#Insurrection

Ben Railton

AmericanStudier

What a week to be an AmericanStudier (or an American). But so many folks rose to that challenge & produced great public scholarly writing. To wit, another #ScholarSunday thread on

Marc-André Argentino

_MAArgentino

1/ Whelp QAnon has found some more Hopeium to explain how the plan will come to fruition so let me break down how an influencer is explaining this to his

Virginia Heffernan

page88

Trump is both compromising American sovereignty and orchestrating an insurrection from inside the White House. No words are too strong for his vicious war against this country and its people.

Anand Giridharadas

AnandWrites

I don't know about you, but after last week I needed some hope.I found some interviewing the biographer of Hannah Arendt, the perfect philosopher for this age and interregnum between

HisRoyalFlyness

FlyIngenuity

I hate doing long posts because Twitter format isn't made for it, and my joints lately make for lots of mistakes, but I find it necessary: Let's discuss our country,

Atle Mesøy

Mesoy640

Thread: 1/3, It seems many politicians, researchers, analysts, and journalists are suffering from "terrorism fixation". Every political act involving violence is defined as terrorism, which "is connected to radicalisation&quo

Jake Sherman

JakeSherman

This morning’s newsy @PunchbowlNews AM"Trump's role in the riot"Here’s a challenge: Make the argument that Donald Trump had nothing to do with the riot at the Capitol after the first

Dr. Jolene Nixon

joleneNixon10

I was horrified watching a news story on WGN- Chicago, about a Chicago Fire Department retiree incorrectly identified as one of the insurrectionists on 1/6. He has had death threats,

Ted Fujimoto 💡

tedfujimoto

I can fiercely disagree with your viewpoint and respect you as long as I know to truly have the protection of the #Constitution as the very top priority over your

Catherynne M. Valente

catvalente

Be careful when ascribing GOP actions to the idea that Russia has kompromat on them or hacked RNC emails, that they are loyal to Trump because of blackmail.It’s a kind-hearted

The Warning Bell 🧨

Lynette30067504

IS THIS THE END OF DEMOCRACY? Before leaders assert authoritarian rule, they: create a crisis demonize opponents declare a state of emergency undermine elections make the rule of law irrelevanthttps://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09

Lauren Robertson

LLRobertson75

Was asked what happened with the Owensboro, Ky mega preacher Brian Gibson. He gave a speech at a DC Trump Rally on January 5th. Well he’s busy being BFF with

Insurrection is bad, actually 🗽

ProfJSCarberry

Impeachment & conviction matters—& not just bc of the national security risks for the next 11 days.There must be consequences for inciting insurrection. We can’t set the precedent of letting

David Doak

SouthPoint1000

As a former Political consultant, I feel people are missing the big picture by focusing only on the insurrection event at the capital. Here is what I think happened, and

Dr. Malinda S. Smith

MalindaSmith

6Jan US insurrection:Democracies need the social sciences & humanities more than ever.We need political science, sociology, anthropology, history, phil, ethics.We need better media, smarter journalists, social media literacy.We need ant

Emily Clark

clark_ems

Not sure if people want a historical comparison thread, but here’s one on insurrection and a violent attempt at a coup in 1874 New Orleans, often called the Battle of

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