new Dept of Homeland Security intel report leaked to me: "We assess that Washington, DC faces a heightened potential for violence the lead up to and on Inauguration Day, based on observable indicators we have monitored since the 2020 presidential election." pic.twitter.com/PpZ7bYiVKw
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) January 16, 2021
BREAKING: Man arrested at a Washington, DC, checkpoint near the Capitol with "unauthorized" inauguration credentials, a gun and more than 500 rounds of ammo, police say. https://t.co/rA0FbdMjTu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 16, 2021
Folks: That man who drove into DC with a Glock and 500 rounds of ammo — his wife tells me he was a private security guard and hired to help secure the Capitol grounds. He's charged with carrying all that firepower into DC without a proper permit. https://t.co/Wo6hNLhJzR
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) January 16, 2021
The Capitol is on lockdown. @DrJasonJohnson says, “if we were talking about any other country right now, the explanation for the last two weeks would be ‘a country that’s constantly racked by ethnic conflict is now being taken down by an internal coup.’" #velshi pic.twitter.com/Po3rwTiu5E
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 16, 2021
If Trump really cared about quashing violent insurrectionists and protecting democracy, he would plainly admit he lost a fair and free election and quash unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. So long as he does not, he is an enemy of democracy. https://t.co/w12SlghWM4
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) January 16, 2021
"Trump said to do so": Accounts of rioters who say the president spurred them to rush the Capitol could be pivotal testimony https://t.co/nl0XGYRoOp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 16, 2021
😳
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) January 16, 2021
“Brock’s former employer that said he had talked in the workplace about killing people of a “particular religion and or race.” Weimer also read social media posts in which Brock referred to a coming civil war and the election being stolen from President Donald Trump.” https://t.co/770pXjz8sD
Mary Trump: My Uncle ‘Enjoyed Every Second’ Of Capitol Riot https://t.co/5SmUviUO7f
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) January 16, 2021
PARDONS
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 16, 2021
Trump's Presidential pardons make our own PMs' resignation honours list, from whichever Premier, seem innocent childplay. https://t.co/2O0vQchVnd
— David Yelland (@davidyelland) January 16, 2021
WaPo: Aides have tried to tell Trump that many lawmakers are angry about the attack and scared for their lives, "but the president has often returned to his popularity among GOP voters in their districts and has shown no remorse for his role in the riot"https://t.co/npNL6jvPpa
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 16, 2021
Trump’s Twitter and Facebook ban is working. One stat shows it. https://t.co/WVlkul7Ogp
— Vox (@voxdotcom) January 16, 2021
With a few unilateral decisions, a small group of tech executives deprived the president of the US of his most influential broadcasting tools, curtailing his ability to command attention and drive the news cycle from his mobile phone at a moment's notice. https://t.co/9dTssZfHr8
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 16, 2021
“A lot of lawsuits…will go into high gear at the stroke of noon on 20th January.” @stevenmazie tells “Checks and Balance” Donald Trump faces legal trouble when he loses the immunity conferred by the presidency https://t.co/4skyxErciI pic.twitter.com/rfA5ZxYPZ8
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) January 16, 2021
'This is not justice': supreme court liberals slam Trump's federal executions https://t.co/NZSkvhTKL6
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 16, 2021
Zients continued: "You know, there was a lot of focus, obviously, on development and then sort of drop-shipping to states. There was zero focus on helping states with what people call the last mile or the last quarter mile, which is actually shots in arms."
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) January 16, 2021
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BYPASSED BRITAIN
Hmm? I wonder if there's a book running on him stopping off in Southern Ireland, before he gets to the UK? 🤔🤔
— Glyn-Oh behave! 'Wabbit'🦉❤🌹 (@GlynisSpencer) January 16, 2021
but they're blue!
— John Withington (@disasterhistory) January 16, 2021
The natural consequence of this Brexit is 'to severely impact our exports'
— davidallengreen (@davidallengreen) January 16, 2021
That it is what happens when a country leaves a customs union and single market
What else did @AnthonyMangnal1 expect to happen? https://t.co/KXuRebY4QH
Read this thread to understand what obsolete Brexit red tape millstones UK importers are facing right now.
— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) January 16, 2021
Tragicomically depressing. https://t.co/3WM7zG5ZNp
Elysée source in briefing yesterday: "There is surprise here that there is surprise in the UK. Britain has left the single market and customs union. That's a structural change. These are the consequences." https://t.co/wjNA57P1vk
— jon henley (@jonhenley) January 16, 2021
‘Stena adds Dublin-Cherbourg route to meet Brexit demand’ https://t.co/rg9TsbS7n0 via @rte
— Colin Harvey (@cjhumanrights) January 16, 2021
"By replacing free movement w/ income-requirement work permits, it will deprive the young & the ambitious from the opportunities of this place. & it will deprive this place of the opportunities which come from welcoming the young & the ambitious" @IanDunt https://t.co/o2J0qhdEiK
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) January 16, 2021
Keir Starmer wants Britain to be “the bridge between the US and the rest of Europe”. This notion never even caught on when Britain was in the EU, as Paris, Berlin etc never thought they needed a British bridge to Washington. https://t.co/65W9awe68m
— Jennifer Rankin (@JenniferMerode) January 16, 2021
So Simon Rattle as well has applied for German citizenship after Brexit. He won't be the last musician/artist to do that. Germany is more than happy to have them. But what a sad braindrain for Britain. https://t.co/u5DDRWGele
— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) January 16, 2021
And all Russia really had to do it was take advantage of the greed of right-wing politicians and the racism and xenophobia of white people.
— Cate Eland (@RomancingNope) January 16, 2021
