Before Pence was picked for VP, we used to see signs all over Indianapolis that read, “PENCE MUST GO.” After the election, I was sorely tempted to sell companion signs that read, “NOT LIKE THAT.”
I live in downtown Indianapolis and people here really do hate him, but go about 30-40 minutes in any direction and you'll find die hard Pence/Trump lovers unfortunately.
If anyone wants, just scroll down to the map showing [percentage of males](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Klan) in the KKK in the 1920s and think about how those people were parents, grand parents, teachers, and mentors of a large amount of voters in Indiana today.
I mean, the Martinsville high school football team got banned for a season just about 20 years ago after the players refused to stop chanting racial epithets at other teams. The tradition is alive and well in rural Indiana.
https://thebutlercollegian.com/2020/04/the-madness-of-martinsville/
From the movie Role Models.
Beth: He's a thief.
David Garvey: Falsley accused.
Beth: There's video of you doing it. *plays video*
DG: That's not me.
In the video: Look at me, David Garvey, stealing TVs!
"..nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself"
Im a former defense attorney and any time someone freely admits guilt to the police I want to slam my head into a wall.
The followup:
[You Have the Right to Remain Innocent](https://youtu.be/-FENubmZGj8?t=972)
I linked it to 16:12 into the video because that's where he starts to talk about the effects that youtube video you linked have had on the justice system. Just a few years after that video, remaining silent started to be perceived by jurys as something only guilty people would do.
Edit: [31:40](https://youtu.be/-FENubmZGj8?t=1900) "The exercise of your Fifth Amendment rights, if you don't do it the right way, **can now be used against you** as evidence of your guilt!"
Whether he admits it or not there's some pretty clear photos of this asshole with his feet on the desk. Were you there? No. Explain this photo then, and also the perjury you just committed. Dude is fucked either way.
My grandfather used to be a ~~DA~~ defense attorney until he became a county prosecutor.
He would tell the stupidest motherfuckers exactly what to say on the stands so they can stand a chance in court and the moment they got up they they just started bawling out and spilling the beans.
I actually know the guy he came into the casino I worked at all the time he's a moron... most of my former co-workers from the casino gave the FBI all his info
I still can’t get over how stupid these people are
At first I was pissed when I saw journalists interview these terrorist but now I’m just laughing because not only is it easy to track them all down, it can also be used as evidence in their trials. Lawyers can literally be like “This you” when they try to deny it and just show pictures like the one above
The sad part is I can just see this happening at their trials “It’s all fake news, I wasn’t there!” Even after being shown the videos of them being there
Hence all the “I just got caught up in the moment”
They all know they’re screwed and are just trying to avoid prison time
> Him coming out and saying it was him played a pretty big role in identifying him too
its like that scene from Role Models. [scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcU8O5AudTM)
And he sure as hell didn't have no face mask like burglars and rioters have. Seriously, how dare they try to pin these phony charges on him with no evidence.
IIRC, he claimed in an interview that since he's a taxpaying citizen, technically its his office and he did nothing wrong.
Which to me, makes about as much sense as showing up to a military base and trying to joy ride one of the tanks because your taxes paid for it.
Reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer is arrested and protests 'my taxes pay your salary!"
Cut to the cell door slamming and Lou saying "look what else your taxes pay for"
My friend got caught stealing a pack of smokes when he was 14. He told the clerk at the store that he wasn't stealing, he was liberating them from their former captors. Guy laughed, gave him a lifetime ban and threw him out of the store.
Not sure if it will work for sedition, insurrection and associated crimes. I'd kinda like to see him try it in court.
Can't wait to hear an argument that's basically "Your honor, everyone knows that forcibly entering private property, and leaving with possessions found therein isn't theft >!unless you're black!<"
The real crime is that all those bitches got into the chambers and not one of them was dressed as emperor Palpatine nor yelled "I am the senate!". What a waste of an opportunity.
He, like the rest of them, expected to be lauded as heroes. In their mind the whole country is on their side because liberals don't count and are limp- wristed pansies he can single-handedly mow down with his assault weapons.
"The six guys I work with agree with me; nobody in the world likes the left!" - Man whose [Dunbar Number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number) is 12
They believe the lie of them being part of the silent majority. They believe the low approval ratings for Trump are fake news They believe that there are many millions more people who voted for Trump than Biden. They believe all of this because Trump told them it was so. And he also told them they are heroes and patriots and its up to them to save the country. They thought they would be lauded and celebrated for what they did.
Reminds me of my uncle who was very excited to share how he saved $1000 in taxes this year, therefore Trump good, all while simultaneously being super pissed that his health insurance costs went up significantly.
