DC Unrest Megathread

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I've just been thinking about the last book in the Chronicles of Narnia, when the thugs who have instigated a coup d'état with foreign military support seek to legitimize their new regime by calling on the Great God Tash, believing that there is no such person —to their horror when he arrives in the flesh and devours them all. One imagines our dear friends Loeffler, Blackburn, Braun, and company must have felt much the same as those traitorous Narnians when they discovered their words do in fact have consequences.

[Hammy]

I thought a Twitter ban is a Twitter ban? I thought accessing a site through a sock puppet was against TOS.

Wait did Trump actually do that? That's hilariously pathetic! Ban the socks too! They can just keep banning him over and over and over again for all I care!

Apparently it's the Deputy Chief of Staff's account.

[Alben Barkley]

Anakin = John McCain

Yoda = FDR

Obi-Wan = LBJ

[Inmate Trump]

Didn't I tell the doomers all along it would all work out? Despite all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth... At the end of the day Democrats have absolute control over the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate for at least 2 years.

Just as I said they would.

LOL people were calling me a stupid "bloomer" and wetting their pants/beds all this time LOL. If you only had FAITH that good would ultimately triumph in the end, just as Dr. King said it would, you would have KNOWN all this time and not had to worry!

Stop shaming doomers!

There was a very real reason to freak out and the events of yesterday are proof.  Did I think such actions would succeed? Before yesterday, yes I did think there was a small chance. Watching yesterday unfold, I didn’t think it would.  But the fact that Trump literally attempted a coup is justification for every bit of dooming.

What do you guys want, when you shame doomers?  Us to admit you were right?  You were right.  Now stop taking every chance you have to make fun of us for being worried that Trump would do exactly what he did yesterday.

[John Dule]

Didn't I tell the doomers all along it would all work out? Despite all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth... At the end of the day Democrats have absolute control over the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate for at least 2 years.

Just as I said they would.

LOL people were calling me a stupid "bloomer" and wetting their pants/beds all this time LOL. If you only had FAITH that good would ultimately triumph in the end, just as Dr. King said it would, you would have KNOWN all this time and not had to worry!

Stop shaming doomers!

There was a very real reason to freak out and the events of yesterday are proof.  Did I think such actions would succeed? Before yesterday, yes I did think there was a small chance. Watching yesterday unfold, I didn’t think it would.  But the fact that Trump literally attempted a coup is justification for every bit of dooming.

What do you guys want, when you shame doomers?  Us to admit you were right?  You were right.  Now stop taking every chance you have to make fun of us for being worried that Trump would do exactly what he did yesterday.

Dems won a presidential victory through three states by <1% margins, held the House by only four seats, and only barely obtained a tied senate through two razor-thin runoff elections. Oh, and Trump did exactly what we all knew he'd do-- stage a violent coup by using his basement-dwelling homunculi army as cannon fodder. The Doomers were absolutely right to worry.

[Alben Barkley]

Didn't I tell the doomers all along it would all work out? Despite all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth... At the end of the day Democrats have absolute control over the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate for at least 2 years.

Just as I said they would.

LOL people were calling me a stupid "bloomer" and wetting their pants/beds all this time LOL. If you only had FAITH that good would ultimately triumph in the end, just as Dr. King said it would, you would have KNOWN all this time and not had to worry!

Stop shaming doomers!

There was a very real reason to freak out and the events of yesterday are proof.  Did I think such actions would succeed? Before yesterday, yes I did think there was a small chance. Watching yesterday unfold, I didn’t think it would.  But the fact that Trump literally attempted a coup is justification for every bit of dooming.

What do you guys want, when you shame doomers?  Us to admit you were right?  You were right.  Now stop taking every chance you have to make fun of us for being worried that Trump would do exactly what he did yesterday.

