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[Simon Ateba @simonateba]

BREAKING: Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) viciously attacks Republicans, says, "My colleagues, none of this today that you are bringing makes sense. Your inconsistencies, your hypocrisy, your sycophancy. Unless you are in a cult. And, guys, I'm starting to think you're in a cult."

"That is your right, but it's not your responsibility. I promise you, that's not what your constituents would want. So if you believe in states' rights, except when a jury in that state convicts your nominee for president, you might be in a cult.

"If you claim you back the blue but want to defund the police when the police go to your nominee's house to retrieve national security secrets, you might be in a cult. If you're supporting a guy whose felony convictions prevent him from getting a security clearance, you might be in a cult.

"And if the guy you're supporting for president has felony convictions that prevent him from going to chairman.

"Argentina. I moved. Australia. Cambodia. Canada. Chile. China. Cuba. Dominican Republic. Egypt. Ethiopia. Mister Chairman, my motion takes press. Indonesia. Iran. Ireland. Israel. Japan. Kenya. Macau. Malaysia. Mexico. Morocco. Nepal. New Zealand. Peru. Philippines. Singapore. South Africa. South Korea. Taiwan. Tanzania. Tunisia. Turkey. Ukraine. United."

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: MAGA Congresswoman Marjorie Greene is publicly reprimanded and humiliated after launching a truly deranged attack on Dr. Fauci during an Oversight Committee hearing.

This is just too good...

Greene refused to call Fauci "doctor" during her questions, insisting instead on calling him "Mr. Fauci."

"Do you think that’s appropriate? Do the American people deserve to be abused like that, Mr. Fauci, because you’re not ‘Dr.,’ you’re ‘Mr. Fauci’ in my few minutes," she said. "No, I don’t need your answer."

She was asking him about schools requiring children to wear masks and practice social distancing during the pandemic.

Democratic star Congressman Jamie Raskin quickly interjected—

"Just in terms of the rules of decorum, are we allowed to deny that a doctor is a doctor just because we don’t want him to be a doctor?" he asked.

"Yes, because in my time, that man does not deserve to have a license. As a matter of fact, it should be revoked, and he belongs in jail," Greene responded.

It was then that Representative Brad Wenstrup, the Republican chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, reprimanded Greene.

He said that the "the gentlelady will suspend" and ordered her to properly recognize Fauci as a doctor.

Democratic Congressman Robert Garcia also weighed in on the childish disrespect displayed by Greene.

"It’s completely unacceptable to deny Dr. Fauci, who’s here, a respected member of the medical community, his title. And that’s actually a personal attack on his character," he said.

Greene then lashed out again, claiming that Fauci was "not respected" and persisted in refusing to call him a doctor. While her unhinged behavior is alienating to normal people, it's red-meat for her MAGA QAnon-poisoned supporters.

Wenstrup then demanded that all members of the committee be "mindful of their remarks."

In typical hysterical form, Greene ended her line of questioning by absurdly calling for Fauci to be hit with a criminal referal for "crimes against humanity."

"You know what this committee should be doing? We should be recommending you to be prosecuted. We should be writing a criminal referral because you should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. You belong in prison, Dr. Fauci," said Greene said.

This is how truly insane the Republican Party has become. Rather than worrying about the convicted felon leading their party, they're fixated on demonizing and prosecuting scientists for trying to save lives.

Please retweet and ❤️ if you stand with Dr. Fauci against Marjorie Taylor Greene — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity because Twitter and Facebook are trying to stop its growth — which is only making Tribel grow even faster. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[SVVSD_Rauschkolb @SvvsdR]

Just listened to a great podcast from NHS alum Liam Benson! He interviewed our Choir Director, Laura Walters, & they discussed how COVID impacted theatre across the country. Definitely worth a listen!
@NiwotHS @NiwotChoir @SVVSDFineArts @goSVVSD
https://t.co/u0aNZolV4i

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@karlfisch Was just making this very argument today. Perhaps not totally unpopular?

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Condoleeza Rice just STUNNED Fox News by saying that President Biden has managed to unite NATO in ways she didn't think were possible after the Cold War.

Take THAT Fox News!

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@rainnwilson

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@budtheteacher @educationweek I wonder how that compares with the public at large. I’m guessing that number would spike, unfortunately. 1 in 5 is embarrassingly high nonetheless.

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@darla_der Anything off of Rust Never Sleeps. A perfect album.

[kwbenson @kwbenson]

@GovofCO If the Marshall Fire tells us anything, it’s that we need to redouble our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. The warm and dry summer and fall led to a catastrophic amount of dry grasses and resulting devastation. States can lead on this issue!

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Last year, for the first time in our history, a president who just lost an election tried to prevent the peaceful transfer of power as a violent mob breached the Capitol.

But they failed.

And on this day of remembrance we must make sure that such an attack never happens again.

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@darla_der Help! Help! Our students are being repressed!

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@ebrownie Amen and congratulations! And having Pom officiate…way cool. Feel better Brownie, hello to your husband!

[Steven Beschloss @StevenBeschloss]

2022: End the filibuster. Pass federal voting rights legislation. Slow the march of extremists who reject rule of law and democracy. Hold the lead insurrectionist accountable. Stop the metastasizing sociopathy. Convince people that kindness is a show of strength.

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@KatyAnthes I know too many people who lost their homes. Just awful.

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@darla_der I know many people who lost their homes today. Where was your childhood home?

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@beala Just got word that CO teachers have been moved up to the 1b group, which is next along with 75 and older, grocery workers, and state employees.

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@darla_der I am sweater. Duh. (I may or may not include the “duh” part)

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@budtheteacher It truly is a song of fire and ice.