What happened on Jan. 6 was - I have no words for that I can adequately convey how alarming it was and how destructive it was and how un-American it was. And every single person who rioted at the Capitol and who invaded the Capitol was part of an insurrection, end stop. You might not have thought that was what you were doing going in, but that is what it was — US district Judge Ana C. Reyes #quotes#quote#Jan6th#Insurrection#Insurrectionist#Prosecuted#Convicted#Prison#MAGA#law#LawAndOrder#Trump
Fun Fact: When Hitler came into power democratically it took him like 3 months to dismantle democracy completely and there were no new elections for 17 years. He came into power after earlier starting an insurrection. State institutions and government failed to ban him from future elections — @thomasfuchs#quotes#quote#history#insurrection#Trumpism#politics
So why the sudden reversal among Republicans who’ve been claiming that the situation at the border is an existential crisis that threatens our very sovereignty? The problem is that they’ve demagogued this issue (and so many others) for so long that they’ve effectively divorced electoral politics from policy. They have told so many lies—big and small—about immigration and immigrants that, faced in an election year with the chance to enact their policy proposals, all they can do is lie some more — Linda Chavez #quotes#quote#lies#Border#immigration#Republicans#MAGA#Trump#GOP#uspolitics#politics
It would be a striking paradox if the President, who alone is vested with the constitutional duty to 'take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,' were the sole officer capable of defying those laws with impunity — US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit #quotes#quote#CitizenTrump#CriminalDefendantTrump#Trump#NoTrumpImmunity#law#uspolitics
Russia helps elect Trump. For the first time in US history, a hostile foreign power has an American ally in the WH. Eight years later, Republicans are helping Russia wage a genocidal war against European democracy. It is the greatest shift in America’s stance in world since 1776. A major US party has joined forces with a nuclear power waging war against democracy. If Republicans prevail in helping Russia, what it means to be an American will forever be changed. A shroud of shame will descend on the legacy of the Greatest Generation. They fought to liberate Europe. Republicans are fighting to enslave a European democracy — Stuart Stevens #quotes#quote#Russia#Putin#PutinGOP#PutinPuppets#RussianAssets#Trump#MikeJohnson#Republicans#Ukraine#uspolitics
Terrorists Don’t Deserve Bipartisanship. For months I’ve been hearing about pursuing a bipartisan America; about this nation needing to forge a new spirit of political collaboration if we ever hope to bridge the massive divides here... I don’t care about bipartisanship, I care about protecting humanity. If the fight for that humanity places me on one side of a partisan political line, that likely points to the inhumanity on the other side of it. I will not partner with terrorism and I refuse to make peace with white supremacy and I will not cooperate with fascists. I’m not apologizing for that and neither should the rest of us — John Pavlovitz #quotes#quote#Trumpism#Bipartisanship#Republicans#uspolitics
There are no false equivalencies to be made here at this place and time in the history of this nation. This abomination of a political party is now nothing more than a death cult whose sole platform is appeasing, pleasing, and defending a wannabe despot. To elevate them to something worthy of partnership is political treason and theological heresy. To entertain conspiracy or abide terrorism or enable bigotry in the name of some ceremonial both sides-ism makes a mockery of the costly battles so many vulnerable communities have fought before us, in order to make this a place where blind nationalism does not rule the day and where a minority of extremists cannot have their way — John Pavlovitz #quotes#quote#Trumpism#Bipartisanship#Republicans#uspolitics
The nation’s first Black president was held to impossible standards. Its first orange one is held to none — @AdamParkhomenko#quotes#quote#Ethics#Honesty#Truth#Trump
Dear MAGAs: If you hate immigrants, just remember that Trump, Ramaswamy, Haley and Cruz are all anchor babies — @TheFungi669#quotes#quote#Immigration#MAGA#uspolitics
I respect screaming babies on airplanes because they're the only ones providing honest feedback about the overall air travel experience — @VeryBadLlama#quotes#quote#airtravel#feedback