Jan 6 Hearings

lousubcap

From Robert Reich today-
"Friends, 

Sorry to intrude on your day once again, but I can’t remain silent in the face of Trump’s tirade against Mitch McConnell. On Friday, Trump criticized McConnell for approving Democratic bills, and asked rhetorically if McConnell has done so “because he hates Donald J. Trump, and he knows I am strongly opposed to them.” Trump concluded by asserting that McConnell “has a DEATH WISH.” 

These are ugly and dangerous words even by Trump’s own rock-bottom standard of indecency. They could be interpreted by some Trump followers as a direct provocation to violence against McConnell. (Recall that some took his angry rhetoric about former Vice President Mike Pence seriously on Jan. 6.)

Trump added racial bigotry to his words, suggesting that McConnell “seek help and advice from his China loving wife, Coco Chow!” (For Trump, Elaine Chao’s real offense was resigning as transportation secretary after Trump’s disgraceful behavior on Jan. 6.) 

These are hardly Trump’s first provocations to violence but their cumulative effect is mounting. As the New York Times noted this weekend, members of Congress in both parties are experiencing a surge in threats and confrontations as violent speech has morphed into in-person intimidation and physical altercation. 

In the months since the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — which brought lawmakers and the vice president within feet of rioters threatening their lives — Republicans and Democrats have faced stalking, armed visits to their homes, vandalism and assaults.

In the five years after Trump was elected in 2016, following a campaign featuring a remarkable level of violent language, the number of recorded threats against members of Congress soared more than tenfold, to 9,625 last year, according to figures from the Capitol Police. In just the first quarter of 2022 (the latest for which figures are available), the Capitol Police opened 1,820 cases. The pace is likely to surge in the coming weeks as midterm elections approach.

In 2018, I had a conversation with a retired Republican member of Congress who told me it was dangerous for him or any other prominent person in his state to say anything critical of Trump. I asked him what he meant by “dangerous.” He explained that lawmakers who criticized Trump were receiving death threats. That was before the Big Lie, and before the attack on the Capitol. 

The pattern is clear. Decency erodes if indecency is not condemned. Silence in the face of dangerous provocation invites ever more dangerous provocation. Intimidation by credible threats of violence invites further threats and, eventually, real violence. Students of history will note the similarities between what we have been witnessing in recent years and events in Germany in the 1930s, leading to the atrocities of Adolf Hitler. 

Everyone in public life — including leading Democrats, Joe Biden, and Republican leaders, including Mitch McConnell — must condemn Trump’s invitations to violence and bigotry. And they must also demand that Trump be held criminally accountable for his attempted coup, his instigation of the assault on the Capitol, and his theft of top-secret government documents."

littlerascal56

Robert Reich- probably not someone you would want to follow to closely….per his past positions! 

He still has a major “chip on his shoulder” since Trump would not hire him or give him the time of day.  Just another looser trying to get an audience to listen to his rants.

JohnInCarolina

JFC

lousubcap

You can't see where you are going with your head up your a$$ unless you get a clear glass plate in your stomach.  I have read too many articles reporting those numbers-quite concerning.  

nolaegghead

We are a waning democracy.  Democracy doesn’t work if people don’t believe it works.

Canugghead

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

Thanks for breaking down the paywall.
Speaking of paywalls, just dug in a little and read about a few hacks to circumvent, 12ft ladder looks promising, go ahead, throw me some paywalled urls to play with!

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Canugghead said:

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

Thanks for breaking down the paywall.
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Canugghead

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Canugghead said:

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

Thanks for breaking down the paywall.
Speaking of paywalls, just dug in a little and read about a few hacks to circumvent, 12ft ladder looks promising, go ahead, throw me some paywalled urls to play with!

https://asia.nikkei.com/

https://theathletic.com/

Thanks for playing. Tried theathletic and got this 

12ft has been disabled for this site

lousubcap

Looks like Showtime this Thursday at 1 PM (EDT).  Watch or record, I'm sure it will be enlightening.  

JohnInCarolina

Canugghead said:

Eggdicted_Dawgfan said:

Canugghead said:

JohnInCarolina said:

JFC

Thanks for breaking down the paywall.
Speaking of paywalls, just dug in a little and read about a few hacks to circumvent, 12ft ladder looks promising, go ahead, throw me some paywalled urls to play with!

https://asia.nikkei.com/

https://theathletic.com/

Thanks for playing. Tried theathletic and got this 

12ft has been disabled for this site

Gary, try this site:

https://www.playboy.com/world-of-playboy

JohnInCarolina

Unanimous vote to call Trump to appear and testify before the committee.  Someone should tell him it will create the biggest TV ratings ever, even bigger than the finale of The Apprentice.

