GOP legislators gave themselves the right to takeover local elections & throw out results - what they tried and failed to do in MI. They raised costs for taxpayers and forbid counties from accepting funds to cover the bill. They criminalize free water & food for those in line. 3/
Microsoft is growing in Atlanta. We’re adding more office space, a datacenter region, and a future campus. We can’t wait to become a bigger part – while doing our part – of this vibrant community. blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2021/02/1…
Breaking News: Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, with a promise to seek unity in a moment of national crisis. nyti.ms/35WOkqL
The death of irony: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wears a mask that says "censored" as she speaks into a microphone in the House Chamber on national television.
NEW: White House officials pushed Atlanta’s top federal prosecutor to resign before Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs because Trump was upset he wasn’t doing enough to investigate the president’s allegations of election fraud. w/ @aviswanatha@cammcwhirterwsj.com/articles/white…
NEW details in SELF PARDON story: Trump appeared to aides to enjoy watching t.v. scenes of Capitol siege. WH top lawyer warned him he could face legal exposure for the riot given he had urged his supporters to march to the Capitol and “fight.” w/@maggieNYTnytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/…
The D.C. National Guard is not controlled by the Mayor; it’s controlled by the President.
The lack of a military response right now is a failure by the *federal* government to respond to an assault on one of its most important institutions engaging in its most important duty.
Now that the US Capitol is under siege by extremist right wing and @GOP thugs, I’m wondering where all that federal law enforcement is that showed up in Portland to “protect federal buildings.”