Trump mob update 2/13/21

The latest Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested posted a YouTube video titled "Man smoking a doobie weed at capitol dome Donald Trump supporters.”

He then posted lots of pictures of himself smoking weed in the Capitol after saying he had already smoked 3 joints at the Trump rally. pic.twitter.com/WS8hPbQHMM
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 12, 2021

THE FACE OF AMERICAN INSURRECTION
Right-Wing Organizations Evolving into a Violent Mass Movement

Oh my god: This man's brother once led Michelle Obama's Secret Service detail, said @MichelleObama…who also attended his father's memorial service in 2012.

Thanks to those that flagged this.pic.twitter.com/G4nV7yKMOy
Per @CNN: https://t.co/Hsuh3qfcc0
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) February 12, 2021

A Beverly Hills salon owner charged for her involvement in the Capitol riot apparently fell through the cracks following her arrest in Los Angeles last month, and has lingered in jail there for more than two weeks. https://t.co/z0kQG8jc5k
— POLITICO (@politico) February 9, 2021

"Nearly 1 in 5 people charged in the insurrection were either active-duty service members or veterans, according to an analysis based on court cases."https://t.co/rjd2Br9YhG
— Amy Siskind 🏳️‍🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) February 8, 2021

Nine Capitol rioters were charged with sexual assault or had restraining orders for domestic violence: report https://t.co/YxFYXzTpPb via @Yahoo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) February 14, 2021

THREAD: Some horrors are described in a court filing against alleged US Capitol insurrectionist Michael Lopatic of Lancaster, PA. He's accused of "pummeling" a DC police officer as that officer attempted to save a wounded colleague pic.twitter.com/x6BDoc4ARZ
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 15, 2021

Donald Trump campaigned on "law and order." In case we needed more evidence that the slogan was nothing more that a racist dog whistle, just look at what his supporters did during the insurrection.https://t.co/jClDftvgmv
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 18, 2021

Guns, knives, bombs and bear spray: Here are the weapons Trump supporters brought to DC on the day of the Capitol attack https://t.co/51QAt66GsK
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 18, 2021

INCREDIBLE: A newly filed affidavit against a Capitol rioter shows that this man, Daniel Egtvedt, fought with an entire room full of police, was kicked out, returned, fought/injured police again, left, returned, fought with police again and still wasn't arrested that day. pic.twitter.com/UdkgwylkYi
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 17, 2021

Trump’s big lie will lead to voter suppression

There was no widespread fraud in 2020 but Republican’s will use Trump’s lie to suppress votes. They have already submitted over 100 bills in state legislatures.

From voter ID laws to limiting mail-in ballots, Republican lawmakers in 33 states are considering 165 different laws that would make it harder to vote. @janestreet explains the Republican's effort to restrict access to the ballot box. – @NBCNewsNOW https://t.co/bzJHtqfBaX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 9, 2021

Update from @BrennanCenter on accelerating GOP attempts to roll back voting rights post 2020: "Thirty-three states have introduced, prefiled, or carried over 165 restrictive bills this year (as compared to 35 such bills in fifteen states on February 3, 2020)." https://t.co/Xxfz5aMrrq
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 8, 2021

This is the operational fallout of Trump’s big lie- Republicans are using it to justify a massive wave of voter suppression across the states https://t.co/58kW4nNarp
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 13, 2021

Great point by @abbydphillip: GOP Senators can't admit that Trump's fraud claims are a lie b/c GOP is using it in states to justify new wave of voter suppression laws-even as they prepare for severe gerrymanders. The question of whether majority can rule is under historic threat
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 11, 2021

The GOP's hardening support for Trump during this Impeachment process makes me worried about the tidal wave of voter suppression legislation we are about to see in GOP controlled states.

