Breaking News:

CNN just projected Warnick (D) the winner!!

In the other race, Ossoff (D) just took a slight lead over Perdue (R) ...chances!

Slight? Ossoff leads by 9,527 votes ... WOW

These votes came from DeKalb county! These is a African American community. 😄🍀

Ossoff outperforms Joe Biden sofar 😊

Statement by the Perdue Campaign:

Republican candidate David Perdue's campaign called for "time and transparency to be certain the results are fair and accurate and the voices of Georgians are heard" in a statement early Wednesday.

"We will mobilize every available resource and exhaust every legal recourse to ensure all legally cast ballots are properly counted. We believe in the end, Senator Perdue will be victorious," the statement reads.

Whitfield County where Trump acted yesterday ... Perdue got thousands of fewer Republican votes!

Desperation in the GOP camp ... throwing the towel.

Attacks on Warnock may have backfired ... scare tactics from the age of KKK are foolish ... Loeffler can't permit the Trump dog whistles ...

Trump loyalist Loeffler's attacks on pastor Warnock risk suburban votes in Georgia's U.S. Senate race | Reuters |

For Black pastors, calling out racism is standard. It's become a weapon for Warnock's opponent | NBC News |

Many of the spots financed both by Loeffler's campaign and by outside groups have sought to cast Warnock as a threat, drawing directly from sermons of his that confront harsh inequalities in America.

In one ad, clips of Warnock in the pulpit appear interspersed with clips of President Barack Obama's former pastor Jeremiah Wright, misconstruing the content and meaning of both men's comments. In another, images of protesters appear among images of burning buildings, as a voiceover implies that Democrats would transform the country into an unrecognizable and ungovernable place. It ends declaring that "if they win, we lose." As voters tuned in to the candidates' hourlong debate this month, Loeffler referred to her opponent as "radical socialist Raphael Warnock" 13 times.

Pence informed Trump that he can't block Biden's win[_link]

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 6, 2021

Biden election: Mike Pence 'welcomes' senators' bid to derail result | BBC News |

If Vice President @Mike_Pence comes through for us, we will win the Presidency. Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures (which it must be). Mike can send it back!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

Pennsylvania is going to Trump. The legislators have spoken.

— Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) January 6, 2021

BIG NEWS IN PENNSYLVANIA! pic.twitter.com/7JqTWYUgOr

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

Pennsylvania GOP state senators' refusal to seat Democrat leads to chaotic ceremony

I mean, congrats to the Senate GOP, who just ensured John Fetterman is all over national networks today and drawing the country's eye to their ridiculous attempt to steal a seat from a duly-elected Senator.

— Jim Brewster is Senator-Elect in SD45 #swearhimin (@Dani_PA) January 5, 2021

As Trump is LOSING his two Georgian acolytes - THE END!

Fissures are forming as Republicans decide whether it's useful to cling to Trump -- even as he tries to subvert an election -- or to distance themselves [_link]

— POLITICO (@politico) January 6, 2021

Did Eric Trump just say that MAGA was "going nowhere." A truer word cannot be spoken. [_link]

— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) January 6, 2021

The buck never stopped at Trump's desk in the Oval Office ... probably Teflon coated for the shine.

The message from Georgia is clear: Trump is an electoral liability | Sean O'Grady [_link]

— The Independent (@Independent) January 6, 2021

Thank you, Georgia. [_link]

— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) January 6, 2021

#Georgia Senator-elect Raphael Warnock spoke last night about his mother's journey and how his historic win was a full-circle moment. @ReverendWarnock joins us to discuss his victory, capturing one of two seats that will decide who controls the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com/dbLNIiOE0m

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) January 6, 2021

`Do it Mike': Trump makes last-ditch Twitter plea urging Pence to block Biden certification | The Independent |

If Vice President @Mike_Pence comes through for us, we will win the Presidency. Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures (which it must be). Mike can send it back!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR COUNTRY, NEEDS THE PRESIDENCY MORE THAN EVER BEFORE - THE POWER OF THE VETO. STAY STRONG!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2021

JUST IN: President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate Judge Merrick Garland, a former Supreme Court nominee, as attorney general, people familiar with the matter tell CNN. [_link]

— CNN (@CNN) January 6, 2021

A truly great choice, not someone like Sally Yates with a chequered past with Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Someone who set the example of a sore LOSER ... four years pushing Russian conspiracy theories ... lost an election no one could lose ... caused 4 years of sadness with a badass president ... herself undercut democracy with a fraudulent DNC to win the primaries ... pls just go away. Obama's biggest mistake to make her SecState.