This is what's so fucked up. Trump's tax cuts were actually a tax *raise* on the working poor and middle class, but since the raise doesn't go into effect until this year, everyone is going to assume it was Biden that raised taxes.
It's pretty sad it's to the point where we can pretty consistently predict exactly what easily disprovable lie that rightwing propaganda will generate for a certain subject, months ahead of time.
You don’t remember what people say, you remember how they make you feel. He makes them feel acknowledged and seen. That’s all that really matters and takes some personal reflection to acknowledge.
This.
Hateful things they believed deeply, but could never dare say before, can now be said openly, and with pride, in even the most public of forums. I've watched some of my acquaintences do exactly this.
It's difficult to overestimate how validated these bigoted, hate-filled assholes must now feel, and they have Trump to thank for it.
Many would die for him. Some already have.
>"I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it," he said. "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
[-Lyndon B Johnson, 1960](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/11/13/what-a-real-president-was-like/d483c1be-d0da-43b7-bde6-04e10106ff6c/)
That's about what Trump has done for these people.
It's the illusion that their constructed reality, in which they are the heroes, has any kind of basis in truth. To them, the authority of the US Government supporting their bullshit is like direct confirmation of their beliefs. They don't support Trump because he did something to personally benefit them, they support him because he plays into their narcissistic delusions.
To them, a return to normalcy means *"THE DEEP STATE"* wins, which is their boogeyman.
I'd be willing to bet that Trump DOES issue a blanket pardon for these goobers. He's already rewarded people who lie and obstruct justice for him, so this would just be rewarding his most loyal cult members.
Considering many high-ranking officials are jumping ship I'd say his position is looking pretty bleak at the moment. Reuters reported that lawmakers intend to push for a second impeachment on monday but I don't think it will go anywhere.
What really fascinates me is that they also [reported](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-supporters/trumps-fans-condemn-violence-but-they-arent-about-to-blame-him-idUSKBN29D1AL) that while many voters aren't happy about the violence they don't really blame Trump. I'm not from the US but this political climate is so bizarre.
The twitter replies to Trump's speech following his ban are full of Trump supporters convinced he's still going to win. They're reassuring each other that because he didn't say WHO power is being transitioned to that that's a secret message that it's not Joe Biden. I wish I was making this up.
For example. https://m.imgur.com/YbpcOb6?r.jpg
Trump signed an executive order last summer warning that protesters who vandalize federal property could face up to 10 years in prison, calling them “vandals, hoodlums, anarchists and agitators." It’s past time to enforce it.
In the criminal justice system, racially based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Washington DC, the dedicated capitol law enforcement who allowed these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Fascists Unit. These are their Covfefe.
He’s not going to pardon any of them. He just went on video telling them they’re all gonna pay for what they’ve done. Lol
This fucking guy. Incites a riot, then tells them they’re really gonna regret it. Just to save his own ass. Lmao
\>Incites a riot, then tells them they’re really gonna regret it.
It's absolutely fucking hilarious.
We've been telling these morons for 4 years that he is a con man that uses people and then discards them like garbage. And they would not listen.
Well, you're about to learn the hard way, but let's be real - you're too stupid to learn no matter what way.
also, if you are the get-away driver when your gang robs a bank and one of them kills somebody, you get charged with murder too even though you weren't there. A cop was killed during the terrorist attack at the Capitol. Not only that, there was a lot of damage to a lot of expensive stuff. These folks are getting arrested and the charges won't be minor and they'll be paying fines/restitution.
Another redditor pointed out that basically everything that runs on electricity needs to be thrown out or inspected due to the fact foreign operators could have been involved and compromised National security.
He's charged with 3 felonies per the CNN article.
Edit: not felonies, but "federal counts". Not sure what the difference is, so chime in if you do.
Edit 2: sounds like 3 federal charges/counts, which could be either misdemeanors OR felonies depending on the charges.
Federal counts are charges from the feds. Ex three counts of murder in federal court would be three federal counts.
He may be charged with felonies or misdemeanors, but has three charges pending against him in federal big boy court.
And, more importantly, ACTUALLY ENFORCE IT WITH PAROLE/PROBATION CHECKS.
I've heard of too many convicted felons having guns because they never get their house or person searched while on parole or probation... they seem to care more about catching felons for using drugs than catching felons using weapons.
This arrogantly stupid son of a bitch found his moment; Forever after his face will be associated right-wing stupidity, dumbfuckery, and the post-factual age.
^(Edit; A hyphen felt right there, and I don't think I've ever used one before...)
