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Truth -- (link) - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:46 1
- yep. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:50
Knoxville, Tenn represent! Poor Elizabeth got maced... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 16:43 5
- This is a perfect example of the delusion. She is stunned that they had the nerve to Mace her during her revolution. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 6, 18:08
- It’s been deleted. -- nm - kelly Jan 6, 16:44 3
  - here. frankly it's amazing. -- (link) - mafic Jan 6, 16:51
  - Here -- (link) - Reagen Jan 6, 16:51
  - It's reposted a few times in comments -- nm - colin Jan 6, 16:49
Sigh. As a DC resident. I am getting angrier and angrier. Black people were arrested all summer. Police are just walking white people away. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 16:41 10
- yeah. it's nuts. also puts rest to the police argument that they have to use those methods. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 16:46 2
  - we should um... remove? their funding for tear gas? -- nm - colin Jan 6, 16:49 1
    - They obviously don't need it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:49
- It is just SO blatant, it's absurd -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:45 5
  - I KNOW, RIGHT?! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:46 4
    - I don't know how a black person lives in America without being angry all the time. I just can't even imagine. - ty97 Jan 6, 16:47 3
      - And we just keep voting to save democracy. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:49 2
        
        You do. 100% -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 16:51
        
        yes, yes you do -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:50
- Same in Richmond. We had that insane 2A rally, they were treated with gentle care. - colin Jan 6, 16:44
Rand Paul says the certification stalling plan is dead, according to msnbc -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:41 7
- Today, he made the shocking discovery that actions have consequences. - David Jan 6, 16:42 2
  - next week, you mean by tomorrow morning. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 16:48
  - And those chicken Republicans just want to get the heck out of there.... -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:46
- Poor Ted Cruz. He's the one guy on record as objecting, then. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:41 3
  - Didn't Representatives object? Had to be both house and Senate. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 16:43 2
    - Rep. Gosar -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 6, 16:43 1
      - Oh, right, thank you both. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:44
someone using a life vest!: Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director, press secretary and current chief of staff for - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 16:37 10
- I'm sure Melania is out of there as well. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:43 2
  - I think she was out of there months ago -- nm - eag Jan 6, 16:44 1
    - She did the Christmas decorations or something, didn't she? -- nm* - mara Jan 6, 16:45
- There should be more people bolting for the door. There's not a choice now. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 16:40 2
  - and honestly it is such an easy out for anyone still there. - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 16:42
  - "We can't leave the White House - there's a curfew!" -- nm - Max Jan 6, 16:41
- Remliked! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:38 3
  - damnit woman. next concert of yours I'm making a request for... ~~~it's wonderfullll~ -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 16:40 1
    - I'm going to make an audio of myself singing this (well, I hope) and send it to you :) -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:45
  - lol damn I should have checked~! -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 16:38
See - all this is going to make me have to eat carbs. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:36 7
- Same. (and 'by all this' in my case I mean 'being awake') -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:37
- It's making me drink carbs. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:37 5
  - word. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 16:50
  - It's making me snort carbs -- nm - budice Jan 6, 16:40 3
    - You're hoovering up some Fun Dip? -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 16:41 2
      - And no matter what, Leon's getting LARGER!!! -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:48
      - Fun Dip Dick Dingers? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:43
How much do you have to suck if you're throwing under Pence and making that closet case the friggin hero? -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:35 8
- He could also make himself #46 for a week and half! -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 16:38 4
  - It's all he ever wanted. He's do it even if it's for a minute. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 16:47
  - 45 with an asterisk -- nm - eag Jan 6, 16:46
  - Then Biden has to get all his stuff reprinted to show #47! -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:42 1
    - Ooo, collector's items! eBay time! -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:43
- You probably have to suck harder than the last rent boy to-- - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:36 1
  - 🤣 -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:37
- I figure he's done either way. He either stays tethered to, and guilty by association, Trump. Or he angers the Trumpers. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:35
ABC was planning to do 3 hours of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire tonight? That seems... excessive. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 16:33 5
- It's been replaced by 3 hours of Who Wants To Be a Militiaman -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:34 3
  - this made me LOL more than anything else today -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 16:39
  - omg -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:35
  - Okay, this made me giggle. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:35
- Shit, did today open a time warp? -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 16:34
Melania Trump chief of staff just resigned -- nm - eag Jan 6, 16:32
Melania's Chief of Staff resigns. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:31 2
- Not on my bingo card of first people who were going to quit over this, but hey, good on ya? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:32 1
