1/7 Heroism can come in many forms: USCP Officer Eugene Goodman was the officer in the infamous video being chased up flights of stairs as he PURPOSELY lead rioters away from the then-open Senate chamber door before it was locked.
3/7 A lone cop chased by rioters appears to have deliberately led the mob away from an open door to the Senate chambers — just seconds before armed security was able to lock it down, according to new reports. nypost.com/2021/01/10/cap…
Here is another image of Officer Eugene Goodman, courtesy of the New York Times, facing down a mob of rioters in the capitol building. This image feels so very harrowing.
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The coronavirus pandemic has been every bit as devastating to black communities as police brutality, carrying away hundreds of young black men before their time due to a system that ages and sickens them prematurely.
"They were pillars of their communities and families, and they are not replaceable. To understand why COVID-19 killed so many young Black men, you need to know the legend of John Henry."
The Rev. Dr. Kejuane Artez Bates was a big man with big responsibilities, son of a single father, father to 5-year-old Madison, full-time pastor and in his 10th year with the Vidalia Police Department. He died of COVID-19 at the age of 36.
1/5 After months of being stalled by Mitch McConnell's Senate wall, Congress was prepared to pass a new COVID-19 relief bill that only offered $600 per person, far less than Democrats had wanted, but at least something. usatoday.com/story/money/20…
2/5 Trump then threw a wrench in the works, demanding that they raise the sum to $2,000, perhaps expecting Democrats to automatically oppose it on the basis that the idea came from him.
3/5 Now it's all on the GOP, who have dragged their feet on this all along. The House has asked for a unanimous consent passage, meaning if the Republicans want to oppose this, one must stand up and do so in person. axios.com/pelosi-trump-c…
1/ Though presidential pardons & commutations have often generated some controversy, none have done so more than Trump's, who while issuing the fewest since William McKinley has delivered the most corrupt by a wide margin.
It's no surprise he's been using them as bribes.
2/ William McKinley delivered just 162 pardons and 50 commutations.
3/ So far, Trump has granted clemency less frequently than any president in modern history, and the bulk of the ones he's delivered have gone to celebrity causes and/or people long dead or criminals whose crimes Trump sympathizes with and approves of. pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020…
1/11 Lindsey Graham may have finally gone a step too far in his sycophancy to Trump.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has claimed Lindsey Graham pressured him to throw out any ballots he could to help Trump steal a win from Biden in Georgia.
2/11 The shocking news broke Sunday, after current Georgia GOP Senators Loeffler and Perdue had been pressuring Raffensperger to resign and/or hold a recount on behalf of Trump, desperate to stay in his favor ahead of the upcoming January runoffs. politico.com/news/2020/11/0…
3/11 Trump Pressured GOP Senators Facing Runoffs to Call for Georgia Secretary of State’s Resignation: Report thedailybeast.com/trump-pressure…
1/6 The Moderna vaccine announcement is revolutionary; not only does it apparently have nearly 5% more efficacy than the Pfizer one, but it is FAR more stable, and thus easier to ship and store.
1/3 So a long time back I made the mistake of filling out one of the Trump campaign's surveys to say how much I hated what he was doing, and ever since they've flooded my box with their scams begging for money.
2/3 It didn't much bother me, I got to see what sort of lies and idiocies they sold, but after Trump lost I figured to finally stop it. I found the well-hidden "unsubscribe link"... and discovered it doesn't work. It takes you to a survey that then takes you to WinRed.
3/3 So, basically, more scams. Typical Trump. I'm thinking I need to report them to somebody at this point, though I am uncertain who.