DC Unrest Megathread

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Trump has lost *checks notes* the Envoy to Northern Ireland.

Seriously though. It's incredibly how this is what it took to get Mulvaney, Trump's worst enabler for most of 2017-18 to flip.

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1347165726826770432

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Clarence Thomas' wife is all in on overturning the Republic apparently. Constitutional conservative my a**.
https://twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/1347395084527017985

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Can you remove a SCOTUS member?

I believe they can be impeached. I don't think it's likely though, unless we see video footage of Thomas etc cheering on the protestors. Even then, McConnell would defend them.

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https://twitter.com/pbump/status/1347979462898556929

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"They're just peaceful protesters. All we want is peace. Peace! Peeeaaace!"



🎵 A little piece of Schumer, a little slice of Pence 🎵
🎵 Some pieces of McConnell, Graham, and Adam Schiff, perchance 🎵
🎵 A little slice of Nancy, with some chopped-up Warnock sauce 🎵
🎵 And then some tastes of Harris, Biden, Ossoff, and DeVos! 🎵



(Credit to Mel Brooks)

I'm too tired to be any more enraged.

All I'll say is this - submit it as evidence on Monday, when the GOP denies Trump used language that incited violence.

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The CEO of a Chicago-area data analytics firm was one of those who entered the Capitol building, and got fired as a result. https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210108/schaumburg-firm-fires-ceo-for-role-in-storming-capitol

He apologized by claiming he was "going to see what was happening inside".

"No officer, I didn't break into this house. I just ducked under some police tape, and squeezed through the broken window because I was curious to see what wacky shenanigans those burglars were getting up to."

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Biden indicating he still plans to follow through with plans for outdoor inauguration.

I respect his courage, but I do worry that he's putting himself at significant unnecessary risk.
The symbolism of a normal inauguration is important, but I think that the optics of an evacuation, or (God forbid) shots being fired towards the Capitol, are far worse.

https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1348702776705114114

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New footage that allegedly shows the rioters planning their assault on the Capitol.

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/1349348254694170626

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The My Pillow Guy wants another coup:

https://twitter.com/jabinbotsford/status/1350186100564905985?s=20

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2022 MN GOP gubernatorial nominee!

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https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1350553262865461249

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1350591462308798464

The news here is threefold:
1. Zip-tie guy has been arrested
2. So has his mother, who accompanied him to the Capitol
3. Both have been charged by the FBI for several crimes, including conspiracy charges, with both known and unknown suspects.

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So for those of you wondering about the whole March 4th thing - there’s actually a really stupid reason for it.

The Sovereign Citizen movement is a group of conspiracists that believe that the US ceased to exist as a sovereign nation in the 19th century, after President Grant signed a law declaring DC a corporate municipality (altering how local government runs). They erroneously believe that the US was replaced with a corporation - and that any flag with gold leaf is a symbol of the US Corporation - which is property of the City of London.

It’s real dumb.

Anyway. Since the inauguration date was moved in the intervening period, they believe that it is not legitimate.

What has happened is that Qanon and the SCs have crossed over, with some people now believing both. They somehow believe that Trump, who is still in command, will return as President on March 4th, because that’s the day that inaugurations used to be held (before the date was moved up to January).

They believe Trump has somehow dissolved the US corporation, and will take office as the 19th President (all presidents since Grant (the 18th President) being illegitimate puppets of the Corporation).

All this is clearly ludicrous. But it’s an example of how Q’s repeated errors is only radicalising the remaining cultists further. They’ve been driven into a rabid fervour, and are desperate to see their demonic democratic opponents sundered. When that didn’t happen, they had to come up with a new deadline. Like any doomsday cult, their proposed judgment day is come and gone - and now they’re grappling with the cognitive dissonance.

If you want to learn more, I recommend the linked BBC article. Also, Travis View is doing some great research on the whole Qanon situation at large - his stuff is cynical, but well written.
www.bbc.com/news/amp/blogs-trending-56260345