We may be tired, but will again need to rally to protect our democracy in court.
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) February 11, 2021

The GOP is all in on rolling back voting rights post 2020. Only question is whether Ds will be as committed to protecting & expanding voting rights by using what could be a brief window of national leverage to pass #HR1 & new #VRA. It’s their most consequential decision. https://t.co/V9qpZMF6q1
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 6, 2021

They can’t win without suppressing the vote👇🏽 https://t.co/h63tCoOlzq
— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) February 5, 2021

In 28 states, lawmakers are responding to 2020’s record turnout by trying to roll back voting rights. https://t.co/5UXddkf6qO
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) February 6, 2021

GOP has already become party of Marjorie Taylor Greene at state level, introducing wave of new voter suppression laws based on unhinged conspiracy theories

This is huge scandal that should be getting as much attention as Trump’s plot to overturn election https://t.co/9VsFsWbF1f
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 4, 2021

More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures.@JohnAvlon: “The right to vote has long been a fight to vote, especially for African Americans … But now we should all realize that we can’t take our democracy for granted.” #RealityCheck pic.twitter.com/281h3fLShU
— New Day (@NewDay) February 4, 2021

@washingtonpost editorial makes a strong case for the federal voting rights & election reform standards in #HR1 but skirts the core issue: should Ds end the filibuster to enact it? B/c if they don't, they won't & they'll get a decade of voter suppression. https://t.co/m1clemI5vU
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 4, 2021

More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures https://t.co/v2GY56KL5f pic.twitter.com/UYlVGuZZx9
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 3, 2021

BREAKING: Republican senators in Georgia introduced bills Monday to end no-excuse absentee voting, automatic voter registration and ballot drop boxes. https://t.co/NZu5h5943N
— AJC (@ajc) February 2, 2021

Get Happy!!

Get Happy!! is my favorite Elvis Costello album. The album benefits from not having one single dominant great song like “Alison” or “Radio Radio”. It has 20 mostly brief songs of consistently equal quality. I have favorite songs on most albums which are consistently the same but not with this one. My opinion of the best song varies. My favorite lines are from “Opportunity”

I’m in a foxhole. I’m down in a trench.

I’d be a hero but I can’t stand the stench.

It reminds me of Exile on Main Street, another album that actually benefits from not having one standout song. There’s no “Gimme Shelter” or “Sympathy for the Devil”, just 18 songs that work together to form the album.

I would like to note the covers “I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down” and “I Stand Accused”. Costello and the Attractions rush through these former ballads at a Ramones-like pace.

Here’s a tweet that links to a fine essay about it:

Elvis Costello has made other records as good as ‘Get Happy’, but I’d wager none as crazed with comic epigrams, killer hooks and palpable dread. Playing it tonight on it’s 41st birthday. Here’s something I wrote about it this time last year for The Ringer. https://t.co/FXrtRGgfOI
— The Paranoid Style (@paranoiacs) February 13, 2021

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Lola (Fassbinder film)

Lola is one of my favorite films and is available on Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection as part of the BRD Trilogy with two other excellent films – The Marriage of Maria Braun and Veronika Voss. The film is roughly modeled after The Blue Angel and the novel is was based on. Lola takes place in the 1950s and is beautifully photographed in bright candy colors. Barbara Sukowa gives an amazing performance as Lola. The film’s ending is incredibly cynical.

The return of Fassbinder's Lola, at @FilmForumNYC virtual cinema, is both welcome and revelatory; it spotlights a key aspect of his artistry and enduring influence: https://t.co/leayMgMryI
— Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow) February 12, 2021

Lola (Fassbinder, 1981) pic.twitter.com/8fha6axNVF
— K I N O D A S E I N (@cinexistenz) May 8, 2020

LOLA (1981)

Cinematography by Xaver Schwarzenberger
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Explore more shots in our database: https://t.co/r4wvBG6m1l pic.twitter.com/6mxpCN5M4l
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot) February 11, 2021

US posters for Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s "BRD Trilogy": THE MARRIAGE OF MARIA BRAUN, LOLA, and VERONIKA VOSS. pic.twitter.com/cyl48wucWe
— MUBI (@mubi) May 31, 2019

#HBD, Barbara Sukowa!

