Also, "Common sense is not so common" --
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” ― Voltaire
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 6, 2021
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For "Gym" Jordan, Ted Coup, Kevin McCarthy, Lee Zeldin, Marco Rubio, etc., ad nauseam, "unity" is the last refuge of a scoundrel --
I have absolutely zero patience for any Trump enabler calling for unity. It is akin to Bernie Madoff calling for better stock regulations and compliance.
— Matthew Dowd (@matthewjdowd) January 11, 2021
Look, I'm from the former Soviet Union. One of the reasons Putin, an alumnus of the KGB, the agency that committed some of the worst atrocities of the 20th century, came to power in 2000 and stayed is that people wanted unity rather than accountability. Chew on that.
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) January 11, 2021
amazing that they've settled on "failing in your putsch is its own punishment" and expect anyone to buy it
— John Whitehouse (@existentialfish) January 11, 2021
This would be a remedy for some --
Dem. Sen. Whitehouse (Judiciary): “The Senate Ethics Committee must consider the expulsion, or censure and punishment, of Senators Cruz, Hawley... Because of massive potential conflict of interest, Senators Cruz, Hawley, and Johnson need to be off all relevant committees."
— j.d. durkin (@jiveDurkey) January 11, 2021
But there must be severe consequences for ALL of them --
Investigate everything. Hunt them all. Prosecute them fully. Imprison them for trying to destroy a republic that belongs to us all. If you give fascists a dry run, they continue to fascist. We have reached the point of our The Beer Hall Putsch. https://t.co/M37WIonslo
— David Simon (@AoDespair) January 11, 2021
An insurrection can either be put down with ferocity and permanence or left to reconstitute itself.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) January 11, 2021
Trump fomented a “Beer Hall” moment. We cannot repeat the mistake of leaving the actors to re-emerge after some brief punishment. https://t.co/RNoOBQTcmY
Will Congress investigate President Trump after he leaves office?
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) January 11, 2021
“We'll see... We're not going to let go an insurrection in our country and the attempt of coup d'état… justice has to prevail,” says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. https://t.co/OukACTVSyV pic.twitter.com/sne9OTA0T6
And, finally --
This take did not age well. pic.twitter.com/FQBPNQHORq
— Miranda Yaver, PhD (@mirandayaver) January 11, 2021
