Chris Wallace: "For [Trump] to be removed from office either from within his administration or by Congress would only enrage [his supporters] further."
Seems like a bad reason to not do it.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO): “I’m worried that President Biden is nominating for federal office individuals ... who believe that this is a country founded in racism ...”
If you ever needed a cleared example of the right-wing grifter social media/business model, here it is:
> make statement to bait obvious reaction
> act surprised about reaction
> make content based on reaction
> profit; repeat
The Green New Deal has never made it out of committee. The Texas power grid is entirely under the control of Texas voters and people appointed by the governor of Texas.
UPDATE: Jacob Chansley (AKA Jake Angeli or QAnon Shaman) will be fed organic food, in line with his strict shaman diet, while in federal custody. "We will abide by the judge's order," U.S. Marshal David Gonzales said.
@abc15
Hey, while I've got your attention. Trans rights are human rights. Abortion is health care. Systemic racism is very real. American history is super dark and fucked up and the only way to get better is to teach young people about it. Be kind and help someone out if you can.
On Instagram, the ratio of 'posts from people I actually follow' to 'Instagram suggested posts' is getting out of control. my feed is just clogged, making the service annoying to use.
Remember in 2017 when nearly half a million people, angry over the loss of Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump in an election many of them surely thought was stolen, came to Washington, D.C. and ... wore pink hats?
Is he saying MLK pointed to Bangladesh and not Ukraine? MLK is an incredibly smart and well-traveled journalist. Going to guess she didn't mistake these two places.
There's a massive reply-all chain happening internally about the proper pronunciation of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and it is the most wonderfully on-brand thing to witness in my final week at
@NPR
.
Based on prior reporting I don’t think it is inappropriate to ask if Sen. Feinstein has a full grasp of their opposition to the election results and everything that transpired at the Capitol.
Dem
@SenFeinstein
doesn’t appear on board with punishing
@SenTedCruz
or
@HawleyMO
for role in challenging electoral college. “I think the Senate is a place of freedom, and people come here to speak their peace”
@atrupar
@jimcramer
It is especially repulsive that he tries to put that on the president. As if Jim Cramer doesn't decide what comes out of Jim Cramer's mouth. He made a choice.
An important point of fact and clarification: I have
@BuzzFeed
alerts turned on for this very reason. They are often a hilarious bright spot amid so much bad news.
@justinhendrix
The weirdest part for me is the way he talks about Twitter as if it hasn't existed for more than a decade and the folks who have been around for a bit haven't already seen a variety of highs and lows of the platform. He talks like he just invented it and the service is brand new.
Personal and professional news: Next week will be my last at
@MorningEdition
and
@NPR
. After 10 years, for a variety of reasons and with some mixed feelings, I've decided to move on. It's been an amazing run but it is time for something new. (1/x)
This is quite a read from a longtime NPR editor. I disagree with pretty much all of it. The network, like all news orgs, has its faults. But most of this is just arguing for more conservative-friendly coverage and lamenting progressive internal policies
@brooklynmarie
You think Matt believes the way they determine if the baby belongs to the abusive father in this scenario is that they, like, ask the baby? Kind of feels that way. I mean, this does come from the guy who brought us "I'm immune to poison ivy."
Maybe this has already been litigated but ... there are 22,000 people there in this stadium!? In Florida? In a pandemic?
The hell are we doing, people?
No “namaste” during class? A new bill could soon reverse a ban placed on yoga in Alabama public schools, but the use of chanting and mantras would still be forbidden and moves would have to use exclusively English names.
Chyrons on Fox over last few minutes:
RANDOM MURDERS IGNITE FEAR ACROSS COUNTRY
APOCALYPTIC HELLSCAPES TAKE OVER AMERICAN CITIES
DECLINING QUALITY OF LIFE AS CITY DECAY SPREADS
Wow. 60 Minutes interviews Lenny Pozner whose son Noah was killed in Sandy Hook.
CBS had to hire specialized make-up artists to disguise Pozner because of the threats he faces from conspiracy theorists.
"Boston Children’s Hospital has warned employees about mounting threats and is coordinating with law enforcement after far-right activists on social media began targeting the hospital."
A young temp I worked with on the digital news desk at
@npr
sent me this DM (shared with permission). It honestly made me tear up when I read this. If I accomplished nothing else during my 10 years there, at least I did this. Be kind and be excellent to each other.
