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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger.substack.com

Five years later, January 6 still matters. Not just because of what happened—but because of what happens if we decide we’ve already heard enough. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

open.substack.comJanuary 6 Is Five Years Behind Us. The Threat It Exposed Is Not.On the fifth anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, I’m participating in a hearing meant to remember what happened. I’m grateful for that—but I worry that as the shock fades, so does our vigilance,

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ScottInClearwater 🌈
@scottinclearh2o.bsky.social

Why isn't @cnn.com airing a full day documentary of #January6th today? How many decades have we been reminded of 9/11 on 9/11? But #Jan6th, nothing. It's almost like the media wants us to forget the domestic terrorist attack led by a US president we all suffered through.

patricksgoldens
@patricksgoldens.bsky.social

It matters due to what didn't happen. What didn't happen was accountability for Donald Trump, his loyalists that conspired with him to plan, organize and act on the assault of our Capitol to overturn a rightful fair election.

1Guitar4Dav-e
@daveyguitr3.bsky.social

You Americans are still in delusional reality. He should have been charged, arrested and jailed on January 20, 2021. Have you paid attention to anything? South Korea and Brazil have more brains and certainly more balls than Americans. Both their treasonous former leaders are in jail. US? Scared.

Ms. Future Hope
@msfuturehope.bsky.social

Trump was guilty AF and Special Counsel Jack Smith has the receipts and evidence to put Trump behind bars where he should be right now! Not illegitimately occupying our Oval Office!

Marilyn
@gma48.bsky.social

As I watched it unfold on TV that day all I could think was democracy is fragile. Never imagined it could be so easy to break. We all took so much for granted

Julie Bee🐝🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
@junebug1925.bsky.social

The 1500 pardons and letting Trump rewrite the history of 1/6/21 as seen on tv ‘s in half the world, shouldn’t be accepted without a fight. DC should put on the memorial plaque on every street corner that MAGA congress hid in the Capitol basement. bsky.app/profile/june...

Julie Bee🐝🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸@junebug1925.bsky.social

51% of the former R party condemned 1/6/21, 1 year later just 30% did. By the time Feb 2031didn’t yield an impeachment when McConnell said it’s pointless for a POTUS not in office to be impeached because the law could charge him then , 70% of R’s morphed into full time MAGA to defend 1/6/21 & DJT.

ebm413.bsky.social
@ebm413.bsky.social

I believe the majority of americans will never forget Jan 6th, and who the catalyst was... How could we forget that a sitting President tried to overturn a legal election...

Chuck Watkins
@chuckwatkins.bsky.social

WE didn't forget: the MEDIA sure as hell did, though! And with the Republican PPP cult working diligently to whitewash it's anti-Constitutional actions in rationalizing and normalizing it, at least 1/3 of Americans are trying hard to MIS-remember it through disinformation.

Joyce
@lovingliving.bsky.social

The brainwashed MAGA cult didn't believe it while they watched it happen in real time and will never admit their narcissistic sociopath pathological liar lunatic leader caused it.

Sherry
@sherry2.bsky.social

Proud Boys and other J6ers are in DC today While GOP holds "GOP Retreat" at the Kennedy Center Where Trump gave a long rambling speech praising himself Mike Johnson refuses to display plaque honoring January 6 Law Enforcement as lawfully required www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/j...

nbcwashington.comJan. 6 defendants plan march on fifth anniversary of Capitol riotSome Jan. 6 defendants plan to hold a march in Washington, D.C., on the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Michael B
@3909-meb.bsky.social

America still waiting for consequences & accountability on this. Pardoning of these domestic terrorists is sickening. Thought America was one nation under God. indivisible with liberty and JUSTICE for all.

happyday82.bsky.social
@happyday82.bsky.social

Remembering how people without common sense attacked the capitol and our officers hurting 126 of them on Jan 6th. Bet they wouldnt like the same action upon themselves or their families. What happen to critical thinking? GONE?

JCP
@jordonporter.bsky.social

It's time to arrest the fascist traitor, Trump!! Remember that traitor trump was responsible for this violent attempt to overthrow our government!

Gem
@gingergem.bsky.social

I encounter young people who say the revolution seems to be fought by the grey-haired old ladies, YES and your welcome. Get your asses out there and WHEN will you care?

Josh
@hobbesjosh.bsky.social

If Piggy and the GOP had owned this, we could move on from it. But they haven't. So we have to continue to remind them about it, otherwise it will just be acceptable behavior.

jen880.bsky.social
@jen880.bsky.social

WHAT WE NEED TO DO is what europe would do at this point in time ... massive walk off the job and no spending money for 1 day ...will change the tone and tenor of the greedy politicians and wall street

chrisconvi.bsky.social
@chrisconvi.bsky.social

Heather cox Richardson is saying we need to focus on Tboys medically induced happy phases (w MSB/ and Mamdhami) and they are trying to cover his mental incapacity and we need to highlight that over and over and keep it in front

Nancy W
@brucelakestudio.bsky.social

There’s a lot of GOP players that held a lot of power and could have yielded it to stop Trump in 2021. Instead they quit! They quit and walked away. The remaining GOP are cowards. Trump won.

Toni RESISTS
@femstrong.bsky.social

Your investigation was too little, way too late. Biden failed to hold Trump accountable...the buck stopped with him. He and his son are doing just fine...I will lose my home.

Rosa
@byskyowensrosa.bsky.social

Hell na, this felon went rogue n back to the scene of the crime and others. Is in the constitution commit insurection you can't run for any office 🤔

Mountain soldier
@sayan69.bsky.social

The sad part was when the Supreme Court gave this clown immunity, and now he's doing whatever the hell he wants. And Congress's Republicans don't care about the citizens; they care about how much money they can make. I saw people betting on the Venezuela raid at the same time was happening.

Patrick Lovell The Producer
@patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com

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Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com

I recorded for nearly 2 hours laying out what no one has or will. Our country is drowning in corruption. The Dem's do not have a plan. We do. Millions must stop buying lies. Everything is on the line but the opportunity is enormous and the time is now. #TCND youtu.be/PBD4VEMhkN8?...

youtu.beTB # 724: We are drowning in corruption. The Dems do not have a plan to defeat corruption. We do!YouTube video by Patrick Lovell Truth Bombs The Con
Wait, what?!
@whyisthat.bsky.social

The threat will always be there because SOMEONE pardoned them. No consequences as we saw today on the anniversary. I'm surprised they didn't do a total reenactment. They bitched enough and told lies again today.

Jack N
@splhcb.bsky.social

If voter suppression, manipulation of voting machines, and Elon's tech bros aren't successful, it'll happen again in three years.

Dennis Rentz
@docrentz1.bsky.social

Well I think that there are Two Shameful Days. Both of them are when Convicted Felon and Child Predator Trump was Elected! I’m Sorry to say but We have No One to Blame but Ourselves for This Bullshit! What were People Thinking? And Now, to Continue to Do Nothing About It?

Kris Samsel
@kris1957.bsky.social

Treasonous Congress never fixed their flaws of January 6th. The Muse continues. I won’t apologize. I will blame the wealthy and incompetent. Real coups install their puppets. Like Saddam Hussein. Shah of Iran. Chile’s Pinochet. All installed by the CIA. Notice how media covered January 6th? 💩🚫⚖️

Chuck Watkins
@chuckwatkins.bsky.social

Doubtful: even with TrumPedo circling the drain, his cult realizes that they hitched their wagon to this 🍊💩 for a chance at power and achieving their Nazi goals; and if they splinter now, they will be called on their hypocrisy by REAL Americans and called RINOs by the (R) cult & doxxed or Hortman'd.

Kongou
@kongoubongou.bsky.social

Unfortunately, it's like the Civil War. Oh, on paper, the forces of democracy and freedom won. But they didn't. The war just went guerilla and the Confederates won both times and are running things now. Because we were too damn skittish with Trump from 2021 to 2024.

Morgan
@larubia22.bsky.social

IMHO,Justice should have been swift & harsh, so J6 would never repeat. tRump & co. should have been handcuffed that night. They should have sat without bail until their trials for treason. But, no. Instead, we see normalization. The recent attack on Venezuela, with little to no protest is chilling.

Jay
@wokeaf247.bsky.social

Connections. It was never going to happen. Connections. Why - he was permitted to run. Corruption. The reason they won't impeach. Perhaps he will have less of them when the trump files featuring Epstein are released. The disgraced will lose all credibility. Shit will finally get real.

