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NYT > U.S. > Politics22 minutes ago
Biden Holds Trump Responsible in Jan. 6 Speech
President Biden used the anniversary of the Capitol siege to deliver his most sustained and scathing repudiation of Donald J. Trump since taking office. read more
 
Donald Trump and his minions are responsible for 1/6/21.
 
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The Next Big Lies: Jan. 6 Was No Big Deal, or a Left-Wing Plot
How revisionist histories of Jan. 6 picked up where the “stop the steal” campaign left off, warping beliefs about what transpired at the Capitol. read more
 
Anything to dodge responsibility.  
 
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Ignoring Trump Didn’t Work. Biden Goes After ‘a Defeated Former President.’
In a speech marking the anniversary of the Capitol riot, the president confronted Trumpism, even as he refused to utter his predecessor’s name. read more
 
The Know Nothing party should be extinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Nothing
 
The know nothing would be called socialists today.
 
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4 Takeaways From the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Commemoration
President Biden took a confrontational approach to his predecessor, who isn’t going away, and other takeaways from the commemoration events. read more  

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
18 U.S. Code § 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government 
 
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At the Capitol, a Day of Somber Remembrance
The anniversary of Jan. 6 was part national commemoration, part group therapy session and part slick production as Democrats marked the deadliest attack on the Capitol in two centuries. read more
 
Lawyers can delay longer than living memory.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385

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At the Capitol, a Day of Somber Remembrance
The anniversary of Jan. 6 was part national commemoration, part group therapy session and part slick production as Democrats marked the deadliest attack on the Capitol in two centuries. read more
 
Lawyers can delay longer than living memory.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385

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Biden’s Speech on the Jan. 6 Riot, Annotated
The president commemorated the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol with an emotional address forcefully denouncing his predecessor. read more
 
I listened to the speech live.
 
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Will Cuomo Try to Make a Comeback?
Recent decisions by prosecutors to not pursue criminal charges against ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo may fuel his interest in re-entering public life. read more
 
Cuomo will speak in good time.
 
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Republicans Avoid Jan. 6 Observances at the Capitol
Elected Republicans stayed away from the Capitol during a day of solemn remembrance on the anniversary of the attack carried out by supporters of former President Donald J. Trump. read more
 
1/6/21 was not a proud moment for the Republican party.
 
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Former Biden Advisers Urge a Pandemic Strategy for the ‘New Normal’
In a striking critique, six prominent health experts who advised President Biden’s transition team called for an entirely new domestic coronavirus strategy. read more
 
Government health care is fanatically opposed by the Republican party.
 
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Jamie Raskin’s Year of Tragedy and Trump
We spoke to the Maryland congressman about losing his son just before Jan. 6 last year and his new book on American democracy. read more
 
Jamie Raskin has had a difficult year.
 
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Republicans and Democrats Come Together to Remember Senator Isakson on Jan. 6
On a day that amplified political divisions, lawmakers from both parties gathered in an Atlanta church to honor one of the Senate’s great champions of bipartisanship. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_mortuis_nil_nisi_bonum
 
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Times Reporters Discuss Threats to American Democracy
Our political journalists talked about the Republican push to restrict voting and seize control over elections, and how Democrats are responding. read more
 
Not much depth though nothing for me to object over.
 
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Corporations Donated Millions to Lawmakers Who Voted to Overturn Election Results
One year after the Capitol riot, many businesses resumed corporate donations to lawmakers who voted against certifying the 2020 election. read more
 
I am not shocked.
 
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Remembering Jan. 6, When He Was Trapped Alone in the Capitol
Wayne K. Williams, a top aide to the No. 5 House Democrat, was the only member of his staff in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was barricaded in his office alone as mayhem reigned. read more
 
He was trapped and sensibly kept his door closed.
He did not add to the failure.
 
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Cheneys Welcomed Warmly by Democrats at Jan. 6 Event
“The future of the country is at stake, and there are moments when we all have to come together in order to defend the Constitution,” Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming, said. read more
 
"Her father joined her on the House floor, as top Democrats — many of whom regarded him as a detested foe when he served under President George W. Bush — lined up to shake his hand and greet him warmly.

“It’s not a leadership that resembles any of the folks I knew when I was here for 10 years,” Mr. Cheney said, when asked about top Republicans and their response to the riot.

Asked about how they have treated his daughter, he replied, “My daughter can take care of herself.”"

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Times Reporters Discuss Their Experiences Inside the Capitol on Jan. 6
Focused on the counting of electoral votes, those inside the building didn’t fully grasp how bad things had gotten outside until it was too late. read more
 
There is nothing deep in these opinions. 

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Gaetz and Taylor Greene Redirect Jan. 6 Blame on Bannon's Show
The idea that people other than Mr. Trump’s own supporters were responsible for the violence that day has become a popular conspiracy theory among the far right. read more
 
Republicans lead by Trump lie constantly.
 
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Times Reporters Discuss Their Experiences Outside the Capitol
A New York Times team was out on Jan. 6, 2021, to cover what was expected to be a modest “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse. read more
 
The Times reporters were surprised.
Republicans lead by Trump lie constantly.
 
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Times Reporters Discuss Their Experiences Inside the Capitol on Jan. 6
Focused on the counting of electoral votes, those inside the building didn’t fully grasp how bad things had gotten outside until it was too late. read more
 
Republicans lead by Trump lie constantly.
 
 
 
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