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ICYMI: Special: THE FASCIST OCCUPATION OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
By: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 16 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“Never! Never since the founding of the Republic! Seditionists occupied the seat of American democracy.”
I'm sorry to present so much stuff at one time... but my telex is simply overflowing! • Ayanna Pressley got it right • Trump’s New Criminal Problem • New York Bar Association launches probe to expel Giuliani • Big companies pause their political contributions • We’re in an...
Cuba Named a State Sponsor of Terrorism by Trump Administration
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 10 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“The Trump administration is putting Cuba on the list of countries that are considered to be state sponsors of terrorism. Democrats denounced the...”
Well, of course! All those terrorist attacks! All around the world! All Cuban! ... ... ... well, maybe not all...
Trump's Effort To Overturn The Election Should Be Investigated Like 9/11
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 8 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“We need a credible and comprehensive record of one of the most dangerous presidential transitions in history”
This is a very good idea. We need to take our time. We need to uncover all the participants in this "event". Near and far...
Parler CEO says even his lawyers are abandoning him
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 0 Comments • 5 years ago
“The CEO of the conservative-friendly social app Parler said that all of its vendors have abandoned the company following recent bans from Google,...”
Gee... Ya know, John... There's a time for everything... But your time is probably gone already...
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Request To Intervene In Election
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 4 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“The justices denied requests by Trump and his supporters to take up a group of failed election challenges before Inauguration Day.”
Gee! A couple days after Trumpist goons overran the United States Congress, the Supreme Court declined to give those goons what they wanted. Gee!
Trump and His Party Made the Storming of the Capitol Possible
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 1 Comments • 5 years ago
“By enabling the president anyway, Republican elites helped make the storming of the Capitol possible”
Ezra Klein is a very sharp guy. Here he dissects the Republican Party's efforts to side with Trump while... disagreeing with him.
'Descended into madness': second Republican senator says Trump must go
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 30 Comments • 7 Likes • 5 years ago
“Democrats ready to bring articles of impeachment but House whip says process may wait until Biden nominees confirmed”
The FBI has to move fast. We want to see the first indictments for sedition before the inauguration. That might prevent violence.
Capitol Hill — the 9/11 moment of social media
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 3 Comments • 1 Like • 5 years ago
“The Capitol Hill riot exposes the fragility of our democracies — and the threat underregulated tech companies can pose to their survival”
Thierry Breton is an architypical public servant, in France for many years, and now in Europe.
