Access the complete transcripts of the speeches delivered by Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden at the United States Capitol on January 6th, 2022.
Tag: Ending Terrorism
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The two faces of Sean Hannity: Fox host privately advised Trump to go back to Florida while publicly attacking our democracy
Unbelievable as it may seem, Hannity briefly offered Trump sensible advice in closing days of his scandal-ridden presidency, according to a treasure trove of emails obtained by the House Selection Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Despite publicly fantasizing about killing a colleague, Arizona’s Paul Gosar is unlikely to face discipline from House Republicans
The House Republican Caucus in Washington, D.C., which once enforced behavioral standards, is increasingly a place where shows of violent fantasy and the fomenting of real-life violence are condoned, excused and even endorsed.
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Jaime Herrera Beutler votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress
Just nine Republicans were among the two hundred and twenty-nine representatives who voted to hold Bannon in contempt, and one of them was the Pacific Northwest’s own Jaime Herrera Beutler.
Posted inEvents
Netroots Nation featured panel delves into the lasting effects of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol
Sarah Groh, Ted Lieu, Sarah Iddrissu, and Matthew Fuller joined Melissa Ryan for a conversation about the aftermath of the attack that Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress incited and directed against the nation’s temple of democracy.
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The Taliban’s reascendance is regrettable, but there were no good options for concluding the U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan
We can all wish that our withdrawal had been smoother, better executed, and not so inconsiderate of the Afghans who risked so much to help us. But again, there’s no such thing as a war that ends well, and all wars are messy.
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Select committee on January 6th attack gets to work, hears testimony from police officers
Over the course of three and a half hours, four officers told their horrifying stories, describing the violence abuse they suffered at the hands of Trump’s terrorist mob.
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From chaos to coherence: President Joe Biden’s worldview comes into focus
When he says that he is fighting to save our democracy against all threats, foreign and domestic, natural or manmade, believe him. This is a politician who means what he says and says what he means. That’s what coherence sounds like.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy, National Defense, Policy Topics
In seeking to block a commission to probe the attack on the U.S. Capitol, top Republicans in Congress remind us their work is never done
The leadership of Republicans in Congress, prompted by Donald Trump, spent Wednesday, May 19th, 2021 hanging out to dry those House Republicans who want a September 11th style commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol.
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More right wing terrorism: Refugee hating extremist attacks Pittsburgh synagogue
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that an individual matching the name of the shooter had threatened to attack the synagogue on the right wing social media platform Gab.
Posted inCivil Liberties, Policy Topics, World Commmunity
America wakes up to a nightmare: Horrific attack on Orlando nightclub leaves fifty dead
This morning, hundreds of millions of Americans woke up to the news that a man armed with an AR-15 assault rifle who had called 911 to announce that he was about to commit a heinous act in the name of the Islamic state group had brutally slaughtered over fifty people at a gay nightclub in […]
Posted inCivil Liberties, Policy Topics, World Commmunity
White supremacist guns down nine at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Horrifying and repulsive doesn’t even begin to describe how awful this news is: A white gunman killed nine people during a prayer meeting at one of Charleston’s oldest and best-known black churches Wednesday night in one of the worst mass shootings in South Carolina history. Heavily armed law enforcement officers scoured the area into the […]
Posted inNational Defense, Policy Topics, World Commmunity
Canadian authorities lock down the heart of Ottawa after shootings on Parliament Hill
Authorities in Canada have locked down Parliament Hill, the heart of the country’s national capital, Ottawa, after a yet-to-be-publicly-identified assailant fatally shot a soldier guarding Canada’s War Memorial, then entered Centre Block and began firing at people there before being killed by security. Fittingly, the man who took the gunman down was said to be […]
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Tragedy in Norway: Explosions, shootings injure or take lives of dozens
Inexplicable, unexpected tragedy has struck again, this time in Norway: Norway suffered dual attacks on Friday when powerful explosions shook the government center here and, shortly after, a gunman stalked youths at an island summer camp for young members of the governing Labor Party. The police arrested a Norwegian in connection with both attacks, which […]