#capitol storming

[deadpresidents]

Hypothetically what do you think would have happened if the january 6 rioters had gotten to pence or pelosi before they got safe?

At this point, I almost dread answering questions like this anymore because I know the kind of hate mail it will unleash for the next few days, but it's important to keep talking about what happened on January 6, 2021 since so many people are trying to normalize it. That includes many people whose lives were in danger that day, as well as the former President who tried to hold on to power by encouraging his supporters to launch a violent insurrection and is now referring to those who have been brought to justice for attempting a coup as "patriots" and "hostages".

I genuinely believe that there were people in that crowd who would have killed Vice President Pence, Speaker Pelosi, and certain Congressional leaders if they had reached them on January 6th. I think there are people in that crowd who were ready to hold lawmakers hostage. Why else did they have handcuffs and zip ties? To help the Capitol Police maintain order? (Oh yeah...that's right, thanks for reminding me: they violently attacked the police -- some even beat police officers with the "Blue Lives Matter" flags that they brought with them.) Now, I do not think that everybody who was at the Capitol on January 6th -- or even the majority of those who took part in the insurrection -- were willing to go that far. I think a lot of them got swept up in what was happening and went with the flow. That doesn't excuse what they did. The flow that they got swept up in was still a fucking insurrection, and anyone who took part in that deserves to be held accountable. But I think there were certain elements embedded throughout that crowd that were much more organized and prepared to fully execute their plans for a coup after disrupting the certification of the Electoral College votes.

I actually think Vice President Pence was probably in more danger than even Speaker Pelosi or some of the Democratic leaders because Trump was so actively calling him out in the days and hours before the insurrection. I think that's why Pence is so adamant now about not supporting Trump. I mean, think about how disgustingly loyal and subservient Pence was to Trump throughout those four years until basically the first few days of January 2021. But even as other Republican leaders are crumbling and offering their allegiance to Trump again in 2024, Pence is standing by his decision not to endorse or support Trump, and I think that's because he realizes that Trump absolutely almost got him (and his family, who were with him in the Capitol on that day) killed on January 6th. Shit, even Mitch McConnell has folded and endorsed Trump again despite the fact that Trump has spent the last three years not only insulting him but also making racist attacks and questioning McConnell's wife's loyalty to the United States all because Elaine Chao had the audacity to resign from Trump's Cabinet in the wake of the insurrection. Yet Mike Pence -- who spent the better part of four years following Trump around like Paul Heyman follows Roman Reigns...

...THAT same Mike Pence is steadfastly refusing to endorse Trump because he has personal experience about how real of an existential threat Trump is. Some of those people at the Capitol were very serious about following through on their chants to "Hang Mike Pence", and not only does Pence realize that, but he also knows now that Trump -- who refused to take actions that would have helped clear the Capitol more quickly -- said "he deserves it" when hearing about those chants.

That's what is so scary about the insurrection, its aftermath, and the Trump Republican Party's redefinition of what happened that day. It almost worked. They stormed the United States Capitol and invaded both chambers of Congress. They carried Confederate flags into the United States Capitol -- even the fucking Confederate States of America didn't successfully invade Washington, D.C. and plant their flag in the Capitol. They were willing to hurt and probably kill some of America's elected leaders. And the people who helped plan and instigate the events of January 6th have spent the three-plus years since then learning from their mistakes and figuring out how to be successful next time. And guess what? "Next time" is only a few months away.

#History #Insurrection #January 6 #January 6th Insurrection #Traitors #Donald Trump #President Trump #Mike Pence #Vice President Pence #2020 Election #Electoral College Certification #U.S. Capitol #Storming of the Capitol #Capitol Riot #Politics #MAGA Insurrection #Trumpism #Trump Cult #Congress #Shitshow at the Fuck Factory #I'm impressed by my own ability to squeeze a WWE reference into that answer

[nocternalrandomness]

Winter storm clouds over Sedona, Arizona

#Sedona #Arizona #Red Rock #storm #clouds #dark clouds #winter #scenery #landscape #Capitol Butte #Coffee Pot Rock #Canyon

[specialmouse]

you bitches actually have genuine disdain for george santos? you actually think that the jan 6 insurrection is something we need to take seriously because they.. attacked the capitol? like im sorry but i have so little respect for the political institutions of this country that i actually think both of those things were inherently very funny