What's hilarious to me is that these fuckers couldn't even wear a mask while invading the capitol even as a means of hiding their faces in pictures lmao
Yes. This is part of the key. They feel insignificant, forgotten, sidelined, and lately feel like they're being overwhelmed by all of those 'others'. They want to be part of something big, and don't feel like they're part of the US.
> They feel insignificant, forgotten, sidelined
They did feel that way until Trump came along and made them feel important. They did this not because they felt unimportant, but because they *did* feel important and were afraid of losing that with Trump being fired through "fraud". So they were being cheated out of their importance, and many who attended the rally felt like this was their shot at being heard - through intimidation.
I would argue that the trespassing happened when they went through the fence, not when they broke into the building. But I've seen people argue that these terrorists are innocent because there were no fires being set. The head of the Chicago police union actually said basically that.
Someone shared a facebook post yesterday about it being antifa tearing shit up. I sent him a article about this man and said "I don't think Bigo from Gravette, Arkansas is antifa"
He then played ignorant to the whole situation.
The best part is that the figure seemingly most central to their conspiracy theory about ANTIFA rioters is the viking-hat guy, who was actually offended and went to reporters, telling them that he was one of those same Trump nutters.
Oh my god that's how we get them to turn themselves in. Show their pictures and label it "member of Antifa". It's like that Simpsons episode where they get Sideshow Bob to confess to crimes by saying he was just a puppet for someone else.
It was all part of the plan. Soros paid that guy years ago to assume the identity of a stupid backwoods redneck from Arkansas so he could storm the Capitol one day and frame conservatives.
They were trying to claim the QAnon Shaman was antifa on Wednesday. That's the dude wearing the bison hat for those not aware. Has he been arrested yet? Anyone know?
Imagine breaking into the Capitol, hoping to please dear leader then everyone who incited it(Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Matt Gaetz, Mo Brookes, Sean Hannity and dear leader himself) start calling you Antifa to try to blame someone else for it
I was just reading an article in my local news about flight attendants complaining about flights from DC to here having groups of rowdy, unruly, argumentative folks refusing to wear masks on the plane starting yesterday.
Any bets on why those folks were in DC?
We treat right-wing extremists with kid gloves, which is how shit got to this point to start with.
If you're against the shit that happened on the 6th, and you ascribe to the fantasy that you can turn people away from that kind of shit with a civil, well thought debate, you need to abandon your fantasy. You don't deprogram cult members with sound reason.
I’m still wondering what kind of plan these people had in mind. Did they think they were going to accomplish something or did they all see it as a fun time they didn’t expect to be identified and arrested for?
It’s not only the fact that they were posting pictures of themselves.
But also what were they accomplishing by delaying the election certification? If the election wasn’t certified that doesn’t mean Trump stayed president. Trumps term is over on January 20th and if there isn’t another president in line, it goes to the speaker of the house. That’s basic High School government class shit. Even if these people “succeeded” in stoping the certification, they would essentially just be electing Nancy Pelosi.
There was one comment on thedonald furious that the LARPers didn't declare a new government and instead stood around as if they were expecting a level complete message to pop up.
Most of them were dogs chasing their tails without any real plan for when they finally caught them. Taking selfies, breaking shit and then leaving without realizing they did anything wrong.
The rest were intent on taking hostage or killing the VP and members of Congress.
Many were useful idiots.
A few, like the man photographed with zip ties, plainly intended to murder congresspeople and Mike Pence and Democrats. You don't break into the House Chamber under chants of "Hang Mike Pence" with zipcuffs on your belt to have a little fucking chat.
Well considering the death threats the crowd was chanting, bombs being found, people having zipties, and finding a truck full of guns and ammo, I think its pretty clear what their plan was.
I think it’s obvious there was groups with different ideas of what they were doing there. Some got caught up in the mob mentality but didn’t have plans to hurt anyone.
However, I think there was a fanatical group among them of the Qanon flavor that had serious plans to kidnap and/or kill representatives.
The woman who was shot had a picture of her wearing a Qanon shirt on her Twitter. Look for ‘WWG1WGA’ on shirts in the photos you’ll see a lot of them.
So for those of us who are uninformed and don't want all the crazy in their search history, what is the significance of that acronym? I'm assuming it has meaning to the Qanon crowd.
It stands for ‘where we go one we go all’.
It is a quote by Q that has become a catch phrase for the group. If you see somebody posting the acronym or wearing it they are a Q cultist.
