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14 Jan

It’s both naive & obvious, but it is astonishing how dramatically the world — & US politics — have changed by Donald Trump being unable to tweet.

A lot has happened in the last week, but it’s worth reflecting how different the last 4 years would have been with Trump off Twitter.

2/ Trump used Twitter as a weapon.

We knew that in real time.

But it turns out it was an almost unique weapon. Without it, he’s not just silenced. He doesn’t have a tool to attack people he disagrees with.

And signal for others to attack those ‘enemies’ in real time.

3/ Yes, his time in power is ending.

But the key has been taking Twitter away.

The last 7 days would have been far different if Trump had been tweeting.

The last 4 years might have been far different if he hadn’t been — substantively different.

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13 Jan

The US House of Representatives is voting now — 3:50 pm, Wednesday, January 13 — on the second impeachment of Donald J. Trump.

The most commonly quoted person was Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the #3 Republican in the House, who is voting for impeachment.

Her statement below.

2/ Liz Cheney...

‘The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing.
...

‘There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath…’

3/ The pre-debate count was 7 House Republicans said they would vote to impeach.

The White House said they expected 12 Republicans to vote to impeach.

Ten minutes in: 5 Republicans have voted to impeach.

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12 Jan

The DC Mayor’s office was so desperate for help controlling rioters on Capitol Hill on 1/6, aides called Kellyanne Conway at home & asked her to call Trump in the White House.

She immediately did. Trump ignored his former aide.

This story is stunning… washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

2/ Sen. Lindsey Graham called Ivanka Trump’s cell phone — she was in the Oval Office — to tell her Trump needed to tell his supporters to stop their attack.

She had no luck.

This story is stunning…

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

3/ Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, found Trump so disengaged when he called from hiding, he did multiple TV interviews to try to get through to Trump via TV.

(Hours later McCarthy would nonetheless vote to invalidate votes from PA & AZ.)

washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…

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6 Jan

LIVE ON CNN NOW:

MAGA protesters storm steps & front of the Capitol Building.

Law enforcement completely retreats. No effort to contain or channel protesters.

So Black Lives Matter protesters: Swept with violence & tear gas from Lafayette Park.

MAGA protests: Occupy Capitol.

2/ To be clear, this part of the protest is not in the control of the DC Metropolitan Police.

The Capitol Building and the grounds are the responsibility of the Capitol Police.

3/ Capitol Police are now trying to restore some order. Have cleared some steps.

VP Pence has been ushered out of the Senate chamber, via CNN.

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5 Jan

The critical Senate runoff elections in Georgia aren't 'happening' today, this first Tuesday in 2021.

The voting finishes today, but most of the votes have long-since been cast — 70% or more.

GA votes cast so far in early voting
• 3 million

Votes expected today:
• 1 million

2/ But the turnout of in-person voting today — what we might come to call the 'final day' of voting — is critical.

In Georgia's presidential voting on Nov. 3, Democrats did better in early voting. Donald Trump won 60% of votes cast on election day.

ajc.com/politics/early…

3/ The early voting in the Georgia US Senate runoff is huge.

Previous record turnout for a GA runoff election:
• 2.1 million (2008)

Early voting this time is up 43%.

Early voting in this 2-race runoff reached 77% of the total for the presidential election two months ago.

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5 Jan

Monday, the CEOs & presidents of almost 200 US companies signed a letter affirming that Joe Biden has won the presidency, & that efforts to undermine the election results 'run counter to the essential tenets of our democracy.'

Who signed that letter? A wild array of biz leaders.

2/ Some of the leaders urging Congress to certify Americans' votes Wednesday are well-known:

Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner
Albert Bourla, CEO, Pfizer
Richard Edelman, CEO, Edelman
Robin Hayes, CEO, JetBlue
Henry Kravis, Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

...>

3/ The roster of companies is a who's who of US business — whether you know the names of their leaders or not. Across politics & industries:

Law firms…
Senior partner, Sherman & Sterling
Senior partner, Skadden Arps
Senior partner, Paul Weiss
Senior partner, Cravath Swaine

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