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What a surprise!


FBI: No evidence antifa involved in Capitol riot

No evidence has been found that members of the left-wing antifa movement were involved in this week’s storming of the Capitol building, the FBI said Friday, contradicting a narrative pushed by some Trump allies.

“We have no indication of that at this time,” Washington Field Office assistant director Steven D'Antuono said during a briefing when asked about any potential involvement of antifa.

The term is used to refer to the loosely connected network of far-left activists who say they are fighting against what they perceive as fascism.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin separately said Thursday that investigators had not seen evidence of antifa presence.

Several figures on the right have attempted to pin fault for the mob that broke into the Capitol Wednesday on antifa.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Wednesday claimed that left-wing agitators had disguised themselves as Trump supporters, citing a Washington Times story with false claims that was later retracted.

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) also suggested on Twitter that the riot had “all the hallmarks of antifa provocation,” while Fox News host Laura Ingraham gave air to the baseless conspiracy on television.

Blaming antifa for apparent instances of right-wing violence, and claiming such members are creating “false flags,” has become a popular deflection for some conservative allies of the president.

Among those who have been identified from the Capitol riots are white nationalist and “QAnon Shaman” Jason Tankersley and Nick Ochs, founder of the Hawaii chapter for the far-right group Proud Boys, among others.



FBI: No evidence antifa involved in Capitol riot | TheHill

Originally Posted by misskit

Josiah Colt, Capitol Rioter Pictured Hanging from Senate Balcony, Begs Forgiveness



Josiah Colt, Capitol Rioter Pictured Hanging from Senate Balcony, Begs Forgiveness

And this is exactly what all the inbred, chickenshit bigmouths are all about. We have several of them here, fishlocker being one, who go on about "I've got a gun" as an reaction to change and the 'Gummint'.

So, how many of these morons think it's ok to do this and are then aghast when they lose their job? The perpetual victims.

Forgiveness? Fuck 'em. Jail.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Forgiveness? Fuck 'em. Jail.

Agreed. A slap on the wrist will not deter.

Originally Posted by misskit

Deeky-poo had a meltdown of sorts.

Tis the nature of snowflakes. When there's a bunch of them all munted together they can be an annoyance but at the first sign of heat they melt away.

Originally Posted by misskit

No, the infamous Capitol podium thief was not a BLM activist

Give him some credit. He was only doing what he thought was right.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

A slap on the wrist will not deter.

If anything it will embolden them

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

Jenna Ryan

Please have her face on camera in the building . . . her next trip will be on public transport, the bus to jail

Schadenfreude-


"Lawlessness and rioting - here or around the world - is always unacceptable," said Pompeo in a tweet


Pompeo's remarks have so far received more than 16,700 comments on Weibo as of 3 pm Friday, with many Chinese web users scoffing at Pompeo and other US politicians, after they pointed their fingers at China's Hong Kong affairs, finally tasting the bitterness of violence and calamity that often falls under the cover of "freedom and democracy" in places overseas, at least so they claim.

"What a 'Washington Spring!' Pompeo, how do you like this long-awaited New Year's gift for the US?" a Weibo user commented under the translated post.

"Don't you appreciate such a 'beautiful sight?' Have you forgotten what you said about Hong Kong?" wrote another, drawing on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's shameless support of the smashing and robbing of rioters in Hong Kong as a "beautiful sight."

At least five people have died in the stunning Capitol riot, including an "unarmed" female Trump supporter who was confirmed as "a veteran of the United States Air Force" deployed in Iraq, US media reported.

"What a poor American veteran!" a Chinese netizen commented. "She used to kill people for the US, but now the US killed her."

Instead of calling the Capitol rioters "freedom (or democracy) fighters" like US politicians have often done when witnessing similar scenes overseas, Pompeo condemned the behaviors of the rioters as "unacceptable" and "intolerable" in his tweets.

His double standards were taunted by Chinese Weibo users, who said it is more unacceptable and intolerable for the US to shoot "its own warriors of democracy and freedom."

"An unarmed, peace-loving American woman was brutally killed by the cops," a user said, imitating the familiar tone expressed by some US politicians. "This is a merciless trampling of the US police on democracy and freedom, and a merciless violation of American people's human rights."

"The US officials need an introspection; they need to think over what kind of government it is that has driven its people to this point," a user wrote, teasing that it's time for Pompeo to think about imposing sanctions on the US itself.