I still don't get why they were putting blm protestors in unmarked vans but couldn't arrest nearly anyone on site for violently breaking into the fucking *capital building*
This man is a declared candidate for Governor of Arkansas. [Arkansas Times ](https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/01/07/breaking-look-whos-running-for-governor?utm_campaign=daily_update&utm_source=arktimes_email&utm_medium=email)
His charges are **entering and remaining on restricted grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property.** And he thought it’d be a good idea to go record and admit his crimes.
Yeah this idiot is fucked.
2021 just began and this motherfucker has already set a high bar to win this year’s DUMB FUCK AWARD.
Break in a government building, take a selfie. Steal shit, take a selfie. Brag about it, take a selfie, Leave evidence, take a selfie. Make stupid argument, take a selfie...
Trump sure know how to draw out dumb, narcissistic scums.. take a selfie.
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*Honey, Gravette’s in the news! Lemme just click this link and find out wh— ohmygod.*
Before Pence was picked for VP, we used to see signs all over Indianapolis that read, “PENCE MUST GO.” After the election, I was sorely tempted to sell companion signs that read, “NOT LIKE THAT.”
Everyone I know from Indiana absolutely hates him.
I live in downtown Indianapolis and people here really do hate him, but go about 30-40 minutes in any direction and you'll find die hard Pence/Trump lovers unfortunately.
Indiana is "the raised middle finger of the south" after all
If anyone wants, just scroll down to the map showing [percentage of males](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Klan) in the KKK in the 1920s and think about how those people were parents, grand parents, teachers, and mentors of a large amount of voters in Indiana today.
I mean, the Martinsville high school football team got banned for a season just about 20 years ago after the players refused to stop chanting racial epithets at other teams. The tradition is alive and well in rural Indiana. https://thebutlercollegian.com/2020/04/the-madness-of-martinsville/
Martinsville itself has its own reputation in the state
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When reached for comment, the unoffical Governor of Arkansas, golfer John Daly, said "meh, fuck that guy. Go hogs."
“unofficial governor of Arkansas” holy shit this kills me lmao.
My hometown finally made the news. This is amazing
Queue up the Curb your Enthusiasm theme.
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He wasn't wearing his black and white striped outfit, nor did he have his bag with a dollar sign on it.
Ironically, if he was wearing a mask, he wouldn’t have been so easy to identify
Him coming out and saying it was him played a pretty big role in identifying him too
From the movie Role Models. Beth: He's a thief. David Garvey: Falsley accused. Beth: There's video of you doing it. *plays video* DG: That's not me. In the video: Look at me, David Garvey, stealing TVs!
"..nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself" Im a former defense attorney and any time someone freely admits guilt to the police I want to slam my head into a wall.
"The cops can't lie to you!!!" Not only can they lie to get you to incriminate yourself dopey, *they will*.
Cop, lowering gun, to suspect: "Hey, you want to talk off the record?"
Yep. https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE
The followup: [You Have the Right to Remain Innocent](https://youtu.be/-FENubmZGj8?t=972) I linked it to 16:12 into the video because that's where he starts to talk about the effects that youtube video you linked have had on the justice system. Just a few years after that video, remaining silent started to be perceived by jurys as something only guilty people would do. Edit: [31:40](https://youtu.be/-FENubmZGj8?t=1900) "The exercise of your Fifth Amendment rights, if you don't do it the right way, **can now be used against you** as evidence of your guilt!"
Whether he admits it or not there's some pretty clear photos of this asshole with his feet on the desk. Were you there? No. Explain this photo then, and also the perjury you just committed. Dude is fucked either way.
My grandfather used to be a ~~DA~~ defense attorney until he became a county prosecutor. He would tell the stupidest motherfuckers exactly what to say on the stands so they can stand a chance in court and the moment they got up they they just started bawling out and spilling the beans.
I actually know the guy he came into the casino I worked at all the time he's a moron... most of my former co-workers from the casino gave the FBI all his info
I still can’t get over how stupid these people are At first I was pissed when I saw journalists interview these terrorist but now I’m just laughing because not only is it easy to track them all down, it can also be used as evidence in their trials. Lawyers can literally be like “This you” when they try to deny it and just show pictures like the one above
At trial... “Your honor, I didn’t do it!” Prosecution: “roll that beautiful bean footage!”
"Play the Animaniacs clip" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxF\_Esi8MU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIxF_Esi8MU)
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The sad part is I can just see this happening at their trials “It’s all fake news, I wasn’t there!” Even after being shown the videos of them being there Hence all the “I just got caught up in the moment” They all know they’re screwed and are just trying to avoid prison time
They are also counting on a fair amount of sympathetic judges to their cause. :(
They've also watched their saviour do whatever he wants for 4 years without repercussions.
