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I have watched hours of video documenting the fall of the Capitol of the United States of America to a violent, Nihilistic, fascist mob and I believe that but for the grace of god, a little luck and the heroism of Officer Eugene Goodman, a large percentage of the Congress wouldhttps://twitter.com/AlecMacGillis/status/1350897636874838019 …

Have been murdered. There is no moving on from this event. We cannot. We must not. Should we do so, it would be an inexplicable betrayal of American democracy. The seditionists who ransacked the Capitol were incited to do so by the President of the United States and his son.

They were incited by Rudy Guiliani, @HawleyMO, @tedcruz @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy, @mattgaetz, @Votejimjordan. @MarkMeadows, @kayleighmcenany, @laurenboebert @VP and many others. They collectively poisoned American democracy with their embrace of the Big Lie about a legitimate

and fair election being stolen. They lied, incited and lied again. They inflamed Trump’s extremist thugs with insanity and cynicism. They sought to throw out millions of Black votes to maintain the power of the loser of the Presidential election. If they had suceeded the

Result would have been the destruction of the 244 year old American Republic. Each one of these people should be driven from public life. They are unfit and unworthy. They have disgraced themselves, broken their oaths and betrayed their country. Their cynicism and dishonesty

Killed 6 people. The propagandists at Fox, Newsmax, Oan, and a dozen lesser extremist news organizations share responsibility for the mayhem. @SteveScalise is telling his members that Corporate America will be back in the pay to play business within 6 months. I think he is

mistaken. How can any American company support a cause that sought to topple American democracy with lies? How can any American business say it will be ok 6 months from now @USChamber? How can any American business that made statements in support of racial justice over the last