The Associated Press
@AP
Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded without challenge, in stark contrast to Jan. 6, 2021. Vice President Kamala Harris read the tally, including of her own defeat.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
VP Kamala Harris: “Today, I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I have taken many times to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
The Vice President Doing Her Constitutional Duty
Laurie Goldberg
@lauriegoldberg.bsky.socialFollow
There is a fabulous documentary that shows just how brutal January 6 was called The Sixth. It got buried behind a paywall and is finally free on Amazon. Everyone needs to see it variety.com/2024/tv/news…
https://bsky.app/profile/lauriegoldberg.bsky.social/post/3lf3whwuhbc2z
A24’s Doc ‘The Sixth,’ About the Terror of Jan. 6, Is Essential Viewing. So Why Are the Directors Struggling to Get It Seen?
Fully vaccinated (@Godlesswh_re) posted at 0:54 PM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
White women are angry because Black women aren’t praising them for marching. They are centering themselves again. We, as white women fucked them over again. They have ALWAYS done the work, and we continue to benefit from that. We don’t deserve praise for fucking them over.
(https://x.com/Godlesswh_re/status/1877066484771356778?s=03)
Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) posted at 6:07 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Governor Gavin Newsom at the press conference with first responders for the Pacific Palisades Fire in California on texting President Biden to get aid:
“It didn’t take more than a text message…no politics, no hand-wringing, no kissing of the feet. President of the United States said ‘yes, what else do you need? The emergency proclamation is being drafted as we speak.'”
Bravo, President Biden. 👏👏👏👏👏
(https://x.com/ArtCandee/status/1876782786495082759?s=03)
Kenny BooYah! 🖖🏾 (@KwikWarren) posted at 1:51 PM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
A batshit crazy, criminally&financially compromised, unstable individual in White House w/total immunity—who’s owned by worldwide syndicate of oligarchs—will destabilize world peace, global economy&US stock market…due to incompetence, insanity or by design. Prepare yourselves.
(https://x.com/KwikWarren/status/1877080587086811274?t=1H4Hic-HFq0XYANQQemwfw&s=03)
MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) posted at 9:36 AM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
– Zuckerberg removed fact-checking and added Dana White to the Meta board
– Bezos is paying Melania Trump $40 million for a documentary on Amazon
– Kevin O’Leary is trying to buy TikTok
– ABC paid Trump $15 million to settle a frivolous lawsuit
– Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into a right wing propaganda machine
The MAGA media takeover is in full swing.
(https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1876654095370420486?t=oo4RPowN8Yf1VxdaxU-LtQ&s=03)
Brayden ☃️🎅 (@leftistbrayden) posted at 5:57 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
The vibes recently just feel like everyone has accepted Trump. The media doesn’t want to challenge him, social media is going to all be owned by suck ups, the Democrats aren’t putting up a fight like they did in 2017. It just feels like society has fully accepted Trumpism.
(https://x.com/leftistbrayden/status/1876780129558413536?s=03)
Biden/Obama/HRC/Harris Democrat (@KTforBiden) posted at 10:59 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Until Dems learn that left wing Fauxgressive assholes are GOP enablers and not our allies, we’ll continue to lose. They used Gaza to turn kids against Dems. Until Dems realize that we need a MEDIA network dedicated to getting out the Dems message & that MSNBC is not our ally…
(https://x.com/KTforBiden/status/1877037430789771452?s=03)
obert Reich (@RBReich) posted at 2:01 PM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
The DOJ just sued six corporate landlords for using algorithmic software to allegedly price-gouge millions of renters.
Some, like Camden Property Trust, have even seen their profits skyrocket and spent millions on stock buybacks while engaged in this scheme.
This is huge.
(https://x.com/RBReich/status/1877083102096261181?s=03)
That would be too much like right.
Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) posted at 1:47 PM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
As the Jack Smith report gets tied up in court with stall tactics, it would seem prudent for some investigative reporter to file a FOIA request so that it can be produced if and when the cases are killed after Jan 20. Pending cases are excepted from FOIA. Closed investigations
(https://x.com/BarbMcQuade/status/1877079650997813564?s=03)
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) posted at 8:54 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Why are Trump & Musk so fixated on Greenland?
It’s not just about its strategic location—it’s the minerals. As Greenland’s ice melts (climate change), it’s exposing cobalt, lithium, and copper (key for EV batteries). Their interest looks less like America first, but more like https://t.co/Q4Wu3eUNAo
(https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1877006023913099433?t=ucXR-qcZSRjyp9sLZwqkBw&s=03)
Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) posted at 9:17 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
BREAKING: Attorney General Merrick Garland says in court filing that Jack Smith has already submitted his final report regarding Trump’s D.C. election subversion case and that Garland intends to release the report to Congress and the public: https://t.co/d37ZBoFVp0 https://t.co/zxugGFSQlG
(https://x.com/DemocracyDocket/status/1877011834995110197?t=YbBkGvJGQWw7v4AGnVDDbg&s=03)
Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) posted at 9:56 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Fascist republicans on North Carolina’s Supreme Court have corruptly blocked the certification of Democratic Justice Allison Riggs’ victory in Nov for a seat on the Court even after two recounts verified her win.
