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These would be the people that consider winning the popular vote to be ruling by mob? -- nm* - . Jan 6, 12:31
I'm guessing after today we don't hear from Donny for a long while -- nm - eag Jan 6, 12:30 11
- For the first time ever, I really wonder if the signatures are there for the 25th Amendment. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 6, 12:34
- "Strike that, reverse it." -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:34 1
  - Yeah maybe a bit of hopeful wishing there -- nm - eag Jan 6, 12:36
- yeah right, I bet someone stole his phone from him, which is why he isnt tweeting up a storm right now. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 12:32 3
  - He tweeted about 10 minutes ago, asking the protestors to remain peaceful, but not asking them to leave or stop. -- nm - jnine Jan 6, 12:34
  - Did he stop? He was having quite the day. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:33 1
    - Ivanka came in and talked him out of the phone. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:34
- How much would you like to bet? Name any amount. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 12:31
- You know he's absolutely loving this. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 12:31 2
  - Until people actually get killed - eag Jan 6, 12:35
  - yep -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:33
It's actually kind of nice that these folks are anti-mask. It'll be so much easier to identify them -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:30
Meet the new year. Same as the old year. - Spawn Jan 6, 12:30
Sweet jeebus, I am so furious right now. - musubi Jan 6, 12:29 5
- There's a very bright line dividing things right now. Thankfully a bunch of them put themselves on a list ahead of time. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:33
- musubiosis -- nm - budice Jan 6, 12:33
- I'm definitely struggling with not bowing to the part of me that wants these insurrectionists beat down with extreme prejudice. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:32 1
  - If they shot someone, they should be. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:33
- Between my dad and this I am glad I am not in DC. Times like this is why having firearms could be a bad thing. - Spawn Jan 6, 12:32
nm -- nm* - mara Jan 6, 12:28 1
- oh. y'think?! -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:29
Kaitlan Collins A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the chest on the Capitol grounds, per @NoahGrayCNN . No other details -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:27
CNN -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 12:26
The National Guard is en route to the Capitol, according to CBS News. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:26 3
- Where they should have been hours ago. -- nm - jnine Jan 6, 12:32 1
  - Things might be worse if they were. -- nm - . Jan 6, 12:35
- I don't know what to believe! YOU'RE TEARING ME APART! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:28
Does the Donald think that if congress doesn't get to certify the election that he gets to remain president? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 12:25 4
- Probably -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:25 3
  - What's the process without certification? Pelosi takes the reigns in 2 weeks, then what? Is there an answer? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 12:29 2
    - I don't think there is a process for that. That's what makes it a coup. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 12:29 1
      - So Pelosi is the one behind the BLM rioters disguised as MAGA protestors? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 12:31
Because I needed to know how this is playing there, I switched to Fox. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:25 5
- from last hour -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 12:29
- Are they saying riot or protest, though? -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:26 2
  - "Protesters" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:28 1
    - Then *there* is some spin. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:28
- It’s congress’s fault for making them resort to such desperate measures, obviously. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 6, 12:26
Images now of insurrectionists breaking windows and climbing into the Capitol Building. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:24 3
- At least one person has been shot on the grounds. Woman in critical condition after being shot in the chest, circumstances unclear -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:26 1
  - Oh god. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:27
- And reports of shots fired, one person shot in the chest, and in critical condition. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 12:26
I'm not one to cuss, but fuck those assholes. - musubi Jan 6, 12:19 3
- I picked the wrong year to stop cursing like a sailor -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:20 2
  - I gave it swearing years ago, but this has to be said. - musubi Jan 6, 12:22
  - I think that there is an argument to be made that today still counts as 2020. Yesterday was 2021, tomorrow will be as well. Not today. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 12:21
I know ty97 said not to give hot takes. But today might have destroyed the current Republican Party as we know it. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 12:17 14
- If this was a just world, I'd agree. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 12:34
- From their perspective this is all fine and called for. SO unfortunately no. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:33
- It should but it won't. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 12:29
- I doubt it, but we'll see -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:27
- I doubt it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 12:25
