Rep. Andy Kim donates his Jan.6 blue suit to Smithsonian 💙

[Tanuki]

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[PunkinPi]

1. Such a powerful thread, thanks for posting. Also...

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[Tanuki]

2. Thanks for adding this!

[PunkinPi]

3. You're welcome. :) nt

[TreasonousBastard]

4. New Jersey should be proud to have sent this good and...

thoughtful man to Congress. This is how we expect our representatives to talk.

[blm]

6. ✔️

[NJCher]

14. yep

I remember meeting Andy when he was running for office. He came to our union meeting, at which we had an attendance of just a little less than a thousand. Afterwards I met him, shook his hand, and had the opportunity to talk with him for about five minutes. In that short time I could tell he was the kind of person we need in office.

[Hugin]

5. I remember an article about him doing the cleaning up.

I thought what a good idea it was.

[George II]

7. Here he is cleaning up the debris before Congress went back into session that night....

[tanyev]

8. Marking to read later.

[twodogsbarking]

9. Some try to erase history.

We should put this on dollar bills.

[Wounded Bear]

10. K & R...nt

[70sEraVet]

11. An impressive man. Lucky NJ.

Never thought about the Smithsonian gathering artifacts to document the Insurrection. Do they have the gallows?

[niyad]

12. KNR and bookmarking

[peggysue2]

13. The definition of patriotism, a word that's been trashed by the MAGA crowd

Andy Kim was appalled and greatly saddened by the Capitol's defilement. I recall reading that he'd always considered the building exquisite, both for its architecture and interior design but more importantly for its symbolism of a great democratic institution. The idea that Americans would storm and trash the building while claiming the act patriotic was abhorrent to his basic sensibilities.

As a native of New Jersey, the man's actions following the assault made me very proud.

We Jerseyites are more than our shoreline and boardwalks.

[Pacifist Patriot]

15. Phenomenal thread, thank you for posting.

[crickets]

16. Someone like this gives us all hope and restores faith in others.

I got chills reading that. What an amazing man. Thank you, Andy Kim, and I agree with you: Let there be truth.