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Post by greykitty on Jan 18, 2021 11:20:54 GMT -6
I hadn't seen that link or video time stamp about the timing. That would make a difference!
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 11:21:51 GMT -6
Oh my god. I seriously want them to put Joe and Kamala in huge bulletproof plexiglass boxes. I am so scared for this week. There's this Norwegian show H and I love and they had an inside job assassination attempt at a highly secured public event and if I think about it I hyperventilate. I'm trying to trust the Secret Service because I know I should. I am just nervous and I hate that after all the shit we've been put through, even our moments of celebration are getting fucked because Donald Trump is a malicious, mandacious, unhinged tit
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 11:24:24 GMT -6
In all honesty, I would like more investigation before leaping to conclusions. As I understand it, tours are often given to constituents. And, I would have thought a tour with nefarious purpose would have been more useful a week or more ahead of 'D' Day? To be clear, I'm not saying not to check carefully - but I don't like rush to judgment. Remember the cop that was first maligned for directing the insurrectionists? And then we learned that apparently he was exercising the coolest of minds under fire and executing a strategy to care for those representatives under his protection. I was on this bench before but tours have been expressly prohibited since April
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 11:25:21 GMT -6
I am concerned about this. Richmond has always been a hot spot for this kind of bs. They pretty much do this every year now. It's obnoxious. At least they can't bring their guns into the Pocahontas building anymore.
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 18, 2021 11:33:35 GMT -6
Oh my god. I seriously want them to put Joe and Kamala in huge bulletproof plexiglass boxes. I am so scared for this week. There's this Norwegian show H and I love and they had an inside job assassination attempt at a highly secured public event and if I think about it I hyperventilate. I'm trying to trust the Secret Service because I know I should. I am just nervous and I hate that after all the shit we've been put through, even our moments of celebration are getting fucked because Donald Trump is a malicious, mandacious, unhinged tit Lovett was talking about this on LoLI
All our moments of 'joy' have been stolen. In 2016, the WH, House & Senate were all GOP controlled. We flipped the house in 18, we've flipped both the WH and the Senate in this year and we've been unable to really celebrate those wins. We managed to turn all three and its like it wasnt a big deal but it is.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 11:35:37 GMT -6
There's this Norwegian show H and I love and they had an inside job assassination attempt at a highly secured public event and if I think about it I hyperventilate. I'm trying to trust the Secret Service because I know I should. I am just nervous and I hate that after all the shit we've been put through, even our moments of celebration are getting fucked because Donald Trump is a malicious, mandacious, unhinged tit Lovett was talking about this on LoLI
All our moments of 'joy' have been stolen. In 2016, the WH, House & Senate were all GOP controlled. We flipped the house in 18, we've flipped both the WH and the Senate in this year and we've been unable to really celebrate those wins. We managed to turn all three and its like it wasnt a big deal but it is.
I kept yelling, "THANK YOU!!!" when he was talking about that
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Post by greykitty on Jan 18, 2021 11:43:08 GMT -6
In all honesty, I would like more investigation before leaping to conclusions. As I understand it, tours are often given to constituents. And, I would have thought a tour with nefarious purpose would have been more useful a week or more ahead of 'D' Day? To be clear, I'm not saying not to check carefully - but I don't like rush to judgment. Remember the cop that was first maligned for directing the insurrectionists? And then we learned that apparently he was exercising the coolest of minds under fire and executing a strategy to care for those representatives under his protection. I was on this bench before but tours have been expressly prohibited since April Thanks - I hadn't seen a story that included that detail, so appreciate it.
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Post by flippinchica on Jan 18, 2021 11:44:48 GMT -6
In all honesty, I would like more investigation before leaping to conclusions. As I understand it, tours are often given to constituents. And, I would have thought a tour with nefarious purpose would have been more useful a week or more ahead of 'D' Day? To be clear, I'm not saying not to check carefully - but I don't like rush to judgment. Remember the cop that was first maligned for directing the insurrectionists? And then we learned that apparently he was exercising the coolest of minds under fire and executing a strategy to care for those representatives under his protection. I was on this bench before but tours have been expressly prohibited since April Obviously it is bullshit that she is giving tours when it is against the rules but I can't directly say that she had the intent of helping the attempt to overthrow the government by giving a tour either. I also don't trust her any farther than I can throw her.