More outrageous criminality that’ll be overlooked. Makes me sick.
(https://x.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1877021529692672324?t=PYBHx2uMu6KxSuIaMPf24Q&s=03)
Once again…keeping something for another muthaphuckin’ BOOK!
Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) posted at 7:33 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
NEW: Trump’s team was given the questions asked by Fox News anchors at an Iowa town hall last January in advance by someone inside the network, according to a forthcoming book, in what would be a serious breach of journalism ethics. https://t.co/tQEXHwGXXH
(https://x.com/joncoopertweets/status/1876985685485248624?t=Ev4o_nZgQ4PQHEo1XSfEFw&s=03)
Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) posted at 7:23 PM on Mon, Jan 06, 2025:
Republicans in Congress pushed to ban TikTok and force a sale.
Now a wealthy, politically-connected Republican is close to buying it.
This isn’t about safety, it’s about Republicans forcibly controlling the content 170 million Americans consume.
X, Meta, Snap, and now TikTok.
(https://x.com/DarrigoMelanie/status/1876439435249692736?t=Gl_fzHE9HW_S5XlkzxcLpw&s=03)
Matt Viser (@mviser) posted at 0:27 PM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
With thick smoke covering the sky, President Biden has arrived at Cedars-Sinai in LA for the birth of his great-grandchild. Hunter Biden has also arrived, with Naomi due to have a c-section, as the president revealed to USA Today: “I’m about to be a great-grandfather, Jesus God.”
(https://x.com/mviser/status/1877059473727979957?t=HqukmMue90Iwyk_CqNzvfA&s=03)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) posted at 9:01 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Wheels up from Joint Base Andrews for my last trip to Ramstein Air Base as Secretary of Defense. I’m headed to Germany to host the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a historic coalition that has come together to help Ukraine defend its sovereign territory. https://t.co/mrfOM2Qmid
(https://x.com/SecDef/status/1876826491213770912?t=WxzUYiKENk8xLvsfufXiaQ&s=03)
Gary Chambers (@GaryChambersJr) posted at 7:21 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Why do I talk about race?
Because it still matters—especially to those in power who can shape the quality of life for me and others who look like me.
The actions of Bruce Fischer, husband of Sen. Deb Fischer, were classless and disgraceful. Basic decency calls for shaking someone’s hand in a setting like that. It’s a simple gesture of respect. Those applauding his conduct would be the first to cry foul if it happened to someone on their side.
He had no issue showing decency to Vice President Pence but refused to extend the same courtesy to Vice President Harris. Same position, different treatment. The excuses they’ll give won’t hold water because the truth is clear—the disdain in his eyes spoke volumes.
Let’s be real: you don’t share a life with someone and hold radically different views on race. If you do, either you’re complicit or something deeper is wrong.
I’ll keep speaking up about racism—subtle or overt—because these attitudes fuel policies and practices that harm our people. It’s the microaggressions that pave the way for systemic injustice.
Wake up. It’s 2025. This is America’s reality—whether you choose to see it or not.
https://t.co/FnGqmu8PEB
(https://x.com/GaryChambersJr/status/1876801462975467952?t=jOWYL1JjTDRFL4tQU9YBSA&s=03)
RevDaniel (@RevDaniel) posted at 8:03 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Greenland, Canada and Panama control routes for Russian oil tankers.
So yes, he’s serious.
And so is Putin.
(https://x.com/RevDaniel/status/1876811895656652884?t=LvJzeXWWfzssMsAkPOROKQ&s=03)
Taniel (@Taniel) posted at 6:26 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
JUST IN: Democrats have defended two legislative seats tonight in special elections in northern Virginia, in SD10 & HD26.
This means that Democrats will keep their majority in the state Senate and the state House heading into the 2025 legislative session.
(https://x.com/Taniel/status/1876787422333194380?t=-qOk6wh81ZvOgVF-km_qOA&s=03)
Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) posted at 8:52 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Connect the dots.
Facebook faces a potentially devastating FTC case slated to begin in April. Trump is now in charge of the FTC.
Zuckerberg makes pilgrimage to Mar-a-Lago. Then donates $1M to Trump inauguration. Now this gift to the MAGA anti-democracy forces (and also Putin).
(https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1876824310284746821?t=OI5TnFbctA9xLTzn2-UfLw&s=03)
Sophia A. Nelson (@IAmSophiaNelson) posted at 11:04 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Why is the media not reporting on Trump’s clear dementia and mental health issues the same way they were on Biden after the June 2024 debate?? Why? He is the president-elect of the United States of America. Why is the media normalizing bat shit crazy??!!
