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[ponchi101]

And this was so foreseeable that I TOLD MY GF YESTERDAY, and since Saturday, that this would happen. These people would march up to congress and do something.
And as you say, nobody was prepared. For something right there, in plain view.

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[MJ2004]

And this was so foreseeable that I TOLD MY GF YESTERDAY, and since Saturday, that this would happen. These people would march up to congress and do something.
And as you say, nobody was prepared. For something right there, in plain view.

Agree we knew this would happen. It's not that nobody was prepared, in fact, just the opposite. The commander in chief who controls National Guard was prepared to let them into congress.

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Words fail me.

Robert Farley
@drfarls
I am told that the reluctance of DOD to call out the DC guard is because they would come under the command of POTUS, which would obviously be a problem.

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[MJ2004]

A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the chest at the US Capitol as Trump supporters stormed the building, according to multiple reports.

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A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the chest at the US Capitol as Trump supporters stormed the building, according to multiple reports.

They showed her being wheeled out of the Capital on MSNBC.

[JazzNU]

I kid you not, Ted Cruz, who is sponsoring the objection to the Arizona results, and Jim Jordan, who wrote a 41-page memo in support of objecting to Biden, have said to "stop the violence". In what world did they think that this (expletive) was going to be peaceful after using relentless incendiary language?!?

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Amy Gardner @AmyEGardner

Militia members have gathered outside the Georgia Capitol. Brad Raffensperger and senior staff have been escorted out to safety.

[ponchi101]

I kid you not, Ted Cruz, who is sponsoring the objection to the Arizona results, and Jim Jordan, who wrote a 41-page memo in support of objecting to Biden, have said to "stop the violence". In what world did they think that this (expletive) was going to be peaceful after using relentless incendiary language?!?

Maybe we can hope that Ted Cruz is also done. Doubt it, but one has to start looking at the silver linings. It will take a while because his election is so far away, but this has to be remembered.

[ponchi101]

BBC is talking about what happened in the Michigan Capitol not too long ago. So, more on the same subject: everybody knew this was the way the response would go.
But of course, that feels like 50 years ago.

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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser
It has been obvious since the moment Trump won in 2016 that this was coming. I said it in November 2016. Feckless elites refused to take the threat seriously; even elevated people who contributed to it.

Every Republican Senator who voted to acquit owns this, because it was obvious this would happen if Trump was allowed to remain in office. And because they fanned the flames every step of the way.