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Here's an ever-growing list of the tyrants who wield their power over us while doing whatever the hell they want. This is who you voted for, and it's up to you change it.
#RESIST
Here's an ever-growing list of the tyrants who wield their power over us while doing whatever the hell they want. This is who you voted for, and it's up to you change it.
#RESIST
March 16: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defends hitting a public gym just hours before ordering them all to close, saying, "I live in the regular world," unlike the Twitter world we apparently live in. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/17/bill-de-blasio-defends-hitting-public-gym-i-live-i/
April 5: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends getting a haircut during her stay-at-home order, calling herself "the public face of this city."
"We’re talking about people dying here," she pivoted. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/8/lori-lightfoot-defends-getting-haircut-during-stay/
"We’re talking about people dying here," she pivoted. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/8/lori-lightfoot-defends-getting-haircut-during-stay/
April 25: Bill de Blasio (again) and his wife Chirlane McCray are spotted taking a leisurely stroll through a Brooklyn park 11 miles from their home after banning non-essential travel. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/28/bill-de-blasio-wife-heckled-at-brooklyn-park-this-/
May 22: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam defends posing for photos with supporters without wearing a mask at newly reopened beach. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/24/ralph-northam-virginia-governor-shuns-mask-beach-s/
May 27: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham defends buying jewelry from an Albuquerque store after she ordered the closure of so-called "non-essential" businesses. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/may/27/michelle-lujan-grisham-new-mexico-governor-ripped-/
Aug. 31: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is caught dining indoors in Maryland after banning indoor dining in his own city.
"I’m sorry if my decision hurt" you, he later said. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/1/jim-kenney-philadelphia-mayor-who-banned-indoor-di/
"I’m sorry if my decision hurt" you, he later said. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/1/jim-kenney-philadelphia-mayor-who-banned-indoor-di/
Sept. 2: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi smears a San Francisco salon owner, saying she was "set up" after she was caught on video getting her hair done without a mask while salons in the city remained closed.
The salon owner later fled the city. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/2/nancy-pelosi-says-she-was-set-san-francisco-salon/
The salon owner later fled the city. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/2/nancy-pelosi-says-she-was-set-san-francisco-salon/
Sept. 28: Fox News host Tucker Carlson airs photos of Sen. Dianne Feinstein traveling without a mask at Dulles International Airport after she called for a nationwide mask mandate. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/29/tucker-carlson-airs-photos-of-dianne-feinstein-wit/
Nov. 6: California Gov. Newsom mingles without mask w/ California Medical Association officials at a semi-indoors party at The French Laundry restaurant in Napa. He later called it a "bad mistake" — the same day he banned indoor dining in most counties. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/18/california-medical-association-officials-attended-/
Nov. 7: San Francisco Mayor London Breed attends a semi-indoors birthday party at The French Laundry, the same location of Mr. Newsom's infamous party, just three days before she bans indoor dining in her own city. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/2/london-breed-san-francisco-mayor-attended-french-l/
Nov. 9: Austin Mayor Steve Adler attends his daughter's maskless wedding downtown, then films himself telling residents to "stay home" while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
He later apologized for "confusing" residents. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/3/steve-adler-austin-texas-mayor-admits-cabo-trip-se/
He later apologized for "confusing" residents. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/3/steve-adler-austin-texas-mayor-admits-cabo-trip-se/
Nov. 9: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser defends attending a Joe Biden victory party in Delaware, saying it's considered “essential travel” because she met with members of the Biden-Harris campaign in her “official capacity.” https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/10/muriel-bowser-defends-attending-biden-harris-party/
Nov. 13: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (again) defends attending Joe Biden street party, saying sometimes people "need to have a relief and come together." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/13/lori-lightfoot-denies-virus-hypocrisy-of-attending/
Nov. 14: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney (again) is spotted enjoying a beer indoors one day before banning indoor dining. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/19/jim-kenney-philadelphia-mayor-spotted-enjoying-a-b/
Nov. 16: Lawmakers from California, Texas and Washington state travel to annual political conference with lobbyists at the Fairmont Kea Lani in Maui, Hawaii. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/17/lawmakers-jet-to-hawaii-conference-with-lobbyists-/
Nov. 17: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (again) is spotted without a mask chatting with aides on Capitol Hill after calling for a nationwide mask mandate. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/18/dianne-feinstein-slammed-after-being-spotted-witho/
Nov. 23: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he's having his 89-year-old mother and two daughters travel from Manhattan to have Thanksgiving dinner with him in Albany.
He canceled his plans after a massive backlash. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/andrew-cuomo-scraps-thanksgiving-gathering-with-89/
He canceled his plans after a massive backlash. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/24/andrew-cuomo-scraps-thanksgiving-gathering-with-89/
Nov. 24: Texas Judge Bill Gravell, a Republican, pleads guilty and is fined $1,000 after violating his own stay-at-home order to attend his grandson's birthday party. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/25/bill-gravell-texas-judge-fined-1000-after-violatin/
Nov. 24: Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl is spotted dining outside at Il Forno Trattoria in Santa Monica just hours after voting to ban outdoor dining. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/1/sheila-kuehl-la-county-supervisor-dined-at-restaur/
Nov. 25: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock tells others to "avoid travel" 30 minutes before boarding a flight to visit his wife and daughter for Thanksgiving in Mississippi. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/25/michael-hancock-denver-mayor-tells-others-to-avoid/
Nov. 27: Atlanta Public Schools grants special permission for Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios to film the new "Spider-Man" movie inside two high schools while kids remain on remote learning. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/nov/30/spider-man-allowed-to-film-at-atlanta-schools-while/
Dec. 1: Los Angeles residents are informed their COVID-19 testing appointments at Union Station have been canceled due to the filming of "He's All That," a "She's All That" reboot.
