DC Unrest Megathread

[Holy Unifying Centrist]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by.  

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility.  

The true enemy of the people.  100%

Yes, we should not be shooting people if we can avoid it at all costs. The police is right to deescalate things here.

I will not deescalate my rhetoric. I believe they are terrorists who are trying to commit an insurrection, so I will use the words that I believe appropriately describe the situation. I will not be censored.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

but her emails

[Sir Mohamed]

They've made fools of themselves. This is the formal end of the MAGA movement.

Hopefully this is the pathetic end of something, and not the beginning.

I'm really worried for the Inauguration. They need to check security guidelines.

[Green Line]

https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence

Look at what Mike Pence changed his cover photo to.... lmao.

Himself and his wife?

Oh I thought that was Joe and Kamala lol.  My B.

[MaxQue]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by. 

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility. 

The true enemy of the people.  100%

There is no desescalation to be done. They are criminals, they belong to jail.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Marianne Williamson calls for 25th Amendment

https://twitter.com/marwilliamson/status/1346910509296074753

[ProudModerate2]

Maybe they should tell Capitol security and police that they need to clear a path to get Bible pictures in front of a nearby church.
That would get things in action much quicker than what we have seen for the last 3 hours.

[Suburbia]

Lets be clear, if Antifa stormed the capitol like this they would have all been arrested, maybe shot.  Our law enforcement has just become an arm of the Republican Party at this point. And the Republican Party are becoming traitors.  So there's an inherent problem here.

Been telling you for months now. What do you think the whole premise of Long Island, Staten Island and Mt. Greenwood is? And yes, Dems need to appeal to those areas, those Lean R areas. That happens when one party screams ACAB and paints all cops with the same brush, they go to the party that defends them.

[Theodore]

I wonder how this will be remembered 10 years from now

[Calthrina950]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by.  

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility.  

The true enemy of the people.  100%

Shame on you. Why are you justifying what these anarchists are doing? While I think the police and National Guards need to be careful with the strategy they pursue to deal with the anarchists, I don't think it is just to be blaming the media at this juncture for this.

[swf541]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by. 

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility. 

The true enemy of the people.  100%

Been reporting your posts, its a shame to see posters here literally defending this insanity, especially on a forum dedicated to tracking elections... You know what the thugs here are trying to overturn....

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

https://twitter.com/Mike_Pence

Look at what Mike Pence changed his cover photo to.... lmao.

Himself and his wife?

What was it before?

[Alben Barkley]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by. 

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility. 

The true enemy of the people.  100%

Are you F—KING KIDDING ME???

YOU are the enemy of the people!!!

First we couldn’t call stupid people stupid or else they might just prove us right!

Now we can’t call literal insurrectionists what they are or else they might just prove us right!!

This is f—king “negotiate with terrorists” logic.

Get the HELL out of here!!!

[Dereich]

Just changed the channel to OANN. They're talking with Rudy Giuliani about fake ballots in Georgia. NO coverage of what's going on...and Rudy just mentioned his line from this morning saying they need "trial by combat"!!! He'd say they mean legal combat, but I just cannot believe the tone-deafness of it all.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

https://twitter.com/tossupreport/status/1346935435499606026?s=21

[Badger]

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1346911199435255810?s=21
Gloves? Off.

wtf does a corporate tax cut have to do with storming the Capitol?

His point, completely correct, is that the few last never trumpist establishment Republicans gladly and wholeheartedly made their deal with the devil to support and shield Trump from the consequences for which he richly deserved impeachment, or bare minimum to be held in full restraint unconditionally until he ceased his attempts to undermine the rule of law in exchange for an authoritarian Cult of Personality, in order to get their tax cuts and judges nominated. A functioning democracy was all too sacrificable to the Republican party in order to achieve these goals.

[It's Perro Sanxe wot won it]

Marianne Williamson calls for 25th Amendment

https://twitter.com/marwilliamson/status/1346910509296074753

Girlfriend, you are so on

[BlueSwan]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by. 

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility. 

The true enemy of the people.  100%

This is deranged, even for you. You are looking at this and what you are seeing is protesters being DEMONIZED? WTF man? Get a grip.

[Calthrina950]

They've made fools of themselves. This is the formal end of the MAGA movement.

Hopefully this is the pathetic end of something, and not the beginning.

I'm really worried for the Inauguration. They need to check security guidelines.

They must cancel all public ceremonies for the inauguration and make it a small, private affair. I wouldn't be risking anything at this juncture.

[jamestroll]

Its amusing how in a Virginia Democrat discord server I am in that they went from calling northam a murderer for not instituting a lockdown during his press conference today to being called a historic war hero for sending the va state troopers and national guard into DC.

Lmao. Army of nova I guess?

[It’s so Joever]

Also, all the talking heads on CNN calling this a literal "insurrection" will get what they're asking for.  If you go too far in demonizing these protesters/rioters, then you will invariably create the very demons you're supposedly petrified by. 

Law enforcement has learned to deescalate situations for the sake of public safety (which appears to be what's going on at the moment); I only wish our news media had the same sense of civic responsibility. 

The true enemy of the people.  100%

Leave.

[VAR]

Rep. Nancy Mace on SkyNews said that her support for Trump has been “wiped out”.

she's such a self-hating rino

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

CBS reporting that the House may be reconvening in another large room (possibly the Ways and Means Committee room). 

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Every single Trump supporter:

Fuzzy Bear, Sanchez, even sensible folks like Buzz.

This is your fault.  You are to blame.

A thousand times this. There is no such thing as a decent Trump supporter and there hasn't been for a long time. They are deplorable scum. Every. Single. One. Of. Them.

Hey stop it. One friend of mine who voted for Trump just called me crying and saying he regrets it

[Crumpets]

I got my new FB profile picture. Let's head home.

https://twitter.com/kevinroose/status/1346935433406476290