be “in touch with them”? That tells me this is a coordinated effort. That’s called conspiracy. https://t.co/FjGkRStleX
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) January 6, 2021
Social media platforms banning Trump from the entire internet pic.twitter.com/BfT8SHRqKL
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 9, 2021
Trump tried to take out his own Vice President and the Speaker of the House and people are butthurt about him losing his Twitter? He should be in shackles.
— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) January 9, 2021
Trump's hair plugs will go offline next. https://t.co/6wUMxkLyyb
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) January 10, 2021
— mike luckovich (@mluckovichajc) January 8, 2021
'They had a map of the tunnels [in the basement of the Capitol], and they were talking about how they're going to be able to stop Congress from leaving. They imagined that this was the day there were going to be mass executions of Congressmen.'https://t.co/qIjNYN4Kqd
— Leland #StayHome 🏡 #ThankYouGeorgia!🍑 (@daft_editor) January 9, 2021
DC police arrested more than five times as many people at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests last summer than they did during the day of insurrection at the Capitol, according to a CNN analysis of Metropolitan Police Department data https://t.co/sIrrxHVVda
— CNN (@CNN) January 9, 2021
"There's going to be more violence," warns Chris Krebs, the former US Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, who was fired by Pres. Trump. "There is going to be violence in the run-up to the inauguration. This is not over. There will be more." pic.twitter.com/M1YkeWHLDs
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) January 9, 2021
Ah, well. pic.twitter.com/6L3Qi4hrXX
— Chase Mitchell (@ChaseMit) January 9, 2021
🚨 Two Black officers told BuzzFeed News that their chief and other upper management left them totally unprepared and were nowhere to be found on the day.
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 10, 2021
Republicans impeach for erections but not insurrections.
— Outspoken (@Out5p0ken) January 9, 2021
In White Privilege news …. https://t.co/qREvSuc3bx
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) January 9, 2021
They were screaming heads on pikes and now you want to talk about unity?
Fuck off
— David Hogg 📢 (@davidhogg111) January 9, 2021
SCOOP: There is a new dissent cable filed by scores of State Dept officials after Capitol Hill violence. They rebuke Pompeo for not condemning Trump & urge him to consider 25th amendment consultations. Largely unprecedented move in State's ~232 yr history https://t.co/hV95U6llNd
— Robbie Gramer (@RobbieGramer) January 10, 2021
18 USC §1751(d) makes it a federal crime to conspire to kill the Vice President.
— A Crime a Day (@CrimeADay) January 10, 2021
Months ahead of Capitol riot, DHS threat assessment group was gutted: Officials – ABC News https://t.co/45RG9lf5ft
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) January 10, 2021
I worked on the hill and walked those tunnels for years, but would need a map to find the Parliamentarians office.
Those terrorists had help.
— 📢 Karen Murphy ☘️ (@MDHillRaiser) January 9, 2021
The night before the attack at the Capitol, a journalist working with FRONTLINE and @ProPublica encountered members of the Proud Boys in dark clothes, eschewing their typical black and yellow outfits, walking through D.C. https://t.co/vOw9HQJsk9
— FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) January 10, 2021
This thread:
Take the time to read through this thread of affidavits about what the terrorists who besieged the US Capitol intended to do and their weapons. People do not fully appreciate how close this came to being a mass casualty event. Every person in that building is lucky to be alive. https://t.co/XWvgXHnpGP
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) January 10, 2021
A sitting president tried to murder the entire line of succession.
— Raine of Pain misses derby (so mask tf up) (@FrenchRainez) January 9, 2021
Just waiting for…
This is an open thread.
Wednesday Reads: We can do it!
Posted: January 6, 2021 | Author: Minkoff Minx | Filed under: 2020 Elections, Congress, morning reads, open thread, Senate | Tags: Georgia, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock | 80 Comments
With new votes joining the tally, we are on a strong path. But even while we wait for more, let’s celebrate the extraordinary organizers, volunteers, canvassers & tireless groups that haven’t stopped going since Nov. Across our state, we roared. A few miles to go…but well done!
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) January 6, 2021
As we wait for DeKalb county to reports its votes, the NYT Needle says it's basically over in both races. pic.twitter.com/OOGPXCTQ2c
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 6, 2021
Raphael Warnock just made history as the first Black senator to be elected in Georgia, @DecisionDeskHQ reports. https://t.co/wsgrQmqRti pic.twitter.com/Yia0ltplXb
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 6, 2021
Before now, only ten African Americans have ever served in U.S. Senate. One fifth of them are Barack Obama and Kamala Harris.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) January 6, 2021
GEORGIA, I LOVE YOU https://t.co/sbCe2ecJSW
— Karoli 🇺🇸 (@Karoli) January 6, 2021
https://twitter.com/reverendwarnock/status/1346690996839464961?s=21
Meanwhile:
The Trump team released a statement tonight dated with the wrong year.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 6, 2021
.@staceyabrams on CNN now: “we caution everyone who makes Brad Raffensberger out to be a hero. This is the same man who participated in voter suppression when he became Secretary of State. He’s defending the election he’s responsible for. He’s not defending the rights of voters.”
— Elliot Williams (@elliotcwilliams) January 5, 2021
I don’t know what today holds:
Stay out of DC tomorrow pic.twitter.com/yoF4zRClui
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 6, 2021
Please take care and avoid the tRump assholes in the streets…
This is an open thread.
peej
Carissa
bostonboomer
dakinikat
ecocatwoman
grayslady
mablue2
Minkoff Minx
NW Luna
peggysue22
quixote
skydancingguestblogger
Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)
Recent Comments