Morgan
@larubia22.bsky.social

“The impulse that fueled January 6 hasn’t disappeared. If anything, it has been refined, made more strategic, more embedded in institutions and rhetoric.”

cpgetch.bsky.social
@cpgetch.bsky.social

trump is still unaccountable and not charged for his inciting this insurrection overtaking of our capital, attacking the capitol police officers and the calling for the hanging Pence!Breaking and entering the Capitol when it was closed MitchMcConnell you will go down history a man who supported him

East Traveler
@easttraveler.bsky.social

The corrupt SCOTUS along with Republicans have failed all Americans for generations... "When the country needed the Republicans the most, they turned their backs on justice and the rule of law."

Chuck Watkins
@chuckwatkins.bsky.social

That is why WE, the ACTUAL AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUTION, must act to replace ALL Republicans with AMERICANS in our government. Once AMERICANS are in control, we can work on repairing all the things the (R) cult has worked AGAINST the American people on (healthcare, wars, voting, tax)

kpd1967.bsky.social
@kpd1967.bsky.social

The first thing out of Bidens mouth after he was inaugurated was to issue an arrest warrant for Trump! NO BAIL! Then go after all the other insurrectionists. Think how the world would be like now.

PecheLele
@pechelele.bsky.social

Demented 🥭fface destroys the world-bc he can- not seen a single repercussion for anything they've done. All those wealthy old fart child rapists will be hidden until they meet their maker. &mdme pimp will probably walk free. Bc who's gonna stop it? The 'deputy SoS' mocks &screams at us for caring

pjgcpg.bsky.social
@pjgcpg.bsky.social

What’s happened, to this point, is we have a re-elected a person who was indicted for what amounts to treason and espionage. This doesn’t speak well for the mental health of our nation.

Ernesto
@ernest33141.bsky.social

Never Forget : #Trump Did This on Jan 6 / 2021 #MAGA: You voted for #Trump to: End wars Expose pedos Lower prices Cut spending Drain the swamp Put #AmericaFirst How do you feel now? It's almost as if he used you for your vote, and is now treating you like complete suckers #ImpeachAndRemoved

Ed
@edfrombillerica.bsky.social

One day control of the govt will return to normal checks-n-balance; all that colluded with Trump's illegal actions will be held responsible & PROSECUTED-including elected officials, judges, military & civilian. We may not be able to prosecute TREASON today, but the day is coming!

Krakas
@filip-krokowski.bsky.social

The lack of prosecution for Jan 6th & Trump’s 🇷🇺 collusion will go down in history as the greatest failure of 🇺🇸 investigative bodies & the judicial system‼️ It will also go down in history as the greatest piece of COWARDICE by Joe Biden and the Democratic party‼️ Utter cowardice or comp-licitness

My gramma called me Rusty
@russell3591.bsky.social

The best part of J6 are several thousand people who self identified as irrational loyalists to dear leader! Now 47 needs human shields in the invasion and occupation of Venezuela, they will make a great list of first responders for operation “take their oil”! J6ers need to repay the pardon favor!

Tomas Alleman
@tallmean-1.bsky.social

Very few articles on January 6th, and the ones put out have all kids of people trying to refute what happened, what we all saw and heard. Trump was the reason for this, ""Big protest in D.C. on January 6th," "Be there, will be wild!"

Will Roy
@willroyart.bsky.social

President Biden should never have chosen Garland as AG. Garland should have appointed Jack Smith to act a special prosecutor. The evidence was clear. Trump had incited an insurrection. He needed to be prosecuted ASAP. Had Garland acted responsibly and expeditiously Trump would not be president.

AkLuvr
@akchikky.bsky.social

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Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Scores of now-pardoned Jan. 6 insurrectionists will gather from 11:45am for a march to the Capitol starting at the Ellipse. One insurrectionist who says he's attending: Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to prison until 2045 until Trump intervened.