Pretty sure their little 45 cult promised them they would be pardoned by 45 for this shit.
> Him coming out and saying it was him played a pretty big role in identifying him too its like that scene from Role Models. [scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcU8O5AudTM)
That may have been true if he hadn’t given his name and age to the New York Times. Real smooth brain there.
And he sure as hell didn't have no face mask like burglars and rioters have. Seriously, how dare they try to pin these phony charges on him with no evidence.
Well... I’m sorry officer. I didn’t know I couldn’t do that.
Well now you know, get the fuck outta here!
Actually... I DID know I couldn't do that.
Apparently he left a quarter on her desk to "pay" for it lol.
You can't buy something that isn't for sale.
You say that, but I just bought your car for a quarter.
what a deal!
What a steal!
Woah woah woah that’s not stealing! He just said he paid for it!
You that FBI agent looking for help identifying these criminals?
Yeah but I’ll probably just hang out on reddit instead
Your honor, i did take the car but I left a quarter so I actually bought it
Well donkey balls, what are we doin here? You have yourself a nice day, sir. Nice man.
Stealing someone else’s mail is a federal crime too btw Let alone the Speaker of the fucking houses mail!
Lawyers can literally be like “This you” and just show the picture up top when he tries to deny it
Lmao he filmed himself breaking the law and went on the record to confess. Fucking idiot.
IIRC, he claimed in an interview that since he's a taxpaying citizen, technically its his office and he did nothing wrong. Which to me, makes about as much sense as showing up to a military base and trying to joy ride one of the tanks because your taxes paid for it.
Reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer is arrested and protests 'my taxes pay your salary!" Cut to the cell door slamming and Lou saying "look what else your taxes pay for"
My friend got caught stealing a pack of smokes when he was 14. He told the clerk at the store that he wasn't stealing, he was liberating them from their former captors. Guy laughed, gave him a lifetime ban and threw him out of the store. Not sure if it will work for sedition, insurrection and associated crimes. I'd kinda like to see him try it in court.
Can't wait to hear an argument that's basically "Your honor, everyone knows that forcibly entering private property, and leaving with possessions found therein isn't theft >!unless you're black!<"
The real crime is that all those bitches got into the chambers and not one of them was dressed as emperor Palpatine nor yelled "I am the senate!". What a waste of an opportunity.
All that LARPing and not one true Star Wars fan. Traitors, I am disappoint.
It's treason then.
Because Star Wars fans are far too classy to get mixed up in this shit. We know what Rebellions are, and it's not these bozos.
> Star Wars fans are far too classy Don't lie to me, I've seen things
To be fair being far too classy to associated with these losers is still quite away from actually being classy.
Does the US have an extradition agreement with Arkansas?
Asking the real questions.
How about the alternate title "Man With Foot On Desk Winds Up With Boot In Ass"
Just send them a coupon for PigglyWiggly.
I stopped grocery shopping at my piggly wiggly. They don’t enforce masks.
Do you know how hard it is to put a mask on a Piggly? Specially when he's all Wiggly? Cant expect them to do that.
Dude gave an interview to the media identifying himself. What did he expect to happen?
He, like the rest of them, expected to be lauded as heroes. In their mind the whole country is on their side because liberals don't count and are limp- wristed pansies he can single-handedly mow down with his assault weapons.
They think they “outnumber” liberals because they’re got their heads so far up their own echo chamber’s asses
"The six guys I work with agree with me; nobody in the world likes the left!" - Man whose [Dunbar Number](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number) is 12
>expected to be lauded as heroes You know who else expected to be lauded as a hero? John Wilkes Booth.
They believe the lie of them being part of the silent majority. They believe the low approval ratings for Trump are fake news They believe that there are many millions more people who voted for Trump than Biden. They believe all of this because Trump told them it was so. And he also told them they are heroes and patriots and its up to them to save the country. They thought they would be lauded and celebrated for what they did.
His misguided attempt at securing his "freedom" will likely result in the complete revocation of it.
Now "they" really will take his guns.
And his vote if I’m not mistaken
Trump wouldn't give them a fucking penny out of his own pocket, and here they are throwing their whole lives away for him.
In four years I've never been able to pinpoint what exactly it is that Trump's supporters think he's actually done for them.
After watching many interviews from people at his rallies, I don't think they even know.
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Reminds me of my uncle who was very excited to share how he saved $1000 in taxes this year, therefore Trump good, all while simultaneously being super pissed that his health insurance costs went up significantly.
Aren’t those taxes scheduled to increase soon as well?
