On a day for the history books, @TheAmandaGorman delivered a poem that more than met the moment. Young people like her are proof that "there is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it; if only we're brave enough to be it."
Me in the Midwest: lol this sucks
Someone else: the Midwest sucks
Me: the Midwest is perfect! I was born in a cornfield and breastfed ranch dressing. My first word was ope. My mom is a cornstalk. Ever heard of the bread basket? Culver's, Scotcheroos, Kwik Trip, puppy chow?
"I call on this mob to pull back and allow the work of democracy to go forward," Biden says from Wilmington. He calls the protests at the Capitol "sedition."
LIVE: The scenes of "chaos" at the Capitol today do not reflect America, says President-elect Joe Biden. "This is not dissent. It's disorder."
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Now the president elect is speaking calling this action at the Capitol “an assault” “these chaotic scenes ...do not reflect a true America...it must end now”
Anarchists, Agitators or Protestors who vandalize or damage our Federal Courthouse in Portland, or any Federal Buildings in any of our Cities or States, will be prosecuted under our recently re-enacted Statues & Monuments Act. MINIMUM TEN YEARS IN PRISON. Don’t do it! @DHSgov
This is not patriotism, this is terrorism. Our thoughts are with the Congressional members and staff on Capitol Hill today. We stand with those who are working hard to protect our democracy. This must stop.
Just when you think you’ve got this country figured out, Georgia elects a Black and a Jewish Senator and terrorists supported by the president attack the US Capitol.
Within 24 hours.