I'll be live-streaming right here at 1 pm ET talking about the sack of the Capitol, political violence in American life, and where we go from here. Please come with questions.
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 08 Jan 2021 16:46

The argument for impeachment is that he needs to be removed from power today. Or better yet, yesterday. Not next Wednesday.
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 08 Jan 2021 15:36

RT @chrislhayes: The window for “peaceful transfer of power” has closed. It has not been a peaceful transfer of power. https://t.co/TlTttSL…
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 08 Jan 2021 05:25

RT @dandrezner: “Aside from obviously the people in the Capitol and the police and the people who were hurt” is the most amazing caveat I’v…
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 08 Jan 2021 03:55

RT @SpiegelPeter: For journalism junkies: the great Neil Sheehan, who just passed away, agreed 5 yrs ago to tell the tale of how he got the…
Binyamin Appelbaum Fri 08 Jan 2021 01:55

RT @AlisaValdesRod1: "I don't feel sorry for congress at all. Oh, I'm sorry, did you have to hide under your desk because of guns? Wah wah…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 20:10

RT @NKingofDC: This is mindboggling. They need to hold hearings on the conduct of the police and the blindness of the police chief. His ent…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 19:35

RT @NickKristof: @nytopinion Thanks for joining me. And please tune in to my @nytopinion colleague @BCAppelbaum Friday at 1pm Eastern. He w…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 18:50

RT @jddelaney: This is the image I can’t forget. I’ve walked this hall 100s maybe 1000s of times w/pride & sense of duty around being a B…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 14:20

RT @BCAppelbaum: President Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress incited a violent attack Wednesday against the government they lea…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 12:35

What courage from Lindsay Graham just now, washing his hands of a scam that has run its course.
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 03:14

RT @zakiyyahwashere: Do you remember when like 100 BLM protestors had to hide in that mans house in DC all night cause the police were arre…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 03:14

Mitt Romney's behavior this evening is once again a reminder of what Republicans should be saying, a proof the rest of them could be saying it, and a rebuke of their cowardice or craven contempt for the public interest.
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:34

File any resignations from the Trump administration this evening under: Ships, Rats and
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:14

Can't say I know anything about Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas except this: He just stood on the floor of the Senate and joined in a mendacious assault on American democracy. And really what else is there to know?
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 02:09

The Senate is back to bloviation, and I find it comforting.
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 01:59

RT @MaraGay: “If you didn’t know this is where we’ve been headed from the start, it’s because you didn’t want to know.” https://t.co/2Yi2I…
Binyamin Appelbaum Thu 07 Jan 2021 01:04

Trump: “We had an election that was stolen from us… but you have to go home now.” Really helpful. So glad he was able to make a public statement.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 21:24

The president's supporters have violently entered the Capitol building in large numbers and forced the suspension of Congressional debate. I can't believe I'm writing these words but that's what has happened.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 19:44

There is such a stark contrast between law enforcement's handling of these protests and the handling of the BLM protests just a few months ago.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 19:34

This is a disastrous and disgraceful failure by the Capitol Police, who are generally quite draconian with protestors.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 19:24

This is a picture of people storming the capitol of the United States while carrying *a confederate flag.* https://t.co/Mf8Zoo4hyB
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 19:19

I can't count how many times I've watched people arrested en masse in the halls of the Capitol complex for crimes including talking too loud and sitting down. That does not seem to be the standard today...
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 19:04

The rules of this game are, or should be, that you have to renounce violence before you walk onto the Senate floor.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 18:54

It's really hard to watch Ted Cruz talk while his supporters are trying to invade the building where he's talking.
Binyamin Appelbaum Wed 06 Jan 2021 18:54