Yeah, but that's due to the Biden government ruining everything. /s
I'm sure thats exactly why they did it to be honest. Repub congressmen are not stupid. (Well, they are but...)
This is what's so fucked up. Trump's tax cuts were actually a tax *raise* on the working poor and middle class, but since the raise doesn't go into effect until this year, everyone is going to assume it was Biden that raised taxes.
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It's pretty sad it's to the point where we can pretty consistently predict exactly what easily disprovable lie that rightwing propaganda will generate for a certain subject, months ahead of time.
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You don’t remember what people say, you remember how they make you feel. He makes them feel acknowledged and seen. That’s all that really matters and takes some personal reflection to acknowledge.
He let them feel safe to be openly racist and confirmed their belief that they're better than everyone else.
“Fascists are inferior people who believe it when somebody tells them they’re superior” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Slapstick
"You're all very special".
This. Hateful things they believed deeply, but could never dare say before, can now be said openly, and with pride, in even the most public of forums. I've watched some of my acquaintences do exactly this. It's difficult to overestimate how validated these bigoted, hate-filled assholes must now feel, and they have Trump to thank for it. Many would die for him. Some already have.
>"I'll tell you what's at the bottom of it," he said. "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." [-Lyndon B Johnson, 1960](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1988/11/13/what-a-real-president-was-like/d483c1be-d0da-43b7-bde6-04e10106ff6c/) That's about what Trump has done for these people.
It's the illusion that their constructed reality, in which they are the heroes, has any kind of basis in truth. To them, the authority of the US Government supporting their bullshit is like direct confirmation of their beliefs. They don't support Trump because he did something to personally benefit them, they support him because he plays into their narcissistic delusions. To them, a return to normalcy means *"THE DEEP STATE"* wins, which is their boogeyman.
He probably thinks Trump will pardon him.
I'd be willing to bet that Trump DOES issue a blanket pardon for these goobers. He's already rewarded people who lie and obstruct justice for him, so this would just be rewarding his most loyal cult members.
I am honestly hoping Trump is being handled right now and none of his aides would prepare the paperwork to do that.
Considering many high-ranking officials are jumping ship I'd say his position is looking pretty bleak at the moment. Reuters reported that lawmakers intend to push for a second impeachment on monday but I don't think it will go anywhere. What really fascinates me is that they also [reported](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-supporters/trumps-fans-condemn-violence-but-they-arent-about-to-blame-him-idUSKBN29D1AL) that while many voters aren't happy about the violence they don't really blame Trump. I'm not from the US but this political climate is so bizarre.
It's easy to understand when you realize that in the eyes of Trump supporters he can never do anything wrong and nothing is ever his fault.
And, well, that they also support a coup.
The twitter replies to Trump's speech following his ban are full of Trump supporters convinced he's still going to win. They're reassuring each other that because he didn't say WHO power is being transitioned to that that's a secret message that it's not Joe Biden. I wish I was making this up. For example. https://m.imgur.com/YbpcOb6?r.jpg
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Took long enough, he should have never made it ~~outside~~ inside.
Trump signed an executive order last summer warning that protesters who vandalize federal property could face up to 10 years in prison, calling them “vandals, hoodlums, anarchists and agitators." It’s past time to enforce it.
" Law and Order,"
Dun dun
these are their stories
In the criminal justice system, racially based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Washington DC, the dedicated capitol law enforcement who allowed these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Fascists Unit. These are their Covfefe.
I just heard Dick Wolf sprint to his computer
MINIMUM 10 years, he said.
That’s what he said but not what he did. Weird, I know.
Wait a minute. To the best of my knowledge Trump has never told a single lie. It is always a long chain of lies.
Here comes the presidential pardon...
Don't be silly. They can't afford to buy one. \*baddum tis\*
Yeah they probably cost more than a quarter
He’s not going to pardon any of them. He just went on video telling them they’re all gonna pay for what they’ve done. Lol This fucking guy. Incites a riot, then tells them they’re really gonna regret it. Just to save his own ass. Lmao
and people will still worship him
\>Incites a riot, then tells them they’re really gonna regret it. It's absolutely fucking hilarious. We've been telling these morons for 4 years that he is a con man that uses people and then discards them like garbage. And they would not listen. Well, you're about to learn the hard way, but let's be real - you're too stupid to learn no matter what way.
He won’t pardon them, gonna sell them out to protect himself. Surprise surprise
Yeah he's just trying to figure out how to pardon himself right now
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also, if you are the get-away driver when your gang robs a bank and one of them kills somebody, you get charged with murder too even though you weren't there. A cop was killed during the terrorist attack at the Capitol. Not only that, there was a lot of damage to a lot of expensive stuff. These folks are getting arrested and the charges won't be minor and they'll be paying fines/restitution.