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Post by milano on Jan 18, 2021 11:51:20 GMT -6
My friend is a lifelong Republican. She says she isn’t buying in to *all of this*, but everyone she knows is. She said her family is urging her to stock up on food and basically prepare for the apocalypse. I don’t want to buy too much in to this, but my mom and DH said our Costco and publix were the busiest they’ve ever seen it yesterday (including the start of covid). Anyways, I live in an extremely conservative county. My son’s class just had a few kids switch in to virtual. When I told her this, she told me she didn’t think it was bc of covid but because the right-wing conspiracists were pulling their kids out of school. She said based on the things she’s heard, if she believed them, she would be pulling her kids out too. Soooo My mom is stocking up on food and such and sent me some of those whacko videos about martial law and what have you. She is also planning a trip to Florida in early February so I'm not sure what on earth her thoughts are.
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Post by blueberrysoul on Jan 18, 2021 13:04:01 GMT -6
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Post by blueberrysoul on Jan 18, 2021 13:07:51 GMT -6
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Post by 4PrivetDrive on Jan 18, 2021 13:12:15 GMT -6
I talked to both my boys (6 and 8) about why I’m keeping them home Wednesday. My six year old said he didn’t mind going to school, lockdown drills aren’t that bad. And I wanted to cry 😭 he shouldn’t think those are normal
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Post by richard on Jan 18, 2021 13:18:49 GMT -6
The face swapping is just.... .....wow. I mean. This isn't Star Trek people. I just can’t stop laughing at it. Putting aside the issues with an actual face transplant, they have two completely different body types. And Biden can walk and run, while Trump can’t even walk down a ramp. Or drink out of a water bottle. The person who posted that has to be trolling them. The hand gestures alone would give it away.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Jan 18, 2021 13:26:30 GMT -6
My champagne for wednesday just arrived.
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Post by cythe on Jan 18, 2021 13:30:19 GMT -6
Guys, deep breaths over here. The Secret Service is running this show. They are highly trained, vetted and this isn't their first rodeo. I think we might be giving these assholes too much credit.
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Post by notblanche on Jan 18, 2021 13:31:39 GMT -6
My champagne for wednesday just arrived. I always have Prosecco in the house but I got new crystal champagne flutes for the occasion. They arrived today.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 13:35:17 GMT -6
Guys, deep breaths over here. The Secret Service is running this show. They are highly trained, vetted and this isn't their first rodeo. I think we might be giving these assholes too much credit. This. It's hard to trust the security agencies when our trust was so recently, and do badly, betrayed, but this is a completely different group of officials and there's no way anyone makes the mistake of not taking the threats seriously again so soon and at such a high profile event.
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Post by lion on Jan 18, 2021 13:41:32 GMT -6
Guys, deep breaths over here. The Secret Service is running this show. They are highly trained, vetted and this isn't their first rodeo. I think we might be giving these assholes too much credit. This. It's hard to trust the security agencies when our trust was so recently, and do badly, betrayed, but this is a completely different group of officials and there's no way anyone makes the mistake of not taking the threats seriously again so soon and at such a high profile event. More reassurances like you two level heads, please and thanks.
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Post by Wtfshouldmynamebe on Jan 18, 2021 13:50:33 GMT -6
I think the SS has this covered. I think Joe and MVP are fine.
I also think these idiots are going to try to cause trouble somewhere. What I really hope is that they instead decide just to go watch Trump leave and all is quiet
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Post by PandaWatch on Jan 18, 2021 14:04:34 GMT -6
My hope is the the military presence and the arrests will deter further violence in DC on Wednesday. Not to say we won’t see violence in the future, but hopefully they decide it’s too risky on Wednesday. Getting Parler and other platforms shut down has decentralized their communication, which has to help in the short-term.
