THAT...is the much more important question. The Capitol Police were significantly outnumbered, deployed in a manner that really didn’t do anything to secure the Capitol, and very under-equipped for what was being posted about (loudly) on social media. There are reports that they had assurances of backup and support…

I did. I pointed out there were failures at all levels of the Capitol Police response, and that there were definitely officers sympathetic to the riot. But this incident (as I pointed out) occurred after other, further barricades were breached (violently, with officer injuries), and that at this point, the mob was…

I don’t, and you seem to be under the opinion that I was opposed to the BLM protests. I wasn’t. And I’m not ignoring that there were failures on the part of security. There were. But this is probably not the smoking gun, especially considering that before this, and at a further cordon, the Trumpers violently tore down…

I have been using that as the new litmus test to prune my Facebook friends. Folks who were otherwise silent but suddenly vocally saying it's POSSIBLE this was a false flag? Good-bye!

There is absolutely no reason to trust him. As a precaution, either the 25th Amendment should be invoked, or (preferably) a rapid impeachment. 

I did. I see five cops, and over sixty Trumpers on camera alone. And the camera pans around to give a good view of the crowd past and behind the cops, which means the crowd was already between them and the Capitol. It makes no sense for them to be standing at that fence when they’ve clearly been bypassed and were…

I’ve seen this video a few times: considering it’s only a small group of cops with a larger crowd facing them (and clearly much of the crowd behind them and already past the fence), I don’t think they were intentionally letting the crowd in.

I thought that too, but it might have been a Capitol Police tactical officer. It looked like there was another guy dressed the same way he was on the stairwell, and someone with a suit and lanyard badge was assisting the woman at the end. Probably a relief team moving to the spot before the shooting occurred.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. He's a shitheel.

Like...the count was ‘recalculated’ three times, with audits in several counties. There’s nothing else to recalculate. He might as well drop the vagueries and just out and say what he really wants: vote packing.

I think it just never occurred to him he was essentially asking the Georgians to commit a crime on his behalf. Like, he’s so full of grift and corruption it doesn’t even register as grift or corruption to him.

You’re missing the broad strokes of what’s happening: Trump isn’t calling for $2,000 because he knows this is bad for Republicans, he’s holding it hostage with Section 230...which is exactly what McConnell is doing. While he is very vehemently opposed to the raise, he has also stated they would bring it to a floor…

I unironically am over the moon about this train wreck of a person. Melissa Carone is the fourth best thing to happen to me in 2020. God bless this unhinged lunatic. 

Losing seats in the House, while losing multiple Senate races is pretty damning evidence. But if that’s not enough, multiple pollsters were citing this as a major concern for the Democrats as far back as June. The majority of independents polled cited this as something they were deeply uncomfortable with. If you don’t…

Of course you didn’t see evidence; you’re dismissing outright anything that might contradict your assertion that the slogan isn’t flawed, you’re right, and most of the country is wrong. Except you keep forgetting that not all Democratic districts are progressive, and slogans like that hit those districts. I don’t know…

I’m wondering how many began donating and watching after she collapsed, and he attempted to revive her. Maybe I don’t want to know, if I want to stay in a good mood today.

Nothing’s immune to attack, but some things are bigger fights than they need to be. There is broad bi-partisan support for many progressive programs, but this message was easily one of the biggest millstones around the necks of Democrats going into the election. It’s not that it’s wrong, but that it was so easily…

One of the primary reasons that the Democrats lost races they should have won, and lost seats in the House, was because of this specific slogan and how Republicans used it against Democrats.

Expect to see a lot of corrugated steel, 2x4s, and the black spray painted letters 'D U N.'