My friend, I promise you that my post was in no way intended to disparage you. I want us ALL who believe in liberal democracy to shake hands and move forward now, regardless of whatever petty disputes we had in the past. I don't even blame you for being terrified of the GOP and Trump; as I said in another post, they took us to the brink. They REALLY stress tested our democracy, no doubt about that. Beyond even what I expected in some cases; I make no claim of being 100% right because I was not. You, of course, were not either. Nobody did and nobody could have predicted EXACTLY what went down here. My posts here are more than anyhing about an incredible relief that my faith paid off in the end; frankly I am actually almost surprised that it did. They are not in any way intended to insult those who were more pessimistic throughout this whole process. I totally get it. What I want not is absolutely not for you to feel shame, but for you to feel the same relief and happiness I do now. We will assuredly disagree on a lot going forward, but we all have a lot to celebrate in that we sided with the winning team on the fundamental question of whether American liberal democracy could stand. That's no small thing, and we ALL deserve to celebrate it.

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

I get the feeling Mr. Barkely has been consuming quite a bit of margaritas in the last 2 hours.

To start, he actually gave praise to Bernie Sanders' state!

YES!!!

YES!!!

IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!

Terrorism LOSES!

Fascism LOSES!

Conspiracy theory LOSES!

Hatred LOSES!

Authoritarianism LOSES!

Narcissism LOSES!

It's OVER, it's finally OFFICIALLY over!!!

Thank you Vermont!!!

[Alben Barkley]

Didn't I tell the doomers all along it would all work out? Despite all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth... At the end of the day Democrats have absolute control over the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate for at least 2 years.

Just as I said they would.

LOL people were calling me a stupid "bloomer" and wetting their pants/beds all this time LOL. If you only had FAITH that good would ultimately triumph in the end, just as Dr. King said it would, you would have KNOWN all this time and not had to worry!

Stop shaming doomers!

There was a very real reason to freak out and the events of yesterday are proof.  Did I think such actions would succeed? Before yesterday, yes I did think there was a small chance. Watching yesterday unfold, I didn’t think it would.  But the fact that Trump literally attempted a coup is justification for every bit of dooming.

What do you guys want, when you shame doomers?  Us to admit you were right?  You were right.  Now stop taking every chance you have to make fun of us for being worried that Trump would do exactly what he did yesterday.

Dems won a presidential victory through three states by <1% margins, held the House by only four seats, and only barely obtained a tied senate through two razor-thin runoff elections. Oh, and Trump did exactly what we all knew he'd do-- stage a violent coup by using his basement-dwelling homunculi army as cannon fodder. The Doomers were absolutely right to worry.

Also no one would be making these same statements if the GOP hung on to power, admit it! A trifecta is a trifecta is a trifecta. Totally irrelevant in the end how close it was.

[Alben Barkley]

I get the feeling Mr. Barkely has been consuming quite a bit of margaritas in the last 2 hours.

To start, he actually gave praise to Bernie Sanders' state!

YES!!!

YES!!!

IT'S OVER!!!!!!!!

Terrorism LOSES!

Fascism LOSES!

Conspiracy theory LOSES!

Hatred LOSES!

Authoritarianism LOSES!

Narcissism LOSES!

It's OVER, it's finally OFFICIALLY over!!!

Thank you Vermont!!!

Margaritas??! What state do you think I'm from, Florida???

It's bourbon, of course!

Lots and LOTS of bourbon!!!

But fortunately for everyone, it's been almost entirely happy bourbon, not angry or sad bourbon.

Also yes, I'll give Bernie's state credit where it is due. They pushed us over the top officially!

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Also yes, I'll give Bernie's state credit where it is due. They pushed us over the top officially!

Just gonna quote this for posterity's sake.

You know, the next time we go back to the old Atlas ways of intra-party shouting matches 

[John Dule]

Didn't I tell the doomers all along it would all work out? Despite all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth... At the end of the day Democrats have absolute control over the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate for at least 2 years.

Just as I said they would.

