Your dedication to doing good by providing the facts, documents and commentary are gratefully acknowledged. You inspire me to stick to the facts and not the glitzy tweets. I know you foot the bill for this and the work hours are many and for free. I hope you somehow, sometime you compile this into a book. I’d sure buy it. Thank you seems small but it’s sincere.
A lot to digest today. I want to say thank you too....it’s a very emotional day. It’s truly sad and yet the heroic testimonies, remind us all, what we are fighting for. What you do for us is hard....thank you. It’s emotionally draining g for you, I am certain and it’s completely daunting for the rest of us. Made the mistake of picking up Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill and though it isn’t about the insurrection, there is so much overlap into our political system where money, power, greed and callousness took seed and it’s taken a monumental effort to tear the walls of secrecy down. Trump era didn’t happen in 2016 and it’s going to be important moving forward for historians and alike, to help us examine how we got here. We need to be able to identify forces that work against our democracy. It has to be done and the time is now.
I also meant to ask, it was incredibly subtle, but did you happen to catch the officer on duty at the back of the room wipe a tear away from his eyes, as the camera 'panned' back right after Fanone's testimony (the first round)? It was such a reminder of the recency, ongoing trauma, how fresh and cruel it is that they continue to protect the people who deny the gravity of this horror, and they they have to work, watch and listen to this in real time.
Kinzinger is my rep, and I have gotten a lot of flack the last few years (I mean knock down drag out fights," for saying, "I don't agree with almost any of his political beliefs, (but you actually should check a number of his bipartisan bills...he is better than almost any...and I still vote down ticket Dem) but when it matters, he speaks up, LOUDLY, unabashedly, and doesn't back down. On McCain, whistleblowers, admitting he lost the election, bounties on troops, second impeachment." He has not been afraid to hold the line and say what is morally reprehensible, despite great personal cost. I was actually furious that a very far left Dem who ran against him utterly lied about his record to attempt to bolster her run (she was not going to win in his district, but her lies to try and boost herself were just sad and beneath someone I had already mailed my ballot back in for, and I was sick about it honestly). I had hoped we could run on the issues, but apparently she knew she actually could not, so I am actually glad she told on herself, because I think, in all honesty, and the concept of 'things happening for a reason,' he is clearly meant to be a voice that is there in this moment for 'this purpose.' I now feel like all my old comments have aged like a fine wine, and the people who were petty for petty sake, look short sighted and ridiculous, just (literally) demanding I 'also' hate him for hating him sake, when I already acknowledged I did not agree with him on issues, and he had not even gotten my vote. Saying he was actually a fundamentally decent human being, too much for many people. Maybe they are the ones who need to take a look at themselves, because their short sightedness did not age well. /FIN
Your dedication to doing good by providing the facts, documents and commentary are gratefully acknowledged. You inspire me to stick to the facts and not the glitzy tweets. I know you foot the bill for this and the work hours are many and for free. I hope you somehow, sometime you compile this into a book. I’d sure buy it. Thank you seems small but it’s sincere.
Thank you, Filey. Cried like a baby during their testimonies. What has happened to our country?
A lot to digest today. I want to say thank you too....it’s a very emotional day. It’s truly sad and yet the heroic testimonies, remind us all, what we are fighting for. What you do for us is hard....thank you. It’s emotionally draining g for you, I am certain and it’s completely daunting for the rest of us. Made the mistake of picking up Ronan Farrow’s book Catch and Kill and though it isn’t about the insurrection, there is so much overlap into our political system where money, power, greed and callousness took seed and it’s taken a monumental effort to tear the walls of secrecy down. Trump era didn’t happen in 2016 and it’s going to be important moving forward for historians and alike, to help us examine how we got here. We need to be able to identify forces that work against our democracy. It has to be done and the time is now.
I also meant to ask, it was incredibly subtle, but did you happen to catch the officer on duty at the back of the room wipe a tear away from his eyes, as the camera 'panned' back right after Fanone's testimony (the first round)? It was such a reminder of the recency, ongoing trauma, how fresh and cruel it is that they continue to protect the people who deny the gravity of this horror, and they they have to work, watch and listen to this in real time.
Definition of accountability according to Miriam Webster Dictionary
The quality or state of being accountable
especially : an 𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 or willingness 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 or to account for one's actions
PUBLIC OFFICIALS LACKING ACCOUNTABILITY
Kinzinger is my rep, and I have gotten a lot of flack the last few years (I mean knock down drag out fights," for saying, "I don't agree with almost any of his political beliefs, (but you actually should check a number of his bipartisan bills...he is better than almost any...and I still vote down ticket Dem) but when it matters, he speaks up, LOUDLY, unabashedly, and doesn't back down. On McCain, whistleblowers, admitting he lost the election, bounties on troops, second impeachment." He has not been afraid to hold the line and say what is morally reprehensible, despite great personal cost. I was actually furious that a very far left Dem who ran against him utterly lied about his record to attempt to bolster her run (she was not going to win in his district, but her lies to try and boost herself were just sad and beneath someone I had already mailed my ballot back in for, and I was sick about it honestly). I had hoped we could run on the issues, but apparently she knew she actually could not, so I am actually glad she told on herself, because I think, in all honesty, and the concept of 'things happening for a reason,' he is clearly meant to be a voice that is there in this moment for 'this purpose.' I now feel like all my old comments have aged like a fine wine, and the people who were petty for petty sake, look short sighted and ridiculous, just (literally) demanding I 'also' hate him for hating him sake, when I already acknowledged I did not agree with him on issues, and he had not even gotten my vote. Saying he was actually a fundamentally decent human being, too much for many people. Maybe they are the ones who need to take a look at themselves, because their short sightedness did not age well. /FIN