#it's part of a larger trend of fascism absolutely but like the action of lying about whatever to become a rep or attacking the capitol build #ing are not inherently bad things.. and i just feel like i'm seeing people getting pissed because santos and jan 6 disrespected the sanctit #of the status quo and what we're supposed to respect... like #it's not any of my mutuals but just seeing it in the replies on stuff and im like girl... would you say the same if antifa stormed it. #i hope not. the action itself was not the issue #i just think that there are a lot more pressing issues that signify the white supremacist fascism gaining more and more unabashed traction #in this country. for example john fetterman if you want to go on the same scale as santos #or the billions funding israel. like come on idk. small potatoes in comparison imo

[ilottthepilot]

yes i am a mick schumacher fan but whenever that man pulls up in the ugliest outfit the world has ever seen or i remember that he loves john mayer i question my choices for a moment

#someone once said he dresses like he stormed the capitol on january 6th #boy what are those pants #mick schumacher #f1

[dejwrites]

plssss i hope twitter don’t delete though cause i must say that site is hilarious when an event happens in the world cause no one takes it serious over there 😭 but then i’m also sad because twitter is a quite popular site for people to share their crowdfund links and such. pls i’m going lowkey miss twitter if it’s really going down.

#when queen elizabeth died…twitter definitely had tears coming down my cheeks from laughing #and when them people stormed the Capitol ???? 😭😭 #and calling stimulus checks ‘stimmys’ #how am i going to find jjk leaks now????

[alphacrone]

a fun game my parents and i like to play is “which of our relatives is on the no-fly list?”

#i’m convinced at least one of them was at the storming of the capitol but i can’t prove it

[comfycel]

manifesting bisexual fascist president

i am actually manifesting the opposite cause it would be funny if mencken gets the ick bc of roro's tears only to come back begging to him when jimenez wins lol

#also the conheads are storming the capitol tomorrow bet #ask #anonymous

[misscryptidart]

I hope in Megamind 2, Roxanne figures out that they jailed an infant for the crime of cringe. 

#megamind #roxanne ritchi #metroman #minion megamind #Metroman doesn't know what a tax is #not only because he's an alien #but because his adopted parents were rich as hell #roxanne does her taxes but likes to exaggerate the buisness expences #megamind and minion have like a tax week #where they comb every single detail of their return #cause they know they can't fight the irs #and live #In a shocking turn of events #he actually has the best credit score #hal probably has his mom do his taxes #then complains to anybody who will listen about the government overreach #(true) #but somehow also blame the poor for his high taxes (insane man ideas) #can i say this here? #I think Hal Stewart from the DreamWorks movie Megamind would have stormed the Capitol #anyways they are all dating because I say so #polyship

[ms-cellanies]

#storming of the us capitol (jan #2021)

[buckysbattleground]

The start of a shitty semester

#photography #winter #snow #cats #cute #storm #capitol #coffee #academia #college

[cosmo-naute]

@ my Brazilian followers, stay safe!

#Bolsonaro supporters are storming the government buildings #guess one of US’s exports is alt-right capitol riots now☹️ #Brazil #bolsonaro

[malewifegradyruewen]

we’re playing all-school dodgeball during our study hall and i am not a fan of the implications

#i know for a fact that our student government president is a trumpie #and chose this date and the activity because of the fact that the capitol was stormed #god what a dark day

[lilypads17]

canonically, sue sylvester is the VP of the us in the fall of 2020. whether that means she’s the sitting vice president or the vice president elect, i’m not sure, but i can't decide which is funnier. sue agreeing to be joe biden's running mate or sue personally storming the capitol

#jane lynch would act her whole pussy out storming the capitol as sue and you all know it #glee #sue sylvester #how else do i tag this #i dont know im just. reeling. #like obviously they didn't Know #but god. GOD.

[astrovagrant]

lucy mchates radstorms. unfortunately, The Glowing Sea

#she hates regular storms too bc shes still scared of thunder :/ #but like..... the capitol wasteland didnt even have an area THIS bad

[ilottthepilot]

yes i am a mick schumacher fan but whenever that man pulls up in the ugliest outfit the world has ever seen or i remember that he loves john mayer i question my choices for a moment

#someone once said he dresses like he stormed the capitol on january 6th #boy what are those pants #mick schumacher #f1

[oldtestleper]

ok we are done w this now right we are done kidding ourselves and playing nice and putting up with bullshit. are we getting out cocktails yet or what. fixing up some little envelopes. when is the leftist coup.

#those fuckers angry about nothing storming the F U C K I N G CAPITOL and there’s all this fucking hoopla about an attack on our democracy. #and here is an attack on our actual dactual star fucking spangled american bodies from inside the supreme court #&the left cld not work up so much as a collective mouthful of spit about it much less hock it at anyone #what do you even do with a loogey do you think. do u spit it at someone or just hold it politely in your mouth. #haha ​fuck you make domestic terrorism leftist again #.txt