#Insurrectionists

Cajsa is wondering what more unstable looks 💙💛🐝

Cajsa

I want to make one thing perfectly clear to those who make their living providing political news and analyses. Insurrectionists do not get to define "Unity." We have frequently been

Jill Filipovic

JillFilipovic

I really don't buy the "economic insecurity" argument for why people latch onto Trumpism, but this is interesting nonetheless. The Capitol rioters aren't generally poor; they seem more likely to

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

BREAKING: In new video, Trump lies repeatedly about his sedition. He says the Capitol attack outraged him—reports say he was "enthusiastic." He says he called out the Guard immediately—reports say

Parker Molloy

ParkerMolloy

Anyone who is legally eligible to cast a ballot in an election should be allowed to do so in whatever way is most convenient for them. If that's in-person on

And The Tweet Goes On

lacadri34

Cultists can't operate outside their cult. These Capitol Hill insurrectionists are able to have longstanding careers, run businesses & are well connected in their communities. They aren't cultists, they're racists.

M.S. Bellows, Jr.

msbellows

Why am I so adamant that the Nov. 6 insurrectionists need to be charged with MAXIMAL crimes, not mere trespass, and sentenced to decades behind bars?History.1/ Adolf Hitler led a

kp, Pandemic at Law

gokpkd

They made it into McConnell's offices as well - I haven't seen that discussed anywhere else. Everyone's been focused on the guy taking pics with his feet up on Pelosi's

Aaron Hanlon

AaronRHanlon

1) A speculative thought on class in the US, prompted by @jbouie's excellent newsletter, in which he quotes (to take issue with) this miserable assessment of the capitol insurrectionists by

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

For far too many, "a good story has become a substitute for truth," says @ayadakhtar.I interviewed this brilliant novelist and dramatist about the deeper underpinnings of this moment.https://the.ink/p/ayadakhtar .@ayadakhtar

James Newburrie

DifficultNerd

Here is the thing about cancellation and de-platforming: it hasn’t worked. You cancel one, and you get 10 more worse ones pop up in their place. Then you insist that

💀 Madame Le Dread🏴‍☠️

MissesDread

About all the evil Gen X men in Congress and among the insurrectionists- I can't help but think that if more teachers and principals and parents had listened and DONE

David M. Perry

Lollardfish

If the GOP controlled both houses of congress they would have overthrown the duly elected government and overturned the election yesterday. There will be a moment when the GOP controls

Jennifer Mercieca

jenmercieca

Strategic ambiguity: "things and events"--he doesn't give us a label for them. He want to say that they are justified protests, not unjustified treason, sedition, and insurrection.https://twitter.com/MelissaJPeltier/status/134

The Provost / سيدة الفتنة

MsEntropy

I'm about to hop off Twitter to get work done, but first: I want to briefly bring up something I think is sorely lacking in analyses of the Capitol Siege.

Leon Wolf

LeonHWolf

Two things are both true at once. The first is that anyone who used violence or threat of violence in an attempt to overturn the election results yesterday engaged in

Jo Conidi Morales

joconidimorales

Public service announcement to the Left & anyone else who cares about anti-racism: Using the racist, loaded, imperialist word “terrorist” to describe the current insurrectionist Trump supporters who have stormed

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