I cannot possibly begin to explain the heartbreak, rage, & sadness—but unfortunately not shock—of watching today’s events. Sadly some of us have thought/feared that this day would ultimately come. Here we are. 1/4

For those of us who grew up & came of age working in the Capitol—with a sense of duty & honor to do so— today was thoroughly sickening. My sincere hope is that those who rampaged this institution & the people who truly care to defend it are held accountable for their crimes. 2/4

On the precipice of an upcoming inauguration, one can only hope that the disgusting events that we all witnessed today will remind us of Abraham Lincoln's first Inaugural Address. 3/4

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” 4/4 https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp