Patricia Zengerle
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“The money will be controlled by me”
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
“The money will be controlled by me”
But I thought AI was going to cure cancer
In the five days that I've been monitoring this stuff on X, I've not detected any significant slow-down.
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
But I thought AI was going to cure cancer
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What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What do these companies have in common?
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
-Cigna
-Comcast
-General Mills
-Allstate
-Marriott
-Hilton
-Walmart
-Amazon
-Microsoft
-Meta
All promised after January 6, 2021 to stop funding lawmakers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
And all have broken that promise.
They don't seem chastened.
Five years later, Jan 6 defendants, supporters, family and friends of Ashli Babbitt march free down Constitution Ave from the Ellipse towards the U.S. Capitol building.
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
They don't seem chastened.
Priorities: President Donald Trump said Republicans must win the 2026 midterm elections or else he will get impeached by Democrats. "You gotta win the midterms 'cause, if we don't win the midterms, it's just gonna be - I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me," Trump said. "I'll get impeached."
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Priorities: President Donald Trump said Republicans must win the 2026 midterm elections or else he will get impeached by Democrats. "You gotta win the midterms 'cause, if we don't win the midterms, it's just gonna be - I mean, they'll find a reason to impeach me," Trump said. "I'll get impeached."
Important thread
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 4:34 PM
Important thread
It’s January 6
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It’s January 6
Which is also one way to mark five years since Jan 6 or perhaps avoid doing so.
The House Republicans are having their retreat today at the Kennedy Center, which they are calling the Trump/Kennedy Center although he is trying to change the name without congressional approval.
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Which is also one way to mark five years since Jan 6 or perhaps avoid doing so.
The House Republicans are having their retreat today at the Kennedy Center, which they are calling the Trump/Kennedy Center although he is trying to change the name without congressional approval.
January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The House Republicans are having their retreat today at the Kennedy Center, which they are calling the Trump/Kennedy Center although he is trying to change the name without congressional approval.
The plaque isn’t even up.
The plaque is several feet wide, several feet high. It was last seen in a basement workshop of a House office bldg next to a mini-frig, a scooter & set of small lockers.
Now that plague’s hidden status symbolizes everything about 5 years ago.
My column.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Now that plague’s hidden status symbolizes everything about 5 years ago.
My column.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Column | Lawmakers battle over how — and whether — Jan. 6 should be remembered
House Republicans continue to hide a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, almost three years after a law passed requiring its display.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The plaque isn’t even up.
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies - www.reuters.com/world/us-wei...
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies
U.S. officials are discussing a plan to pull Greenland into America's sphere of influence using a type of agreement that the United States has used to keep close ties with several Pacific Island natio...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Exclusive: US weighs special status for Greenland as quest for island intensifies - www.reuters.com/world/us-wei...
Was it a failed insurrection? Discuss.
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Was it a failed insurrection? Discuss.
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
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On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.
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Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
January 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Walz: "We've got conspiracy theorists, right-wing YouTubers, breaking into our daycares, demanding access to our children. We've got the president demonizing our Somali neighbors and wrongfully confiscating funds that Minnesotans rely on. It's disgusting and it's dangerous."
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Who’s booking the Venezuela Comedy Festival?
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Who’s booking the Venezuela Comedy Festival?
Tomorrow in Jan 6 - fencing up at the Capitol tonight.
January 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Tomorrow in Jan 6 - fencing up at the Capitol tonight.
Ghost intern alert. WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Ethics Committee is reviewing allegations against Representative Mike Collins of Georgia, a Republican Senate candidate who is accused of paying more than $10,000 to an intern who was dating his chief of staff and performed no work.
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Ghost intern alert. WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Ethics Committee is reviewing allegations against Representative Mike Collins of Georgia, a Republican Senate candidate who is accused of paying more than $10,000 to an intern who was dating his chief of staff and performed no work.
Schumer opens the Senate after the year-end recess with some thoughts on Trump and #Venezuela: "Donald Trump's promise to keep us out of foreign entanglements is now as meaningful as his promise to release the Epstein files."
January 5, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Schumer opens the Senate after the year-end recess with some thoughts on Trump and #Venezuela: "Donald Trump's promise to keep us out of foreign entanglements is now as meaningful as his promise to release the Epstein files."
Also his wife almost gave her life, literally.
This man gave his entire life to the United States and this is how the authoritarian regime treats him. This should piss everybody off
The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on a video telling service members they have the right to refuse to execute illegal orders.
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Read more: cnb.cx/495FHLo
January 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Also his wife almost gave her life, literally.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
Only 33% of Americans approve of US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Only 33% of Americans approve of US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
One in three Americans approve of the U.S. military strike on Venezuela that toppled the country's president and 72% worry the U.S. will become too involved in the South American country, according to...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Only 33% of Americans approve of US strike on Venezuela, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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I predict that 2026 will be a big year for the “Hey Ed!” series.
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I predict that 2026 will be a big year for the “Hey Ed!” series.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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scahill, now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time
January 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
scahill, now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time