How am I supposed to unify with people who don’t accept basic facts?
'Asked to describe what happened during the assault on the Capitol, 58% of Trump voters call it "mostly an antifa-inspired attack that only involved a few Trump supporters."'
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 21, 2021
Not sure how democracy, or truth or facts, survive in such an era. Seriously.https://t.co/nkEA2pDhrh
The GOP is a counter-majoritarian party. Because it's counter-majoritarian it is also counter-factual, as with its claims of voter fraud. The conflict with honest journalism is structural. In train for decades, the policy is clear and open: the party stands for freedom from fact. pic.twitter.com/40IZA0621T
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) February 21, 2021
The elected Republicans are just as bad as their voters. They are still spreading the big lie about the election. TV networks should not put liars on their programs. There is no incentive for them to stop lying.
Turn on the Sunday shows and this is what you get—
— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) February 21, 2021
ABC: The election was stolen
NBC: The election was stolen
CBS: The election was stolen
Fox: The election was stolen pic.twitter.com/A9cCRHvyz3
This version of the Big Lie is what i call High Hawley-ism, that it's all about how states expanded voting in the midst of a pandemic. It's disingenuous nonsense. But.. https://t.co/CLFhOhvQvi
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 21, 2021
We asked all 50 GOP senators whether they agree with Trump that he won the election. Only 5 responded https://t.co/87yWdFNm4C
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 21, 2021
Scalise is saying that America isn’t a democracy. That’s become the new standard of the Republican Party. Not since 1860’s has a large part of the country refused to accept election. The Republican Party is an anti-democratic force. Acknowledge that reality. Fight it. https://t.co/UXEo0byliK
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) February 21, 2021
The GOP has lost control of the forces it has long encouraged, as we move into a world where democracies have fewer and fewer gatekeepers.
— Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) February 21, 2021
My take: pic.twitter.com/2IDqYNyUGX
No. A lot of Republicans believe this lie. https://t.co/es6PuxoO5l
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) February 23, 2021
Many/most Republicans believe that Capitol Rioters were both "mostly peaceful" and "left-wingers trying to make Trump look bad," according to this Axios/Ipsos poll.
— The Recount (@therecount) May 26, 2021
"It's a paradox," says @ForecasterEnten, who then lets out a jokey sound never before heard on CNN. pic.twitter.com/TejkizBTIX
This is incredible. He’s saying we didn’t see what we saw. How can we negotiate or unify with people who won’t acceot reality?
Ron Johnson's and other Trump allies' efforts to downplay the severity of the Capitol riot bears many of the hallmarks of the "Charlottesville hoax" narrative.
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 16, 2021
Except this time it's arriving much more quickly.https://t.co/tYjXJ9xLHu
Uh What? Must have been in a different insurrection than I was. https://t.co/BICvN2sCrM
— Adam Kinzinger (@RepKinzinger) February 16, 2021
I read Senator Ron Johnson’s comments. I note that a baseball bat can be used to hit a ball; it can also be used to hit a skull. https://t.co/HoW2OapxZ7
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 16, 2021
If you missed it this weekend, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said this about the 1/6 Capitol Insurrection:
— The Recount (@therecount) February 16, 2021
"This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me. I mean, armed — when you think hear armed, don't you think of firearms?" pic.twitter.com/pZuJnpeKzg
Sen. Ron Johnson is either referring to his base as “a bunch of idiots”, or he’s calling for the next insurrection to be much better planned, or both: https://t.co/aN7n6iU585
— Frank Figliuzzi (@FrankFigliuzzi1) February 16, 2021
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson belittles the insurrection — "This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me" — while accusing those who voted for witnesses of incitement. https://t.co/0xVoUrbXyI
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 16, 2021
“Ron Johnson is lying to the people of America. Ron Johnson is not worthy to be a United States senator,” Scarborough lamented.
