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   ShadSterling (shadsterling@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 02:21:12 JST ShadSterling

   • okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
   • mekka okereke :verified:
   • luciano

   @mekkaokereke @Okanogen @luciano I remember that statement from news reports at the time, but didn’t see the connection to insurrectionists until now. Are there news outlets that did make that clear? I’d sure like to follow them

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 02:21:11 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     • okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
     • luciano

     @ShadSterling @Okanogen @luciano

     I fear you may expect too much from US news. Recent events at NYT, WaPo, and LA Times, show what we're working with. But here are a few

     Roll Call:
     https://rollcall.com/2021/01/28/insurrection-aftermath-staffers-struggle-with-trauma-guilt-and-fear/

     NBC News:
     https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/some-democrats-congress-are-worried-their-colleagues-might-kill-them-n1254319

     CNN:
     https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/politics/capitol-hill-lawmakers-security-concerns/index.html

     Resources for post-trauma for congressional staffers:
     https://www.congressfoundation.org/news/blog/1831-many-resources-still-available-to-help-staff-recover-from-january-6-attacks

     But the important part is "Are these staffers being polite to the politicians whose followers flood their call lines with death threats? Civility!"🤡

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     mekka okereke :verified: (mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 04-Nov-2024 02:46:16 JST mekka okereke :verified:

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     • okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin
     • luciano

     @ShadSterling @Okanogen @luciano

     This event was traumatic for many of the staffers.

     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gpz1bc0LhMQ
     "We had this incredibly vitriolic, traumatic experience. And yet we serve with folks now, who pretend that it was a tourist visit."

     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kqDPyF3OAAs
     🚨Black staffers🚨

     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PS31qRi28

     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y_P_oD5oBpQ

     To tell these people that you will "fire them in the spot" if they don't show enough deference to the people that traumatized them, is on-brand Biden behavior.🤷🏿♂️