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No words. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 6, 11:54 10
- "Police... trying to deescalate." Fuck that. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:58
- How the fuck do you let things reach this stage? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:56 1
  - (white. privilege.) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 11:57
- holy shit that 2nd picture! -- nm - mud Jan 6, 11:56 6
  - this is my shocked font that he is white and no one has tackled / arrested / shot him. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 11:57
  - If he was Black he'd be dead now. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:57 1
    - yeah, they would have never made it to the security fencing without be gassed if it was BLM. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 11:58
  - Every country in the world is seeing this. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:56 2
    - are you home or work? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 11:57 1
      - home, so no trouble here thankfully. I think I heard some sirens outside briefly but that may have been coming from tv reporting. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:59
Not trying to make light, or suggest more violence is needed, but at what point does the NG or military come in and just start shooting to protect the - sycor Jan 6, 11:54 3
- Apparently the NG has been called. I don't think shooting starts - yet. Unless the protesters are shooting. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:55
- Within 60 minutes from now, I'd expect. But they'd start out with non-fatal approaches. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:55 1
  - I hope they can peacefully get all of this under control without bloodshed. - sycor Jan 6, 11:57
As terrible as all this is - and it will end eventually - this pretty much assures that federal authorities will hunt these assholes down. - Mop Jan 6, 11:54 3
- eh...as long as it's a bunch of white guys, probably not. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:56 1
  - right? this.. they'll say they just can't find them.. they were wearing...clothes? -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:57
- I hope so. I fear not. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 11:55
Protest vs Riot -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 11:53
Shots have been fired in the Capitol -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 11:52 1
- Image at the link -- (link) - TWuG Jan 6, 11:53
How much does this increase or decrease the likelihood of a second impeachment? -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 11:48 9
- Let's get past the point where there may or may not be a mass-casualty event before we consider that. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 11:54
- I'd imagine they'd be weighing the cost, because they wouldn't be able to get any stimulus done during that process. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:51
- There won't be. It would be viewed as pointless, so it would be a losing proposition politically. Just let time move him out -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 11:51
- He's out of office in a few days. Why bother? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:50 5
  - he can be banned from running for future office - that will also put a huge hit on his fundraising scam. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:53
  - Because, you can't ignore this. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:51 3
    - Yep. And can you insure he can't run again. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 11:53
    - This. He should be impeached and arrested. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:52 1
      - You really can't. He should be arrested. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:53
"Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!" At least he did that. - ty97 Jan 6, 11:48 14
- i think it's the definition of the least someone can do. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:53 2
  - He could have done less. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:54 1
    - i don't think he tweeted it.. so.. i dont' think so? -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:55
- It's something that would have had some meaning before anything bad went down, not now. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:52 1
  - he held a rally a few hours ago and was pretty inflammatory. he's directly responsible today for the actions. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:55
- Yeah... no. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 11:51
- There's good people on both sides. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:50
- His staff did it. Not a chance Bigly did. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:49 3
  - I dunno, it feels as incompetently phrased as would normally be expected from him. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:53 1
    - grammatically correct. multi-syllable words. nothing about how great he himself is. not him. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:55
  - truth -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:53
- Tomorrow he'll say "I didn't see anything wrong. They were peaceful protesters." -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:49
- That is fucking nothing. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:49 1
  - I'm half surprised he even tweeted it instead of "KEEP GOING! MAGA!" - ty97 Jan 6, 11:49
Remember how they said the violence in the streets was hurting the BLM movement? Yeah. That. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:47 1
- They think antifa looting is equal to VIOLENTLY ATTACKING CONGRESS. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:49
Yes, these are people who are all for law and order, ugh -- nm - zork Jan 6, 11:46
Crowd trying to break down doors into chamber, reports of shooting into the chamber. I feel sick. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:46 5
- Inside vid -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 11:49 4
  - Police should gear up. Come on. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 6, 11:54 1
    - Probably didn't have time and the reinforcements will be. - spamlet Jan 6, 11:55
  - They really seem to believe they are defending the country against a foreign force. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:51 1
