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10 Jan, 6 tweets, 3 min read
A high fence now surrounds the Supreme Court’s entire perimeter.
The Capitol and congressional office buildings are surrounded by members of the National Guard.
A tribute to Brian Sicknick, the officer killed by insurrectionists, just in front of the Capitol.
The DC National Guard’s current operations are based in the DC Armory, which normally serves as an arena. Members are working 12 hour shifts. Many are transported around the city in tourist buses that say ADVENTURE TOURS, which is a bit surreal.
More National Guard troops patrolling congressional office buildings.
Correction: A source tells me the tourist buses are actually for out-of-state National Guard troops, not the DC National Guard. Apparently the DC National Guard is traveling in unmarked vehicles. DC troops are also pulling even longer shifts than out-of-state troops, 16-18 hours.

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Mark Joseph Stern Profile picture
11 Jan
I have seen a rumor floating around that Ginni Thomas funded 80 buses to transport insurrectionists to D.C. on Wednesday. This rumor does not come from my reporting, and it is not true. I do think I’ve figured out where it originated, though. 1/x
This is convoluted, so bear with me.

In the past, Ginni Thomas served on TPUSA’s advisory council. Charlie Kirk has alleged that TPUSA’s PAC—as well as a related group (@TrumpStudents)—funded 80+ buses for the insurrection. (He has since deleted the tweet).

But ...
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(a) It’s not clear whether Kirk was telling the truth.
(b) Even if he was, Ginni Thomas’ connection to the buses is so attenuated as to be nonexistent.

TPUSA’s advisory council is massive—there are more than 80 members at the moment. They don’t appear to do much at all.
3/x
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8 Jan
This is ominous. SCOTUS will review a California disclosure law that requires political advocacy groups (including dark money organizations) to reveal their top donors. I am very concerned that the conservative majority will strike down the law. newrepublic.com/article/156172… Image
Read @fordm’s excellent piece on the conservative legal movement’s crusade to establish a constitutional right to dark money, which is now on the brink of victory. newrepublic.com/article/156172…
The Supreme Court will also consider whether a school violated the First Amendment when it suspended a student for saying “fuck cheer” on Snapchat. This case has HUGE implications for the rights of students to engage in free speech off-campus. scotusblog.com/case-files/cas…
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8 Jan
On the morning of Jan. 6, Ginni Thomas—wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—endorsed the protest demanding that Congress overturn the election, then sent her “LOVE” to the demonstrators, who violently overtook the Capitol several hours later. She has not posted since.
For background, Ginni Thomas is a conservative lobbyist and avid Trump supporter who campaigned for him. She also routinely spreads fringe conspiracy theories on Facebook. She recently posted: “No one, and I mean no one, has done more to harm America than the Democrats.”
Here, for instance, is a characteristic Ginni Thomas post. She has repeatedly (and falsely) warned that George Soros is funding a sweeping conspiracy against Donald Trump and the United States government.
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7 Jan
One of the insurrectionists who fomented rebellion against the United States government yesterday, John Eastman, is the chair of a Federalist Society practice group.

He's also a proud white supremacist who supports the deportation of millions of non-white American citizens.
I'll just go ahead and break it to you now: The Federalist Society will not condemn Eastman, let alone expel him from the organization. This is who they are.
I mean, the Federalist Society has repeatedly invited Eastman—a white supremacist—to promote the denaturalization and deportation of tens of millions of American citizens, most of them non-white. You think FedSoc will draw the line at an insurrection? slate.com/news-and-polit…
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4 Jan
Even after all this, defenders of the Electoral College will still claim that it provides more stability than a national popular vote for president.

Their mistake isn't just blind faith or motivated reasoning. It's total certainty that the Constitution cannot possibly be flawed.
The Electoral College was a slapdash compromise concocted by men who disagreed about how the country should pick a president. It promptly failed, which is why we have the 12th Amendment. But now we are told the Constitution is sacrosanct, so we are stuck with this broken system.
The 2020 election has illustrated another reason why the Electoral College is a bad system: It lets the loser defy the reality of his loss for 2+ months while exploiting the *many* cogs in this convoluted machine that eventually produces a president. A popular vote avoids that.
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Should I share Bonnie’s pupdate pictures semi-regularly on twitter??
Sadly because of the pandemic I have not yet met Bonnie in person but I feel like I know her already because she’s a family celebrity
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