TJ
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Five years after January 6, the truth is clear: Trump’s violent attempt to overturn the election went unpunished, allowing an insurrectionist back into the White House.
GOP, Democrats, and the DOJ failed to act with urgency. Now we demand accountability. Read my analysis.
GOP, Democrats, and the DOJ failed to act with urgency. Now we demand accountability. Read my analysis.
Five Years After January 6 — Are We Worse Off?
January 6 was a violent attempt to overthrow our democracy, and failed leadership has now enabled the insurrectionists into the White House
www.qasimrashid.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Five years after January 6, the truth is clear: Trump’s violent attempt to overturn the election went unpunished, allowing an insurrectionist back into the White House.
GOP, Democrats, and the DOJ failed to act with urgency. Now we demand accountability. Read my analysis.
GOP, Democrats, and the DOJ failed to act with urgency. Now we demand accountability. Read my analysis.
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There is an explosion of AI generating explicit images of children.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors
Elon Musk's Grok under fire for generating explicit AI images of minors
One user asked Grok to remove clothing from an image of a 14-year-old "Stranger Things" actress.
www.axios.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
There is an explosion of AI generating explicit images of children.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
And it's not just actresses. Across the country, more and more teenage girls are becoming victims of deepfake harassment.
Congress must step in and pass my DEFIANCE Act to ensure victims can seek justice.
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They're doing this so they can call any government program that isn't ICE or the military "rife with fraud" and thus illegitimate. They are trying to manufacture consent to say any entitlement — from Medicare to social security — must be canceled because of extreme edge cases. Don't fall for it.
The Trump administration sent out letters tonight to 5 blue states, freezing about $10 billion in funding for child care and social services programs pending a "thorough review," citing concerns over "systemic fraud."
5 Democratic-run states are told that their child care funds have been frozen
The suspension of the funds could hurt low-income families in those states, depending on how long it lasts, advocates say.
www.axios.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 AM
They're doing this so they can call any government program that isn't ICE or the military "rife with fraud" and thus illegitimate. They are trying to manufacture consent to say any entitlement — from Medicare to social security — must be canceled because of extreme edge cases. Don't fall for it.
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Umm, what the fuck is going on in Grand Rapids, MI? Did this young woman just get arrested for speaking out about Venezuela? If this is legit we are now fast walking into fascism, we need to get a lot louder than we have been. It’s about to get ugly, y’all‼️
January 6, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Umm, what the fuck is going on in Grand Rapids, MI? Did this young woman just get arrested for speaking out about Venezuela? If this is legit we are now fast walking into fascism, we need to get a lot louder than we have been. It’s about to get ugly, y’all‼️
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An image I’ll never forget.
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
An image I’ll never forget.
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If you feel like you're losing your mind as this administration plays footsy with the idea of INVADING GREENLAND, then you're not alone.
Let me be clear: America will NOT invade a NATO ally. My Republican colleagues need to join me in making that crystal clear.
Let me be clear: America will NOT invade a NATO ally. My Republican colleagues need to join me in making that crystal clear.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
If you feel like you're losing your mind as this administration plays footsy with the idea of INVADING GREENLAND, then you're not alone.
Let me be clear: America will NOT invade a NATO ally. My Republican colleagues need to join me in making that crystal clear.
Let me be clear: America will NOT invade a NATO ally. My Republican colleagues need to join me in making that crystal clear.
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What is perhaps the gravest transgression ever committed by a US president has been airbrushed out of the picture and the perp allowed (by a majority of voters) to return to the scene of the crime.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
What is perhaps the gravest transgression ever committed by a US president has been airbrushed out of the picture and the perp allowed (by a majority of voters) to return to the scene of the crime.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
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said NOPE out loud
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
said NOPE out loud
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The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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CBS News has fully fallen, and I hope the honorable journalists left there are looking for quick, safe landing pads. I know the expectation is always “Just quit!” but that’s hard for most normal people to do without going broke. My thoughts are with all of them. This is grotesque.
Tonight on the CBS Evening News, the 5-year anniversary of January 6 got 15 seconds of coverage 25 minutes into the show. The only pictures shown: Pardoned “defendants” marching through DC as Dokoupil said Trump accused Dems of “failing to prevent” J6 while “Jeffries accused Trump of “whitewashing.”
