#Capitol

1/4 baked concept:Something is happening where “regulatory capture” is becoming “society capture”When society’s attention shifts to a single focal point (online), enforcing rule of law shifts from attempting to control
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hey! let's talk about what's happening in washington because all i see is fucking minecraft on my timeline! maga protesters are currently trying to storm the US capitol to prevent
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1. Of all the things Republicans Senators are saying about the impeachment trial, "I blame the rioters, not Trump," is the dumbest 2. TRUMP:* Invented the lie that the election
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The EU and the UK have imposed sanctions over Navalny's poisoning on six senior Russian officials and a state chemical centre. But don’t count on such sanctions being levied on
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Continuing my academic journey through @UAextension, learning about social media. This thread is all about Twitter. You’re here, quickly learn more about the platform. Do you know what the name
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IDENTIFIED Photograph #6 Retired Lieutenant Colonel Larry Rendall Brock, Jr., a Texas-based Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate. https://newyorker.com/news/news-desk/an-air-force-combat-veteran-breached-the-senate IDENTIFIED AND AR
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(1) I refuse to be blinded by the invisibility of whiteness! I woke today expecting to see trump removed from office after emboldening his supporters to incite insurgency against the
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And yet, federal and local agencies were seemingly totally unprepared for a mob of thousands of armed terrorists who stormed the capitol, disrupted the transition of presidential power, and threatened
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Just dropped my son to practice. As we were driving, he spotted a police car and ducked down. For obvious reasons, he has had anxiety about the police lately. Unbeknownst
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A few things off the top of my head:This event was discussed by Trumpers for several weeks at least. Trump, Giuliani, Flynn & others stoked the fires. Trump knew Congress
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So here's the thing about Graham's "we'll bring in the FBI" argument. He's apparently trying to make the argument that if the FBI came in, they'd testify that people were
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Here's a ¶ from Greenwald's latest Sicknick trutherism. For him, violence appears to only "count" if 1) it intends the injuries sustained and 2) it results in death. Greenwald has
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Plot thickens: the RobinHood app is owned by Citadel which just bought Melvin Capitol (or at least invested heavily in it) the very hedge fund the “every man” investor was
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Lot of tea leaves here. But on this decision to bring in the Nat Guard, some reports say Sec Def and Chair of JCS simply didn't talk to Trump and
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Let's see if I have this straight.Trump replaces Pentagon brass with stooges.Trump announces DC rally for Electoral Count Day.AG Barr resigns abruptly.FBI warns Capitol about possible violence.Pentagon denies equipment and
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Again: those who hated Trump most flamboyantly and monomaniacally —- especially on TV — were the ones whose careers and bank accounts benefited most from him.Here’s what is starting to
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