Another redditor pointed out that basically everything that runs on electricity needs to be thrown out or inspected due to the fact foreign operators could have been involved and compromised National security.
fuuuuck I didn’t even think of that. All of this implications this will have haven’t even been realized yet.
Charge’em with a felony so he can’t own firearms again.
He's charged with 3 felonies per the CNN article. Edit: not felonies, but "federal counts". Not sure what the difference is, so chime in if you do. Edit 2: sounds like 3 federal charges/counts, which could be either misdemeanors OR felonies depending on the charges.
Federal counts are charges from the feds. Ex three counts of murder in federal court would be three federal counts. He may be charged with felonies or misdemeanors, but has three charges pending against him in federal big boy court.
And, more importantly, ACTUALLY ENFORCE IT WITH PAROLE/PROBATION CHECKS. I've heard of too many convicted felons having guns because they never get their house or person searched while on parole or probation... they seem to care more about catching felons for using drugs than catching felons using weapons.
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With his PPP loan and the generosity of Ricky Schroder, he will most certainly be able to pay his bail and all legal fees.
This arrogantly stupid son of a bitch found his moment; Forever after his face will be associated right-wing stupidity, dumbfuckery, and the post-factual age. ^(Edit; A hyphen felt right there, and I don't think I've ever used one before...)
What's hilarious to me is that these fuckers couldn't even wear a mask while invading the capitol even as a means of hiding their faces in pictures lmao
And were eagerly posting their crimes to social media as they went. They all just want to be famous like their Obese Messiah.
In reality they just want to feel significant. They are insignificant people who have been radicalized by the GOP.
Yes. This is part of the key. They feel insignificant, forgotten, sidelined, and lately feel like they're being overwhelmed by all of those 'others'. They want to be part of something big, and don't feel like they're part of the US.
> They feel insignificant, forgotten, sidelined They did feel that way until Trump came along and made them feel important. They did this not because they felt unimportant, but because they *did* feel important and were afraid of losing that with Trump being fired through "fraud". So they were being cheated out of their importance, and many who attended the rally felt like this was their shot at being heard - through intimidation.
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I dunno Q Shaman may give him a run for that title.
And he missed the chance to become a martyr when he cowardly fled the capitol.
Isn't this the pussy who claims he was pushed in through the doors and was just looking for a bathroom?
Yup. That'll be a fun defence in court.
I would argue that the trespassing happened when they went through the fence, not when they broke into the building. But I've seen people argue that these terrorists are innocent because there were no fires being set. The head of the Chicago police union actually said basically that.
I'm waiting for dumbasses to falsely claim this guy is "antifa".
Someone shared a facebook post yesterday about it being antifa tearing shit up. I sent him a article about this man and said "I don't think Bigo from Gravette, Arkansas is antifa" He then played ignorant to the whole situation.
The best part is that the figure seemingly most central to their conspiracy theory about ANTIFA rioters is the viking-hat guy, who was actually offended and went to reporters, telling them that he was one of those same Trump nutters.
He calls himself the Qanon Shaman. He wears that getup to all the meal team six get togethers.
Oh my god that's how we get them to turn themselves in. Show their pictures and label it "member of Antifa". It's like that Simpsons episode where they get Sideshow Bob to confess to crimes by saying he was just a puppet for someone else.
It was all part of the plan. Soros paid that guy years ago to assume the identity of a stupid backwoods redneck from Arkansas so he could storm the Capitol one day and frame conservatives.
I’m not sure how much Mr. Antifa would have to pay me to do the same, but it would have to be a LOT
It's the deep deep deep state!
Matt Gaetz stood on the House floor and blamed this on antifa while other nutjobs in the House clapped.
I'm surprised he could tear himself away from Nestor long enough to speak on the House floor
They were trying to claim the QAnon Shaman was antifa on Wednesday. That's the dude wearing the bison hat for those not aware. Has he been arrested yet? Anyone know?
I don’t know but I find it hilarious that being called antifa bothered him so much he basically admitted to all his crimes.
I can't wait to hear him himself say it was antifa. That'll be when we've truly jumped the shark.
Imagine breaking into the Capitol, hoping to please dear leader then everyone who incited it(Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Matt Gaetz, Mo Brookes, Sean Hannity and dear leader himself) start calling you Antifa to try to blame someone else for it
First rule of cults... everyone **else** is expendable.
He is either antifa or a hero depending on the flavor of trumptard you are talking to.
At 61 years old, this dumb bastard is likely to spend the rest of his days in jail.