(https://x.com/IAmSophiaNelson/status/1877038649109303510?t=jWDM4DSiwjEc_A1GlDLrug&s=03)
Irene Adler (@MollyBee_82) posted at 3:39 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Republicans just dropped this bill in the house. LADIES PREPARE YOURSELF, PROJECT 2025 is rolling. The bill includes this clause:
“WHEREAS HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF MEN”
#FUCKUREPUBLICANS #FUCKUMAGA
#Project2025 https://t.co/WEhIthOaHo
(https://x.com/MollyBee_82/status/1876745412649877963?t=yvDfV6LXJufKmwOPb2JPEw&s=03)
PHUCK OUTTA HERE!
Covie (@covie_93) posted at 7:39 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Never thought I’d see fetterman normalizing trump crazy but here we are…
Fetterman: Buying Greenland is a ‘responsible conversation,’ compares it to Louisiana purchase. https://t.co/k4MW0wfrVR
(https://x.com/covie_93/status/1876986966803206373?t=o2S6hU2xcOfRYPHGx3AYoA&s=03)
Bill Madden (@maddenifico) posted at 5:23 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
So let me get this straight. Don Jr. flies all the way to Greenland and leaves after only a few hours when he finds out the Danes, the native Inuits of Greenland, as well as the entire democratic free world hate his daddy’s fucking guts. Did Don Jr. really believe he’d get a hero’s welcome? Everybody knows MAGA is just a dumber version of the Nazi Party of 1934.
(https://x.com/maddenifico/status/1876771557281804747?t=v8ut48htwtTHFUtBPE20UQ&s=03)
The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) posted at 1:43 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
CNN: Well, the way Trump pitches it is that when it comes to Greenland for example, it’s for national security purposes. Is there any credence to that statement?
REP. JIM HIMES: No. It’s bananas. It’s insane. @atrupar
https://t.co/BmhmZy3Vss
(https://x.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1876716382231961804?t=BZLUWVJJbF9RdeZKZ1Qg9Q&s=03)
Chicago Breaking News (@ChicagoBreaking) posted at 11:36 AM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: ‘We’re going to treat you well’ https://t.co/7WF7Z6yFmj
(https://x.com/ChicagoBreaking/status/1876684258653155346?t=l__cS–xoN0OTnmaN9VhZw&s=03)
Harris Democrat (@kamala_things) posted at 1:28 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Kamala Harris will travel to Singapore,Bahrain & Germany during her last week in office.
“The VP believes in a strong US global leadership role bc it benefits the security & prosperity of the American people.”
There are U.S. troops based at all 3 stops. https://t.co/nf4DQGSzLr
(https://x.com/kamala_things/status/1876712609082224809?t=zETS9pC61UwDDDUJhNXwpA&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 1:01 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Remember, the media demanded think tank-level specific policy plans from Kamala Harris while her opponent would struggle to get a passing mark on a third grade book report
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1876705713969365090?t=vTb2i1MbY_IhX6igE8tOGw&s=03)
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) posted at 0:28 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
CNN is working overtime to sanewash Trump today https://t.co/4FM4e4lMtI
(https://x.com/atrupar/status/1876697459511992649?t=C-LBdFvIHHps96qFaJkNtA&s=03)
Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) posted at 1:22 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
I’m seeing everyone talk about the orange felon’s unhinged disastrous press conference this morning filled with threats and dangerous lies. That evil disgraceful piece of shit is what people voted for.
I’ll never regret voting for Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
(https://x.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1876711115033284637?t=oYfm9yooe8B4ITR_jLv0Jg&s=03)
Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) posted at 1:41 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
A good time to mention that American state media required VP Kamala Harris sound like an astrophysicist when she to spoke them and wanted her to be fully prepared with presentations/data detailing her every plan whilst excepting any unhinged rant from a felon. Racism/sexism.
(https://x.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1876715859667726619?t=dsK19BwIMuqXxTVAJMRm0w&s=03)
Talking Points Memo (@TPM) posted at 1:41 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Republican state officials and legislators in Louisiana argued Tuesday that the state has moved past racial discrimination in voting — and so should be allowed to suppress Black voting power with impunity.
https://t.co/PbtKREyWtK
(https://x.com/TPM/status/1876715912356569202?t=jFHqnNmfMQ5r3u0Wb1JFcA&s=03)
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) posted at 0:40 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
It’s gotten ZERO attention but this law authorizes state AGs like Ken Paxton to seek court orders forcing the executive branch to detain and deport specific people, overturn individual humanitarian parole decisions, and most worryingly, cease issuing visas to entire countries.