During the House hearing on the rise of white nationalism,
@EvaPaterson
of
@EqualJustice
just pointed out how nearly every GOP member had left the hearing and implored Republicans to condemn hateful comments from Donald Trump
"Keep our chins up and go back to our lives" says purveyor of an incredibly damaging and dangerous conspiracy theory that caused vast and immeasurable amounts of harm
"I was trained in medical school by Jewish professors/I have Jewish friends/The Jewish Community came to our rescue & we had an interfaith night after the NZ massacre. I find it troubling that
@ZoaKlein
turned this conversation into an/Islamaphobic conversation." Dr Abu-Salha
I throw around "dystopian" a bit too much lately, but "Green Zone established in heart of Washington, D.C." is about the most accurate event to fit that label in recent memory.
The Secret Service has established a what it is calling a "Green Zone" in the heart of Washington, D.C., with National Guard to check reasons for entry.
@cmclymer
The only thing ugly in this image is that awful, lowbrow 4chan post. And you see this often from that part of the internet. They'll look at an image and create an entire fiction around it while trying to sound authoritative and that dumb audience laps it up.
@mkramer
@libbycwatson
Unless they want utter garbage stuff meant to just be content filler, then writing 2-3 articles a week + 2-3 galleries + a newsletter is easily a 40-hour+ a week, mid-level writing/web gig.
It's remarkable how broken our system of lawmaking is and how the last few years revealed actual accountability was just an illusion. This Supreme Court, with its ultra-conservative majority, can basically undo anything it wants without any legal argument based on evidence.
Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me.
Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability.
justice
@tesla
.com
this is not a normal way to live. everyone is traumatized and on edge. last night in our hotel, an alarm went off and was quickly dealt with, but of course, my brain spun through all of the scenarios, including a possible shooter. I thought about how I would block the door.
Ten people were injured at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn early Sunday when a loud noise heard on the street sent people running to escape what they thought was a gunman. Police said no shots were fired, but they couldn't say what caused the noise.
Watch this interaction between
@RepDMP
and
@ADL
's Eileen Hershenov on the simplest definition of white nationalism and whether her family would be considered a threat/target.
I get it that this is tradition but with several HUGE priorities in the Congressjonal hopper as well as funding to avoid a government shutdown, just feels a bit off.
@emdashphillips
Mine is more of a tangential encounter. Had a reporter colleague in Minnesota go and interview an “interesting guy about his bees.” Cool. “He was British.” Cool. “His name was Neil.” Wait, what?
It was
@neilhimself
.
She had never heard of him before.
You probably think it's impossible to defend Putin's brutal, senseless war in Ukraine. And you're right. But Tucker Carlson is really trying! Let's take a look at last night's show. 🧵
Glad this Senate HELP Committee hearing on **checks notes** “Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families” got the proper attention it deserved today.
Mullin suggests that members of Congress should normalize having fights and duels again so "we have some type of respect, because we know there's going to be consequences for your actions."
“I cannot wait to leave this job, believe me,” Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said Thursday to reporters as they were returning from a visit to U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
I'd watch a movie or TV series all about this woman.
"Traczyk-Stawska was a 12-year-old girl guide when the German army invaded Poland. She joined the resistance movement and went on to carry out acts of sabotage under the sweet pseudonym of 'Doughnut.'"
Wearing a military beret and a Polish wartime resistance armband, 94-year-old Wanda Traczyk-Stawska stunned the crowd at a pro-EU rally when she thundered "Be quiet, stupid boy! You lousy bastard" at a member of a far-right group
Every news org has a responsibility to pair "the SUSPECT claims the killings were not racially motivated" with the context of the actual crime and the massive increase in racial violence against Asian Americans. Don't let that quote from authorities stand alone.
There's going to be a lot of rumors and false information floating around today. Be skeptical and be wary of what you share. Don't spread unverified claims.
@cmclymer
I don’t remember seeing the same complaints when Ken Jennings or James Holzhauer were dominating. People did criticize Arthur Chu’s playstyle and now Amy’s winning streak. Wonder what the difference is this time? 🤔
MUST WATCH: Brandon Boulware, the father of a transgender daughter, testifies during a hearing asking Missouri lawmakers to stop discriminating against trans youth.