LOL people were calling me a stupid "bloomer" and wetting their pants/beds all this time LOL. If you only had FAITH that good would ultimately triumph in the end, just as Dr. King said it would, you would have KNOWN all this time and not had to worry!

Stop shaming doomers!

There was a very real reason to freak out and the events of yesterday are proof.  Did I think such actions would succeed? Before yesterday, yes I did think there was a small chance. Watching yesterday unfold, I didn’t think it would.  But the fact that Trump literally attempted a coup is justification for every bit of dooming.

What do you guys want, when you shame doomers?  Us to admit you were right?  You were right.  Now stop taking every chance you have to make fun of us for being worried that Trump would do exactly what he did yesterday.

Dems won a presidential victory through three states by <1% margins, held the House by only four seats, and only barely obtained a tied senate through two razor-thin runoff elections. Oh, and Trump did exactly what we all knew he'd do-- stage a violent coup by using his basement-dwelling homunculi army as cannon fodder. The Doomers were absolutely right to worry.

Also no one would be making these same statements if the GOP hung on to power, admit it! A trifecta is a trifecta is a trifecta. Totally irrelevant in the end how close it was.

Well as a determinist I know there was no alternative to this outcome, but the Doomers were nevertheless correct that this would be close and that Trump would attempt a coup. Also that's pretty good for a meme I'm sure you made while heavily intoxicated.

[Alben Barkley]

Also yes, I'll give Bernie's state credit where it is due. They pushed us over the top officially!

Just gonna quote this for posterity's sake.

You know, the next time we go back to the old Atlas ways of intra-party shouting matches  

I welcome and look forward to it! Seriously!

Didn't I tell the doomers all along it would all work out? Despite all the weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth... At the end of the day Democrats have absolute control over the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate for at least 2 years.

Just as I said they would.

LOL people were calling me a stupid "bloomer" and wetting their pants/beds all this time LOL. If you only had FAITH that good would ultimately triumph in the end, just as Dr. King said it would, you would have KNOWN all this time and not had to worry!

Stop shaming doomers!

There was a very real reason to freak out and the events of yesterday are proof.  Did I think such actions would succeed? Before yesterday, yes I did think there was a small chance. Watching yesterday unfold, I didn’t think it would.  But the fact that Trump literally attempted a coup is justification for every bit of dooming.

What do you guys want, when you shame doomers?  Us to admit you were right?  You were right.  Now stop taking every chance you have to make fun of us for being worried that Trump would do exactly what he did yesterday.

Dems won a presidential victory through three states by <1% margins, held the House by only four seats, and only barely obtained a tied senate through two razor-thin runoff elections. Oh, and Trump did exactly what we all knew he'd do-- stage a violent coup by using his basement-dwelling homunculi army as cannon fodder. The Doomers were absolutely right to worry.

Also no one would be making these same statements if the GOP hung on to power, admit it! A trifecta is a trifecta is a trifecta. Totally irrelevant in the end how close it was.

Well as a determinist I know there was no alternative to this outcome, but the Doomers were nevertheless correct that this would be close and that Trump would attempt a coup. Also that's pretty good for a meme I'm sure you made while heavily intoxicated.

Aw man, why did you have to go back to the yellow avatar? Was that determined too?

And if you're really sure that everything is determined, was I then not also right to be certain the doomers would be wrong? After all, being "almost" sort of right is not by any means the same as ACTUALLY being right.

But in any case, I really don't care about being right or wrong anymore. I AM heavily intoxicated, and I will gladly accept your compliment on my meme-making skills at a moment at a time when I can barely separate the "A" and "E" keys properly.

I just hope everyone can realize I have literally been looking forward to this moment for almost 5 years. Everything else, all our other petty disputes, have just melted away and look ridiculous in comparison to our shared fight against authoritarianism.

[Alben Barkley]

Joe Scarbrorough just said Donald Trump should be arrested and jailed today for insurrection. He also is angrily asking why the hell the Capitol police were not prepared for this.