— Charlie Sykes (@SykesCharlie) February 16, 2021
https://t.co/nvZpV3iSZg via @mediaite
What planet does this person live on https://t.co/z1SJlYhJvJ
— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) February 16, 2021
'Asinine on every level': Keilar blasts GQP senator Ron Johnson for Capitol riot claimhttps://t.co/1lCHuerzaD
— Tough Love ❤️🧢 #Resist👉🏽DP 👉🏽Putinsgay 👉🏽🤫 (@koan4u) February 16, 2021
In addition to his trip to Moscow, he spread Russian disinformation. https://t.co/ypRkrvBapR
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) March 10, 2021
The latest Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested posted a YouTube video titled "Man smoking a doobie weed at capitol dome Donald Trump supporters.”
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) February 12, 2021
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
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.
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) February 12, 2021
Thanks to those that flagged this.pic.twitter.com/G4nV7yKMOy
Per @CNN: https://t.co/Hsuh3qfcc0
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
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.
— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) February 10, 2021
But we might not have seen them at all had it not been for @donk_enby.
https://t.co/ZfyVZ88Mol
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!
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 10, 2021
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
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
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. #ImpeachmentTrialhttps://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:
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) February 12, 2021
"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
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
Just learned that the Camp Auschwitz guy was busted in part because an employee at a convenience storer recognized the sweatshirt. pic.twitter.com/MXM4Csnwy2
— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 8, 2021
Anyone know who he is? Let's find him before the end of the Super Bowl. He must be watching!! https://t.co/ByB7Lsftyq
— America's Ghost ❤🐱🌊🌊🌊 (@cleats56) February 7, 2021
New – An analysis of 226 DOJ charging documents shows Facebook was far and away the most used social media platform used by those charged in the January 6 siege of Capitol Hill.https://t.co/Ut6k7Xu29h?
— Thomas Brewster (@iblametom) February 7, 2021
“About 40 percent of the phones tracked near the rally stage on the National Mall during the speeches were also found in and around the Capitol during the siege — a clear link between those who’d listened to the president and his allies and then marched on the building.” https://t.co/r6twrHTKfN
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 5, 2021
They got Bullhorn lady, who has now left 8 children without a parent. https://t.co/2zckw2aZ2g
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 5, 2021
A Capitol rioter filmed breaking the windows where a Trump supporter was fatally shot was arrested after a relative told on him, FBI says https://t.co/bWrbeLrAWe
— Politics Insider (@Politicsinsider) February 5, 2021
2 more Trump supporters who took a private jet to the Capitol riot have been arrested and charged https://t.co/we2GPVisGL
— Politics Insider (@Politicsinsider) February 5, 2021
Federal prosecutors have announced charges against more than 175 people involved in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 4, 2021
Our review of cases suggests that many were likely disorganized, but some groups and individuals came trained and prepared for battle. https://t.co/9Fuj4Icwby
Josiah Colt, who rappelled into the chamber of the Senate instead of taking the stairs and believed that the Senate was actually the House, has now been indicted on four counts, including a felony charge. https://t.co/1BH7bPs4zH pic.twitter.com/fMwPH2ihkT
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 4, 2021
Looks like the Capitol rioters were middle aged and middle class. Not exactly victims of globalism. https://t.co/lBtAKLflj5
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) February 2, 2021
Gina Bisignano, the California business owner previously charged in connection with the Capitol insurrection, has now been indicted on seven counts (Indictment was returned Friday but posted today.)https://t.co/8yEQhWM7US pic.twitter.com/MP9gfhvgQr
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 1, 2021
Selfie cops got a 1512 charge (and abetting) added which will make it very difficult for them to remain cops. https://t.co/RJ3qUCcw1Q
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) February 1, 2021
This Capitol insurrectionist, conveniently, wore an outfit bearing a contact number. https://t.co/UW69MDW8Jo pic.twitter.com/QyjdVGMOqc
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) February 1, 2021
They all belong in jail.
