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At 1:34 pm ET a year ago, the senate recessed “call of the chair.” We went about our business grabbing lunch, checking emails, touching base w/staff working remotely, reading legislation, & viewing the “Unlock Michigan” rally on the Capitol lawn. 
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http://bit.ly/3gMml3c
At this time last year when we recessed call of the chair, we didn’t know what would unfold in the next few hours & that we’d be greeted by this upon returning to the chamber to resume session business. 2/
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http://bit.ly/3t6ArPw
Prior to walking into the gallery after seeing Dayna’s tweet, Sen. Santana had the presence of mind to get prepared: 3/ https://twitter.com/senatorsantana/status/1388140110965878784?s=21
While being shouted at with “we’re here to make sure you vote the right way” by the heavily armed men in the senate gallery, we didn’t know this was occurring on the other side of the rotunda in the House: 4/ https://twitter.com/jeremyallenmoss/status/1388151095608942592?s=21
What started out as a relatively ordinary session day became on filled with terror.
Some of the same men who taunted legislators were implicated in the plot to kidnap & kill the Governor & siege the Capitol & do live executions. 5/ https://amp.freep.com/amp/5931604002?__twitter_impression=true
Some of the same men who taunted legislators were implicated in the plot to kidnap & kill the Governor & siege the Capitol & do live executions. 5/ https://amp.freep.com/amp/5931604002?__twitter_impression=true
We knew then, what everyone would learn later—this was a dress rehearsal for the January 6th insurrection. 6/
We “warned that any state capitol could be targeted next unless the temperature of America's political hysteria cooled quickly. Months later, it would happen at the center of federal power.” 7/ http://bit.ly/3xBTDbd
And we were horrified along with most of the nation on Jan. 6th (but not surprised) as we watched the terror unfold across our screens. 8/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/03/radical-republicans-statehouses/
The alignment with extremist thinking & extremist groups has fueled both the “Unlock Michigan”/Anti-covid-restriction groups AND those perpetuating the Big Lie that led to the Jan. 6 insurrection on our nation’s Capitol. 9/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2021/02/08/us/militias-republicans-michigan.amp.html
We should never forget this.
We should also never forget that the same organizers of the rally last year on this day were involved in the chaos at the TCF center on Nov. 4th... 10/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/6164715002
We should also never forget that the same organizers of the rally last year on this day were involved in the chaos at the TCF center on Nov. 4th... 10/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/6164715002
Some of the same were involved in transporting people to the Jan. 6th insurrection in D.C. 11/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/4126658001
Because they consumed & pedaled misinformation... 12/ https://www.npr.org/2021/01/01/952528193/how-misinformation-lit-the-fire-under-a-year-of-political-chaos-in-michigan
And believed in & repeated conspiracy theories and lies 13/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.detroitnews.com/amp/3824210001
And now, with the ultimate goal of the Jan. 6th insurrection a failure, the same people who propped up, repeated, and supported the Big Lie in Michigan are engaged in #VoterSuppression efforts. /end https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-fear-michigan-follow-georgia-voting-laws-1581287?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true
P.S. 1:34 pm ET was the *last time* things would be “normal” at the Lansing Capitol.
Even yesterday on the Lansing Siege anniversary eve, there was an “anti-covid-vax” rally & at least for me, the anxiety & situational awareness was ultra high. http://bit.ly/2QDC6yS
Even yesterday on the Lansing Siege anniversary eve, there was an “anti-covid-vax” rally & at least for me, the anxiety & situational awareness was ultra high. http://bit.ly/2QDC6yS
