Remembering my Grandpops today: General J. Lawton Collins — Lightning Joe. He commanded the Army’s VII Corps and led the #DDay invasion at Utah Beach 80 years ago today. (Please indulge me in a personal 🧵.) I’m so deeply grateful for the heroism, courage and honor shown on #DDay by so many — and shown by soldiers from all wars. Thank you for your service. But, on this 80th anniversary, I’d like to honor my great-grandfather.

"If Mike Pence does the right thing, we win the election," President Donald Trump says at his rally just now.

"All" Pence has to do is "send it back to the states," Trump says.

What a remarkable moment in American history. (& fact check: not true.) Within a minute, Trump's moved on to cancel culture. Promising to not rename the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial.

NEWS - Facebook is back to banning political ads "starting early tomorrow," per email to clients.

"Georgia will re-join the existing nationwide social issues, elections or political ads pause." Facebook temporarily lifted its political ad ban ahead of the Georgia runoffs.

That will now switch off again as of tomorrow AM, presumably while votes will continue to be counted.

facebook.com/gpa/blog/resum…

On those technical difficulties...

"We are on paper in many cases," not the app, as was planned, said one Iowa Democrat. "The whole system largely broke." MORE: Polk County precinct chairs are being advised to take pictures of the results and text them over to the Polk County executive director, who is driving them to the HQ, according to a Democratic operative familiar with the situation

In Orangeburg, SC, Angela Rye interviews Pete Buttigieg.

Asked for his birthday wish? Becoming president, he said.

And also to get “swole for the summer.” Asked about coming out, Rye said: “What do you say to 20-year-old Pete?"

“I guess that you’re going to be alright," Buttigieg said.

In a backyard in Des Moines with @PeteButtigieg.

He’s talking about how voters might be “surprised” how the 2020ers are in conversation with each other, get along.

“We might as well carpool,” he says. Asked about top three priorities:

- Fixing democracy (voting rights, money out of politics, ED a holiday, eliminate Electoral College)

- Climate (existential, security threat)

- Economic security (labor rights, responding to changes in economy, min wage)

Statement from @SenGillibrand on Rep. @IlhanMN: "Speech that fuels hate and prejudice has no place in public discourse, whether it's directed at Jews, Muslims, African Americans or other Americans." 1/7 @SenGillibrand @IlhanMN Gillibrand cont: "Those with critical views of Israel, such as Congresswoman Omar, should be able to express their views without employing anti-Semitic tropes about money or influence..." 2/7