Forbestonow
@forbestonow.bsky.social
It has taken a long time...
Don't follow me as my interests are so varied I'll just confuse you and even the bots will get bored.
Don't follow me as my interests are so varied I'll just confuse you and even the bots will get bored.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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As one of the attorneys for the late USCP Officer Brian Sicknick, this notion is a disgraceful lie being argued by those who supported the insurrectionist like activities that occurred on January 6, 2021.
Shame on anyone who actually supports law enforcement to make such an equation or statement.
Shame on anyone who actually supports law enforcement to make such an equation or statement.
Great news for the family of Brian Sicknick "Zero law enforcement officers lost their lives."
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
As one of the attorneys for the late USCP Officer Brian Sicknick, this notion is a disgraceful lie being argued by those who supported the insurrectionist like activities that occurred on January 6, 2021.
Shame on anyone who actually supports law enforcement to make such an equation or statement.
Shame on anyone who actually supports law enforcement to make such an equation or statement.
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Thank you to the thousands who joined in & who read J6 texts with me. @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @tarasetmayer.bsky.social & @hunterw.bsky.social
Jan 6th, 2021 was an attempt to overturn an election—under MAGA. Hard to ignore those who built lies. Reposted for all of you.
youtu.be/AKsAQO8NEwc?...
Jan 6th, 2021 was an attempt to overturn an election—under MAGA. Hard to ignore those who built lies. Reposted for all of you.
youtu.be/AKsAQO8NEwc?...
J6 Five Years Later -- Denver Reads The Mark Meadows Texts
YouTube video by The Breach Media
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Thank you to the thousands who joined in & who read J6 texts with me. @jojofromjerz.bsky.social @tarasetmayer.bsky.social & @hunterw.bsky.social
Jan 6th, 2021 was an attempt to overturn an election—under MAGA. Hard to ignore those who built lies. Reposted for all of you.
youtu.be/AKsAQO8NEwc?...
Jan 6th, 2021 was an attempt to overturn an election—under MAGA. Hard to ignore those who built lies. Reposted for all of you.
youtu.be/AKsAQO8NEwc?...
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In two days there will be a vote on making Trump seek Congressional approval before invading Greenland.
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
Greenland war powers vote could be heading to Senate floor
Sen. Ruben Gallego said he will introduce a war powers resolution to forestall a U.S. invasion of the Danish territory.
www.politico.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
In two days there will be a vote on making Trump seek Congressional approval before invading Greenland.
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
Dems (except maybe Fetterman?) will vote to limit his authority. Republicans will probably line up behind Trump. If you want to better direct your energy... www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Anniversaries of national disasters are usually dull because everyone agrees they were bad. But January 6's is unique because the guy responsible for the riot, and the deaths, is the president and using his power to try to make us all accept his "day of love" bullshit. www.axios.com/2026/01/06/t...
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Anniversaries of national disasters are usually dull because everyone agrees they were bad. But January 6's is unique because the guy responsible for the riot, and the deaths, is the president and using his power to try to make us all accept his "day of love" bullshit. www.axios.com/2026/01/06/t...
It is not difficult to understand. It's impossible to find the Republicans with the morals left to do something about it. Roll on the mid terms.
The constitutional remedy for a president who launches a war of acquisition against an ally is impeachment, removal, disqualification, and ultimately a criminal trial. And the same is true for every member of his cabinet involved in such an illegal undertaking.
January 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
It is not difficult to understand. It's impossible to find the Republicans with the morals left to do something about it. Roll on the mid terms.
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We have a lot more video and information on our visual archive of that day
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
apps.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We have a lot more video and information on our visual archive of that day
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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And then there's this video, of officers talking with each other about what they just witnessed.
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
And then there's this video, of officers talking with each other about what they just witnessed.
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
"We didn't have a chance," one officer said. "[Trump] was still giving his speech, and I just had to leave, because he's basically just telling people to come down here and rip this place down."
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Bacon on the administration's rhetoric about Greenland: "This is one of the silliest things I've heard come out of the White House in the last year. It's unacceptable and I hope other Republicans line up behind me and make it clear to the White House that it's wrong."
As an introvert I can add that people would rather electrically shock me than allow me to be happily alone with my thoughts. 🤔
People were bored. It's always this study I think about:
People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts
Human mind may be wired to find inner reflection unbearable
www.science.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 PM
As an introvert I can add that people would rather electrically shock me than allow me to be happily alone with my thoughts. 🤔
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Maybe we didn't want this in all its particulars -- maybe we didn't want to see the ugliness so obvious, so close up -- but we wanted a flailing, adolescent tantrum against Mom, against the rules, against restraints, against norms & strictures, against "woke." We wanted a rumspringa, and we got it.
January 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Maybe we didn't want this in all its particulars -- maybe we didn't want to see the ugliness so obvious, so close up -- but we wanted a flailing, adolescent tantrum against Mom, against the rules, against restraints, against norms & strictures, against "woke." We wanted a rumspringa, and we got it.
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For me J6 was a final, unmistakable signal: this is all out in the open. There are no more dog whistles, no more hints & suggestions. Nothing is hidden. Words are pointless -- there's nothing to uncover, nothing to point out. If you see this & continue down the same path, *it's because you want it*.
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
For me J6 was a final, unmistakable signal: this is all out in the open. There are no more dog whistles, no more hints & suggestions. Nothing is hidden. Words are pointless -- there's nothing to uncover, nothing to point out. If you see this & continue down the same path, *it's because you want it*.
A little too late, Senator but I will take late over never.
Sen. Tillis denounces Trump's pardons of J6 insurrectionists: "We let bad people go, and we sent the message that if you come to this Capitol and you have the right president in office, he's gonna get you get past things that not anyone of us would get away with if we did it back in our home state"
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A little too late, Senator but I will take late over never.
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Sen. Tillis denounces Trump's pardons of J6 insurrectionists: "We let bad people go, and we sent the message that if you come to this Capitol and you have the right president in office, he's gonna get you get past things that not anyone of us would get away with if we did it back in our home state"
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Sen. Tillis denounces Trump's pardons of J6 insurrectionists: "We let bad people go, and we sent the message that if you come to this Capitol and you have the right president in office, he's gonna get you get past things that not anyone of us would get away with if we did it back in our home state"
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We all see what the Trump WH is doing here for Russia, right?
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We all see what the Trump WH is doing here for Russia, right?
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I'm never backing down. I'm going to continue holding this Administration accountable because I won't let them intimidate me or any American out of speaking their mind.
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I'm never backing down. I'm going to continue holding this Administration accountable because I won't let them intimidate me or any American out of speaking their mind.
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He looks like Roy Cohen. He acts like Roy cohen
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
He looks like Roy Cohen. He acts like Roy cohen
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Hear us out.
All we have to do is steal MikeRogers’ (AL-03) toupee so he won’t show his face in public for a vote, and the Dems will have a 2 vote majority in the House...
All we have to do is steal MikeRogers’ (AL-03) toupee so he won’t show his face in public for a vote, and the Dems will have a 2 vote majority in the House...
With the retirement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the passing of LaMalfa, it looks like the GOP no longer holds a working majority until his seat is filled. It’s at 217. They need 218 for a majority.
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Hear us out.
All we have to do is steal MikeRogers’ (AL-03) toupee so he won’t show his face in public for a vote, and the Dems will have a 2 vote majority in the House...
All we have to do is steal MikeRogers’ (AL-03) toupee so he won’t show his face in public for a vote, and the Dems will have a 2 vote majority in the House...
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I don't often agree with Donald Trump.
But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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Trump: "You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don't win the midterms, they'll find a reason to impeach me. I'll get impeached."
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I don't often agree with Donald Trump.
But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
secure.actblue.com/donate/loc_g...
I don't know George personally beyond our interactions on social media, but I have one specific reason for thinking his candidacy a great idea.
Congress is full of people wanting a lifetime sinecure. George just wants to be part of the process of holding Trump to account, and he will. Good luck.
Congress is full of people wanting a lifetime sinecure. George just wants to be part of the process of holding Trump to account, and he will. Good luck.
I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I don't know George personally beyond our interactions on social media, but I have one specific reason for thinking his candidacy a great idea.
Congress is full of people wanting a lifetime sinecure. George just wants to be part of the process of holding Trump to account, and he will. Good luck.
Congress is full of people wanting a lifetime sinecure. George just wants to be part of the process of holding Trump to account, and he will. Good luck.
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I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I’m running for Congress in NY-12, my home.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
We have a demented, criminal president running the country like a mob operation—government by the boss, for the boss.
We need Democratic fighters who will defend the rule of law and deliver government by the people. Join us.
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This AM, I put out an issue of my OUR LAND newsletter noting that Trump had taken an Orwellian approach to erasing the 1/6 insurrectionist riot.
link.motherjones.com/public/43368...
But I'm still surprised by the blatant & brazen rewriting of history by the Trump White House's new 1/6 website.
link.motherjones.com/public/43368...
But I'm still surprised by the blatant & brazen rewriting of history by the Trump White House's new 1/6 website.
The Trump WH today triples down on the claim that there is "no evidence of armed rebellion or intent to overthrow the government" by Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Obviously that's a brazen lie, as shown by extensive court documents, video recorded by Trump's own supporters, and other evidence 👉
2/ Trump quickly had lots of help from compliant Republicans pushing a key lie about Jan. 6: the absurd claim that it was a peaceful 'love fest' and that no one had been armed. But as our investigation made clear, many Trump supporters brought guns that day: www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus... 2x
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
This AM, I put out an issue of my OUR LAND newsletter noting that Trump had taken an Orwellian approach to erasing the 1/6 insurrectionist riot.
link.motherjones.com/public/43368...
But I'm still surprised by the blatant & brazen rewriting of history by the Trump White House's new 1/6 website.
link.motherjones.com/public/43368...
But I'm still surprised by the blatant & brazen rewriting of history by the Trump White House's new 1/6 website.
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"Funding for the Child Care Development Fund and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) will be held back.
The child care money is used to subsidize care for low-income families, and TANF is monthly cash assistance for very poor..”
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
The child care money is used to subsidize care for low-income families, and TANF is monthly cash assistance for very poor..”
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states
The White House is pointing to reports of social services fraud in Minnesota to threaten funding for child care around the country.
www.axios.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"Funding for the Child Care Development Fund and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) will be held back.
The child care money is used to subsidize care for low-income families, and TANF is monthly cash assistance for very poor..”
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
The child care money is used to subsidize care for low-income families, and TANF is monthly cash assistance for very poor..”
#Pinks #MomSky #ProudBlue
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
January 6th, that day when nothing ever happened and peace and love is the GOP watch word.
Good luck with handling the gaslighting today. We remember while they pretend.
Good luck with handling the gaslighting today. We remember while they pretend.
January 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
January 6th, that day when nothing ever happened and peace and love is the GOP watch word.
Good luck with handling the gaslighting today. We remember while they pretend.
Good luck with handling the gaslighting today. We remember while they pretend.