Terrorists storm US Capitol building; DC National Guard activated

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

They used those weapons against peaceful protestors in Lafayette Square.  But restrained is used against coup invasion.

[Spider-Dan]

Antifa just took over the US Capitol building.

...oh, wait, sorry.  I mean the proud MAGA patriots, complete with Confederate flags.  (It took 155 years, but the Confederacy finally stormed Congress!)

This is the logical outcome of Trumpism.  He's a traitor and they are all traitors.  Try to imagine BLM invading the United States Congress without being riddled with bullets.  You can't.

[Dave Gray]

I have been watching all day.  This is total insanity.

I think that it ultimately might be good, because it really is all of the bullshit come to a clear, horrific outcome.  This may get worse and more violent -- it may die out without more issue, but either way, the result will be the same.  Then the Republican party will have to figure out what they're going to be.  The fight isn't us vs. them.  It's them vs. them.

[Fau Teixeira]

I've had it on, This is complete stupidity.

If these were BLM protesters a bunch of people would be dead already. But nothing says privilege like white men storming the capitol and taking selfies with the police.

on another note .. this is specifically the "fa" that alot of people are "anti"

[fyo]

In other countries, this would be called an attempted coup.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

In other countries, this would be called an attempted coup.

That is what it is in this country too. 

[fyo]

That is what it is in this country too.  

https://mobile.twitter.com/RepKinzinger/status/1346937986907299843

Republican congressman calling it a coup attempt and laying the blame squarely at Trump's feet, calling the acts of Trump what they are "these treasonous acts".

[Spider-Dan]

Remember kids, an attempted coup of our seat of government is a total nothingburger and you're being hysterical for making a big deal about it... unless it succeeds, in which case there's also nothing to worry about (any more).

[fyo]

There are some pretty disturbing videos around that sure as heck seem to show the officers on guard outside the Capitol just letting crowds through the barriers, even helping them move the barriers. These are short clips and there's not enough context to be absolutely sure what's going on, but they look pretty bad and you have to wonder why insurgents storming the Capitol with both houses in session were not impeded in any way.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

There are some pretty disturbing videos around that sure as heck seem to show the officers on guard outside the Capitol just letting crowds through the barriers, even helping them move the barriers. These are short clips and there's not enough context to be absolutely sure what's going on, but they look pretty bad and you have to wonder why insurgents storming the Capitol with both houses in session were not impeded in any way.

I wonder what difference there might be the reason for the different treatment when compared to BLM.

[Spider-Dan]

There are some pretty disturbing videos around that sure as heck seem to show the officers on guard outside the Capitol just letting crowds through the barriers, even helping them move the barriers.

Here you go:
https://mobile.twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1346931235176783873

Here another fun video of Capital Police taking a selfie with people who have invaded Congress to overthrow our government:
https://mobile.twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1346920198461419520

And in case you forgot, this is what the steps of the Capitol looked like when black people were protesting against police brutality:
https://mobile.twitter.com/williamlegate/status/1346904942666244109/photo/1

[Spider-Dan]

Trump accomplished what Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee couldn't: a Confederate banner flying free in the halls of Congress.

[Dolphster]

This country was already well on it's way to being a banana republic.  Yesterday put an exclamation point on it. 

[Dave Gray]

I find it very weird that there's no response from the police.  Regardless of who did it or intent, how did unarmed people get inside the capital building with very little pushback?  Why has there been no press conference from the chief of police to explain the breakdown, additional measures of protection, etc.  Whenever there's anything even remotely like this, there are press conferences all day long -- think what happened on Christmas day with the Nashville RV explosion.  This was thousands of people storming the goddamn capital.  ...how is there not a word from anyone about it?

And who shot that woman?  A person is dead and there's no statement?  Something is weird about all of this.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

What are the odds that the very few people arrested yesterday receive a presidential pardon in the next few days?

I would place it at even money.