Congrats to Rev. Warnock, fingers crossed for Ossoff, big thanks to Stacey Adams!
ETA-- hoo boy: As of approximately thirty-five minutes ago (2:24pm) :
"Basically everything is at a standstill, there are apparently protesters outside the Senate chamber, Nancy Pelosi was rushed away, members of Congress are being told to shelter in place, and this is all happening because an illegitimate president and his insurgent party have incited this.'
ETA2 AND: https://twitter.com/BradMossEsq/status/1346908998268817412?s=20
Tl;dr as of 3pm Trump supports have overrun Capitol Hill – DC authorities have asked for help from the National Guard, and the DoD has *refused* the request
3:28 pm OK it looks like the DoD has finally ok'd the National guard: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/dc-protests-trump-supporters-clash-washington-capitol-police-live-updates/
3:39 pm (I'm hearing it was the governor of Virginia who sent the national guard as a work-around to the DoD's refusal?)
4:15 pm
ETA-- hoo boy: As of approximately thirty-five minutes ago (2:24pm) :
"Basically everything is at a standstill, there are apparently protesters outside the Senate chamber, Nancy Pelosi was rushed away, members of Congress are being told to shelter in place, and this is all happening because an illegitimate president and his insurgent party have incited this.'
ETA2 AND: https://twitter.com/BradMossEsq/status/1346908998268817412?s=20
Tl;dr as of 3pm Trump supports have overrun Capitol Hill – DC authorities have asked for help from the National Guard, and the DoD has *refused* the request
3:28 pm OK it looks like the DoD has finally ok'd the National guard: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/dc-protests-trump-supporters-clash-washington-capitol-police-live-updates/
3:39 pm (I'm hearing it was the governor of Virginia who sent the national guard as a work-around to the DoD's refusal?)
4:15 pm
Back to original topic – Ossoff has won his Senate race in Georgia.