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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 01:39 PM
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The problem with that is at least some of the mob members are getting pissed at being called Antifa and are pushing back. It's kind of hard to lie about who did it when it's his own most loyal followers -- the ones who would normally buy into any random lie he spouts -- and they want to be recognized for it.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 03:02 PM
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 03:05 PM
(01-11-2021, 01:46 PM)Bob Schroeck Wrote: Parler Users Unknowingly Gave Away Their Personal Data In Videos They Uploaded Illegally Storming Capitol Hill (And boy did they give away a lot -- Parler was apparently a leeeeeetle bit more intrusive than Facebook or Twitter.)
Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters
The article describes the coding behind Parler as "amateur" and "rookie" -- and "a mess".
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 03:11 PM
(01-12-2021, 05:42 AM)Labster Wrote: Trump dropped by biggest lender Deutsche Bank for future business
And according to this article at CNN:
Quote:On Monday, Signature Bank said it had started closing Trump's personal accounts and called for Trump to resign. The US bank also said it "will not do business in the future with any members of Congress who voted to disregard the Electoral College."
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 05:37 PM
FBI, DOJ create sedition task force
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/leg...story.html
Seems the donors fleeing scared McConnell enough that he says he is in favor of impeachment
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...86325.html
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01-12-2021, 07:03 PM
Why this teenager publicly ID'd her family at D.C's pro-Trump protests
Quote:"Seeing the video and seeing all the people and the FBI asking for identification of the individuals in the video, I decided after a lot of processing — because, of course, it's emotional and it is my family — I decided that this is the right thing to do."
Quote:"hi mom remember the time you told me I shouldn't go to BLM protests bc they could get violent...this you?"
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RE: COVID-19 & US healthcare system: Flattening the Third
01-12-2021, 07:36 PM
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McConnell is said to be pleased about impeachment, believing it will be easier to purge Trump from the G.O.P.
House GOP chair Liz Cheney, two other Republican lawmakers will vote to impeach Trump
Quote:In a statement, Cheney said Trump “summoned this mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack.”
“Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President,” the Republican conference chair said. “The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution.”
Military Joint Chiefs condemn "sedition and insurrection" at US Capitol
One interesting takeaway from that:
Quote:CNN has learned the US Army is working with the Secret Service to determine if there are soldiers who will be part of the National Guard contingent providing security at Biden's inauguration who require additional background screening.
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"There is no place for extremism in the military and we will investigate each report individually and take appropriate action," the spokesperson said.
EDIT TO ADD:
Trump, House GOP relationship suddenly deteriorates
Gee, I wonder why.
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RE: COVID-19 & US healthcare system: Flattening the Third
01-12-2021, 07:37 PM
Meanwhile, so-called "patriots" are, predictably, starting to take the coward's way out:
Trump supporter, 53, who was arrested at Capitol riot kills himself at his home
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RE: COVID-19 & US healthcare system: Flattening the Third
01-12-2021, 07:43 PM
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RE: COVID-19 & US healthcare system: Flattening the Third
01-12-2021, 08:07 PM
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RE: COVID-19 & US healthcare system: Flattening the Third
01-12-2021, 08:10 PM
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 08:51 PM
According to Reuters, "Vice President Mike Pence said in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi he is opposed to invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office."
Quote:I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution
Mr. Pence, please explain to me how your Constitution is not consistent with your Constitution.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 08:56 PM
He wants an impeachment trial because that looks less bad for him than invoking the 25th amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-12-2021, 10:46 PM
Pompeo cancels Europe trip after Luxembourg snub - Because when your boss has fucked up this bad, even Luxembourg tells you to fuck off.
Going to rewrite this headline a bit, just to zazz it up a bit: General of the Space Force Condemns Insurrection along with the rest of the Joint Chiefs. 2021 is not quite The Future I was promised, but at least it's trying!
Riots and Congressional "safe room" were COVID-19 superspreader events. Republicans weren't willing to wear masks even while the anti-mask leader was sending a mob of unmasked men to their workplace. Outside, I can only imagine it was worse.
The thing about Parler amuses me greatly, because it seems like one of those running jokes about programmers who could clone Twitter in a week. I mean, I could do it, if you on this board all wanted a Twitter clone. But running an app for millions of people is another thing entirely. I was honestly expecting Parler to outlast Voat, but here we are.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 09:29 AM
Oh, dear. It seems Democrats may "martyr" President Windrip if they impeach him. At least, it'll be martyrdom according to his friend, Farage of the B.U.F.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 09:31 AM
Tiny problem; Trump's going to be a key figure no matter what, martyrdom won't even change his impact.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 12:45 PM
I'm all in favour of healing.
You want a wound to heal cleanly?
First you need to remove any dirt driven in, clean out any rot and disinfect it, before sewing it up.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 12:50 PM
YouTube suspends Trump's channel for 7 days
He's running out of ways to make his voice heard... unless he pays for a server out of his own pocket and gets somebody to install a robust messaging system of some sort on it, he'll be reduced to (shock, gasp) looking at people while he talks directly to at them.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 01:26 PM
The way things are going, he may well have problems getting permits for rallies...
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 04:48 PM
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 04:52 PM
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 05:25 PM
(01-12-2021, 08:51 PM)robkelk Wrote: According to Reuters, "Vice President Mike Pence said in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi he is opposed to invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office."
Quote:I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with our Constitution
Mr. Pence, please explain to me how your Constitution is not consistent with your Constitution.
That's easy. Pence doesn't want him to be able to hold a political office ever again after this. Invoking the 25th doesn't do this, but a conviction after an impeachment will.
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 05:30 PM
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WIRED Magazine: An Absurdly Basic Bug Let Anyone Grab All of Parler's Data
Quote:"This is as bad as it gets," White says. "It's gross incompetence on the part of Parler. They marketed themselves as a private, secure, unmoderated platform, and instead it's comedy hour."
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-13-2021, 10:12 PM
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RE: 2020 Election - The curtain starts coming down
01-14-2021, 02:16 AM
Reportedly, Trump is stiffing Rudy on his pay as his lawyer.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-reportedly-...53337.html
Given the quality of work Rudy has done for him, I'm not going to blame him for this.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...86613.html
He's claiming that his "trial by combat" quote was a reference to Game of Thrones, which he describes as a "documentary about fictitious medieval England" . . . .
And Trump's going "I've fired everyone who disagrees with me. Why am I surrounded by incompetent clowns?"
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