Laura Penney

Social Justice. Accidental Tech Support. Lover of Sloths, Sarcasm, and Awkwardness.

[MS NOW @MSNOWNews]

Leaked texts from GOP congressmen show how they tried to pull off the biggest illegal action in U.S. political history, @ruthbenghiat writes. https://t.co/hTQcVrImLz

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

It’s true. (My name was taken off the poster by Miramax execs who were told by Ghibli that there were too many names on the poster. So they kept theirs on and took mine off. Which wasn’t quite what Ghibli had intended.)

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

if you watch one thing today make it this

[Mairéad Lynn @maireadlynn]

I'm so tired of emails, slacks, zooms, phone calls, etc. I just want to walk into someone's office unannounced, plop down, ask them a question, brainstorm on something unrelated, chit chat for a while, then walk out completely forgetting why I stopped by in the first place.

[Nate Lerner @NathanLerner]

Beto organized phonebanks to call 780,000 Texas seniors to check in on them and help them access food and shelter.

AOC raised $1 million in relief aid for Texas in a single day and is flying down to Houston.

Ted Cruz flew to Cancun and when he got caught blamed it on his kids.

[Ari Berman @AriBerman]

Shocking stat: 57 senators who voted to convict Trump represent 76.7 MILLION more Americans than 43 senators who voted to acquit

[Jay Kuo @nycjayjay]

The internet is so fast.

[KSV @KSVesq]

Ladies: Good news!

Having imposter syndrome before a big deposition, hearing, meeting, or otherwise? Just throw on Bruce Castor's opening statement and realize that this is how many men proceed through the world on a regular basis.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

Just a casual reminder that in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives were expelled from Congress for failing to recognize Lincoln’s election and supporting insurrection.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Good morning 🌞

Lies are not “differences of opinion.”

Have a great day!

[Dana Goldberg @DGComedy]

Republicans are angry about how many followers they have lost over the last 24 hours. Democrats are angry about how many lives we’ve lost over the last 24 hours.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Five people died and we just learned another officer lost his life.

Yet GOP’s central focus right now are their Twitter counts. I bet many don’t even follow their community’s COVID numbers as closely.

This narcissism and nihilism succinctly captures the “leadership” they offer.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

Officer Eugene Goodman stopped a mob of white rioters from entering the chambers of the United States Senate.

At this perilous moment in our nation’s history, he was the one person standing between democracy and the rule of tyrants.

(Photo Credit: New York Times)

[Pro-Democracy RTs @ProDemocracyRTs]

In 1923, Adolf Hitler led a failed coup. He was treated leniently. Germany moved on.
A decade later, he was dictator, and the worst disaster in the history of the civilized world ensued.
In 2021, when the president of the United States leads a failed coup, we must not move on.

[Deepak Gupta @deepakguptalaw]

There's understandably been a lot of talk today about the 25th Amendment and the Impeachment Clause. We should also focus on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which disqualifies those who engage in insurrection against the Constitution of the United States from holding office.

[Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @DearDara]

The most dangerous time of all is when you're trying to get the abuser out of the house

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Pay attention to the ways you’re responding to trauma. Pretending nothing happened, minimizing it, numbing out, distracting yourself, being glued to social media or television are ways some people cope.

Be mindful of your wellness.

[Misha Collins @mishacollins]

The guy we don’t currently trust to be responsible with a Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram account still has access to the nuclear codes. We need Trump removed NOW.