Trump mob update 3/4/22

HAPPENING NOW: Day 3 of the trial of Guy REFFITT, the first Jan. 6 defendant to face a jury.

Testimony today expected to include a Senate aide who was on the floor on Jan. 6 and a member of Three Percenters militia testifying with immunity.

Yesterday: https://t.co/lZ1e5OPANr
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 4, 2022

A Capitol rioter died by suicide as he was awaiting sentencing on charges of witness tampering, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and two counts of disorderly conduct, officials say. https://t.co/YUB8BBMDc7
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 2, 2022

Accused U.S. Capitol rioter wanted to drag Pelosi from building, prosecutor says https://t.co/s2GD15moAM pic.twitter.com/UPgI2KOPCC
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 2, 2022

NEW: The Trump supporter who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 while he was out on bail on an attempted murder charge was also a racist online troll who praised Hitler, feds say. https://t.co/TSS63rzAYg
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) March 1, 2022

The Capitol rioter who was photographed walking off with Nancy Pelosi's podium is going to prison. They do say when you play stupid games you win stupid prizes. https://t.co/6CKrHydVQC
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) February 27, 2022

BREAKING: A Capitol rioter proclaimed to a judge that “dark energy forces” had led her to storm the Capitol through a broken window on Jan. 6, when she declared "civil war.”

She’s been sentenced to prison. https://t.co/THReVzw0D0
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 23, 2022

FBI arrests Baltimore man on charges he stormed US Capitol on Jan. 6https://t.co/S2GaIPJgzV
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) March 4, 2022

Tweets on why Russia’s convoy is stalled

Cheap tires and bad maintenance. Great thread right below this:

This is a thread that will explain the implied poor Russian Army truck maintenance practices based on this photo of a Pantsir-S1 wheeled gun-missile system's right rear pair of tires below & the operational implications during the Ukrainian mud season.🧵

1/ pic.twitter.com/LmxW43v6gy
— Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) March 2, 2022

Reason for the stagnation of Russia's military fleet has been found. Their vehicles used poor quality Chinese Huanghai YS20 tires, which are imitations of the American Michelin military tires. Those 🇨🇳 tires can't drive in the mud. 🇨🇳 knockoffs contributed to "anti-war" effort. pic.twitter.com/ruYbudDRzq
— Northrop Gundam 💙🇺🇦💛 (@GundamNorthrop) March 3, 2022

How cheap Chinese tires might explain Russia's 'stalled' 40-mile-long military convoy in Ukraine https://t.co/VoRAqQFjfZ via @TheWeek

They are a bad Chinese copy of the excellent Michelin.
— Cindy fowler (@Cinnataz17) March 3, 2022

Good commentary on China Inc, and the awful rot of their model. Those tires ain't Michelin or Goodyearhttps://t.co/ijQHjjhQNX
— Macro Twain (@macrotwain) March 3, 2022

Update on gerrymandering in Kansas (3/2/22)

The legal fight over Kansas redistricting continues.

A third lawsuit was filed today – this one in Douglas County District court focused on allegations of political gerrymandering of Lawrence. #ksleg https://t.co/LDEs9gibci
— Katie Bernard (@KatieJ_Bernard) March 1, 2022

This is how partisan power gets entrenched.

The Kansas GOP’s supermajority, in place due to gerrymandering, is overriding the Governor’s veto so that their *new* gerrymandered maps can pass and further entrench their power.

A vicious political cycle that’s killing democracy. https://t.co/WhYYFhkODt
— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@NickKnudsenUS) February 8, 2022

Imminent Litigation To Fight GOP Gerrymandering In Kansas Revealedhttps://t.co/askR43SUpZ
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) February 13, 2022

Update on gerrymandering in Ohio (3/21/22)

OHIO: I'm told there's a strong likelihood plaintiffs will file a new lawsuit against the GOP's latest congressional map before the end of the day, per the OH Supreme Court's order Friday.

Republicans are hoping courts will say the clock has run out on a challenge. We'll see.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 21, 2022

Wow: on a seeming technicality, the OH Supreme Court leaves open the possibility for the latest GOP congressional gerrymander to be used for this November’s election. A surprise and a setback for Democrats. https://t.co/Xb0NfnsY5K
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 18, 2022

Of the five remaining states, Ohio has by far the most potential to alter the national picture. If the OH Supreme Court invalidates the GOP plan and orders a 8-7 Trump plan (example, left), it could hand Dems 2-3 more seats vs. the current 12R-4D gerrymander (right). pic.twitter.com/vtgjiFwRlB
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 8, 2022

New: Ohio's Republicans propose a new 10R-2D-3C map that could still result in a 13R-2D split in a favorable GOP year. To my eye, this isn't really any less of a gerrymander than the first map the OH Supreme Court struck down. https://t.co/b9yb8UjKH7
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 1, 2022

Given that this map isn't much fairer than the one that was ruled illegal in Jan., the OH Supreme Court may strike down this map too. But in the meantime, OSU's Steve Huefner tells me he believes this map is in effect until the court says otherwise. https://t.co/QgCIcO80jz
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) March 2, 2022

#NEW: The Ohio Redistricting Commission has voted 5-2 to adopt a new congressional map. The plan now faces judicial review. https://t.co/V8PVmYBluG pic.twitter.com/VGyKNnXTcW
— The Redistrict Network (@RedistrictNet) March 2, 2022

P.S. If it stands, this Ohio map would be good for only two election cycles, since it failed to get any Democratic support on the commission. https://t.co/QgCIcO80jz pic.twitter.com/SquK2XGgdm
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) March 2, 2022

The congressional map adopted by the majority commissioners today continues to gerrymander Ohio’s communities, completely ignoring Ohioans’ demands for fairness. This is unacceptable.
— Senator Kenny Yuko (@KennyYuko) March 2, 2022

Covers: American Girl

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers recorded American Girl in 1976. It certainly has a strong Byrds influence. Roger McGuinn of the Byrds even covered it.