Labrys provides twice the edge™
@labyris.bsky.social

No, you don't get to speak for the country. Kinzinger spent his entire Congressional career making laws of Trump's agenda. He voted against Trump's impeachment. He knew about Trump's coup but instead of protecting the country, he protected himself. He's no hero.

joethompson.bsky.social
@joethompson.bsky.social

the country spoke for itself because it understands its own interests....kinzinger voted against the first impeachment which he regretted - and that is not the one that resulted in what we have now...he has made amends for that... partisanship is part of all of this - fascism and lawlessness is not

Chowdaddy
@chowdaddy.bsky.social

January 6th is one of the lowest points in our history. I refuse to pretend that it never happened, that the insurrectionist traitors were merely tourists, that DonOLD tRump was not complicit.

E2verne
@e2verne.bsky.social

"Morning Shots, January 6th and the Never-Ending Coup" Trump’s insurrection could happen again. William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift Jan 6 How do you not recognize the COUP happening every single day? A multiple indicted felon has control of our government and dismissed the rule of law!

Nancy
@nancywokeblue.bsky.social

It matters more than ever. We are seeing all of our values what we hold dear being decimated. This is not about supporting a party; this is about supporting decency and truth. America needs to reclaim it's soul. We are not the third Reich.

johnturing.bsky.social
@johnturing.bsky.social

It's pretty much impossible for me to find a Republican or right-wing friend who believes it even happened now. In their Orwellian opposite world, the police escorted peaceful protesters in and/or the violence was antifa/FBI op.

johnturing.bsky.social
@johnturing.bsky.social

They're not aware of / actively reject any connection to the broader attempt to block the transfer of power in DC and statehouses across the country. That broader coup / autogolpe doesn't even exist to them. And if it did, it would have been justified because of the Big Lie.

Talena
@surelyyoujokeme.bsky.social

Wasn't too many years ago that GOP howls of outrage followed Obama forgetting to wear the flag lapel pin. But when Caligulump demolishes part of the white house (did he auction off the contents first?) they are silent. They own this.

Talena
@surelyyoujokeme.bsky.social

And when their attempt to remake the USA into a biblical hellhole with North Korean features (or is it the opposite?) inevitably fails, they'll just say that they were pressured into going along, or that Emperor Orange wasn't a real conservative.

David McKinney
@davidmckinney59.bsky.social

If there was an amendment that regulated factions, I doubt any if this rogue behavior would have happened...much less Reagan, Bush 1 and 2, and this monstrosity of treason. People are the worst characters and there is nada about them in the Constitution!

Bryce Remkes
@flyvet.bsky.social

I was 18 years old on 9/11 & a freshman at the US Air Force Academy. Like all of us, I was devastated that day. However, J6 hurt worse. An attack from our own countrymen still feels like a worse betrayal.

Julie Bee🐝🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸
@junebug1925.bsky.social

International terrorism united the entire country on 9/11/01. Domestic Terrorism is accepted by 77 Million voters as MAGA defends 1/6/21, and normalizes the felony pardons of 1500 arrested or indicted of the 27,000+ who breached 11 entrances of the Capitol that day. Footage needed to air all day.

igdilemma.bsky.social
@igdilemma.bsky.social

This GOP will not peacefully give up power. Lindsey Graham will cut out your kidneys for another 6 years of sucking up to Trumpworld excess. Others, they'll do worse. We know they're planning for it.

Welcome to the party pal!
@jhmblvd.bsky.social

We will realize just how much Jan 6th mattered. It was and is the most important event of our time. It was a direct attack on the foundation of democracy, our elections. Our failure to treat it as such is a massive failure of our system. The Lie won and our cost isn't known yet, but it shall be.

Ed Harrison
@oldheloguy.bsky.social

I got boiling angry watching the presentations of the Jan 6 Committee. It was quite uncomfortable and hard to forget. Justice still needs to come around for these people that attacked our nation's capitol. We will never forget it.

bjkbluz.bsky.social
@bjkbluz.bsky.social

Fuck you, quitter. Who voted with shit head well over 90 percent of the time. Who didn’t vote to impeach the first time. Who turned tail and ran away. You get zero respect from me, pussy.

Vote, Organize, Do Good.
@melissahbuckner.bsky.social

Beautifully written. January 6 might be a renewed call to courage. To the principle of democracy. To stand up and endure the attack beckoned by Trump. May our nation produce leaders within both parties who join together to protect our Constitution, Rule of Law and democracy herself.