With Rainer Werner Fassbinder in a promotional photo for LOLA (1981). pic.twitter.com/j3TL37B5Li
— The Daily (@CriterionDaily) February 2, 2020

Wonderful colour in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's melodrama Lola pic.twitter.com/dBJJc5EJqC
— Martin Kessler (@MovieKessler) April 28, 2015

“Barbara Sukowa’s cathouse diva is a hurricane of movement, laughter, and split-second timing, nicely offset by teenage poutiness and hurt pride.”

Kent Jones on Fassbinder’s LOLA (1981), screening today @closeupcentre — https://t.co/hrMLfmRmw8 pic.twitter.com/Kbs3A0OXl8
— The Daily (@CriterionDaily) August 25, 2019

Dietrich isn't even on screen, and yet her presence is everywhere in LOLA, Fassbinder's ode to DER BLAUE ENGEL. 5/28https://t.co/ux4QqcWiul pic.twitter.com/gVEdKMvFi6
— Metrograph (@MetrographNYC) May 13, 2017

Lola , Rainer Werner Fassbinder , 1981. pic.twitter.com/xplGjdNIwk
— Artfilm (@artfilmm) August 12, 2020

People are hard and brutal. And everyone is disposable. Everyone! That's the lesson ~ Werner Fassbinder
Lola (1981) #German

@TATJANASL @TheCinegogue @ArtFilmCinema @davidcinema @Edward2046 @Stargazer_KEA @AlbertGalera @Ms_Golightly pic.twitter.com/7OoOrr0gis
— World of Cinema (@Cinemadreamz) June 10, 2018

The night is dark

The colors of Fassbinder:

"Lola" (1981)@Bertrom @larwoolf @sjmay92 @ZArmentano @AWBluzman @eliza2854 pic.twitter.com/UwrHwqz0Ms
— Zita Vehil (@ZitaVehil) August 2, 2020

Rainer Werner Fassbinder had his crew prepare for LOLA by watching Technicolor movies from the fifties. https://t.co/Xy2HqqHskX pic.twitter.com/bBsA6Hj5X7
— TIFF (@TIFF_NET) November 11, 2016

More 1/6 riot videos

Previously unpublished video shows Pence, Romney, Schumer and others rushing to evacuate the Capitol https://t.co/RqZ7OCRiCR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 12, 2021

Many, many of videos the House impeachment managers are using as evidence today came from Parler.

But we might not have seen them at all had it not been for @donk_enby.
https://t.co/ZfyVZ88Mol
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) February 10, 2021

Seriously & literally: Trump-ism reduced to its essence in nine minutes: the deliberate mobilization of rage in portions of White America to preserve power over "our country" that "they" are trying to steal. That's what the vast majority of Repubs are voting to excuse & enable https://t.co/6eE1ZOEzAQ
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 9, 2021

House impeachment managers will rely on the hours of video footage available from January 6 to try to make their case that Capitol rioters were incited by Trump and his months of lies that the election was stolen from him https://t.co/3XCKeXOL6t pic.twitter.com/KfThDS8GGT
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 8, 2021

I’ve been covering the Capitol attack for a month now and I’m still regularly coming across astonishing video I haven’t laid eyes on before. The amount of raw material investigators have to sort through is just overwhelming. https://t.co/zYBLvTiucK pic.twitter.com/FT3Fjafp2h
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 6, 2021

Amazing these officers did not fear for their lives and start shooting. Almost like the lives of these angry, threatening men mattered to them. https://t.co/b6z6VHUifX
— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) February 7, 2021

Here's one of my clips. This guy tried to get people to go to CNN and MSNBC's offices. "Listen up … FYI Kayleigh McEnany just tweeted at the discretion of Trump. The National Guard will be coming to clear us … We need to go take down MSNBC, CNN … they started the fire" pic.twitter.com/p5bkqxqQQ9
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) February 7, 2021

WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT: Police body-camera video, played by prosecutors in a federal court hearing, shows a brutal attack on police during the Capitol riot on January 6 pic.twitter.com/SImfppQhks
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 31, 2021

Disturbing bodycam video shows rioters viciously attacking police during insurrection @ShimonPro reports pic.twitter.com/qd524z7396
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January 29, 2021

NEW! #AnatomyofCapitolAttack TURN SOUND ON!

