And Sleepy Joe Will Get The Credit: US Politics January 2021

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lmao alfred

loooool https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/idaho-internet-provider-blocks-facebook-and-twitter/293-867cc22b-fb90-4142-a296-8d800d2a03fb

oh wow

surely none of the proud non-patriots of idaho will be mad that their facebook and twitter got taken away in retribution for the punishment of the actions of the patriots of idaho

excuse me, i need to lie down

Per a senior Dem aide: "Schumer is exploring using the authority granted to the two Senate leaders in 2004 to reconvene the Senate in times of emergency, to allow for a potential trial to begin immediately after articles of impeachment are sent to the Senate."

— Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) January 11, 2021

There's an IP who will be seeing a lot of customers jumping ship no matter what they do to repair the damage.

I've been wondering about that the whole time--the idea that McConnell can say "We're not returning till I say we are" doesn't make sense. There must be situations that override that.

Because what we definitely need on top of everything else is a battle where the political views of the owners/boards of internet providers dictates which sites we to access.

in his memo about this McConnell cited 'tradition and senate rules' as the controlling legalities. he said nothing about the US Code of Federal Statutes.

@jon - nothing is stopping them for printing out leaflets!

;)

$100 a month for 5 mbps wi-fi. Tough living in the Idaho hills.

Can’t even stream Fox News reliably while you cook up biker crank.

in his memo about this McConnell cited 'tradition and senate rules' as the controlling legalities. he said nothing about the US Code of Federal Statutes.

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Per a senior Dem aide: "Schumer is exploring using the authority granted to the two Senate leaders in 2004 to reconvene the Senate in times of emergency, to allow for a potential trial to begin immediately after articles of impeachment are sent to the Senate."

IIUC this won't happen because it requires the majority and minority leader to agree to come back into session. mcconnell won't agree. it's not happening before the inauguration.

see here for details

SCOOP --> Schumer is exploring whether to invoke an obscure power -- allowing Senate leaders to reconvene the Senate in times of emergency -- to hold an impeachment trial immediately after the House impeaches Trump https://t.co/JrlSRTBezy

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) January 11, 2021

it's probably another idea to run down the clock with a pointless ultimatum

isn't it better to wait until the two new GA senators are in there? when will they be seated?

I just posted that!

Bifurcation!

The next step is for every county in Georgia to certify the results of its election. Their deadline is 5 p.m. on Jan. 15. After that, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has until Jan. 22 to officially certify the statewide results.

Once their wins are certified, Warnock and Ossoff will present their certificates of election and take the prescribed oath of office in an open session of the Senate. Then they will be U.S. senators.

senate is out of session until the 19th. so 19th at the earliest.

Who are you calling a furcation, butthead?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/BiffTannenBackToTheFuture1985.jpg

Meanwhile, continuing in his usual vein

I have lost 12k followers in the past few days. Just FYI.

— Scott W. Atlas (@ScottWAtlas) January 11, 2021

WH sources tell the NYT and WAPO that he is becoming increasingly bifurcated.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/john-roberts-trump-shadow/index.html

The President has asked White House lawyers about his power to pardon himself, CNN reported last week. The constitutionality of such action is untested and would likely end up in the courts. Trump has already expansively invoked his power to pardon and grant clemency, notably on criminals who have been loyal to him.

Sorry if that is the third time that joke has been made.

And how pleasant it must have been!

Trump and Mike Pence, spoke today, I'm told -- the 1st time since his supporters rioted at the US Capitol while the @VP was presiding over formal certification of the president's re-election defeat.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 11, 2021

Also more on Wolf leaving

One of his last acts before resigning: moving up the Inauguration’s official security window, initiating certain federal security protocols, six days earlier than planned “in light of events of the past week.” Now begins this Wednesday instead of Jan 19: https://t.co/AChyek3sKh https://t.co/ys81zAKB7h

— Ruby Cramer (@rubycramer) January 11, 2021

A little update on this front:

UPDATE: Tim Ryan's office telling us that there have NOT been any arrests of members of law enforcement for their role in the 1/6 riots on Cap Hill.
There are multiple investigations ongoing and at least 2 officers have been suspended. https://t.co/63OaPEI2eC

— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) January 11, 2021

Meantime, this is 1) surely cleaned up and 2) bound to REALLY stick in the craw of everyone who'll be arrested.

Trump and Pence met in the Oval tonight, their first interaction since Wednesday, per SAO.

They had a "good" convo and "reiterated that those who broke the law and stormed the Capitol last week do not represent the America first movement backed by 75 million Americans."

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) January 11, 2021

xps In order to pardon himself, Trump must perform the ancient rites to summon the Contrition Bear, and make bargain therewith, until it shall bring forth its mate, the Clemency Bear.

they keep doing this post

We've lost over 49K followers now... 🤔 pic.twitter.com/KgjhLKaOUL

— PragerU (@prageru) January 11, 2021

Clemence Ebert

the America first movement backed by 75 million Americans.

um

Count em

NEW: Banks are moving away from Trump & his company.

• @DeutscheBank won't work with him in the future, source says.

• Signature Bank, which long had close ties with Trump and Kushner, is closing his accounts. with @EricLiptonNYT @SteveEder @maggieNYT https://t.co/Zu7HzJAS6z

— David Enrich (@davidenrich) January 12, 2021

Ah, phrasing.

From the White House: "President Donald J. Trump declared that an emergency exists in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal assistance to supplement the District’s response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the 59th Presidential Inauguration..."

— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 12, 2021

Hahah this craven little fool.

How it started // How it’s going pic.twitter.com/J5rITAWsVl

— Kirk A. Bado (@kirk_bado) January 12, 2021

trying not to be cynical here

still really enjoying the "how it started/how it's going" meme

Patriots’ HC Bill Belichick will not be traveling to Washington nor accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he announced today. pic.twitter.com/uvLLigFlHU

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 12, 2021

That much was obvious.

Tom Brady will accept it in his honor.

Ben Roethlisberger will be accepting the Presidential Medal of Turnovers

smh fake friends

Looks like one capitol officer has been arrested. Couldn’t find out for what, but the one who took selfies and another who put on a maga had and showed the terrorist around have been suspended.

Looks like one capitol officer has been arrested. Couldn’t find out for what, but the one who took selfies and another who put on a maga had and showed the terrorist around have been suspended.

Two suspended. None arrested.

UPDATE: Tim Ryan's office telling us that there have NOT been any arrests of members of law enforcement for their role in the 1/6 riots on Cap Hill.
There are multiple investigations ongoing and at least 2 officers have been suspended. https://t.co/63OaPEI2eC

— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) January 11, 2021

One was eaten by a lion tho

Watching proposed impeached and assuming Trump will be in the UAE or Russia by the time the hearings would come around.

*proposed impeachment

My grandmother’s adoptive parents were Russian Mennonites from an enclave that Catherine the Great had authorized to bring in German Mennonites.

If Trump flees to Russia, maybe Putin could do that for American evangelicals? Plenty of land and they’d bring money, have themselves a little Trumpistan.