J Easterbrooks 🌻
@easterbrooksj.bsky.social

“History shows us that the most dangerous moment isn’t always when the threat is new and shocking. It’s when the threat becomes boring.” Totally agree with Adam’s piece. So we’ll written. The quote above especially hits hard.

Interstellar
@interstel1ar.bsky.social

The whole structure of the political landscape needs to be restructured and redesigned with far more robust security and protections, and far less reliance on corporate influence.

Jeffrey Brown
@texasgeologist.bsky.social

October, 2024 in regard to J6: Trump falsely claimed that "We" (as in the violent insurrectionists) didn't have guns. The "Others" (as in the police officers defending the Capitol) had guns.

Jeffrey Brown
@texasgeologist.bsky.social

Despite moments of GOP clarity, most Republicans continue to show Profiles in Cowardice Re: J6. Mitch McConnell (Re: J6): "A violent insurrection with the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election from one administration to the next”

bobby1979.bsky.social
@bobby1979.bsky.social

This has to be taught to our students, I show the documentary (The Sixth) in my classroom, and encourage students to seek truth over lies and conspiracy theories. We should never forget this day and how it happend.

Josh
@hobbesjosh.bsky.social

FBI, Antifa. Whatever conspiracy theory they believe from Piggy to somehow normalize it. Of course, that belief defies logic, but whatever.

Chuck Watkins
@chuckwatkins.bsky.social

Well, that, and that Nancy Pelosi didn't use her Magic Pendant of National Guard Summoning to conjure troops to oppose the TrumPedo cult's riot. Still not sure why she sent the NG into L.A. and other (D)-run places if that's HER power, but nobody seems to be questioning this logic...

Winggirle
@winggirle.bsky.social

America & Republicans haven't learned anything. Republicans would put a statute of High School kid Charlie Kirk then support US Capitol Police (whom are Veterans/College Degree Officers) many my friends. I would tell them today as I did in 2021-you shouldn't have saved any Republican

Andrew Flanagan
@andrewf68.bsky.social

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Andrew Flanagan@andrewf68.bsky.social

23 Dems who voted With repugs to Stop Al Green's impeachment article👺 2 Kristen McDonald Rivet Jimmy Panetta Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Josh Riley Hillary Scholten Kim Schrier Greg Stanton Thomas Suozzi Eugene Vindman 2nd time these 23 Dems have voted With repugs 2 Stop Green's impeachment articles🤮

Tygerfire
@tygerfire.bsky.social

This was an epic failure of the US legal system and corrupt SCOTUS. That man should behind bars not elected president. Will all be lucky the traitor doesn’t start WW3.

UpNorth Liberty Consortium
@cathie4noh8.bsky.social

Your words are feckless considering your party brought us to the brink of destruction. How many times did your vote dismantle the rule of law and any sense of morality when it came to serving the people and not your party’s? Oh yeah, A LOT. You own this just as much as any Republican.

dave0953.bsky.social
@dave0953.bsky.social

Today is the 5th anniv. of a failed attempt to hold control of our government by a twice impeached president. Today is also the day of almost a year of chaos, rule & destruction of many of America's institution & alliances. How could a "people" reelect the J6 instigator and not expect disaster?

Chuck Watkins
@chuckwatkins.bsky.social

Simple: the dimwit cult of bigots saw an opportunity to destroy our Constitution and rule of law, harm brown people/women/foreigners who were "too uppity," and create a twisted theocracy based on hijacking Jesus' teaching of peace, love and equality.

linareed72.bsky.social‬
@linareed72.bsky.social

Same for me. They support him as if it were some kind of honor to do so. All I feel is overwhelmed, sad and mad. I will never stop standing up for the good in this world, for the humanity, that is slowly being choked out by those that are so corrupt. Have a good day. 💙

annmurdoch.bsky.social
@annmurdoch.bsky.social

Thank you so much Mr. Kinzinger for what you and the other members of the J6 committee did to get the facts out. Hard to believe so many of our fellow Americans are so stupid they refuse to believe overwhelming evidence.

shawnteixeira.bsky.social
@shawnteixeira.bsky.social

What we need are Dems to speak loudly with conviction. Especially after Jack Smiths testimony. That Trump is a Traitor to America, seditious, treasonous. A demented broken man child who’s a clear & present danger until the GOP all resign in shame as we witness them protect Child rapist! CONVICTION!