Center-right Republicans fear party headed for disaster
Their worry is that the party is branding itself as the party of insurrectionists and conspiracy theorists. This spells catastrophe for the GOP’s ability to appeal beyond a hardcore base
A spokeswoman for Rep. #AdamKinzinger (R-Ill.), one of the 10 GOP House members to vote for Trump’s impeachment this month, sent The Hill an email statement blasting #QAnon’s Greene.
“Congressman Kinzinger has said from day one that QAnon has no place in Congress. And while he respects the voice of the people and their right to elect a #MarjorieGreene, he does not agree with the decision to give her a committee seat”
The statement continued: “Greene’s continued perpetuation of conspiracy theories, lies, and vitriol is frankly unacceptable. And it is not compatible with the integrity of the institution nor the principles of the party — the Party that Congressman Kinzinger belongs to.”
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Rep. #AndyBiggs (R-AZ) had links to the #StopTheSteal campaign aimed at keeping Trump in office despite his election loss, and whose leader, #AliAlexander, claimed helped him organize the Capitol protest that turned violent
Rep. #LaurenBoebert (R-CO) has close connections to the #ThreePercenter militia group, who had members take part in the Jan. 6 insurrection, and other right-wing extremist groups, and has been accused of leading suspected militants through the Capitol ahead of the assault
#Louisiana Cemetery Refuses To Bury Black Deputy Because Of 'WHITES-ONLT’ POLICY
The widow of #DarrellSemien, who died last Sunday, was stunned to learn that #OaklinSpringsCemetery in Allen Parish had such a policy that dated back to a 1950s
Nearly a quarter of the residents in Allen Parish are Black
When she and her children went to the cemetery to pick out a plot, the saleswoman “just looked us cold in the face, and straight-up said, ‘I can’t sell you a plot,’”
The saleswoman also reportedly said that the graveyard was not for people of color
“It’s a white human being-only cemetery”
H. Creig Vizena, the board president said that he was stunned to learn Semien was denied burial.
#RebekahMercer warned of 'armed conflict' before funding Capitol rioters
She wrote, 'We are facing an ever more belligerent, frantic, and absurd group of radicals in a struggle for the soul of our country,' referring to #antifa
"In 2020, Mercer's father, Robert Mercer, donated $1.5 million to House Minority Leader #McCarthy's super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, and the Mercers donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican National Committee."
1. You can ignore Twitter 2. The White House briefing room is not a nightmare of lies 3. We are now confronting white domestic terrorism 4. We are not paying for golf trips 5. No presidential relatives in govt
6. The tenor of hearings is sober and serious 7. Qualified and knowledgeable nominees have been selected 8. We have a first lady who engages with the public 9. We have not heard a word from presidential children 10. We are now tough on Russian human rights abuses
11. We get normal readouts of sane conversations between the president and foreign leaders 12. The philosophy is to underpromise and overdeliver 13. Manners are in, bullying is out 14. You feel calmer after hearing the president 15. Fact-checkers are not overworked
People at Justice are leaking to the press that they’re worried that bringing cases against these people would “overwhelm” the courts
That’s an absurd claim.
Every criminal court in a major metropolitan area in this country is “overwhelmed” with cases...
Most arrested have been released... WHY?
Every single person who breached the Capitol that day committed a crime. Every single person who breached the Capitol is, presumably, on video, captured by security cameras, committing that crime.