I submit this video as evidence in the Impeachment of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump engaged in "violent, deadly and seditious acts" which betrayed his trust as President and endangered the security of the United States. pic.twitter.com/j9nJ1McTIo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 10, 2021

Ghana film posters

African Gaze: Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood Movie Posters from Ghana – Flashbak https://t.co/tndz3FIMZi pic.twitter.com/Nq91dilpat
— Flashbak.com (@aflashbak) February 18, 2020

Random thought: I think @Criterion should start commissioning Ghana poster artists for their Blu-ray/DVD covers. pic.twitter.com/aIFxK4E4Dy
— Barry P. (@Barry_Cinematic) February 12, 2021

https://t.co/o8iTO20UlQ has quite a lot of nice prints
— Crystal House (@abbytoir) December 28, 2020

More awesome Ghana movie posters. pic.twitter.com/QeR1OV7NB3
— Wolverton Thief of Impossible Objects (@WolvertonComic) February 11, 2021

#MPM This may well be one of the greatest Ghanaian movie posters ever painted! It was created for local Ghanaian audiences right in the midst of the Golden Age in 1994 by the late great artist Muslim (c. 1970-1996) #moviepostermonday #cliffhanger #climbing #ghana #movieposter pic.twitter.com/NeTF7hKksF
— Ernie Wolfe Gallery (@EW3Gallery) February 9, 2021

@MichaelMann hand-painted film poster from Ghana pic.twitter.com/J42LUOEMS4
— Sean Stillmaker (@SeanStillmaker) February 6, 2021

Always blown away by the creativity of film culture with Deadly Prey Gallery’s hand-painted posters from Ghana. Immerse in its roots with this limited collection book https://t.co/hfMZ2U2liO all profits go back to the Ghanaian artisans pic.twitter.com/QKfgZgIfLx
— Sean Stillmaker (@SeanStillmaker) February 5, 2021

Ghana movie posters are the only posters that matter. pic.twitter.com/T7EdHHN2pZ
— Dave Scheidt (@DaveScheidt) February 9, 2021

@shawn_wayans @MarlonWayans have you seen the White Chicks hand-painted poster from Ghana? pic.twitter.com/DR0TCjmwFN
— majestic disorder (@majesticdisordr) February 8, 2021

Movie poster from Ghana, 1970s pic.twitter.com/6u9TSqqpUx
— Teh Covfefe Stratergym (@NorskHaus) February 7, 2021

Always blown away by the creativity of film culture with Deadly Prey Gallery’s hand-painted posters from Ghana. Immerse in its roots with this limited collection book https://t.co/MAaYR7pPM7 all profits go back to the Ghanaian artisans pic.twitter.com/3gF3ID6Kpl
— majestic disorder (@majesticdisordr) February 6, 2021

Alien (1979) – Ghana Poster pic.twitter.com/ceqcHtfkYr
— Foreign Movie Posters (@ForeignPosters) February 12, 2021

Ghana poster for OLD BOY (2003, Park Chan-wook) pic.twitter.com/ZuKbFkB2Tj
— Diane Doniol-Valcroze (@ddoniolvalcroze) June 8, 2021

Best Godfather poster ever made. @DeadlyPreyGalry 🔥 pic.twitter.com/t8lBBguoiq
— Genre Cult (@thegenrecult) November 12, 2021

Trump’s Charlottesville comments

This @janecoaston piece is the definitive account of what Trump actually said about Charlottesville.https://t.co/llvSJkilNR
— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) February 12, 2021

The President's lawyers argue Trump didn't mean to defend Neo-Nazis when he said "there were good people on both sides" in Charlottesville, but meant to defend the peaceful protestors who had a permit the night before.