Mayor Eric Garcetti later reversed the decision. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/2/eric-garcetti-la-mayor-cancels-covid-19-testing-si/
Mayor Eric Garcetti later reversed the decision. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/2/eric-garcetti-la-mayor-cancels-covid-19-testing-si/
Dec. 1: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo admits to attending a large Thanksgiving gathering with extended family, saying he didn't know it was against California orders.
"I should have known that there was a prohibition on more than three households," he said. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/1/sam-liccardo-san-jose-mayor-apologizes-for-floutin/
"I should have known that there was a prohibition on more than three households," he said. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/1/sam-liccardo-san-jose-mayor-apologizes-for-floutin/
Dec. 2: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says he did "absolutely nothing" wrong after he was spotted maskless and socializing with others at a country club in Baton Rouge. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/3/john-bel-edwards-dem-gov-says-he-did-absolutely-no/
Let's not forget the hypocrites who marched with Black Lives Matter:
June 3: PA Gov. Tom Wolf spotted among protesters weeks after threats to cut funding to counties that reopened.
He later said his involvement was "necessary to help the commonwealth." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/5/tom-wolf-marches-with-george-floyd-protesters-to-s/
June 3: PA Gov. Tom Wolf spotted among protesters weeks after threats to cut funding to counties that reopened.
He later said his involvement was "necessary to help the commonwealth." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/5/tom-wolf-marches-with-george-floyd-protesters-to-s/
June 4: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer marches with George Floyd protesters three days after telling constituents to “Google” how to cut their own hair.
She later defended her "right to peaceful protest." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/5/gretchen-whitmer-marches-with-george-floyd-protest/
She later defended her "right to peaceful protest." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/5/gretchen-whitmer-marches-with-george-floyd-protest/
June 7: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy attends a George Floyd protest, saying he "can’t imagine what it would look like if we told people, ‘You have to ignore systemic racism, just stay inside.'" https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/8/murphy-attends-rally-vigil-for-first-time-over-the/
Sorry these aren't in chronological order, but I just keep finding more:
June 3: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (again) locks arms with Black Lives Matter protesters — one day before Gov. Jared Polis allows churches to open at only half capacity. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/3/denver-mayor-marches-with-protesters-after-floyds-/
June 3: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (again) locks arms with Black Lives Matter protesters — one day before Gov. Jared Polis allows churches to open at only half capacity. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jun/3/denver-mayor-marches-with-protesters-after-floyds-/
June 8: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker marches side-by-side holding a sign with Black Lives Matter protesters in Matteson, saying "it's important to stand up for people’s First Amendment rights" and that he's "not going to run away" if people don't distance. https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-coronavirus-pritzker-trump-protests-george-floyd-congress-20200609-bifn4ekl6bewdhxtujmdplkfpa-story.html
March 25: N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy defends keeping armed guards while closing "non-essential" gun shops.
"It is what it is," he said. #2A https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/27/phil-murphy-nj-governor-defends-keeping-armed-guar/
"It is what it is," he said. #2A https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/27/phil-murphy-nj-governor-defends-keeping-armed-guar/
Dec. 7: Chicago Alderman Tom Tunney admits to letting customers dine inside restaurant against statewide ban.
"Everyone's struggling," he said. @washtimes https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/7/tom-tunney-chicago-alderman-admits-to-letting-cust/
"Everyone's struggling," he said. @washtimes https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/7/tom-tunney-chicago-alderman-admits-to-letting-cust/
Dec. 7: Calif. Assembly Democrats Adrin Nazarian, Tasha Boerner Horvath, Marc Levine and Chris Ward dine together at Sacramento's Maydoon restaurant, three days before the region goes into lockdown.
“Can we not have dinner?” Mr. Nazarian asked. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/10/hypocrisy-california-democrats-ripped-dining-resta/
“Can we not have dinner?” Mr. Nazarian asked. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/10/hypocrisy-california-democrats-ripped-dining-resta/
Dec. 11: Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is spotted at a wine and paint event after urging others to "stay home except for essential activities"
Her spokesman said she didn't break guidelines. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/17/gina-raimondo-ri-governor-spotted-at-wine-and-pain/
Her spokesman said she didn't break guidelines. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/17/gina-raimondo-ri-governor-spotted-at-wine-and-pain/
Dec. 20: Dr. Deborah Birx defends traveling from Washington to Delaware and having "a meal" among two households over Thanksgiving weekend.
She said the trip wasn't "for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving." @washtimes https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/21/dr-deborah-birx-delaware-visit-with-family-wasnt-f/
She said the trip wasn't "for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving." @washtimes https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/21/dr-deborah-birx-delaware-visit-with-family-wasnt-f/
Dec. 21: Mecklenburg County, NC, Manager Dena Diorio defends “personal decision” to travel to see family despite telling residents in the same virtual conference that holiday gatherings are one of “the most dangerous places you can be" and to "stay home." https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/23/dena-diorio-nc-official-defends-traveling-on-chris/
Dec. 31: Ontario finance minister Rod Phillips apologizes for "dumb mistake" after getting caught vacationing in St. Barts during lockdown
He tweeted video of himself wearing a sweater and talking about "sacrifices" when he was really in the Caribbean. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/rod-phillips-ontario-politician-touted-sacrifices-/
He tweeted video of himself wearing a sweater and talking about "sacrifices" when he was really in the Caribbean. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/31/rod-phillips-ontario-politician-touted-sacrifices-/