Just in:

No matter what - Biden has the presidency in his pocket. Period!

Watch this and appreciate:pic.twitter.com/nuMuztgf6D

— manav (@manavjivan) January 6, 2021

VP Pence taken to a secure location ..,

Headline: Security Alert

Trump supporters storm US Capitol

Inside the chamber, a protester standing on a desk declaring "Trump is the winner".

Capitol in lockdown ... legislators handed gasmasks ... Huff Post reports shots have been fired in the Chamber ... everyone on the floor ...

Thus is the model of Democracy as 7 billion World citizens are watching America

.@norahodonnell presses House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on whether Trump's rhetoric influenced the Capitol chaos: "It was some heated stuff, Leader McCarthy. I just wonder whether someone is going to accurately call a spade a spade, and I'm giving you the opportunity right now" pic.twitter.com/crN34Q12Sh

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 6, 2021

Secret Service and Federal Protective Service being deployed to Capitol [_link] pic.twitter.com/tNVWK31bBn

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 6, 2021

This was the preparation for a Black Lives Matter peaceful protest this summer. Members of the National Guard were deployed near the White House ahead of peaceful protests against police brutality. Quite a difference. 🤔 pic.twitter.com/CBGIykqmsa

— Linsey Davis (@LinseyDavis) January 6, 2021

Trump Exposed as the Emperor With No Clothes

The Most Surreal Images From the Pro-Trump Riot at the U.S. Capitol

FBI SWAT team in Capitol complex pic.twitter.com/SCLDTlQ0g0

— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) January 6, 2021

The violence and destruction taking place at the US Capitol Must Stop and it Must Stop Now. Anyone involved must respect Law Enforcement officers and immediately leave the building.

— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) January 6, 2021

Ivanka Trump deletes tweet calling pro-Trump rioters 'patriots'

Twitter blocks users from liking Trump video message as calls grow for his account to be removed

I believe in the strength of US institutions and democracy. Peaceful transition of power is at the core. @JoeBiden won the election.

I look forward to working with him as the next President of the USA. [_link]

— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 6, 2021

A Memorial Day for Our Children? Will lessons be learned? America unmasked, decades of inequality and a disfunctional U.S. Congress ... the legacy of actor Ronnie Reagan, Bush and Bush, Trump exit as a modern Nero.

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of burning the White House. Only sparklers this time! pic.twitter.com/QIDBQTBmmL

— British Embassy Washington D.C. (@UKinUSA) August 24, 2014

UK embassy apologises for 'burning White House' tweet | BBC News |

Live: Woman shot in US Capitol building during riot has reportedly died

Capitool riots - live: Woman shot as pro-Trump rioters stormed Congress building has died, reports say | The Independent |

Will the Trump Family and mob lawyer Rudy Giuliani be chased out of Washington politics forever? Or be embraced by a new generation of Republicans in Congress?

Trump is traumatized ... a close ally disclosed: "the president is out of his mind."

That's nothing new, we knew that for over four years.

Dear Colleague to All Members on Continuation of the Joint Session of Congress

Dear Colleague,

Today, a shameful assault was made on our democracy.  It was anointed at the highest level of government.  It cannot, however, deter us from our responsibility to validate the election of Joe Biden.

To that end, in consultation with Leader Hoyer and Whip Clyburn and after calls to the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the Vice President, we have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use.  Leader Hoyer will be sending out more guidance later today.

We always knew this responsibility would take us into the night. The night may still be long but we are hopeful for a shorter agenda, but our purpose will be accomplished.

We also knew that we would be a part of history in a positive way, today, despite ill-founded objections to the Electoral College vote.  We now will be part of history, as such a shameful picture of our country was put out to the world, instigated at the highest level.

Today, January 6 - the Feast of Epiphany - let us pray that this instigation to violence will provide an epiphany for our country to heal.

Members and staff should remain on the Capitol complex until they are notified by the United States Capitol Police.

I look forward to seeing you later this evening, during this time of great sadness.

