Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 6:13:26 AM

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Good morning.

Raphael Warnock is black.

Did you know that?! Isn’t it cool?!

He’s black!

And that pretty much summarizes everything the mainstream media wants to tell you about him this morning. “Content of character“? What’s that?

buzzsawmonkey 1/6/2021 6:36:32 AM

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doppelganglander 1/6/2021 6:46:29 AM

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buzzsawmonkey 1/6/2021 6:46:51 AM

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vxbush 1/6/2021 7:11:48 AM

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I'm running on about 5 hours of sleep, as our power went out at 4am and hadn't come on by the time I went into town so I could actually work. Temperature in my house was 59ºF when I left. 

If power doesn't return by dinnertime, I'm considering moving the family into town to stay in a hotel. 

Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 7:19:44 AM

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EU drops de facto recognition of Guaidó as Venezuelan president:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.ft.com/content/aa372f3a-a1ac-41da-848a-46355fc3ec4f

It’s a good day for the socialists. No denying it.

Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 7:20:56 AM

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Reply to vxbush in 5:

That’s just your mandatory voluntary carbon footprint reduction, comrade.

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 7:23:08 AM

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vxbush 1/6/2021 7:23:45 AM

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In #7 Occasional Reader said: That’s just your mandatory voluntary carbon footprint reduction, comrade.

Yes, and in about 10 years they will probably suggest a regimen of non oxygenation cessation of respiration to completely eliminate CO2. 

/Only partially kidding

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 8:06:06 AM

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JCM 1/6/2021 9:05:20 AM

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How does a voter in GA split their ticket? Especially in divisive times like these.

I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around that. That trouble once again leads question the integrity of the election.

buzzsawmonkey 1/6/2021 9:28:22 AM

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JCM 1/6/2021 9:45:20 AM

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Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 10:00:05 AM

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Reply to JCM in 13:

Don’t worry, their new Muslim overlords will put a stop to that sort of thing pretty soon.

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 10:30:08 AM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 14:

Speaking of which, at the store I saw a muslim woman with a veil, and she was wearing her mask over the veil.

vxbush 1/6/2021 12:07:50 PM

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In #15 lucius septimius said: Speaking of which, at the store I saw a muslim woman with a veil, and she was wearing her mask over the veil.

If one layer is good for COVID, two is even better!

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 12:13:04 PM

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Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 12:13:54 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 15:

Talk about a visual metaphor for our times.

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 12:16:20 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 18:

Hope you have your bug-out bag packed and ready.

Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 12:20:08 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 19:

It’s been ready since this summer.

Glad I don’t live downtown.

This is not helpful. Plays right into the MSM/Left’s hands

@PBJ3 1/6/2021 12:21:39 PM

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In #20 Occasional Reader said: This is not helpful. Plays right into the MSM/Left’s hands

Indeed.  I'm sure glad you don't live downtown.

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 12:32:28 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 20:

Now they will have a clear rationale for violent repression of dissent and persecution of their enemies.

buzzsawmonkey 1/6/2021 12:44:04 PM

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In #22 lucius septimius said: Now they will have a clear rationale for violent repression of dissent and persecution of their enemies.

As if they needed a "rationale" over and above their own desires.  But the "unrest," properly used (and it will be) will get the sheep behind them.

JCM 1/6/2021 12:49:30 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 20:

Antifa planned on infiltrating the march and doing this.

I know they were putting it up on their sites.

Whether it actually is.... well the election was the most secure every and covid lockdowns are necessary.

Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 12:59:00 PM

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In #24 JCM said: Antifa planned on infiltrating the march and doing this.

I have to wonder the very same thing.  This is so radically (no pun intended) different from any previous "right-wing rally" here that I can recall.  And how on earth were DC and Fed cops not prepared to stop them from breaching Capitol security?  

doppelganglander 1/6/2021 1:11:19 PM

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Occasional Reader 1/6/2021 1:17:33 PM

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Reply to doppelganglander in 26:

Ugh.  My hopes for a peaceful and quick end to this. 

And again... every previous right-wing protest has been peaceful, law-abiding rallygoers, some of whom then get ambused by BLM/Antifa thugs.

This seems such a abrupt and scaled-up departure from that model, I do have to ask the old "cui bono?" question.

doppelganglander 1/6/2021 1:41:17 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 27:

I don't know who started it. I don't think it's a false flag operation. Whoever they are, I hope they enjoy the next 20 years of Democrats dismantling the Constitution. 

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 2:02:47 PM

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Now a Dem rep is putting forward a resolution to expel 40 Republican members of the House and several Senators.