    - they absolutely believe it -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:52
Trump tweeted. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:43 1
- What he tweet? -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:48
Tear gas in the Rotunda. Lawmakers have been told to put on their gas masks -- nm - decline Jan 6, 11:43 1
- That stuff will be harder to get out of the rotunda than the insurrectionists -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 11:49
fyi, if you hit up woke on twitch, they have a multi-stream of footage from in the crowd. it's... something. - colin Jan 6, 11:42
I was on a walk and talk with my therapist. Guess the nation has started to collapse while I was away? - sycor Jan 6, 11:42 5
- oh, they're inside now. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:42 4
  - They let them inside? The let violent protestors inside? I'm legit asking, I can't see any videos on the work computer. - sycor Jan 6, 11:45 3
    - they forced their way inside. -- nm - colin Jan 6, 11:47
    - They are inside. There is shooting. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:46
    - It's not quite THE WORST you can imagine, but it's WORST ADJACENT. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 11:46
Once the rabble dies down, I wonder if there'll be any further objections or if they'll just want to get this done ASAP. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:37 10
- I mean, their lives have been directly threatened. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:44 2
  - Congresspeople are hiding in their offices. If protesters lay hands on even one of them, all bets are off. People gonna get killed. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:45 1
    - There's live fire inside now. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:47
- "Well that was weird. Now where was I..." -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:43
- The program is to make people feel (operative word) that they are always angry and that they always need to object to everything D.. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 11:43
- I’d take the over. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:40 2
  - How do we parse between the "always angry" and the vast middle people that you suggest? I guess there's no OAN for sensible Republicans. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 11:45 1
    - There. Are. No. Sensible. Republicans. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 11:47
- Yeah, I'd just want to be done and get out of there. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:38 1
  - Frankly, I feel that any and all Congressmen, at this point, feel "Fuck these bozos running through the halls." -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:40
DC has a 6pm curfew in place. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:37 1
- Police are like, "I didn't sign up for this sh**". As they wander by in some of the videos -- nm* - budice Jan 6, 11:39
I look forward to Trump pardoning all the protesters. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:36 1
- He would have to get all there names he isn't good with names -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:38
This stuff is really testing my resolution to stop cursing. - TWuG Jan 6, 11:36
"WTF is happening in Venezuela now??? Oh... that's DC..." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 11:36 1
- right? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 11:36
Meanwhile Trump is tweeting more rhetoric against Pence. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:35 9
- Likely also recreating the People vs. Larry Flynt scene checking the news coverage. -- nm - VMan Jan 6, 11:42
- Oh good. At least Don Jr. has tweeted that "this is wrong" (won't link to it). Someone's watching the news! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:39 1
  - Only cause the Trump dynasty is ending before it got started before his eyes -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:42
- Obivious. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:37 5
  - Obliviously obvious? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 11:38 4
    - Sorry. Oblivious. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:38 3
      - but he's not oblivious. He's watching and he's not asking his protestors to stop it. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:45
      - I actually think what you had works perfectly. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 11:40 1
        
        WIN! Democracy is going down verbaciously! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 11:41
DC Mayor 6pm Curfew. National Guard call reportedly made -- nm - budice Jan 6, 11:35
Mo Brooks just tweeted it's Antifa dressed as MAGA -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 11:34 3
- Send him outside to prove it -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:37
- He couldn't be Mo wrong. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 11:36
- LOL -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:35
Y'all, they are just inside the Capitol, it's not like they are in a park or anything. -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 11:34 3
- confed flag flying outside of chamber -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 11:35 2
  - picture -- (link) - colin Jan 6, 11:38
  - Jesus Christ. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:35
there are suspiscious pkgs all around the building reportedly. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:32 2
- Rep Elaine Luria had to evacuate her office because of a report of a pipe bomb - says she can here what sounds like gun shots -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 11:34
- maybe they'll blow themselves up -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:33
I'd say our odds of seeing Trump led out in handcuffs has increased dramatically. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:32 8
- Honest question, who would have the authority to do that? - znufrii Jan 6, 11:35 3
  - If a private individual breaks the law, then the local jurisdiction has the right to arrest that person. - Mop Jan 6, 11:43
  - I believe the Supreme Court Marshal could do it but there would have to be a decision from them. - Max Jan 6, 11:41
  - Today? He'd have to be removed as President before he could be removed in handcuffs. On the 20th? Pretty much - TWuG Jan 6, 11:40