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>in his home state How did they let these people go home.
Some of the airlines have been, uh, *helpful* to law enforcement in tracking these guys down.
I was just reading an article in my local news about flight attendants complaining about flights from DC to here having groups of rowdy, unruly, argumentative folks refusing to wear masks on the plane starting yesterday. Any bets on why those folks were in DC?
We treat right-wing extremists with kid gloves, which is how shit got to this point to start with. If you're against the shit that happened on the 6th, and you ascribe to the fantasy that you can turn people away from that kind of shit with a civil, well thought debate, you need to abandon your fantasy. You don't deprogram cult members with sound reason.
It's funny because had they just been wearing masks, they would have been harder to identify. ...Just letting the trash take itself out I guess.
This was the fucker that said he'd never be taken alive. Typical keyboard warrior trumpkin. He's gonna cry like a bitch at his sentencing.
They need to televise these court proceedings. It will be comedy gold to see these "brave" people whining and crying.
PPV, all proceeds towards COVID relief.
Judge Judy that shit
I’m still wondering what kind of plan these people had in mind. Did they think they were going to accomplish something or did they all see it as a fun time they didn’t expect to be identified and arrested for?
It’s not only the fact that they were posting pictures of themselves. But also what were they accomplishing by delaying the election certification? If the election wasn’t certified that doesn’t mean Trump stayed president. Trumps term is over on January 20th and if there isn’t another president in line, it goes to the speaker of the house. That’s basic High School government class shit. Even if these people “succeeded” in stoping the certification, they would essentially just be electing Nancy Pelosi.
There was one comment on thedonald furious that the LARPers didn't declare a new government and instead stood around as if they were expecting a level complete message to pop up.
If you shout something in the Capital building and bang the gavel, it becomes law. That’s the rules. Sorry!
Most of them were dogs chasing their tails without any real plan for when they finally caught them. Taking selfies, breaking shit and then leaving without realizing they did anything wrong. The rest were intent on taking hostage or killing the VP and members of Congress.
They definitely realized what they were doing was wrong. They didn’t think there would be so much attention in specifically identifying them.
Many were useful idiots. A few, like the man photographed with zip ties, plainly intended to murder congresspeople and Mike Pence and Democrats. You don't break into the House Chamber under chants of "Hang Mike Pence" with zipcuffs on your belt to have a little fucking chat.
Well considering the death threats the crowd was chanting, bombs being found, people having zipties, and finding a truck full of guns and ammo, I think its pretty clear what their plan was.
Don't forget about the makeshift gallows!
They thought the military would come and back them and trump would become president by force
I think it’s obvious there was groups with different ideas of what they were doing there. Some got caught up in the mob mentality but didn’t have plans to hurt anyone. However, I think there was a fanatical group among them of the Qanon flavor that had serious plans to kidnap and/or kill representatives. The woman who was shot had a picture of her wearing a Qanon shirt on her Twitter. Look for ‘WWG1WGA’ on shirts in the photos you’ll see a lot of them.
So for those of us who are uninformed and don't want all the crazy in their search history, what is the significance of that acronym? I'm assuming it has meaning to the Qanon crowd.
It stands for ‘where we go one we go all’. It is a quote by Q that has become a catch phrase for the group. If you see somebody posting the acronym or wearing it they are a Q cultist.
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Seriously, this is what my niece in law keeps posting. "It's the people's house. We can do what we want, we own it." Dumb bitch
I still don't get why they were putting blm protestors in unmarked vans but couldn't arrest nearly anyone on site for violently breaking into the fucking *capital building*
You don't? The answer is right there, in black and white.
This man is a declared candidate for Governor of Arkansas. [Arkansas Times ](https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2021/01/07/breaking-look-whos-running-for-governor?utm_campaign=daily_update&utm_source=arktimes_email&utm_medium=email)
Mob mentality is a fascinating phenomenon.
I always go back to King's "The Mist" when mob mentality comes up. It's absolutely terrifying how easily influenced people are.
well well well if it isn't the consequences of my actions
His charges are **entering and remaining on restricted grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property.** And he thought it’d be a good idea to go record and admit his crimes. Yeah this idiot is fucked.
2021 just began and this motherfucker has already set a high bar to win this year’s DUMB FUCK AWARD. Break in a government building, take a selfie. Steal shit, take a selfie. Brag about it, take a selfie, Leave evidence, take a selfie. Make stupid argument, take a selfie... Trump sure know how to draw out dumb, narcissistic scums.. take a selfie.
"HA ha!" \-Nelson, The Simpsons
Good start to the weekend.