  - Yup—if you want to have a future, working in politics, being tethered to this is going to make it tough -- nm - flavorize Jan 6, 16:34
BREAKING NEWS CNN's black ticker is RED. that color is only for special stuff. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:30 2
- Is it red with cracks in it? That’s truly the special ticker -- nm - flavorize Jan 6, 16:31 1
  - Hold on a second, wait, what is that I hear? - ty97 Jan 6, 16:32
So if 25th is invoked Donny can still stay at the WH right? - eag Jan 6, 16:30 7
- The VP/Cabinet can invoke. Takes Pence, plus 13 cabinet members. Trump immediately removed from power. If 2/3 of House and senate fail to uphold - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:38 2
  - Trump probably stays in the residence, but is barred from the offices, Pence continues to live in #1 Observatory Circle and works from - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:41
  - Ah, there's a grace period! Thanks for the clarification. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:39
- probably, he is still the president, he just no longer has the powers and duties of the office. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 16:35
- Hmm, I don't see anything about where he'd have to reside. I assume he can stay. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:33
- Actually, wait. I need to amend my answer. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:32
- I think it gets turned into Arkham Asylum and then things get really weird. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:31
Senators walking back in right now. As much as I hate to say it, Fox is much better at live video than CNN. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 16:26 4
- Need some Republicans to condemn and also publicly call for 25th and/or impeachment. Need to see some leadership from that side -- nm - flavorize Jan 6, 16:30
- Well Fox has been in the building since about 2pm so they were ready to film -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:29 2
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:30
  - I say it because they also had Trump's video earlier than CNN. CNN seems less interested or aware of breaking in. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 16:30
AOC just gave me an earworm. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:26 [spotify]
The National Association of Manufacturers urging Pence to invoke 25th to "preserve democracy." -- (link) - GregW Jan 6, 16:25
Jesus carrying the cross painting could well be a previously unknown work by El Greco -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:23
Just for the hell of it I checked in on Fox News. They were interviewing Kevin McCarthy. They definitely seem shook. Shocked that the very - pmb Jan 6, 16:19 3
- shocked that an eight year old child could be so crafty? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 16:35
- related: -- (link) - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 16:25
- Oh, I mean uh. Yeah. Thanks for watching this Republican dude on our behalf. -- nm* - con_carne Jan 6, 16:25
Have a GOP lawmaker friend who is distressed right now? Remind them of this! -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 16:16
Prediction Polls 2 & 3: There will be a successful impeachment vote; an impeachment trial will begin before Jan. 20th Yes or No -- nm - Max Jan 6, 16:16 8
- if you impeach or 25th, no more pardons. -- nm* - amanda jeans Jan 6, 16:36 1
  - Good point. Including himself. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:45
- no. I think the only way this or 25th happens is if he specifically calls for more. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 16:26
- Where do I put my vote for MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOOOOP! - con_carne Jan 6, 16:20
- No -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:18
- It should happen, but I'm doubtful it will. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:17
- I say no impeachment. No point. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:17 1
  - He incited violence, impeach him even if the Senate ignores it -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:21
Trumps Twitter account suspended and tweets removed -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 16:08 9
- So he won't be chain tweeting until 3am. Awesome. But - is he on Parler? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:13 5
  - He has to remove the problematic tweets in order for his account to be unlocked. If they are removed, it's 12 hours from that point. -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 16:26 3
    - They're already gone. -- nm - Ender Jan 6, 16:30
    - and as we all know he's very good at backing down and de-escalating. I expect they're already gone! -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 16:28
    - "Chain tweeting until 3am" was a reference to B2, not a timeline, fwiw -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 16:27
  - His campaign is. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 16:15
- About f*cking time. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 16:11
- Now cut the power to the WH! -- nm - Agent Johnson Jan 6, 16:11
- HOLY SHIT -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:10
OK. About 15 minutes ago, TWO women, both connected, messaged me at the same time to say they heard Pence will invoke 25th tonight. - loosilu Jan 6, 16:06 39
- I can (surprisingly) confirm. Not your friends, but a few of mine. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:19 16
  - (also that bourbon is super smooth) -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 16:45
  - I'll believe it when I see it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 16:34 1
    - Right there with you. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:46
  - I hope it's true. This fuck needs to go. It's not like he's working at being Prez anyway. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:26
  - I wonder if this turns into a race to see which body can get 25th vs impeachment done first. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 16:22 1
    - It could. I've seen stranger things happen, especially when Yertle the Turtle is in panic mode. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:31
  - Who are the Cabinet members who'd go along? -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:20 9
    - I dunno. I'm running down the list right now (and will edit this post as I do). Best guess is a bare majority would vote to remove. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:21 8
      - nobody wants to be known thru the rest of time as the swing vote that kept Trump. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:34 2
        