The man might as well be speaking for me; when I lived in DC, as he says, we would get screamed at by cops near the Capitol if we couldn't prove we had business there at a particular time. Yet somehow, some way, cops take selfies with terrorists and smile, just let them waltz over barriers.

This is literally the best evidence BLM could ever have asked for. Indisputable now that black people and white people get a TOTALLY different response from cops at all times no matter where they are.

[Alben Barkley]

Joe Scarborough is now angrier than I have ever heard any human being before. He literally just screamed the F word at the top of his lungs on national TV. I am not kidding.

He seems absolutely certain that if black people tried the same thing Trumpers tried earlier, they would have been "shot in the face" and now is screaming fiercely and literally pounding on the table in rage. Calling for the arrest and imprisonment TODAY of every member of the Trump family.

PATRIOT!

[Alben Barkley]

Josh Hawley, the stupid f--king c--nt who started all this, seems to be under the impression that everyone will just forgive and forget!

NO!

We will NOT!

I hope dumbass never lives this day down for the rest of his pathetic "career."

[Alben Barkley]

"Where did you learn your trade, you stupid f--king c--nt, you idiot? Who ever told you that you could work with men???"

This pretty much perfectly sums up how I feel about Hawley and any GOP traitor going along with him.

[Hnv1]

So if I got it straight VP Pence ordered the NG in (without legal authority) and three governors sent state militia to federal territory beyond jurisdiction to enforce law.  

Thank god no R governor back Trump here, in hindsight we were a few bad calls away from waking up to an armed conflict

[Alben Barkley]

So if I got it straight VP Pence ordered the NG in (without legal authority) and three governors sent state militia to federal territory beyond jurisdiction to enforce law.  

Thank god no R governor back Trump here, in hindsight we were a few bad calls away from waking up to an armed conflict

Hell if anything I'm pissed Hogan didn't send his NG in.

[Podgy the Bear]

I am as angry as I was on September 12, 2001--when the shock of 9/11 began to wear off and it became largely clear who was responsible for that horrible day and the events that happened.  As a Democratic-leaning independent back then, I was very supportive of the immediate actions of the Bush administration to go after the terrorists and to implement action.

Yes, this is the new 9/11--perhaps less organized and not nearly the loss of life and damage.  But this was a direct threat to the internal security of the United States.  Prosecution to the fullest extent of the law to the highest level absolutely must happen.  And media coverage over the next 13 days must be focused on this.

[Alben Barkley]

It literally cannot be shared enough:

SADDEST LOSERS EVER!!!

SAD!!!

[American2020]

Look at these tweets from Jesus.

https://twitter.com/TheReal_JesusC/status/1347143901929467906

https://twitter.com/TheReal_JesusC/status/1347013890643779584

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

https://twitter.com/maggieNYT/status/1346994926723194882?s=20

Has this "senior advisor" resigned yet? Otherwise I don't care what they have to say.

Chief of Staff to the First Lady has resigned.

I first read this as "Chief of Staff and the First Lady have resigned" and my thought was "yeah, sounds about right."

The First Lady probably wishes she could resign.

She's been resigned to her fate for at least four years.

[TopShelfGoal]

Joe Scarborough's monologue this morning on Morning Joe will go down in history as an iconic moment. Highly recommended if you haven't seen it. He ripped Trump, Capitol Police, Guiliani, Don Jr and Josh Hawley a new one. He ENDED Hawley. His sermon against Hawley could just be copy pasted into ads.

[Damocles]

Life imprisonment for these seditious Confederate traitors. No speaking to the media, no possibility of parole, all solitary confinement.

[American2020]

I've a message for those rejoicing this dark day. Many rejoicers are some left-wing militants and apologists of Russia and China.
Message: beware the consequences of your dream of cancellation, sinking and demise of America.

https://twitter.com/nilanjanaroy/status/1347149999805661184