February 5, 2021

Biden: We Can’t Do Too Much

February 5, 2021February 5, 2021 Buck Banks

The one thing we learned is we can’t do too much here. We can do too little. We can do too little and sputter.”

— President Joe Biden, quoted by Bloomberg, meeting with House Democratic leaders and committee chairs on the Covid-19 relief package.

Apps Tracked the Insurrectionists from Ellipse to Capitol

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40%

Charlie Warzel and Stuart Thompson: “About 40 percent of the phones tracked near the rally stage on the National Mall during the speeches were also found in and around the Capitol during the siege — a clear link between those who’d listened to the president and his allies and then marched on the building.”

That Comes Out to About 46 Million

February 5, 2021 Buck Banks

1 million

“More than 1 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims for the 46th consecutive week last week,” Axios reports. “There is no historical precedent for the ongoing rate of job losses in the U.S.”

Trump is taking on the mantle of itinerant provocateur,
Setting forth to sully the unfaithful with Trumpian manure.
He’s hitting the road
To chastise and goad
His enemies, on what is being heralded as his revenge tour.

Schiff: GOP Not a ‘Functional’ Party

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“Sadly, it has already become essentially a cult, not just of QAnon, but a whole range of conspiracy theories orbiting around Donald Trump. Which of course is a disaster not only for the Republican Party, but is a disaster for the country. We really rely on two functional parties for our system to work, and right now we don’t have that.”

— Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told CBS News that the Republican Party has “become essentially a cult” in recent years, evident from its embrace of President Trump and controversial figures such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

A Progressive Wave Is Building

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6,554

CNN: “Run For Something, the PAC that supports young progressives running for state and local office, says 6,554 people signed up for its pipeline in January, many of whom indicated their interest to run in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.”

The Final Word on MTG

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“She’s just batshit crazy.”

— An unnamed GOP lawmaker to Fox News, about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

Americans Split on Convicting Trump

February 5, 2021 Buck Banks

50% to 45%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 50% of Americans say the U.S. Senate should convict former President Donald Trump while 45% say the Senate should not convict him.

Day: February 5, 2021

Biden: We Can’t Do Too Much

The one thing we learned is we can’t do too much here. We can do too little. We can do too little and sputter.”

— President Joe Biden, quoted by Bloomberg, meeting with House Democratic leaders and committee chairs on the Covid-19 relief package.

Apps Tracked the Insurrectionists from Ellipse to Capitol

40%

That Comes Out to About 46 Million

1 million

“More than 1 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims for the 46th consecutive week last week,” Axios reports. “There is no historical precedent for the ongoing rate of job losses in the U.S.”

Destination: Revenge

Schiff: GOP Not a ‘Functional’ Party

— Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) told CBS News that the Republican Party has “become essentially a cult” in recent years, evident from its embrace of President Trump and controversial figures such as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

A Progressive Wave Is Building

6,554

CNN: “Run For Something, the PAC that supports young progressives running for state and local office, says 6,554 people signed up for its pipeline in January, many of whom indicated their interest to run in the wake of the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.”

The Final Word on MTG

“She’s just batshit crazy.”

— An unnamed GOP lawmaker to Fox News, about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).

Americans Split on Convicting Trump

50% to 45%

A new Quinnipiac poll finds 50% of Americans say the U.S. Senate should convict former President Donald Trump while 45% say the Senate should not convict him.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%