- I'd say odds are also good his staff is telling him they should evacuate him and claim Antifa was attacking the WH to flip the narrative. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:35
- I will pay good money to watch that happen. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 11:34
- preach. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:33
- Send In The Car. Send In The Car -- nm - Capitol Police Jan 6, 11:33
Good Lord, bring in the NG and arrests these idiots en masse. Every damn one of them should see the inside of a courtroom - TWuG Jan 6, 11:30 8
- Seriously, this is scary. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:34
- I’m guessing the president would need to make that call, since it’s on federal property, so.... - znufrii Jan 6, 11:32 3
  - Oh, maybe that's the explanation. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:34 2
    - I honestly don’t know the answer, but from what I was reading, the NG units already present were unarmed units to help MPD with traffic control - znufrii Jan 6, 11:37 1
      - When tney are federalized, they're under command of the President, so. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:38
- It's time to play "imagine if these guys were BLM" -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:32 2
  - They'd be lying dead on the steps. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:37
  - I guess either F-15's or some Abrams. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:36
I was told the Revolution would not be televised! - VMan Jan 6, 11:28
I just can't watch this anymore. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 11:22 6
- So then you could go ahead and start celebrating. Right? Which is the appropriate thing to do -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 11:33
- It's really hard. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 11:24
- This is really scary. And the fucking president of the United States encouraged this. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 11:24 3
  - "Is encouraging." There's no past tense here. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 11:41
  - Lock him up. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 11:28 1
    - Gitmo for him, too! (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:28
the video on CNN of the building is insane -- (link) - Andie Jan 6, 11:22 7
- This is complete B.S. These people should be shot. BLM protestors would have been shot with rubber bullets as soon as they came near the police. -- nm* - Inigo Jan 6, 11:37 1
  - oh, the difference is staggering. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:42
- walking through Statuary Hall - where the hell are the police? -- nm - decline Jan 6, 11:29 4
  - This is malpractice on their part. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 11:38
  - All during July we had military vehicles parked on every corner for blocks around the White House. I haven't seen any National Guard in this. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:30
  - One ran past, decided he was outnumbered -- nm - budice Jan 6, 11:29 1
    - I am assuming he was out gunned, as well. -- nm - VMan Jan 6, 11:33
WTF? -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 11:21 2
- They're more fit than advertised. These must be paid agitators. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:28
- This is a scene straight out of Erik the Viking, because most of the crowd is taking the stairs. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 11:22
I dub them Protifa -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 11:21 1
- Approved -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 11:22
RNC HeadQ evacuated. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 11:20
The newish casino here had just opened its sports book in late 2019, and I was super tempted to watch the NCAA Tournament there before the pandemic. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 11:16 1
- You should go when you feel safe and if that's 2022 then.... - JD Jan 6, 11:20
You know what, Mr. Police Officer? That's not a good look. -- (link) - Mop Jan 6, 11:16 7
- there's bear spray on both sides -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 11:24
- Hands on the cops arm to keep his guard low. Cop tagged him with the other arm. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:23
- When they catch the guy who sprayed the police he's going to jail for a long time -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 11:19 3
  - They all should. They are actively trying to overthrow the government. Rebellion, sedition, trespassing, jaywalking, whatever you need to charge them with. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 6, 11:24 2
    - all of it -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 11:25
    - Ship them all to Gitmo! (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:25
- Were people cheering for the cops? This was a "let them fight" situation from the get go. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:19
This could get uglier. Capital building locked down. Pence removed from Senate chamber by secret service. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 6, 11:16 1
- Sorry I'm slow -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 6, 11:16
Pence has been pulled from the Senate floor by the Capitol Police. -- nm* - Diva Jan 6, 11:16 1
- *spluuurt* -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 11:21
you could say I lost my faith in politicians, they all seem like game show hosts to me... -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 11:16
U.S. Capitol put on lockdown due to security threat -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 11:15 7
- Protesters have breached the Capitol. They’re outside the Senate chamber -- nm - decline Jan 6, 11:19 5
  - OK, how did they get that far? -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:24 2
    - The cops let them get too far to adequately contain and disperse. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 11:25 1
      - MPD is better than that. But I guess it's Capitol Police there. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 11:26
  - Protestors with Confederate flags and Q paraphernalia right outside Sen. McConnell and Sen. Thune's offices -- nm - decline Jan 6, 11:19 1
    - I'm horrified that they were allowed to breach. THey did not take this seriously enough. - loosilu Jan 6, 11:25
- If this doesn't bring out the NG, nothing will. - loosilu Jan 6, 11:16

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