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llashram

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29. the 'mob' leadership of 1/6/21

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #17)

Sun Jan 2, 2022, 12:40 PM

Jan 2022

would not have stopped executions if opposition leaders had been found. The 'mob' was already a dog with rabies. It was an attempt to overthrow an election. Of a legally elected POTUS. If that's not a coup attempt...well I just don't know what is...

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Posting with no comment [View all] rpannier Jan 2022 OP

Powerful image. n/t DEbluedude Jan 2022 #1

A bit skinny though shelshaw Jan 2022 #2

If his true weight/posture was depicted... DEbluedude Jan 2022 #3

Haha shelshaw Jan 2022 #4

+1 area51 Jan 2022 #6

Many, many.... SergeStorms Jan 2022 #7

Third rate stand in for a practice run. paleotn Jan 2022 #10

He could also never stand up that straight. alphafemale Jan 2022 #12

Not according to the photos from his New Years party, he has lost weight. Jon King Jan 2022 #14

A lot skinny and the coat fits nicely. we can do it Jan 2022 #19

Right? You noticed that too? 2Gingersnaps Jan 2022 #21

"WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER TOPCOAT!" bullwinkle428 Jan 2022 #30

Nope. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #34

How true and horrifying this is. We must not allow it to happen. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2022 #5

Chit, that hits way too close to home. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2022 #8

Reminds me of when I started watching the Amazon series Man in the High Castle.... paleotn Jan 2022 #9

Excellent show. 2Gingersnaps Jan 2022 #22

Well done, granted, but dark. Damn dark. paleotn Jan 2022 #24

Phillip K. Dick ChazInAz Jan 2022 #32

one good thing !! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #11

"Clever Tyrants are never punished" -Voltaire. JohnnyRingo Jan 2022 #13

He WON'T be punished, its about VOTES!!!! Jon King Jan 2022 #15

Sounds about right Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #16

There wasn't a coup attempt. brooklynite Jan 2022 #17

Two different things, often conflated. Both occurred. n/t Whiskeytide Jan 2022 #18

It was most definitely a self coup Poiuyt Jan 2022 #25

An NPR politics reporter called it a self-coup attempt. summer_in_TX Jan 2022 #35

the 'mob' leadership of 1/6/21 llashram Jan 2022 #29

Trashing this thread without comment. NurseJackie Jan 2022 #20

Agree. BlackSkimmer Jan 2022 #27

D'accordo empedocles Jan 2022 #33

Exactly! BlueJac Jan 2022 #23

K&R UCmeNdc Jan 2022 #26

+++ llashram Jan 2022 #28

Someone should send this... Snackshack Jan 2022 #31

Thankfully, TFG and his minions can't learn and live in La-La Land Kaleva Jan 2022 #36

Lincoln was shot. The Jungle 1 Jan 2022 #37