Nancy

Josh Hawley: Too Big For His Britches

If the Antifa scumbags can terrorize my family, they can do it to any family in America. People should be safe in their own homes. And we're not going to sit back and take it pic.twitter.com/umzOMBiA6l

— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) January 6, 2021

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter remove video of Trump amid chaos at Capitol | NBC News |

Facebook takes down Trump video for inciting 'ongoing violence' | SF Gate |

BREAKING: Twitter says Trump's account has been "locked for 12 hours" and future violations will result in "permanent suspension"

— BNO News (@BNONews) January 7, 2021

US Congress has certified the election ... seven Senators remained in support of sedition and side with traitors of the US Constitution. As close advisors are resigning, losing allies in Congress, talk of invoking the 25th Amendement due to a State of Delusion, suspended from Twitter and his incendiary posts removed from media.

Trump exits in DISGRACE. An historical event maintained and democracy preserved ... for now. This is what a Banana Republic looks like and a fascist leader in the White House. Across the nation nearly 75 million fervent supporters and his MOB invaded the Capitol leaving a trail of destruction and leaving four Americans dead today.

A president bearing responsibility for up to 400,000 deaths due to Corona virus.

VP Pence dissolved the Joint Session of Congress after fine closing statement and prayer by Reverend Black.

No more damage and no more pardons by this criminal president ... he hates Congress, the Judiciary and all Americans who didn't vote for him on Nov. 3. Trump only cares about himself.

[_link]

— Forbes (@Forbes) January 7, 2021

Three White House Officials Resign After Capitol Breach With More Expected

Rising number of Democrats call for Trump impeachment

Republican Gohmert statement to oppose certification Pennsylvania is treacherous, there should be no place in Washington D.C. for a traitor supporting the Confederacy against the Union. Already too much blood is offered for the delusion. America needs more than soul searching, it has to tone down on the falsehood of exceptionalism. The root cause is capitalism and indemic inequality.

On division and stalemate in American politics ... also the scourge of belief in American exceptionalism.

Fake America In 3 Tweets | June 2018 |
[Includes a Trump pardon for Dinesh D'Souza]

From the Quiet Mutiny | Aug. 2017 |

American Exceptionalism Good - Neocon Israel Policy Better | Sept. 2015 |

US Capitol riots: World leaders react to 'horrifying' scenes in Washington | BBC News |

Will rightwing populist party leaders too be seen for who and what they represent - fascism - be condemned?

That specifically means Boris Johnson and his Tory clan, Israel's Bibi Netanyahu and Likud, Mark "business as usual" Rutte and the fascist states of New Europe.

Mark Rutte visit Trump

The bond between NL and the US is strong and centuries old. Today I discussed the special relationship between our two countries with President @realDonaldTrump at the White House. I look forward to continue and intensify our cooperation. #NLintheUSA pic.twitter.com/R3SZhUPgQn

— Mark Rutte (@MinPres) July 18, 2019

From a Fringe to a US Presidency - White Supremacy | Feb. 2020 |

After PM May, Rutte's Friendship w Trump | July 2019 |

American Empire: A Separation of Parties, the New Civil War

World leaders condemn 'assault on democracy' at US Capitol

Wiil the Trump Family clan and Giuliani be condemned ⁉️

Crying Law & Order won't cut it ... runs deep to the founding principles, slavery and bondage, and remnants of the bloody Civil War. Pictures of the Insurrection Jan. 6, 2021 are most powerful. A lot of reckoning which will not happen within party leadership.

... our respect for fellow citizens has been enabled by pseudo political leaders whose names will live in infamy as profiles in cowardice.  Our Constitution and our Republic will overcome this stain and We the People will come together again in our never-ending effort to form...

— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) January 7, 2021

Brace Yourselves for a Tweetstorm: Gen. Mattis Says Trump Has Made a `Mockery of Our Constitution' | Law & Crime - June 2020 |

Enabling ...

FEAR INC.

The Dehumanization of Immigrants and the Rise of the Extreme Right

QAnon: What is it and where did it come from? | BBC News - today |

Ivanka, Eric, and Don Jr. are in furious damage control mode following Capitol Hill siege | Vanity Fair |

The front page of Thursday's Washington Post:

Trump mob storms Capitol

President incites crowd to acts of insurrection, violence pic.twitter.com/4H8YVYO3jW

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 7, 2021

Today, Robert J. Contee III was sworn in by @MayorBowser as Acting Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department.

The men and woman of MPD look forward to serving our great city under Chief Contee! #HereToHelp pic.twitter.com/7FZcFhRWJs

— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 2, 2021

Pentagon activates 6,200 National Guard members

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller signed orders activating the National Guard from Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland for up to 30 days. A defense official said the goal is to have Guard members help secure the U.S. Capitol and the surrounding area through the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

The quickest and most effective way--it can be done today--to remove this president from office would be for the Vice President to immediately invoke the 25th amendment.

