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Guarantee you that all of these violent extremists are on Team Just Comply With Police when officers kill Black people. https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1346881968819105792
Really feels like we're approaching violent insurrection territory here. https://twitter.com/EggerDC/status/1346884987715465219?s=19
Genuinely chilling stuff. https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1346889865464590338?s=19
What a disgrace. https://twitter.com/toddzwillich/status/1346891658655387649
In the past few years we've seen a huge contrast between how liberals show their outrage (largely peaceful racial-justice protests) and how conservatives do so (this, and Cesar Sayoc). https://twitter.com/JakeBGibson/status/1346892845035225089
There's just no way to disagree with this. https://twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/1346894657591119873
Christ almighty. https://twitter.com/Grace_Segers/status/1346898068319465481
These are scenes from a dystopian thriller.
Absolutely unbelievable failure by the Capitol Police. What are they for if not to repel this kind of thing? https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1346898433689399297
The people who describe the "defund the police" movement and racial-justice protests as attacks on law enforcement are the ones actually attacking law enforcement. https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1346895004233576450
My brain is melting right now. This is unreal. https://twitter.com/abbydphillip/status/1346899370931875840
Just a reminder, as Trump's army breaks through the glass windows of doors on Capitol Hill, that Trump told them to go there. https://twitter.com/jim_newell/status/1346899789347233796
This scenario is literally the exact reason why we have federal security forces. Where the hell are they? What is going on? https://twitter.com/Emma_Dumain/status/1346900449534816258
At what point do the Capitol Police start threatening to use the guns they're issued for situations like this? Could we actually get to that point? Is there a way to shut this down without that?
Just. I mean. I don't even know what to say. https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1346902314490208256
Every single one of these people would be dead or wounded right now if this were a BLM protest.
Every single BLM argument about white privilege and double standards in law enforcement is being validated in real time right now, as the world watches.
Not Kabul. Not Baghdad. Washington, D.C. https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1346904014810730497
My god. My god. https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/1346905489561579532
Schumer and Pelosi need to order a thorough audit of USCP after this crisis is over. One of the most galling failures in recent history. https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1346906369232920576
This is literally one of the nightmare scenarios described by everyone who has ever advocated for a massive, heavily armed federal security apparatus, and that apparatus is completely failing to confront it.
I understand desire to avoid excessive force. But we're at DEFCON 1.
I understand desire to avoid excessive force. But we're at DEFCON 1.
My mind is reeling. We've spent trillions of dollars since 2001 on security plans to respond to terrorists attacks on high-value targets, and this one is playing out with practically no resistance. https://twitter.com/ctraywick/status/1346909258269536256
Terrorist attack. https://twitter.com/rebtanhs/status/1346911126022283270
all the "leopards ate my face" jokes just seem too real right now https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1346912029139902465
I would think so, yeah. https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/1346913308239163393
Are the police just ... standing there? https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/1346914709791002638
Terrorist attacks taking place across the U.S. right now. https://twitter.com/NYMag/status/1346914306517037059
The most gut-wrenching thing about this terrorist attack is that the elected officials who encouraged and enabled it will never accept responsibility for doing so and will continue to be treated like respectable public figures by the media. https://twitter.com/politico/status/1346915918404845568
No question. They're testing the limits and there appear to be no limits. https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1346917168236130311
Again, I just cannot fathom the value of the federal agencies tasked with protecting our capital city if they can't respond within minutes to a terrorist attack like this. https://twitter.com/TheArtist_MBS/status/1346917274163228674
Mind-boggling dereliction of duty by the federal government. https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1346917921038196743
Absolutely shameful that it took this long. https://twitter.com/DanLamothe/status/1346917938843029504
Noticed this too. https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1346915672425713669
Major news organizations are extremely reluctant to use labels like this, but if it's not appropriate now, when will it ever be appropriate? https://twitter.com/maustermuhle/status/1346919873876791296
Yup. Plain and simple. https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1346922189887582217
Biden is speaking now.
"At this hour, our democracy's under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we've seen in modern times."
"At this hour, our democracy's under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we've seen in modern times."
Biden: "I call on President Trump to go on national television now to fulfill his oath and defend the Constitution and demand an end to this siege."