So, these people? pic.twitter.com/O2a5ikX6RR
— Max Berger (@maxberger) February 12, 2021

I was right there on August 11, 2017 as the stomach-turning torchlight parade participants passed by, just feet away. Nothing peaceful or quiet about it. Trump was wrong then and his #ImpeachmentTrial team is wrong now.
— Larry Sabato (@LarrySabato) February 12, 2021

Pat Dobson

Happy b'day Pat Dobson, born #OTD in 1942 and one of four '71 #Orioles 20-game winners. "He was a free spirit and I enjoyed having him," Earl Weaver said after his 2006 passing. "He was a pleasure to have on the team. He caused a lot of laughs and he kept his teammates laughing." pic.twitter.com/CAblrVwAR7
— The 1970 Orioles: Daily Report (@1970Orioles) February 12, 2021

"He had a great year for us," #Orioles manager Earl Weaver said later of Pat Dobson in 1971. "When he started throwing that curveball for a strike, it was all over. He could throw the curveball at any time in the count. He made his life baseball and enjoyed every minute of it." pic.twitter.com/HGjmgyWVF4
— The 1970 Orioles: Daily Report (@1970Orioles) February 12, 2021

Last week #Orioles sent Tom Phoebus (5-5 in '70), to the #Padres for Pat Dobson, 28, (14-15, 3.76 ERA, 251 IP in '70). "I'd say right now he will get between 35-40 starts, I know that sounds like a lot, but Phoebus and Jim Hardin had 41 between them last year," says Earl Weaver. pic.twitter.com/YlmvtilDhE
— The 1970 Orioles: Daily Report (@1970Orioles) December 6, 2020

Right-wing Sicknick conspiracy theory

The lies about Sicknick are the Seth Rich libel all over again. https://t.co/XaCFZhKvfK
— Norm Eisen (@NormEisen) February 12, 2021

There's now a Brian Sicknick "truth movement" on the right, which suggests Sicknick either died of natural causes or was murdered to tarnish ex-President Trump. Today this new conspiracy theory made its way to National Review. I trace it to its source. https://t.co/PA0vmZldjN
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 11, 2021

Remarkable article in NRO. Andrew McCarthy suggests that officer Sicknick likely just happened to die of natural causes on the same day the insurrection occurred. https://t.co/crpCpMwbvD
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 11, 2021

Half of Republicans blame Antifa for the 1/6 Trump mob riot

This has nothing to do with reality.

Trump's lawyers are actually blaming Antifa for the Jan. 6 riot.
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) February 12, 2021

Analysis: Half of Republicans say that the Capitol violence was mostly antifa’s fault https://t.co/bpXIwTxrwG
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 11, 2021

Trump's lawyer dishonestly suggests riot was just extremists of "different stripes," claiming without evidence that one of the first arrestees was a "leader of antifa." (John Sullivan has an odd history and has used the #antifa hashtag, but no evidence he's some mastermind…)
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 12, 2021

There’s no proof antifa stormed the Capitol. The rumor has spread quickly anyway https://t.co/ye5mg0q1nW
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) February 12, 2021

Trump lawyer Michael Van der Veen just said that Antifa was a driving force of the January 6 attack. This is a lie. The FBI says "no indication" Antifa took part. #ImpeachmentTrial https://t.co/Qi5mHG82Hb
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) February 12, 2021

Donald Trump's lawyer said that the former president has always been willing to condemn and take action against all types of threats across the political spectrum. The way resources were allocated to combat domestic extremist groups suggests otherwise. https://t.co/1beRAheWy5
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 12, 2021

Trump lawyer Michael van der Veen:

"One of the first people arrested was a leader of Antifa. Sadly, he was also among the first to be released."

This appears to refer to John Sullivan who is … not an antifa leader. This is completely baseless.https://t.co/l1tyIYMASy
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 12, 2021

BREAKING: Lawyers for former President Donald Trump kicked off their impeachment defense on Friday by making the absurd claim that the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot was the work of “antifa.” https://t.co/fct3BBaLg0
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 12, 2021

Guess who Trump's defense team tried to blame for the violence on Jan. 6.https://t.co/gaJIVGemcK
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 12, 2021