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Post by cythe on Jan 18, 2021 14:17:04 GMT -6
Getting Parler and other platforms shut down has decentralized their communication, which has to help in the short-term. This is super important, even if Parler did come back online yesterday (?) all that time they lost while being displaced is important
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Post by stepho on Jan 18, 2021 14:21:36 GMT -6
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Post by blueberrysoul on Jan 18, 2021 14:42:40 GMT -6
This. It's hard to trust the security agencies when our trust was so recently, and do badly, betrayed, but this is a completely different group of officials and there's no way anyone makes the mistake of not taking the threats seriously again so soon and at such a high profile event. More reassurances like you two level heads, please and thanks. This. Thank you.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 14:57:42 GMT -6
My hope is the the military presence and the arrests will deter further violence in DC on Wednesday. Not to say we won’t see violence in the future, but hopefully they decide it’s too risky on Wednesday. Getting Parler and other platforms shut down has decentralized their communication, which has to help in the short-term. I also think the arrests are helping. These dunbasses really thought they aren't criminals.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jan 18, 2021 15:03:51 GMT -6
I am concerned about this. Richmond has always been a hot spot for this kind of bs. They pretty much do this every year now. It's obnoxious. At least they can't bring their guns into the Pocahontas building anymore. Oh i know. I used to live two blocks from the VMFA. Spent my Saturdays flipping off the confederate douche canoes protesting with guns and flags always.
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Post by greykitty on Jan 18, 2021 15:04:56 GMT -6
Smile while you're saying hi to the NSA? Start looking into espionage charges?
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 15:13:18 GMT -6
I know I've said I'm unsettled and nervous about Wednesday but that's my general stasis lately, not an indication that anyone else should be worried. I've been operating at a hum of general unease since the 6th but that's a response to past events, not an overwhelming fear about future events.
Think of it this way: if you've ever been in a bad car accident, it's really, really hard to get behind the wheel again afterward. The likelihood of you getting into another collision is probably miniscule, but your brain responds through the lens of the past trauma, not a rational assessment of the potential danger.
It's understandable to be worried and scared. I am. But there are many reasons to trust in this. Joe and Kamala wouldn't agree to this ceremony if they didn't feel they were protected. First Doug can and has physically tackled anyone trying to fuck with Kamala.
Be vigilant but don't be freaked out.
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Post by coffeecake on Jan 18, 2021 15:35:49 GMT -6
I know I've said I'm unsettled and nervous about Wednesday but that's my general stasis lately, not an indication that anyone else should be worried. I've been operating at a hum of general unease since the 6th but that's a response to past events, not an overwhelming fear about future events. Think of it this way: if you've ever been in a bad car accident, it's really, really hard to get behind the wheel again afterward. The likelihood of you getting into another collision is probably miniscule, but your brain responds through the lens of the past trauma, not a rational assessment of the potential danger. It's understandable to be worried and scared. I am. But there are many reasons to trust in this. Joe and Kamala wouldn't agree to this ceremony if they didn't feel they were protected. First Doug can and has physically tackled anyone trying to fuck with Kamala. Be vigilant but don't be freaked out. Don’t forget Jill defending Joe from those protesters!
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Post by willow on Jan 18, 2021 15:46:17 GMT -6
I talked to both my boys (6 and 8) about why I’m keeping them home Wednesday. My six year old said he didn’t mind going to school, lockdown drills aren’t that bad. And I wanted to cry 😭 he shouldn’t think those are normal This just makes me so sad. My oldest will go to kindergarten in Sept and he’s already experienced two “shelter” drills at his goddamn preschool. I appreciate that this is happening but it breaks my heart that he’ll be used to this before he can even read a book. I just keep thinking that even though Columbine happened while I was in middle school, the way in which schools practice for intruders is so different now. I don’t think we ever did those kinds of drills. All I remember is feeling scared at the idea of a tornado when we did tornado drills and hid our heads under coat racks. A tornado drill! It seems so quaint now.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 18, 2021 18:14:35 GMT -6
I talked to both my boys (6 and 8) about why I’m keeping them home Wednesday. My six year old said he didn’t mind going to school, lockdown drills aren’t that bad. And I wanted to cry 😭 he shouldn’t think those are normal This just makes me so sad. My oldest will go to kindergarten in Sept and he’s already experienced two “shelter” drills at his goddamn preschool. I appreciate that this is happening but it breaks my heart that he’ll be used to this before he can even read a book. I just keep thinking that even though Columbine happened while I was in middle school, the way in which schools practice for intruders is so different now. I don’t think we ever did those kinds of drills. All I remember is feeling scared at the idea of a tornado when we did tornado drills and hid our heads under coat racks. A tornado drill! It seems so quaint now. We started doing active shooter drills in about 2006. After the VA Tech tragedy we went from doing one/year to two/year. Explaining what we were doing and why, delicately, to 5 year olds was really difficult.
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