4. On the second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attack on March 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of State issued a statement saying the United States "supports the intent of the Christchurch Call to Action."
5. May 15, 2021 is the anniversary of the Christchurch Call to Eliminate Terrorist & Violent Extremist Content Online.
Whether to join such efforts involves many considerations, but the logic of the particular First Amendment concern we address should should not be one of them.
6/6 Finally, here are essays @just_security with a range of competing ideas on this topic.
2. Other analysts (eg @danielsgoldman) have noted those 43 Republican Senators include several essentially saying they would convict but for the issue of jurisdiction over a former official.
The strongest on this include: McConnell, Portman, Thune. But others too.
3. Many of 43 GOP Senators didn't reach the merits. They rested purely on jurisdiction.
As we write: "It is technically inaccurate to call many of these 43 senators’ decisions a vote to 'acquit,' at least not on the question of guilt or innocence."
House impeachment managers should enter this Wall Street Journal report into the record.
“The Journal’s review, which included now-deleted posts that have been archived ... suggests the Proud Boys viewed Mr. Trump’s messages as a call to action.”
“The messages show the group repeatedly invoking President Trump’s rhetoric in the weeks leading to the Jan. 6 protest as they built momentum toward what became a violent showdown.”
On Jan. 3, the group’s leader shared a cryptic post: “What if we invade it?”
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December 19: ,Trump tweets about the Jan. 6 rally and says, “be there, will be wild!”
Proud Boys’ Long Island chapter posted that Trump supporters have been “waiting for the green light from the President.”
“Everyone who said ‘Mr. President, just say when?’ He just did.”
"The presence of so many watch-listed individuals in one place — without more robust security measures ... — is another example of the intelligence failures preceding last week’s fatal assault that sent lawmakers running for their lives."
@AshaRangappa_: "Perhaps the most notable part of the update was who wasn't giving it. The top officials from Justice and the FBI -- Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Director Christopher Wray -- weren't there."
McConnell "has made clear in private discussions that he believes now is the moment to move on the weakened lame duck."
He "has told associates he believes President Trump committed impeachable offenses and that he is pleased that Democrats are moving to impeach him."
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2. Biden asked McConnell if could confirm nominees and hold impeachment trial at same time.
"Far from avoiding the topic of impeaching Mr. Trump, Mr. McConnell said it was a question for the Senate parliamentarian, and promised Mr. Biden a quick answer."
Armed groups plotting against the inauguration and statehouses are propelled by the myth that the election was stolen, and that they're acting in support of Trump.
It is on Republicans in Congress and Trump's circle to immediately and clearly reverse the lies about the election.
"They're talking about 4,000 armed patriots to surround the capitol and prevent any Democrat from going in. They have published rules of engagement. Meaning, when you shoot and when you don't. So this is an organized group that has a plan"