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/CalltoActivism/status/1580599181215141888?s=20&t=2yep2AqOrSBJyxhd8wmzkg

lousubcap

Cheeto has definitely moved up an order of magnitude in making Nixon look like a saint.  And the beat goes on.

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/RiegerReport/status/1580671966331031552?s=20&t=PV_Ph7armTpGG_Npze_lXQ

Shameless.  Absolutely shameless.

lousubcap

"The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack yesterday voted to subpoena former President Trump. The vote marked a dramatic conclusion to yesterday's public hearing, in which the committee laid out Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. “He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6,” said committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS). “He must be accountable,” Thompson added. “He is required to answer for his actions.” Luke Broadwater and Alan Feuer report for the New York Times. 

The Secret Service had warnings earlier than previously known that supporters of Trump were plotting an armed attack on Jan. 6, 2021, according to records revealed in yesterday’s public hearing. Secret Service agents in charge of assessing the risks around the protests had been tracking online chats on pro-Trump websites and noted that rallygoers were vowing to bring firearms, target the Capitol for a siege, and even kill Vice President Mike Pence. As early as Dec. 26, 2020, Secret Service officials were sharing one tipster’s warnings about extremist groups coming to the Capitol with murderous plans. The evidence presented at the hearing adds the Secret Service to a long list of national security agencies who received prescient warnings about the assault protesters planned for Jan. 6, yet failed to respond with urgency or cohesion to prevent the attack. Jan. 6 committee member Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) said the new details raise questions about how the agency shared its intelligence and whether officials have been forthright about their knowledge of the warnings. Carol D. Leonnig reports for the Washington Post. "

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/hsu_spencer/status/1580960056556019714?s=20&t=fSVNIychuoresFT11-GlRQ

lousubcap

Justice Department prosecutors involved in the investigation into the mishandling of classified records believe there is sufficient evidence to charge former President Trump with obstruction of justice. However, a formal recommendation has not yet been made to Attorney General Merrick Garland, who would ultimately approve or reject such a move, according to people familiar with the matter. It’s also unlikely officials would bring only obstruction charges amid several other Trump investigations into potential crimes, the people said. The Justice Department has publicly indicated that obstruction is part of its probe into the mishandling of classified records, noting there was probable cause for the charge in the Aug. 5 FBI search warrant application for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Chris Strohm reports for Bloomberg News. 

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1583514272805494784?s=20&t=nvviYVITaCMiocaWbkftYQ

JohnInCarolina

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

Legume

JohnInCarolina said:

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time.

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/KirstenPowers/status/1586011890353725440?s=20&t=VaQTd_i0ZYwFYC9SiHwfng

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1586052169664319488?s=20&t=yhL0QNDX-3SlzdSVqzAgbw

HeavyG

One of those wolves no doubt.

dmchicago

I apologize to this clown. He was right. 

https://twitter.com/thegoodliars/status/1531651480180121603?s=46&t=wQL_WhnH8971XRJZymbT7g

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

http://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1586052169664319488?s=20&t=yhL0QNDX-3SlzdSVqzAgbw

Or a homeless illegal Canadian in a hemp group of naked protesters with a long list of charges living in a sanctuary city😁 long list of fd upness. 😁😁😁😁 Maybe he had some mental issues. Let him go

dmchicago

Can you define sanctuary city?

fishlessman

dmchicago said:

Can you define sanctuary city?

You take me too seriously, can you define woman.  Politics has turned to comedy but you probably don't see that

dmchicago

Stolen from Twitter 

Whether it’s liberals interrupting Brett Kavanaugh‘s meal with a chant, or conservatives interrupting Paul Pelosi‘s evening with a hammer blow to the head, both sides have a problem respecting the privacy of public figures.

JohnInCarolina

dmchicago said:

Stolen from Twitter 

Whether it’s liberals interrupting Brett Kavanaugh‘s meal with a chant, or conservatives interrupting Paul Pelosi‘s evening with a hammer blow to the head, both sides have a problem respecting the privacy of public figures.

That is no doubt satire from DougJBalloon, otherwise known as the NYT Pitchbot.  Funny guy, and as it happens, another math professor

dmchicago

Zackly