More netizens jeered the chaos as karma. "Congratulations to Pompeo and the US, you've finally achieved the 'democracy' that you have been advocating for abroad," one wrote on Weibo on Friday.

Chinese netizens mock Pompeo's Capitol Riot tweets, say his 'long-awaited Washington Spring' has finally come - Global Times


Ain't payback Hell?

Originally Posted by sabang

Ain't payback Hell?

Add to that criticism levelled at Guayana . . .


The halcyon days of American holier-than-thou moral high-ground posturing are over (though China shouldn't talk as they are far, far worse than anything the US could dish out internally)

Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/politics/us-capitol-riots-arrest-pelosi-desk/index.html

These terrorists have been emboldened after Wednesday's violence. And who wouldn't be, after 4 years of support and encouragement from the villain himself and the security disaster on Wednesday? They're calling for more violence ahead of inauguration day. Police should be given orders to shoot them on sight.


https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/us/on...nvs/index.html

my understanding is that if trump were to be impeached and convicted, he would no longer be eligible for:

$207,000 yearly pension
$1,000,000 yearly travel allowance
lifetime secret service protection
right to run for president in the future


do it.

Originally Posted by elche

Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol

What they did not mention (but it surely will come later) that a business card of Trump's Towers was found under the seat...

Originally Posted by Klondyke

What they did not mention (but it surely will come later) that a business card of Trump's Towers was found under the seat...

Because you get your "news" from Qanon and YouTube videos.

Originally Posted by Klondyke

What they did not mention (but it surely will come later) that a business card of Trump's Towers was found under the seat...

yep. Just like the passports found on 9/11. And the Salisbury assassins who flew Aeroflot direct from Moscow.

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

A real estate broker from Frisco, Texas flew on a private jet to Washington, DC, along with friends to “storm the Capitol” on Wednesday.
Jenna Ryan, who is also a radio host, posted a photo on Facebook standing next to four people in front of the private jet

Its a turboprop. Not a jet.

Originally Posted by Backspin

yep. Just like the passports found on 9/11. And the Salisbury assassins who flew Aeroflot direct from Moscow.

Exactly the same yet completely different.

Originally Posted by Backspin

Its a turboprop. Not a jet.

And both are way above your head . . . whooooosh . . . that's you completely missing the point

Originally Posted by Backspin

Its a turboprop. Not a jet.

That makes a huge difference, doesn't it?
If the reporter lies about the planes engines then one can suspect that they also lied about the trip taking place..

I'm sure it has already been posted but Trump and a bunch of his alt-accounts and enablers have been banned from Twitter

Lack of time may be the only thing that saves President Trump from becoming the first U.S. president to be impeached a second time, Hill sources tell Axios.

The GOP installed a justice on the SCOTUS 8 days before an election and are now saying there's not enough time to impeach 12 days before inauguration

apparently mcconnell is going to slow roll any impeachment trial until january 20th or 21st.....therefore being on biden's and schumer's watch.

dick.

This retired LT Colonel needs to be recalled to active duty, demoted and loss of pension:

An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate and Descended on Nancy Pelosi’s Office Suite | The New Yorker

i did not know this....

Trump can still be impeached as an ex-president.


History gives little guide on the question of whether a president can be impeached once he leaves office, and House lawyers were racing to understand the legal and constitutional issues.


There is precedent for doing so in the case of other high government officers. In 1876, the House impeached President Ulysses S. Grant’s war secretary for graft, even after he resigned from his post. The Senate at the time considered whether it still had jurisdiction to hear the case of a former official, and determined that it did. Ultimately, the secretary was acquitted.


Michael J. Gerhardt, a constitutional scholar at the University of North Carolina who testified in the last impeachment proceedings, wrote on Friday that he saw no reason Congress could not proceed.


“It would make no sense for former officials, or ones who step down just in time, to escape that remedial mechanism,” he wrote. “It should accordingly go without saying that if an impeachment begins when an individual is in office, the process may surely continue after they resign or otherwise depart.”

How to Impeach a President in 12 Days: Here’s What It Would Take - The New York Times

Why has social media only blocked goldilocks? Do not other federal, state and city government officials/"politicians" also post their suggestive rants on the same sites daily?

Originally Posted by raycarey

How to Impeach a President in 12 Days: Here’s What It Would Take - The New York Times

That would be great ... good find Ray.