- I doubt it. I do think a 3rd party springs up though -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:23 2
  - And I hope it splits the Republican party straight down the middle. I am just catching up. Wow. -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 12:26 1
    - yep -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:31
- I hope not, or -- at least -- the true, fair, conservative leaders with character, decency, integrity, and humanity form a new conservative party. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 12:19 [Backboard] 3
  - Agreed that side is needed, but it's going to need to re-brand. -- nm - MDH Jan 6, 12:21 2
    - Absolutely. - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 12:22
    - No. A second party is needed. The GOP and Republicans are not. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:22
- fucking good. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:18 1
  - This. From dog catcher to Trump, no Republican should ever be treated with more than the barest respect any human deserves. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:21
nm -- nm* - budice Jan 6, 12:17
I'm not terribly surprised. And beware the next step: The President will invoke the Insurrection Act. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 12:15 2
- If he did that, wouldn't that be paramount to calling them Insurrectionalists? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 12:24
- *declares the Capitol a crime scene, suspends Congress for 6 months* -- nm* - Mop Jan 6, 12:18
A fair number of terrorists are looking at this and going "Really? We could have just walked right in to the chamber?!" -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:15 2
- Yeah, but only that group of terrorists would ever be able to pull it off. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 12:17
- Are these white terrorists? No way anyone brown or black walks right in. -- nm - Inigo Jan 6, 12:16
The Defense Department denied a request to deploy National Guard units to the Capitol Building? - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 12:14 7
- *turns on CNN* APPROVED. -- nm - DOD Jan 6, 12:17
- I'm seeing 'has not yet approved' not 'denied' -- nm - decline Jan 6, 12:16 5
  - Aaron Davis (WaPo) is reporting "denied." -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jan 6, 12:18 2
    - FBI strike teams have arrived at the Capital -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 12:27
    - ASK AGAIN LATER -- nm - DOD 8-Ball Jan 6, 12:23
  - "We only deploy them for an emergency." "well, let's see if one develops." WTF? -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:17 1
    - (that is not a real quote, unless reference The Sure Thing counts.) -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:18
finally CNN showing that B2 pic. That shot would be the cover of every publication back in the day ..[harrummph] -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:14
Has Biden said anything yet? -- nm - eag Jan 6, 12:09 3
- I don't think he can say anything that wouldn't set off these yahoos even more -- nm - zork Jan 6, 12:12 1
  - Well not these idiots but trying to make sure the other side doesn't get involved too -- nm - eag Jan 6, 12:15
- I don't think it would matter to these people. In fact, it might incite them more. "You aren't the President, you can't tell me what to do!" childish - sycor Jan 6, 12:11
Fuck those motherfucking fuckers. -- nm - Remlik Jan 6, 12:08
Honestly, there’s a non-zero chance now of President Pence imo - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:05 5
- Trump is probably on the phone with Putin saying, "u up" -- nm* - Qale Jan 6, 12:12 1
  - Well, about that plane and the dacha in Sochi... (NM) - Drumpf Jan 6, 12:13
- Shortest presidency ever! He'll be a trivia answer forever! -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 12:08 1
  - heh -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 12:15
- I'm hoping the level-headed tweet s a sign that his phone was taken away from him by law officials. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 12:08
If I was a black American I'd be so pissed. I can't even imagine how they feel right now. -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:04 5
- Right -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 12:08
- We are all watching white people fighting amongst themselves. What is the reason POC need to be dragged in now after the vote? -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:08
- Yep, The message of BLM is that this should be how police deal with everyone, not just white folk. - TWuG Jan 6, 12:07
- I can. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 12:07 1
  - ".. and they would not even have made it to the sidewalk." -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 12:22
This is an embarrassment -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 12:04 19
- I sincerely doubt there is anything Trump can do to quell this now that it's started either. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 12:05 4
  - I guess he's trying -- (link) - mara Jan 6, 12:16 2
    - I wouldn't even call that trying. Trying would be telling them to shut up and get out. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 12:19 1
      - He does that, they might walk back down PA Ave and storm the WH. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:21
  - well he denied deploying the National Guard -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 6, 12:13
- This is far beyond that. Mop, we need a new word for what this is. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:04 13
  - It’s an impeachament. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:12 1
    - "Appalassment" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:19
  - You're replying to krusty. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 12:05 10
    - Yes, I am. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:05 8
      - I'm not Mop in disguise -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 12:10 7
        