        yes I stole this idea from the film/play 1776 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:37 1
        
        "For god's sake, Don, resign!" -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 16:38
      - How many does it take? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:28 4
        
        Simple majority. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:29 3
        
        And I can't remember if it is just Cabinet officials who make the decision, or if "Cabinet-level" officials are included. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:40 2
        
        "a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide..." -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 16:47 1
        
        Yup. But the question is: Do the WH Chief-of-Staff, CIA Director, Director of National Intelligence, etc. meet that definition. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:50
- AND Trump has not pardoned his kids yet. I doubt Pence will even consider it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 16:18
- Makes note...loosi's got some high falutin' friends -- nm - decline Jan 6, 16:14 3
  - Yeah, but loosi's friends are all icky, germ-laden, pandemic policy wonks. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 16:20
  - if it happens (and it should). -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 16:15
  - nah. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:14
- Pence needs a majority of Cabinet members for that. Which of them would possibly consent to that? -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:13 7
  - Wilbur Ross will if they can wake him up -- nm* - decline Jan 6, 16:16
  - Is there a rule they can't do it over zoom? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:14 4
    - Not that I know of. But after the president objects, you then need a 2/3 majority in both houses. If you've got a 2/3 majority, then just impeach. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:15 3
      - The message matters. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 16:34 2
        
        Sure, but if you're Pence or a Trump cabinet member, wouldn't you prefer to leave the message-making to Pelosi? -- nm - mara Jan 6, 16:36 1
        
        Depends if I want to be lumped with the guy in the future (even more than I already am) or not. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 16:45
  - The ones who want to deliver a whiz-bang season finale. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 16:14
- Whoa. How credible are they? -- nm - colin Jan 6, 16:08 8
  - Hard to say. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:09
  - They're in NYC, don't see how they'd know? (but I don't know who they are!) -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 16:09 6
    - Ha! It's hard to say. One is a dotcom exec. The other is Goldman exec. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:10 5
      - That doesn't seem to put them in the circle of people who would know. I mean, maybe they're that connected, but... -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:12 2
        
        it took me by surprise. It's probably nothing. Just call it a data point. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:15
        
        Exactly. I know. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:14
      - oh, ask them what the stock market is going to do tomorrow. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 16:12
      - Neither are prone to conspiracies, they both fact check. -- nm* - loosilu Jan 6, 16:11
Curfew's been in effect over an hour. It's like the PD is waiting for the mob to magically turn into Black people so they can finally start arresting - Diva Jan 6, 16:05 7
- Ooooooooh. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 16:44
- Yep—this is when the BLM folks would be getting flash bangs and tear gas.. PD is just slowly pushing these fucks at a slow, almost crawl, pace - flavorize Jan 6, 16:28 2
  - This is the proper way to control a crowd. Sadly it is only ever used on white crowds. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:31
  - If anyone from BLM so much as breached the earlier security perimeter and/or entered the rotunda they would have been shot and killed. - Diva Jan 6, 16:30
- Dayum. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:16
- yyupppp -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 16:14
- Yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 16:12
Guy who broke into Pelosi’s office made it out and is now boasting on social media - flavorize Jan 6, 16:05 1
- Stealing mail? Postal cops don't play. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 6, 16:15
Pence. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 16:04 1
- Ew. Why. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 16:12

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