January 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
CBS News has fully fallen, and I hope the honorable journalists left there are looking for quick, safe landing pads. I know the expectation is always “Just quit!” but that’s hard for most normal people to do without going broke. My thoughts are with all of them. This is grotesque.
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How Congress responds matters. We have to pass @repilhan.bsky.social War Powers Resolution and put an end to their imperialistic actions.
January 7, 2026 at 1:24 AM
How Congress responds matters. We have to pass @repilhan.bsky.social War Powers Resolution and put an end to their imperialistic actions.
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A reminder that conservatives who hate Trump and post a lot about hating Trump are still conservatives.
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
A reminder that conservatives who hate Trump and post a lot about hating Trump are still conservatives.
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.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
January 6, 2026 at 10:03 PM
.@PabloReports: What do you make of the White House blaming the police for what happened on January 6th?
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
Lieu: The White House’s statement is batshit crazy.
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Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to memory-hole Jan. 6, thousands of videos from the riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places.
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?
The Trump administration’s decision to delete a DOJ database of cases against Capitol riot defendants places those who seek to preserve the historical record in direct opposition to their own governme...
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to memory-hole Jan. 6, thousands of videos from the riot live on ProPublica’s website and other places.
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
Additionally, much of the deleted DOJ database can be found on the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
(Published Jan. 2025)
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Mob boss. Not a President.
Trump: “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President”
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Mob boss. Not a President.
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Trump's efforts to “erase” the insurrection could embolden violent extremists and do other harm, national security and law enforcement sources warn.
From 2024:
From 2024:
The looming danger of Trump’s January 6 pardons
His efforts to "erase" the insurrection will embolden violent extremists, national security sources warn.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Trump's efforts to “erase” the insurrection could embolden violent extremists and do other harm, national security and law enforcement sources warn.
From 2024:
From 2024:
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"We cannot forget what happened five years ago, because we cannot allow it to ever happen again."
Sarah Matthews on why telling her first-hand account of the events of January 6th, 2021, is important.
Sarah Matthews on why telling her first-hand account of the events of January 6th, 2021, is important.
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
"We cannot forget what happened five years ago, because we cannot allow it to ever happen again."
Sarah Matthews on why telling her first-hand account of the events of January 6th, 2021, is important.
Sarah Matthews on why telling her first-hand account of the events of January 6th, 2021, is important.
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he should be impeached for this alone
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
he should be impeached for this alone
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Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
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In the last several weeks Trump and his regime have essentially announced that they now view Trump as Emperor of the Americas, including the United States of America; and they are no longer bound by Constitution, domestic US law, the UN Charter, International Law, and Senate-ratified treaties.
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
In the last several weeks Trump and his regime have essentially announced that they now view Trump as Emperor of the Americas, including the United States of America; and they are no longer bound by Constitution, domestic US law, the UN Charter, International Law, and Senate-ratified treaties.
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@nategowdy.bsky.social's "Insurrection" moves readers through the day in timestamped, chronological order, bringing them a first-hand, up-close account of not just the insurrection, but what it was like to be a journalist on the front lines of a battle for democracy.
Insurrection: January 6, up close and firsthand
Nate Gowdy's new photos bring you face-to-face with the fight for the Capitol.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
@nategowdy.bsky.social's "Insurrection" moves readers through the day in timestamped, chronological order, bringing them a first-hand, up-close account of not just the insurrection, but what it was like to be a journalist on the front lines of a battle for democracy.
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Nearly one year into his second term, Donald Trump has made one thing unmistakably clear: allowing an oath-breaking insurrectionist to return to power carries real, lasting consequences for democracy and public safety.
January 6, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Nearly one year into his second term, Donald Trump has made one thing unmistakably clear: allowing an oath-breaking insurrectionist to return to power carries real, lasting consequences for democracy and public safety.
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So they were just… lying.
January 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
So they were just… lying.
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When the January 6 anniversary is buried under other news because the madman who provoked it is back in power and on an international spree of crime, violence, seizure, and chaos.
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
When the January 6 anniversary is buried under other news because the madman who provoked it is back in power and on an international spree of crime, violence, seizure, and chaos.