        I’m not that hawt. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:15 2
        
        Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 12:22
        
        hee -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:16
        
        Things are rolling fast, it was a callback to this exchange I had with Mop on B2 you likely missed. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:12 [Backboard] 1
        
        Ahhh 👍🏻 -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 12:16
        
        would you know if you were? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 6, 12:12 1
        
        Not until after everyone else posted it first. - sycor Jan 6, 12:14
    - Yes, I am. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:05
. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 12:03 2
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:09
- Wow -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 12:05 [Backboard]
ffs if I see another tweet calling these people "protestors"... -- nm - Shaun Jan 6, 12:00 1
- Worse still, I've seen multiple journalists calling them patriots. -- nm - mara Jan 6, 12:14
Wow. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 11:59 1
- That's... unusual. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 12:01
I truly hope all the congresspeople are safe, even the stupid fuckers that pretty much called this to happen. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 11:59
So I know the focus is on DC and rightfully so but do we know if the state capitols are safe specifically the states in question -- nm - eag Jan 6, 11:59
I don't know if this is a fair question to ask, but shouldn't the Capitol Police done a better job of preparing for this? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 11:59 23
- Devil's advocate: nobody's been shot yet. Imagine a scenario if police had decided to shoot to protect the property. - Max Jan 6, 12:02 5
  - that's a pretty extreme leap -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:05 2
    - I have to think that was part of the calculus in setting rules of engagement. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:07 1
      - agreed, but certainly there were measures they could put in place that didn't involve gunfire -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 12:08
  - Yes. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 12:04 1
    - There sure were a hell of a lot more clouds of gas to push back the BLM protests. I haven't seen more than a wisp of spray today. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 12:05
- I'm a bit surprised the NG wasn't already on stand by and in place. -- (edited) - sycor Jan 6, 12:01 6
  - DC's Mayor mobilized the National Guard yesterday. They're here. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:03 2
    - Not sure they are able to be deployed on federal property though, they were supposed to be helping direct traffic. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 6, 12:04 1
      - Yes, that's correct. They're not allowed to use weapons per the decree. -- nm - David Jan 6, 12:06
  - Capitol building is federal property, so they’d have to be federalized to be deployed, and guess who they’d report to? -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:03 1
    - Fair enough. I guess I never realized they couldn't be deployed on federal property. Makes sense though. But so then why weren't they there to keep - sycor Jan 6, 12:07
  - yeah exactly. can anyone but him mobilize the NG? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 6, 12:02
- They probably did and this is being "overreported" -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:01
- Who knew that this could happen?? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 12:00 5
  - HELLO -- nm - Jovian s.i. Jan 6, 12:02 2
    - Heh. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 12:30
    - Heh. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:03
  - Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:01 1
    - Nah, those are real Americans, peace-loving folk who are all about law and order. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 12:02
- It’s an entirely fair question to ask. -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 12:00 2
  - And everyone knows the answer. Stop pretending this is some freak incident. -- (edited) - Shaun Jan 6, 12:03 1
    - Agreed. I think we’re all just asking rhetorical questions here. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 6, 12:09
*coming home to roost* - chickens si Jan 6, 11:59
What's sad is I find none of this even slightly surprising. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 11:57 6
- "shocked and APPALLED, not surprised" -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:02 2
  - That's why you have to save it, for days like today. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 12:32 1
    - okay, teacher -- nm - mud Jan 6, 12:34
- That's what I'm saying. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 12:00
- Pretty much. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 11:59
- Yup. -- nm - David Jan 6, 11:58
Vid - From Inside the House Floor -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 11:57

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