(https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1876700489431056577?t=W3unXKlwKXdwv1j0gPIysg&s=03)
CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt (@CNNThisMorning) posted at 4:44 AM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
.@RonBrownstein tells @kasie: “Every president who has gone into a midterm with unified control of government since Jimmy Carter has lost it … and what that means is — as you noted — there is a very tight timeframe for Republicans to pass their legislative agenda.” https://t.co/EtXyxNkBLd
(https://x.com/CNNThisMorning/status/1876580774511624207?t=EV868zfOJyZOxmbZEwA6Dg&s=03)
Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) posted at 3:08 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
North Carolina, verging on becoming a lawless autocracy through a bloodless coup by a Republican legislature and a Republican state Supreme Court
(https://x.com/NormOrnstein/status/1876737575659897150?t=Ns2jpJ1WstrCKrJgQz5fHg&s=03)
CSPAN (@cspan) posted at 4:34 PM on Tue, Jan 07, 2025:
Vice President Kamala Harris tribute to President Jimmy Carter: “I am reminded of the enduring words of a favorite hymn; may the works I have done speak for me. Today we gather to celebrate the life of a man whose works will echo for generations to come.” https://t.co/dZkbwP0UxU
(https://x.com/cspan/status/1876759218172088367?t=g4RZiV6BXHHU4hvi1xTPDQ&s=03)
Latesha Byrd (@Latesha_Byrd) posted at 7:49 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Navigating the healthcare system personally over the last year has shown me just how bad it preys on marginalized and disadvantaged communities. I could write a book about my experience.
(https://x.com/Latesha_Byrd/status/1876989550666437018?t=C5VPNN0FvgmwjIVge1SKNg&s=03)
CBS News (@CBSNews) posted at 5:00 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Black sailors exonerated for mutiny 80 years after Navy disaster, but not alive to see justice prevail https://t.co/aHpp02e3Xa
(https://x.com/CBSNews/status/1876946954954944858?t=58fr4o4u3OlrAwunTBZDng&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:48 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
If you thought the sane washing was bad during the campaign, the transition bodes poorly for what we will see when he’s in office. News outlets are going to climb over each other to polish his image hoping for that precious, Haberman-level access card.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1876989310739616193?t=MfmfeJfj7XLXlfU-5AQkFg&s=03)
Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) posted at 6:44 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Trump’s presser should embarrass commentators who have sugar-coated his nationalism, calling it “populist” and “isolationist” and casting it as about safeguarding “sovereignty.” His nationalism is malignant and expansionist.
Our pod exchange on this:
https://t.co/MGyh14Yeqk https://t.co/RxhF3ytf1t
(https://x.com/GregTSargent/status/1876973160999870549?t=h5NVqzPMXTxOe96ZwUVDuA&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:57 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
The media’s goal is to convert politics into a combination reality show and click bait factory and they know just the guy to deliver the goods, which is why they worked so hard to help him get elected
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1876991573562446262?t=-FhaAfPNKn9fTPUHWHpd_g&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:19 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
real pity none of this was reported during the campaign b/c reporters were too annoyed Harris wasn’t granting them one-on-one interviews. Oh well, I’m sure none of those 24 million people were Trump voters and will not be at risk of losing coverage 🙃
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1876981936855421270?t=rs6YF6T14HmqDkQXPaoAbw&s=03)
Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) posted at 7:12 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
NYT – “Obamacare Enrollment Hits Record Ahead of Trump’s Return” https://t.co/OC2DbJtF1l
(https://x.com/JesseFFerguson/status/1876980207480885672?t=44M3EryfCMASgmrIgNXZwg&s=03)
Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) posted at 8:02 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
The GOP House Foreign Affairs Committee account deleted their tweet. That’s why I screenshot. https://t.co/TSYY0NjTDf
(https://x.com/jamiedupree/status/1876992812832448677?t=a3A8TJRs_Rv4c8wrWwMlvg&s=03)
Go Lions!
Detroit Lions PR (@LionsPR) posted at 10:43 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
The @Lions did not allow a TD in four games this season, the most in the @NFL.
This ties for the 4th-most game without a TD allowed in franchise history and is Detroit’s most in a season since 1983.
#OnePride https://t.co/Q0YfFRfmxw
(https://x.com/LionsPR/status/1877033487259074585?t=HbdQ0HXI9-Qr7VcWCojgAA&s=03)
Justin Chermol (@justin_chermol) posted at 11:01 AM on Wed, Jan 08, 2025:
Leader @hakeemjeffries ont the so-called moderate Republicans pretending to save SALT:
“The Republicans burned the House down and now want to pretend that they are firefighters.”
SALT was “obliterated by the GOP Tax Scam in 2017” https://t.co/ZdhVnuAbCm
(https://x.com/justin_chermol/status/1877037887717290094?s=03)
Good Morning Everyone 😊😊😊