DC Unrest Megathread

[It’s so Joever]

https://twitter.com/USA_Polling/status/1349450495430184960

This country is doomed.

This is why we should break as many norms as possible to keep these filthy traitors down and their party from rising.

[Crumpets]

Can’t believe the National Guard inside the Capitol looks like a far more refreshing and democratic sight than civilians inside the Capitol, but here we are. These people clearly actually care about their country and respect what it stands for. Can’t be said for Trump and his cultists.

There are apparently more troops on Capitol Hill right now than in Afghanistan or Iraq. Turns out this is what we get for becoming a top oil producer.

Central Washington is now a Baghdad-style Green Zone. I wonder how Iraqis who immigrated to the US and settled in Washington feel. It's like they went back.

Off-topic, but if anyone is ever visiting Washington and looking for a good bar, check out Green Zone in AdMo. It's Iraqi-themed, but it still serves alcohol.

[John Dule]

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1349461808688594949

[ProudModerate2]

https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1349461808688594949

I believe every word of this.
Narsassitc, Un-Patriotic, Bastard of the Worst Kind.

[brucejoel99]

https://twitter.com/LisaMirandoCNN/status/1349465514691751939

[randomusername]

https://twitter.com/AnaCabrera/status/1349461808688594949

Least surprising news of the day.

[Alben Barkley]

Sean Patrick Maloney now also claiming that some of the “new, conspiracy theory believing, gun-toting” Republican members were showing some of the terrorists around the Capitol the day before the attack.

Gee, wonder who that could be...

[Alben Barkley]

https://twitter.com/USA_Polling/status/1349450495430184960

Presumably, folks on the left are split between "no" and "unsure" because many of typical folks have no idea who or what "antifa" is since, well, it's not really a thing except in the right wing media.

It says 11% of Biden supporters think Antifa was involved, so I'm just not going to put much stock into it.

Edit: And 15% of democrats. Usually these YouGov questions give wonky results.

Yeah the first YouGov poll found wildly higher number of Republicans supported the insurrection than later polls did.

[Inmate Trump]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.


UPDATE:
He has never sounded like that.  Extreme tone change.  Calling for peace and unity.  With a mix of complaining about social media blocking him.  He’s worried about legal consequences now, I think, and maybe trying to save his legacy.

[afleitch]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

[It’s so Joever]

Sean Patrick Maloney now also claiming that some of the “new, conspiracy theory believing, gun-toting” Republican members were showing some of the terrorists around the Capitol the day before the attack.

Gee, wonder who that could be...

F(inks]CK YOU BOEBERT! GET OUT OF MY STATE!

[Crumpets]

https://twitter.com/bellingcat/status/1349491466230501376

[Inmate Trump]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

Yea, it was actually bizarre because he was so calm and calling for unity.  He’s never once called for unity, at least not like that.

I don’t buy any of it, but i’m sure some will.

[Badger]

https://twitter.com/ESCochrane/status/1349371666481217544

Now THOSE are patroits!

[Middle-aged Europe]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

Yea, it was actually bizarre because he was so calm and calling for unity.  He’s never once called for unity, at least not like that.

I don’t buy any of it, but i’m sure some will.

I think it's kinda in line with a textbook narcissistic personality that if you hit a narcissist hard enough, destroy him, that he starts to grovel and at least temporarily acknowledges the need to change his behaviour out of self-interest.

[H. Ross Peron]

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1349492130578919425

Too little, too late. Trump appears genuinely chastised for the first time in his Presidency.

[Democratic Hawk]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

Yea, it was actually bizarre because he was so calm and calling for unity.  He’s never once called for unity, at least not like that.

I don’t buy any of it, but i’m sure some will.

He'll be 'regretting' releasing this by Friday

[GeorgiaModerate]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

Yea, it was actually bizarre because he was so calm and calling for unity.  He’s never once called for unity, at least not like that.

I don’t buy any of it, but i’m sure some will.

He'll be 'regretting' releasing this by Friday

I also expect various far-right characters to talk about how Trump doesn't really mean it.

[Fight for Trump]

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1349492130578919425

Too little, too late. Trump appears genuinely chastised for the first time in his Presidency.

The statement he should've released last Wednesday.

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

Yea, it was actually bizarre because he was so calm and calling for unity.  He’s never once called for unity, at least not like that.

I don’t buy any of it, but i’m sure some will.

He'll be 'regretting' releasing this by Friday

I also expect various far-right characters to talk about how Trump doesn't really mean it.

Yeah, people talk about "gaslighting" and "dog whistles" but these people are gaslighting themselves into hearing dog whistles that aren't really there.

[Alben Barkley]

Sean Patrick Maloney now also claiming that some of the “new, conspiracy theory believing, gun-toting” Republican members were showing some of the terrorists around the Capitol the day before the attack.

Gee, wonder who that could be...

F(inks]CK YOU BOEBERT! GET OUT OF MY STATE!

Sarah Palin should thank god every day for her because she now has someone she can point to and say “See! I’m not THAT crazy!”

[Badger]

This video response that Trump just released is probably the calmest and most subdued I’ve ever seen him.

At least so far, I’m still watching.

He's clearly in a secure bunker and has no control over anything he says.

Yea, it was actually bizarre because he was so calm and calling for unity.  He’s never once called for unity, at least not like that.

I don’t buy any of it, but i’m sure some will.

He'll be 'regretting' releasing this by Friday

I also expect various far-right characters to talk about how Trump doesn't really mean it.

Well, obviously he doesn't.

[Helsinkian]

I also expect various far-right characters to talk about how Trump doesn't really mean it.

They will just dismiss it as a "deep fake" and move on.

[GeorgiaModerate]

I also expect various far-right characters to talk about how Trump doesn't really mean it.

They will just dismiss it as a "deep fake" and move on.

Didn't take long:

https://twitter.com/MilesKLassin/status/1349498997224955910