Never a good sign when the police are part of the problem. https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/1346928080208728070
Meanwhile: Ossoff race was called as Biden spoke. https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1346926756461219840
My goodness, this video. https://twitter.com/BenjySarlin/status/1346930008699379713
There are no words to convey how absolutely WILD this is. https://twitter.com/rebeccaballhaus/status/1346928521667600384
better late than never? https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/1346937194712162305
Any arrests? We just gonna let all them go or what? https://twitter.com/TheArtist_MBS/status/1346936839534489601
normal healthy democracy https://twitter.com/edokeefe/status/1346936871201304576
These thugs are enemies of democracy. No other way to put it. https://twitter.com/ellievhall/status/1346940576533536773
Straight-up terrorism. No other word for it. https://twitter.com/AustinKellerman/status/1346921721429782531
The Capitol Police let this happen. https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/1346943068054966272
big today energy https://twitter.com/fasterthanlime/status/1346909034595684352
America under attack. https://twitter.com/ByMikeBaker/status/1346936318454947840
Only 13 arrests. Mind-boggling. https://twitter.com/shiratarlo/status/1346940461521358848
Just a reminder, as we continue to process horrifying images like this, that we know who was responsible for what happened today. https://twitter.com/MarkMazzettiNYT/status/1346946395782180868
First death from today's terrorist attack. https://twitter.com/phscoop/status/1346950983637557248
Terrorist. Attack.
Hope our elected officials treat it as such. https://twitter.com/EmmaVigeland/status/1346925827800367106
Hope our elected officials treat it as such. https://twitter.com/EmmaVigeland/status/1346925827800367106
We need to figure out what happened here and we need to do it in the next two weeks.
Did the president just effectively condone a terrorist attack on the Capitol? https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1346955336499003392
Not sure what to say except that these are sick, sick people. https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1346941481907593216
Even at this moment, it seems almost impossible to imagine the Cabinet invoking 25, but this is not the kind of statement that the national security adviser makes when he has great confidence in the president. https://twitter.com/robertcobrien/status/1346955563968524289
Absolutely outrageous. They are encouraging follow-up attacks. https://twitter.com/TalKopan/status/1346959284052045837
Step back and consider how monumentally embarrassing this is. A truly unprecedented failure by our government. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1346956611974291458
So much love and respect for the reporters, producers, camera operators, and other journalists risking their lives to report on this terrorist attack.
Please be safe. https://twitter.com/TalKopan/status/1346918886726369285
Please be safe. https://twitter.com/TalKopan/status/1346918886726369285
Literally indistinguishable from the dystopian "Trump presidency front pages" mockups that were so widely mocked in 2015 and 2016.
Twitter locking Trump's account. When it mattered most, the company was incredibly slow to act. https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970431039934464
Just can't get over how law enforcement treated this terrorist attack like a harmless temper tantrum.
Footage of the terrorists being allowed to walk out of the Capitol & go free reminds me of parents letting children out of time-out.
The police response is part of the problem.
Footage of the terrorists being allowed to walk out of the Capitol & go free reminds me of parents letting children out of time-out.
The police response is part of the problem.
Remember: We know who incited this. We know who's responsible for forcing members of Congress to hide in their offices as terrorists stalk the halls. https://twitter.com/Grace4NY/status/1346967836422451200
More terrorist attacks around the country. https://twitter.com/KIRO7Seattle/status/1346955280530219008?s=19
Hope the FBI is paying attention. https://twitter.com/_KaylaBrantley/status/1346950097033179137
Absolutely unforgivable. https://twitter.com/AdrianMorrow/status/1346941412479176704
So sickening that this is necessary. https://twitter.com/alizaslav/status/1346978268516331520?s=19
If there's one thing we've learned today, it's that these terrorists don't just talk tough. We need to take this threat seriously. https://twitter.com/johnismay/status/1346978472850317312?s=19
Correct. Now what will we do about it? https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1346988934019108865
What happened today was one of those things that, if you described it to the average person, would prompt them to say, "Oh, well sure, if THAT ever happened, Congress would obviously snap out of it and act."
