Piper Steele

Journalist, author, ghostwriter. Interested in thoughtful, open-minded discussions.

[Sam Youngman @samyoungman]

Someone who sends an armed mob to attack the Capitol shouldn’t have three votes on the Supreme Court.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

It WAS an attempted coup. It’s what he wanted. And they all knew it.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

He. Physically. Attacked. A. Secret. Service. Agent.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Dem leaders must tell voters the plan:

What’s the *actual* need? Which specific seats are we focused on? WHAT votes do we need & WHERE (what states + races?)

And, what’s the return? What is Biden/Congress ACTUALLY willing+able to do at 52/60 seats?

Be honest. Details motivate

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

For the moments when we DO insist on elections, we must be PRECISE with what we need and we will do with that power:

How many seats does the party need to Codify Roe?

Dems must SAY THAT. Not just “go vote” or “give us $6 to win.” That is demoralizing, losing, unfocused nonsense

[Alex Vindman 🇺🇸 @AVindman]

#CassidyHutchinson has more guts than @MarkMeadows and the rest Trump’s henchmen combined!

[January 6th Committee @January6thCmte]

We commonly ask witnesses connected to Trump whether they have been contacted by anyone attempting to impact testimony.

Below are examples of answers we have received to this question.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's final chief of staff, discussed how the former president thought Mike Pence "deserves it" as the Capitol rioters chanted "Hang Mike Pence" on Jan. 6, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Meadows, testified on Tuesday. https://t.co/cF0HG1Eoy3

[Reuters @Reuters]

At the Jan. 6 hearing, ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson quoted Donald Trump as saying, ‘Take the effing mags away; they're not here to hurt me,’ as he dismissed Secret Service's concerns of supporters armed with guns at his rally preceding the U.S. Capitol riot https://t.co/WPuIWvw7YP

[ABC News @ABC]

NEW: Spokesperson for Cassidy Hutchinson issues statement following extraordinary two-hour testimony before Jan. 6 committee. https://t.co/89rXPK3akI

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani sought pardons from Donald Trump after the violence of Jan. 6, Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Meadows, testified at the House committee hearing. https://t.co/gmPq0dNWyc

[January 6th Committee @January6thCmte]

"We on this committee may be able to shine light on the darkness, but that’s not enough. It is up to every American, now and in the future, to stand for truth and reject the lies."
- @RepKinzinger

[Chuck Schumer @SenSchumer]

Today is one of the darkest days our country has ever seen

American women are having their rights taken by 5 unelected Justices on the extremist MAGA court

These justices—appointed by Republicans and presiding without accountability—have stolen the fundamental right to abortion

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

This fall, we must elect more senators and representatives who will codify a woman’s right to choose into federal law. We need to elect more state leaders to protect this right at the local level. We need to restore the protections of Roe as law of the land.

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

Today is a very solemn moment for the United States.

The Supreme Court expressly took away a Constitutional right from the American people that it had already recognized. They simply took it away. That's never been done to a right that is so important to so many Americans.

[Reverend Raphael Warnock @ReverendWarnock]

I'm outraged by the Supreme Court's decision. As a pro-choice pastor, I’ll never back down from this fight. Women must be able to make their own health care decisions, not politicians.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

My thoughts on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Overturning Roe and outlawing abortions will never make them go away.

It only makes them more dangerous, especially for the poor + marginalized.

People will die because of this decision. And we will never stop until abortion rights are restored in the United States of America.

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Liz Cheney Encourages Wyoming Democrats to Change Parties to Vote for Her

Ms. Cheney, who faces a Trump-backed challenger, has begun mailing Wyoming Democrats instructions on how to change their party affiliation.

https://t.co/cnFa84AO4D

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Why did the lessons of Watergate mostly hold for 40 years? It's not just that Nixon was forced to resign. It's that his agents were punished. Government officials saw they could go to jail. That's why the lack (so far) of accountability for the Trump attempted coup is dangerous.