If the Vice President and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress must reconvene to impeach President Trump.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 7, 2021

Dear @FBI, meet @ElijahSchaffer. [_link]

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) January 7, 2021

Man pictured with foot on desk in Pelosi's office is arrested | NBC News |

Also charged Friday in connection with the rioting at the Capitol was a state lawmaker from West Virginia, Republican Del. Derrick Evans, who had recorded and then deleted a video of himself joining the throng. A petition has been started for him to step down.

Capitol riots: This Jewish student helped ensure Biden's presidency | JPost |

Brennan Leach wants you to know, first of all, that the caption on the viral photo of her taken inside the US Capitol building on Wednesday was wrong.

Here are the women - Senate aides - who had the presence of mind and courage to transport and keep safe the electoral votes before fleeing the Senate. There will always be villains.
There will always be heroes. pic.twitter.com/lO0mNcHg7h

— Robbin ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@RaeMargaret61) January 7, 2021

The people who were cheering this tweet when they thought it was only meant for #BLM are seriously shocked to realize it applies to them too. #tunnelvision #SeditionHasConsequences pic.twitter.com/a7xIVEHvNI

— Paul Trudt (@pd3244) January 9, 2021

As Wednesday's events were unfolding, I was asked to share what was happening and wrote this summary on my cell phone after being evacuated and taken to a secure location by Capitol Police:[_link]

— Rep. Vicky Hartzler (@RepHartzler) January 8, 2021

Yet still belligerent denying a fair election and joining Trump's conspiracies ... very Unamerican ... unfit for Office.

Every local PD must look for video of their officers participating in the insurrection and be fired. [_link]

— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) January 9, 2021

What happened yesterday? | Just Security |

Für Kinder erklärt: Der Sturm auf das Kapitol [_link]

— Kai Fischer (@kaifischer) January 9, 2021

What did the rioters want to achieve?

Many of them followed the words of the elected President Donald Trump. After his election defeat in November, the latter has repeatedly claimed that Joe Biden's party - the Democrats - stole the election. Allegedly there were errors in the counting of votes. Trump was never able to provide proof of this. Even so, he spread the lie over and over. Even after many other Republicans, that is to say Trump's party, had already recognized the election, Trump continued to lie.

Through his social media channels and at public appearances, Donald Trump called on his supporters to take action against the alleged election fraud. "You will never take back your country with weakness, you have to show strength," said Trump for example. Some of his followers apparently saw this as a call to violence. You have to know that there are also many right-wing extremists among Trump fans. These people want to get rid of democracy. They didn't succeed on Wednesday. But it is feared that the images of the storm on the Capitol could incite even more Trump supporters to violence.

BuzzFeed News spoke to two Black Capitol police officers who described the harrowing day in which they were forced to endure racist abuse as they tried to do their job of protecting the building [_link]

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 9, 2021

Capitol police open doors for the protestors. They stand aside and invite them inside. pic.twitter.com/OnSd3KGzz5

— Christina Bobb (@christina_bobb) January 8, 2021

Updated Georgia Senate run-off vote totals (99% in):

Warnock ✔️: 2,282,336 (51.0%)
Loeffler: 2,193,103 (49.0%)
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Ossoff ✔️: 2,263,187 (50.6%)
Perdue: 2,212,194 (49.4%)

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) January 11, 2021

Far-right politician Thierry Baudet retweeted his support for President Trump during the insurrection ...

Trump wouldn't just be great leader for America: he would be a great leader for the West as a whole. pic.twitter.com/EV5DbMzy4Z

— Thierry Baudet (@thierrybaudet) July 22, 2016

... message was deleted after 14 min according to Politwoops

Video posted to Instagram shows Democratic Rep. Lou Correa of California being screamed at by apparent pro-Trump supporters in Dulles International Airport last Thursday, the latest lawmaker accosted by the President's supporters at an airport [_link]

— CNN (@CNN) January 11, 2021

As former prosecutors, @RepKathleenRice and I believe @realDonaldTrump committed multiple crimes during the phone call in which he threatened GA SoS Raffensperger to "find 11,780" votes or to "recalculate."

Today we made a criminal referral to the @FBI.[_link]

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) January 4, 2021

It is the most profound irony that Georgia, which is the only state in the union where a Jew was lynched, and also the site of the bombing of a synagogue, has sent a Jew to the US Senate. pic.twitter.com/nPezNM2FeG

— Tikun Olam (@richards1052) January 25, 2021