Turns out: nope. https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1346993525703929856
Turns out: nope. https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1346993525703929856
Is there any chance that D.C.'s inability to immediately dispatch its National Guard to respond to today's terrorist attack will change Joe Manchin's mind? https://twitter.com/samsanders/status/1346993836099309568
Which Cabinet members? This is pretty surprising tbh. https://twitter.com/saraecook/status/1346993664678096896
We are a deeply broken country. https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1346996473595092994
Interesting choice by Sasse on a day when his life was imperiled by D.C.'s lack of control over its own National Guard, a consequence of its lack of statehood, which deprives its residents of full civil and political rights even as they suffer under a curfew and mob violence. https://twitter.com/FenitN/status/1346998956761477121
What a sad, infuriating day this is. https://twitter.com/CapitolK_Aus/status/1346991538551857155
This is who these people are. https://twitter.com/adegrandpre/status/1347001051400916993
Lots of sudden crises of conscience tonight from people who will be out of jobs in two weeks no matter what and may want to cloak themselves in virtue on the way out. https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/status/1346999188547121156
I don't even know what to say anymore. I'm so tired. https://twitter.com/cathleendecker/status/1347002716288114689
Seems like it might be time to change these things! https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1346992732716355585
That was ... quite the speech. https://twitter.com/ChrisMegerian/status/1347005196564639744
The desecration of a shrine to our civic religion of democracy. https://twitter.com/Journo_Christal/status/1347005690758524928
Seems justified! https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1347008678512254976
What happened today would have chastened so many critics of local Washington if they were operating in good faith. https://twitter.com/maustermuhle/status/1347009379531436035
This whole thread. https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/1347014351388102657
while they're voting on Arizona's slate of electors, take a moment to enjoy a laugh that you desperately need today https://twitter.com/cjciaramella/status/1346924760320638976
You learned the wrong lesson and now someone is dead. https://twitter.com/PaulSonne/status/1347017746412929031
Law enforcement is part of the problem. https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/1347020095332225025
The fever will never break.
They will never pull back from the brink. https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1347021135196659714
They will never pull back from the brink. https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1347021135196659714
Cyber reporters have watched for years as McConnell has blocked Senate consideration of election security bills from Wyden, Klobuchar/Lankford, and House Democrats.
It's surreal to now hear the phrase "election security" from the mouths of ppl who basically never used it before. https://twitter.com/dnvolz/status/1347021927475523586
It's surreal to now hear the phrase "election security" from the mouths of ppl who basically never used it before. https://twitter.com/dnvolz/status/1347021927475523586
I've been pretty critical of the Capitol Police today, but it's clear that the biggest issue was not isolated instances of cops going easy on the terrorists or taking selfies with them but agency leadership's failure to secure the entrances and interior with enough officers. https://twitter.com/sarahnferris/status/1347023101138231298
"The CVC...cost roughly $700 million and has multiple secure rooms and blast-resistant doors. An officer, holding back two doors, ordered us to head toward the Russell Senate Office Building because the pro-Trump mob had also breached the CVC." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/reporter-senate-evacuated/2021/01/06/3e7d5456-5061-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html
"One senior GOP aide, who has an office not far from the Senate floor, said he took a steel rod and barricaded his door when the pro-Trump mob approached. For what seemed like 20 minutes, he said, rioters banged on his door, trying to break in." https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/reporter-senate-evacuated/2021/01/06/3e7d5456-5061-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html
Another reminder of the grave consequences of D.C.'s lack of statehood. If D.C. had been able to activate its own National Guard (1,350 soldiers), the Capitol Police would have had more than enough backup to apprehend the terrorists. https://twitter.com/Reinlwapo/status/1347029153682485249
The death toll rises to four. https://twitter.com/EmmaKinery/status/1347030426930601984
One wonders if what we saw today (and are still seeing right now) will prompt any soul-searching at the top of major news organizations. https://twitter.com/MattNegrin/status/1347032557674778625
It's been stunning to watch the D.C. government have to single-handedly shoulder the public communications burden today, on behalf of a federal government (and especially legislature) that so often maligns its host city and the people who live in it. https://twitter.com/nycsouthpaw/status/1347032835941683202
This is who they are. Not really sure what more there is to say. https://twitter.com/Grace_Segers/status/1347036025596612608
