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So since President Joe Biden has campaigned on, and his message yesterday was, a message of
UNITY and HEALING,
letās āunifyā. Hereās THE point of departure: Let go of the vindictive desire to
\u201cGod is Love\u201d - The Apostle John@POTUS
— Michael L Bonic (@BonicMichael) January 21, 2021
A Note to President Joe Biden:
Should a Catholic President of a Christian nation running on a Message of Unity & Healing allow a vindictive Congress to impeach President Trump a 2nd time and alienate 70 million Americans?
Ans: No! https://t.co/VuVPeVv8zz
The year where organizations, governments, and companies destroyed their institutional trust across the board.
A thread of some of the biggest dumpster fires from the last twelve months. š§µ
Municipal leaders in NYC, who we trust to keep us safe, were far too concerned about their woke credentials than they were about public health. The result was the second-worst hit state in the country (after NJ)
Remember when the Surgeon General told Americans not to wear masks?
Then, a few weeks later reversed himself and taught us how to make them at home?
Wonder why so many people donāt trust government guidance on masks now? Maybe a reason there. https://t.co/cGkb0L328K
Unbelievable.
— Joe Colangelo (@Itsjoeco) April 4, 2020
The Surgeon General, who weeks ago was telling us not to wear masks (instead of resigning) has begun filming "how to make masks out of household materials" videoshttps://t.co/9CrkUwAyUS
Remember when Dr. Fauci said not to wear masks in March on 60 minutes.
Then later said he knew masks were good but wanted to protect mask supplies for first responders?
Then he didnāt wear a mask at the ballgame?
Media - where do we even begin? Infinite examples to choose from on both sides of the partisan aisle.
For the vast majority of *national* media, their only consistency in 2020 was that they would take whatever position made Trump look good or bad.
1. Their stunt on Jan. 6 will fail. What happens after objections are raised to a state's slate of electors in both the House and the Senate, is that they each have to debate the issue and then vote. It can't take more than 2 hours.
The House has a Democratic majority, so there's zero chance that a state's electors will get thrown out. (Both the House and the Senate have to agree.) All this is, is political theatre and as such, it'll get a lot of attention and make Trump happy.
You don't have to take my word on this. Read @Teri_Kanefield's explainer here:
I'll lay the entire process out here, and show why this can't happen. Applicable law: The Electoral Count Act and of course, your favorite document and mine, the Constitution, or, if you prefer cliff notes: https://t.co/cWXMlHiVvd
— Teri Kanefield (@Teri_Kanefield) December 12, 2020
Here's what happens on Jan. 6.
1/ https://t.co/pZziPKR0km
2. So the obvious question is, if this stunt is doomed to fail, why in the world are these Republicans doing this?
Contrary to what this looks like, it's not about their fealty to Trump.
I'm following @freep's live coverage of the Michigan Capitol here.
Where I am seeing small groups-- average of 3-5 people-- it's Boogaloo Boys. In Columbus, Ohio, and Salem, Oregon, for example.
.@jordangreentcb reports a dozen rightwing types skulking around in Raleigh, North Carolina, which is interesting.
I\u2019m in downtown Raleigh w/ @acrider. We spotted roughly a dozen ppl in the parking lot of the State Library of NC across street from Governor\u2019s Mansion. 1 wearing a Blackwater jacket, others in camo. They got in a vehicle & left when we spotted them. Photos by @acrider #J17 pic.twitter.com/fBKrnZ9IjW
— Jordan Green (@jordangreentcb) January 17, 2021
.@jason_a_w is live-tweeting five Boogaloo Boys in Salem, Oregon. As he notes, theyāre outnumbered 3:1 by the journalists on scene.
In Salem, OR today for a Capitol protest. Only attendees thus far are five boogaoloo bois pic.twitter.com/t2qqaZ4u2d
— Jason Wilson (@jason_a_w) January 17, 2021
In New Jersey, @DLamontJenkins reports āone old guy, and he isnāt anywhere near the Statehouse, and heās pissed.ā
— Daryle Lamont Jenkins (@DLamontJenkins) January 17, 2021
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko authorised political murders in Germany in recent years, according to a bugged meeting of his former spy-chief. https://t.co/XWoiaemvuv
— EUobserver (@euobs) January 4, 2021
Tape doesn't prove Belarus killed Sheremet but adds new wrinkle to unsolved case & weight to one of 3 "tracks" of investigation: organized & carried out by Russians; ...Ukrainians; ...Belarusians. Details about how KGB wanted Sheremet killed also similar to what really happened.
Ukraine arrested and is currently trying 3 suspects in Kyiv for Sheremet's murder. All have denied involvement and much of Ukrainian civil society has sided with them. Legal experts also say authorities' case is built upon weak evidence. I wrote about it:
I've covered the Sheremet murder from day one. I wrote a lengthy investigation about it for @pressfreedom in 2016-17: https://t.co/fFr4bAJdEy I found many failings on the part of Ukrainian authorities, who made their preference clear from the beginning: that Russia was behind it.
Another investigation into Sheremet's murder by @OCCRP and @Slidstvo_info also found failings in the official investigation as well as possible links to Ukrainian security service involvement.
So ask your congressional rep where your checks are, because it's on congress to get it through.
Nah. Where\u2019s the $2000?
— \U0001d544\U0001d55a\U0001d564\U0001d565\U0001d552\U0001d559\U0001d542\U0001d556\U0001d55d\U0001d55d\U0001d56a (@MistahKelly) January 26, 2021
Biden did sign an executive order last week to push the treasury to expedite delivery of the initial $600 payment that was already approved in December, because a lot of eligible folks still haven't received it, even though the deadline for disbursement was Jan 15th.
Y'all wanna hold Biden to his promises this term, hold your folks in house and senate to theirs, because it's their job to negotiate plans and bills and pass them. Not everything can be done through executive order. Biden's ability to do what he says is reliant on them.
The proposed American Rescue Plan hasn't even been approved by congress yet - they couldn't start work on drafting the bill before he was sworn in, but *they* are the next step to your money.
Yes, that exact congress (senate may be 50/50 but Dems are in control and Harris has the tie-breaking vote), because they couldn't start work on this until Biden officially took office.
The same Congress y'all said needed to be turned blue before things could get done? Oh okay. https://t.co/ShJ9qEwKKz
— \U0001f451 (@jasminaza_) January 26, 2021