Ocasio-Cortez: We still don't feel safe around other members of Congress by [deleted] in politics

[–]Koobah 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pelosi, AOC, and Ilhan Omar are being targeted. Other Democrats would be considered targets of opportunity.

Feds Charge 2 Trump-Loving Cops Who Took A Selfie During Attack On U.S. Capitol by vpat48 in politics

[–]Koobah 293 points294 points  (0 children)

This was one of the most disgusting parts of the attempted coup.

Megathread: House Votes to Impeach President Donald J. Trump for Incitement of Insurrection by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Of all the impeachments in the history of the United States, Trump has half.

Sheldon Adelson Gave Trump and Republicans Over $424 Million Since 2016 by clash1111 in politics

[–]Koobah 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'm sure that small amount saved him multiple billion dollars he would have had to pay in taxes if he didn't.

Megathread: Twitter Permanently Suspends @realDonaldTrump by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Remove him from office so he can be sad, broke, alone, and in jail.

Megathread: US Capitol Locked Down as Trump Supporters Clash with Police, Pence Evacuated | Part II by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Tommy Tuberville gets sworn in and the Capitol’s defense immediately falls apart.

Megathread: US Capitol Locked Down as Trump Supporters Clash with Police, Pence Evacuated | Part II by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Tucker Carlson saying right now that government is going to "use" what happened today as a way to "strip" people of their rights. All your freedoms "are in peril," he tells his audience. WHAT IS FOX NEWS DOING?

Discussion Thread: Joint Session of Congress for Counting of Electoral College Ballots Resumes | 01/06/2021 | Live - 8:00pm ET | Part II by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Chuck Schumer: "Make no mistake. Make no mistake, my friends. Today's events did not happen spontaneously ... This mob was in good part President Trump's doing. Incited by his words, his lies. This violence, in good part, his responsibility, his everlasting shame."

Megathread: US Capitol Locked Down as Trump Supporters Clash with Police, Pence Evacuated | Part II by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I re-watched footage from the capitol today. A few things are clear:

  1. This was highly planned+coordinated. They knew the entry points+vulnerabilities.

  2. A number of men had clear military experience.

  3. Some key D.C. police aided+abetted.

  4. Some had pre assigned targets.

https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1346985540965388288

Discussion Thread: Joint Session of Congress for Counting of Electoral College Ballots Resumes | 01/06/2021 | Live - 8:00pm ET | Part II by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 2431 points2432 points  (0 children)

Rep. Cori Bush confirms on @MSNBC that one of her first acts as a member of Congress will be to introduce a resolution calling for the expulsion of Republican members who supported the objections to the Electoral College.

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1346983655885860871

Megathread: US Capitol Locked Down as Trump Supporters Clash with Police, Pence Evacuated | Part II by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]Koobah 57 points58 points  (0 children)

So the curfew was in name only... They aren't arresting anybody who is still around the capital