Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 9 Dec 2022 We're incredibly excited to announce the debut of @SystemUpdate_ -- to air nightly, live, Monday-Friday at 7 pm ET -- exclusively on Rumble. Our first live show will be this Monday, December 12, featuring an interview with @Mtaibbi and other topics and guests:👇 323 1,167 85 5,615 267,172 Show this thread Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 9h BREAKING: Pro-Bolsonaro protesters have invaded the National Congress (the Senate Building), also outside of the presidential palace. News is very breaking, hard to know how many there are. Lula is not in Brasília but in São Paulo due to heavy storms there. 573 1,422 285 5,553 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 9h This pictures gives a bit clearer a picture of how many protesters are on the roof of the Congressional building. You can see more images on @CNNBrasil live: piped.kavin.rocks/watch?v=3OLsCwoq… 74 217 17 1,118 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 8h Also now images and reports that protesters have -- in addition to entering the Congress -- also broke doors and windows to enter the Supreme Court building (a major source of anger for Bolsonaro supporters) as well as the presidential palace. 65 215 24 1,026 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 8h Remember that Jair Bolsonaro himself left Brazil on the last day of his presidency for the US, where he is living in the house of an ex-MMA fighter in Orlando. He has yet to comment on these events one way or the other: has commented on very little since the election. 157 246 42 1,305 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 6h Lula now giving a nationally televised press conference about the invasions of the three branches of government in Brasília, calling them "fascists," warning that "all with pay under force of law," announced he signed a decree ordering federal forces to restore order. 160 175 31 811 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 4h Brazilian authorities have secured control of all government buildings. At least 170 people are arrested, though that number is certain to rise. No reports of deaths, but widespread property destruction inside Supreme Court and Presidential Palace. Ale Santos 75 192 18 732 68,005 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 4h One of the questions is extent of the involvement of political and security officials in the Federal District. Lula's office itself couldn't be reached because of special security doors, but here is destruction of his cabinet area in presidential palace: GloboNews @GloboNews 4h Ministro das Comunicações, Paulo Pimenta, mostra destruição nos gabinetes do Palácio do Planalto, sede do governo Lula. "Olha o que os vândalos fizeram aqui! O caos. Inacreditável. São marginais". ➡ Assista à #GloboNews COM SINAL ABERTO - glo.bo/39WjXAu 65 79 2 337 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 13h When left-wing activists tried to get the House Progressive Caucus and Squad to refuse to vote for Pelosi until they got real concessions, this is the same lie the Squad and its media spokespeople used: If we withhold our votes, McCarthy will be Speaker. One side fell for it: Greg Price @greg_price11 Jan 7 I was reliably informed that the 20 R's were grandstanders who were going to get a Dem elected Speaker. Instead, they negotiated a Church Cmte, single subject bills, 3 Freedom Caucus members on the Rules Cmte, a plan to balance the budget, and McCarthy still ended up Speaker. Show this thread 48 276 9 1,393 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 13h These are the things the Squad said when they were trying to get progressives and leftists to vote for them. When is the last time they said any of this, let alone did any of it? Nobody is more harmless and less disruptive than they: The Recount @therecount 13h Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) says "temporary conflict" you saw this week was a good thing: "Some of the tensions you saw on display when we saw some of the interactions there between Mike Rogers and Matt Gaetz, we need a little of that, we need a little of this breaking the glass ..." Show this thread 64 207 4 1,354 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 13h Neocons are in their usual posture, the one they've been in for decades: demanding CIA/NSA/FBI be revered not scrutinized, accusing anyone who wants to limit their power of being opposed to America, "cops," and Our Noble CIA Patriots. Only thing that changed is their party:🌊 David Frum @davidfrum 13h MAGA wants to use Congress to harass cops because the defeat of President Trump deprived them of the ability to pardon crooks Show this thread 51 264 5 1,361 Glenn Greenwald retweeted Nuance Bro @NuanceBro Jan 7 Jimmy Dore was right but the House progressives just gave their vote to Pelosi without a fight. Republicans like @mattgaetz showed em how it’s done Matt Orfalea @0rf Jan 6 What’s happening now + #ForceTheVote 2020 is exposing a lot of posers on Twitter 22 167 8 950 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h In 2020, House Progressives and the incredibly radical Squad had exactly the same opportunity as House conservatives had. House conservatives defied Leadership to get major concessions to empower them and their agenda. House progressives did what they were told and got nothing: Kshama Sawant @cmkshama Jan 7 It's deeply unfortunate it was the right wing who've shown how to fight for something in Congress. The Squad, also the Progressive Caucus headed by Jayapal, have utterly failed - refused - to use their leverage to stand up to Dem establishment & win ANY gains for working people. 179 648 46 3,532 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h The reason the Squad and House Progressives never defy Pelosi or anyone else is because they have a pathetic partisan media -- @TheYoungTurks and @SamSeder -- who defend their harmlessness and venerate partisan subservience. Read @briebriejoy: Briahna Joy Gray @briebriejoy Jan 7 The argument that the squad would have forced the vote if Jimmy Dore had centered a better "ask" is an embarrassing admission that the squad chose to outsource their political strategy to a podcaster instead of leveraging their votes to do literally anything they wanted. Show this thread 19 64 5 767 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h If these Dem Party loyalists who pretend to be leftists or whatever had even the slightest integrity, they'd apologize to @jimmy_dore, @briebriejoy, etc., because Gaetz & Co. just proved how politics works when you care more about your constituents than head-pats from the DNC. 49 275 9 1,591 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h Month ago, @RepMTG used the leverage she had to make McCarthy acknowledge the power she had among their base and vow to respect it. Gaetz & Co. got real concessions that make the House way more democratic, with vital reforms like this. That's using power: Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie Jan 7 .@TuckerCarlson suggested forming a new “Church Committee.” @GOPLeader is making this happen in the House rules package. I’ll serve on it, and we will go wherever the evidence leads us. 16 89 1 752 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h Having a heavily resourced Church Committee 2 with real political will to expose and prevent the US Security State from interfering in domestic politics can be a game-changer. Avoid the mistakes of the first one, that got neutered. Work with Dems, like @IlhanMN, who are serious. 24 55 3 660 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h Those who need to be kept off the Church Committee -- and all committees -- are those who are agents of and liars for the US Security State: @RepAdamSchiff and @EricSwalwell. Omar was the *first* after 1/6 to warn against a new domestic War on Terror. thedailybeast.com/after-the-… The Last Thing We Need Is Another War on Terror The U.S. government does not need new domestic terrorism laws to stop white insurrectionists. It needs the will to confront a violent and deeply American legacy on the march. thedailybeast.com 20 172 5 1,075 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h As long as the Squad and HPC have a small army of YouTube hosts and various pseudo-left writers to defend everything they do, most will remain captive to the Biden WH, Schumer and Jeffries. They're gone: pointless and empty partisans. Work with anyone serious about these reforms. 11 59 1 614 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h Also, don't forget how establishment voices lied as always: In desperate fear-mongering mode: if you allow just a few days of debate over who should be House Speaker, Iran and China will attack and our society will fall!😱 They're jokes, always protecting establishment power. 21 148 6 1,317 Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald 14h The reason they were petrified by 5 days of debate is they don't want anyone seeing how DC really runs: in backrooms, with establishment leaders of both parties in full harmony with lobbyists, keeping everything churning with no debate or transparency. rumble.com/v2429yi-congress-… Congress Closes Third Day With No Speaker: Who holds power in Washington? | SYSTEM UPDATE #16 Thank you for watching this episode of SYSTEM UPDATE, now airing every weeknight at 7pm ET. 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