100 Days After The Riot: Reflections On Jan. 6 From Those Inside The Capitol

toomuchbaloney · Apr 16, 2021

Filmed by the People: The First Person Look at the Capitol Riot

This is not intended to be a chronological representation of events but it is source video from attendees at the insurrection. History that is actively being denied by powerful government figures.

toomuchbaloney · May 14, 2021

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"An independent, bipartisan commission will remove politicization of the conversation and focus solely on the facts and circumstances surrounding the security breach at the Capitol as well as other instances of violence relevant to such a review."

House Lawmakers Reach Bipartisan Deal On Panel To Investigate Jan. 6 Attack

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Rep. Liz Cheney, who was ousted from her no. 3 House Republican leadership role this week, lauded the news. Amid efforts to remove her from her role, Cheney rebuked the position of McCarthy and others that the scope of the commission should go beyond the siege.

"All members, especially House and Senate leaders, should support this effort and there should be no delay in passing this bill to find the facts and the truth about what happened on January 6th and the events leading up to it," Cheney said in a statement.

"In the aftermath of national crises, such as Pearl Harbor, the Kennedy assassination, or September 11th, our nation has established commissions so the American people know the truth and we can prevent these events from happening again. The same thing is needed for January 6th and this commission is an important step forward to answering those fundamental questions."

I can't wait for the Republican members of the commission, concerned with confusing the facts, promoting lies and sucking up to Trump's indoctrinated voters, turn the hearings into a 3 ring circus. I wonder what sort of witnesses they will call to give the impression that Antifascists were storming the capitol for Trump's benefit or that the event was little more than enthusiastic patriotic tourists visiting the grounds.

McCarthy says he has concerns. I bet he does.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · May 19, 2021

Agree 100%

Home Health Columnist / Guide · May 22, 2021

I last visited the Capital ~15 yrs ago, Agree with Joyce, never saw this during my trip.

Home Health Columnist / Guide · May 26, 2021

CNN 2/25/21

Trump responds to insurrection lawsuit by claiming immunity while he was President

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Donald Trump's attorney defended the ex-President's incendiary speech on January 6, saying he is protected under the First Amendment and had "absolute immunity" while he was President to contest the election, according to a court filing this week....

...Trump argues in DC District Court that his bully pulpit message to his supporters at the political rally on January 6 -- encouraging them to oppose Congress certifying the vote -- was a constitutionally protected act of the presidency....

"While holding that office, former President Trump was free to advocate for the appointment and certification of electors, just as he was entitled to advocate for the passage or defeat of a constitutional amendment, or the reconsideration of a congressional act over his veto even though the President does not directly participate in those congressional acts," Trump's private attorney Jesse Binnall wrote in a response in court to a lawsuit from Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell seeking to hold him accountable for the insurrection. "The claims against former President Trump directly contravene the absolute immunity conveyed on the President by the Constitution as a key principle of separation of powers."...

New private lawyer Binnall seems to have the right experience for this lawsuit. Hope he was paid in advance.

toomuchbaloney · May 28, 2021

Senate Republicans just voted Trump concerns before concern for the constitution. The support of the insurrectionists was apparently a personal favor for Mitch.

toomuchbaloney · May 30, 2021

Another way to think of the recent filibuster of the 0106 commission, is to consider that this was the most bipartisan issue likely to be considered by this congress and Republicans wanted nothing to do with it. That Republican vote revealed that they are not interested in "bipartisan".

toomuchbaloney · May 31, 2021

Republicans don't want an investigation and they want us to ignore the current language of the Trump team that is running the GOP.

"There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down"

toomuchbaloney · May 31, 2021

In case you are unsure, that video shows a Russian agent (and retired army general) encouraging an American coup.

Stunning, isn't it?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/michael-flynn-investigation-russia-turkey/2021/03/12/3492549a-8366-11eb-bb5a-ad9a91faa4ef_story.html

nursej22, MSN, RN · May 31, 2021

From Twitter:

Colin Powell on Michael Flynn: “If I were I the Secretary of Defense, I would call him back to active duty — which is the prerogative of the Secretary of Defense — and I would court-martial him."

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Jun 2, 2021

Oath Keepers making deals...

Fourth Grand Jury indictment, filed 5/30/21

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.226726/gov.uscourts.dcd.226726.210.0.pdf

From the indictment:

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It is CRITICAL that all patriots who can be in DC get to DC to stand tall in support of President Trump’s fight to defeat the enemies foreign and domestic who are attempting a coup, through the massive vote fraud and related attacks on our Republic. We Oath Keepers are both honor-bound and eager to be there in strength to do our part.” 13

.In his January 4 post, PERSON ONE also observed: “As we have done on all recent DC Ops, we will also have well armed and equipped QRF1 teams on standby, outside DC, in the event of a worst case scenario, where the President calls us up as part of the militia to to assist him inside DC. We don’t expect a need for him to call on us for that at this time, but we stand ready if he does (and we also stand ready to answer the call to serve as militia anytime in the future, and anywhere in our nation, if he does invoke the Insurrection Act).

Documents the planning, coordination, paramilitary training and weapons/military equipment needed. Chilly reading.