Thanks, assholes -- now begins Gleichschaltung.

vxbush 1/6/2021 2:14:18 PM

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In #29 lucius septimius said: Now a Dem rep is putting forward a resolution to expel 40 Republican members of the House and several Senators. Thanks, assholes -- now begins Gleichschaltung.

I have a feeling some Democrat somewhere would have found a justification for this despite today's demonstrations. This was just the convenient one. 

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 2:26:12 PM

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In #30 vxbush said: his was just the convenient one. 

It was tailor made.  It is the Reichstag fire they've always dreamt about.  And if they can eject half the R delegation and secure Ds replace them, then they can begin immediately with the implementation of despotism.

revobob 1/6/2021 2:28:24 PM

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Reply to Occasional Reader in 27: On my facebook, there are pix showing closeups of hammer-and-sickle tattoos, and faces from previous riots identified as BLM/Antifa. This is largely, if not entirely, false flag. And the MSM is running with it being Trump supporters.

JCM 1/6/2021 2:37:51 PM

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Yertel wimps out and accepts a fraudulent election.

Other than judges Yertel has been a disaster for years. Mainly opposing conservative Senate candidates over Rhinos.

doppelganglander 1/6/2021 2:41:08 PM

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Reply to revobob in 32:

I saw the supposed hammer and sickle tattoo on Twitter. It's actually from a video game.

There may be some Antifa in there, but I think it's mostly the moron wing of MAGA. There seems to have been some coordination via Parler. IMO the vast majority of protesters went to DC to make a statement while several hundred of them wanted to stir some shit. They will be identified and prosecuted,  as they should be. 

doppelganglander 1/6/2021 2:44:02 PM

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Reply to lucius septimius in 31:

I don't think anyone is going to be expelled. If Nancy tries that, it will make this riot look like a gentlemanly game of croquet.

lucius septimius 1/6/2021 2:48:09 PM

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In #35 doppelganglander said: If Nancy tries that, it will make this riot look like a gentlemanly game of croquet.

She's got the votes, and there are enough RINOs to make sure of it.  

Next they will declare the Republican party illegal and begin arresting members. They said they're going to do it, why do you doubt?

The country is lost forever.

turn 1/6/2021 3:18:53 PM

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In #32 revobob said: This is largely, if not entirely, false flag. And the MSM is running with it being Trump supporters.

Whether it is or isn’t, rhetoric from Trump like this is not helping the situation one bit. It’s  exactly the incitement behind the mayhem like this. Bad move and timing on his part IMO.

LINK

turn 1/6/2021 3:35:01 PM

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If this woman can be linked to Antifa then we may have a clue if this was a false flag operation or not:

WASHINGTON — A woman died from injuries after she was shot inside the US Capitol Building as pro-Trump supporters tried to break into the House Chamber, according to the Associated Press.

It is not known yet what exactly led to the woman being shot, but a photo from CBS News' Zak Hudak shows law enforcement with guns drawn inside the House Chamber around 2:46 p.m.

LINK

turn 1/6/2021 4:17:52 PM

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Reply to turn in 38:
Warning: graphic real time video of the shooting.

LINK

turn 1/6/2021 4:42:43 PM

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Clipped from a comment at Insty:

Ok, so I am in DC and attended the rally and also went to the Capitol. The morning rally was a completely peaceful event with typical Americans, angry about the "steal", yes, but gathering peacefully to protest what happened. After the President finished speaking, we went to our hotel to warm up and eat some lunch. We saw on TV that there had been something going on at the Capitol, so we wanted to walk down there and see for ourselves. By the time we got there around 3:00 we saw no violence, no shoving, no threatening police. A LOT of people were standing around, occasionally chanting "We the People" or "Stop the Steal". Once the President asked people to peacefully go home, most people wandered away from the Capitol and started walking up Pennsylvania Avenue. What it feels like is a few people caused trouble. The tone of that was completely different from the tone of the friendly, normal Americans peacefully assembling. There was a rumor going around that the ones who broke into the Capitol were provocateurs. I have no information but that feels right to me based on what I saw.

JCM 1/6/2021 4:45:02 PM

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Reply to turn in 39:

Observations only.

The behavior of the woman is more ANTIFA than a typical Trump supporter.

The person assisting, as a medic is again typical of an ANTIFA action. They have "medics" handy expecting violence to occur.

It smells like ANTIFA agent provocateurs.

turn 1/6/2021 5:06:39 PM

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Reply to JCM in 41:
Good points, it’s beginning to look that way to me as well based on comments and observations at Insty.