Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!
They keep finding vets and cops that took part in the DC siege. Any civil servant that took part in that should be stripped of benefits, status and awards.
How the rioters who stormed the Capitol came dangerously close to Pence
Secret Service officers eventually spirited Pence to a room off the Senate floor with his wife and daughter after rioters began to pour into the Capitol, many loudly denouncing the vice president as a traitor as they marched through the first floor below the Senate chamber.
About one minute after Pence was hustled out of the chamber, a group charged up the stairs to a second-floor landing in the Senate, chasing a Capitol Police officer who drew them away from the Senate.Pence and his family had just ducked into a hideaway less than 100 feet from that landing, according to three people familiar with his whereabouts, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. If the pro-Trump mob had arrived seconds earlier, the attackers would have been in eyesight of the vice president as he was rushed across a reception hall into the office.
The proximity of the Jan. 6 mob to the vice president and the delay in evacuating him from the chamber — which have not been previously reported — raise questions about why the Secret Service did not move him earlier and underscore the jeopardy that top government leaders faced during the siege.
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Twitter LinkAfter receiving legal letter, conservative outlet American Thinker has issued an incredible statement admitting it published "completely false" info on Dominion that had "no basis in fact." It apologizes to readers for "abandoning" journalistic principles.
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I agree with all this....there's plenty of dirty laundry in the hamper in politics and it's never really gone away. The only thing I wouldn't put all the blame on Joe is https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrit...emary-kennedy/ what happened to his daughter Rosemary. I did a little background research on her since I was kind of hazy on the details. That poor woman suffered from horrific medical malpractice literally from birth. I won't go into the details here but it's in the first few paragraphs of the article I'm citing from Marie Claire magazine's website. Ironically my reading turned up the information that she was born during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. This may have lead to her not being born in a hospital and Rose Kennedy was attended by a midwife until a doctor could arrive. It's not known if this could have lead to the problems that occurred later on. She could have been having just tantrums from being taken back home after having a loving environment in Great Britain while Joe served as ambassador.
There was a surprising amount of acceptance of lobotomy in those days as a cure for behaviors that are today more commonly treated with medication or therapy. I first read about it in the biography of actress Frances Farmer but Farmer herself denied having the procedure years later. A Dr. Walter Freeman was a big proponent of the transorbital lobotomy and he did come to the mental health institution she was placed in by her parents. He performed probably thousands of them as he taught this procedure to surgeons all over the country. He was one of the surgeons who performed the lobotomy of Rosemary at George Washington University Hospital.
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IIRC, the guy that lured the mob away from the location where Pence and others is shown on that video that shows a lone Capitol policeman luring them up a staircase. You see him look to his left and he sees no offices guarding the hall and takes the mob in the other direction.
I hear that house members want to give him an award for what he did.
Lawmakers introduce bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to hero officer
A group of bipartisan House members introduced legislation on Thursday to award the Congressional Gold Medal to a Capitol police officer who deterred a mob away from the Senate chamber during last week's deadly riots.
Reps. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., credited officer Eugene Goodman for "his bravery and quick thinking during last week’s insurrection."
Goodman drew praise from many as a video of him purposefully baiting a mob to chase him, in the opposite direction of the Senate chamber doors, beyond which lawmakers were still hiding, went viral on social media. Five people were killed in the riots, including another police officer.
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Reuters: NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION SAYS IT HAS FILED PETITION IN COURT FOR BANKRUPTCY
National Rifle Association says it has filed bankruptcy petitions in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association on Friday said in a statement that it has filed bankruptcy petitions in U.S. court as part of a restructuring plan.
The gun rights advocacy group said it would restructure as a Texas nonprofit to exit what it said was a “a corrupt political and regulatory environment in New York,” where it is currently registered.
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LePierre needs to be in jail.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!