Joshua and Jerod Hughes are accused of confronting Capitol Police cop Eugene Goodman, who heroically diverted the mob away from the Senate chambers. https://t.co/FirAG1ZOP1
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) February 1, 2021
Three members of the Oath Keepers, a far-right paramilitary group, have been charged with conspiring to breach the U.S. Capitol, but they didn’t act alone. They were accompanied by 10 other Oath Keepers during the Jan. 6 insurrection. https://t.co/uRzAYuxSrA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 30, 2021
Before Jan. 6, Jordan Revlett’s claim to fame was as the fourth-place winner of the 2019 “She Thinks Her Farmer’s Sexy” contest, sponsored by Owensboro, Kentucky, insurance agency Ohio Valley Insurance. But now he'll be known for something else entirely. https://t.co/ZNOYXhp1zA
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 26, 2021
Texas real estate agent Jenna Ryan flew on a private jet to Washington, D.C. She told a realty blog that she works 15 hours a week and makes “a ton of money and sells a ton of homes." Now she would like you to fund her defense for her riot-related arrest. https://t.co/iiEcBLOwyu
— Meryl Kornfield (@MerylKornfield) January 22, 2021
NJ gym owner Scott Fairlamb, who protested Gov. Murphy's coronavirus restrictions, is now charged with beating a Capitol police officer during the Jan. 6 riot. pic.twitter.com/mgLeQ6tH1N
— Aaron Katersky (@AaronKatersky) January 22, 2021
NEW: Garret Miller of Dallas Co arrested for US Capitol riot
— William Joy (@WilliamJoy) January 22, 2021
FBI says he posted a selfie on FB, commented “just wanted to incriminate myself a little lol”
When someone tweeted those inside were infiltrators, Miller replied “Nah we stormed it” and “Assassinate @AOC”
(@wfaa) pic.twitter.com/4Wlvlafi6Q
NEW: The Texas lawyer fired for his role in the Capitol riot has filed an extensive lawsuit asking a federal judge to install Trump as president, dissolve Congress, and enjoin the FBI not to arrest him please. Me @Salon https://t.co/DLsR8ZMyVS
— Roger Sollenberger (@SollenbergerRC) January 22, 2021
JUST IN: A man who repeatedly bludgeoned a police officer at the Capitol with a hockey stick — captured in a now-famous video of the insurrection — was arrested in Michigan today. https://t.co/Y44L5q0Dzl pic.twitter.com/YwpFaraMym
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 21, 2021
Houston cop arrested for storming the US Capitol insists he just wanted to view 'art on the walls' https://t.co/9E1vncMTla
— deray (@deray) January 21, 2021
Proud Boys member in latest wave of arrests over U.S. Capitol riots https://t.co/FTrrSpA2ls pic.twitter.com/XNIlLQ74J3
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 20, 2021
NEW: Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs arrested in Florida in connection to the riot at the US Capitol earlier this month, adding to the growing list of federal cases against those who took part in the mob. https://t.co/f1tRlKPLRC
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 20, 2021
The Capitol rioter who smoked pot in a senator's office has been arrested — > from @WilliamTurton & @KartikayM for @business https://t.co/djluUryRne via @bpolitics
— Mike Shepard (@MikeShepard4) January 18, 2021
Another direct connection to @RepBoebert https://t.co/lkQWeYFKJC
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) January 18, 2021
Another wild insurrection affidavit, this one about a University of Kentucky student. (The FBI was helped by an article in a student newspaper, the @KyKernel.) https://t.co/ttTEgnFC5a pic.twitter.com/jZCUXJVxaN
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) January 18, 2021
New videos (taken from Parler) show specific chain of events
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) January 25, 2021
Starts with: Trump’s statements to supporters about @Mike_Pence
Leads to: violent threats to the Vice President during siege of Capitol.
This is chilling.
Full 10-min video we produced is available @just_security. pic.twitter.com/3hXGWUzaHN
New video shows Trump rally crowd cheering call to ‘storm the Capitol’ (yahoo.com)
more video – added here on 1/29/21
NEW: The two pipe bombs that were discovered on Jan. 6 near the U.S. Capitol shortly before a mob stormed the building are believed to have been planted the night before. The @washingtonpost has new video footage of the suspect: https://t.co/wxP9Qrnc4y
— Matt Viser (@mviser) January 29, 2021
Video obtained by The Times provides a previously unpublished view of the brutal fight between rioters and officers at a central entryway on the west side of the Capitol https://t.co/kfbNAxsfTf
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) January 29, 2021
Sad!