All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[kidfresh512]

Maga morons have forced the evacuating of 2 capital buildings now with their thuggish protest. Where's the pepper spray and rubber bullets?

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Maga morons have forced the evacuating of 2 capital buildings now with their thuggish protest. Where's the pepper spray and rubber bullets?

That’s being saved for when BLM and Antifa show up. So much for Trump’s lemmings respecting law enforcement. And we KNOW he won’t say a goddamn thing to stop the madness.

[PaulBullion]

They are using pepper balls now, but not the "bigger gun" tear gas they used on peaceful protesters a few months ago.

[zinderel]

There needs to be a song parody with MAGALand sung to Springsteen's "Jungleland".

"The Democrats had a homecoming in Georgia late last night
Stacy Abrams rode her sleek machine over the Fulton County line.

There is a Ben Folds song called "Jesusland" from a few years ago, all about the hollowness of the people and places who would later become MAGA strongholds and True Believers.

[BeastieRunner]

House Cannon and the Capitol Building itself have bomb squads deployed during this lockdown.

[AnakinFlair]

Capitol under siege by Y'allQueda. Jesus Christ...

EDIT: Now getting reports protestors have breached the building and are outside both chambers of congress.

[Panfoot]

Defeat has sobered the tortoise.

Nah, he just knows this doesn't have a chance of success. If it did he'd sing a very different tune.

[Tami]

Live Updates: Inside the Capitol Republicans Object to Biden’s Win; Outside, Protesters Breach Barricades

Hundreds storm Capitol barricades; two nearby buildings briefly evacuated; Trump falsely tells thousands he won

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate recesses Electoral College debate after protesters force lockdown of Capitol.

BREAKING NEWS (CNN, live on-air): Capitol Building in Lockdown After Trump-Incited Mob Storms Capitol; Donald Trump Has Fled to White House After Urging Mob to March on Congress

This is almost funny, almost

Outside the Capitol, which is now on lockdown.

[Revolutionary_Jack]

If these guys weren't white, they would never have gotten as far as they are now.

[zinderel]

Twitter Link

It's right there on video. A newly elected member of Congress talking about Hitler.

Hitler DID do one thing right. One thing no one else could do.

He took out Hitler.

[babyblob]

I cant believe what I seeing. I am very upset by this. if they wanted to protest that is fine. But to storm the building it is fucking insane. Cnn is reporting Protestors have gotten into the building. This who thing is soo messed up. I do not understand how the police are not just shutting this down hard.

[Ragged Maw]

Defeat has sobered the tortoise.

“Know when to fold em’” is advice one shouldn’t hold in contempt. Mitch understands that, apparently. Question is, will Trump?

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I cant believe what I seeing. I am very upset by this. if they wanted to protest that is fine. But to storm the building it is fucking insane. Cnn is reporting Protestors have gotten into the building. This who thing is soo messed up. I do not understand how the police are not just shutting this down hard.

You know why, I know why, we ALL know why....BECAUSE THOSE BASTARDS ARE WHITE!

[Kirby101]

Trump called for this today, on tape. Inciting a riot is a felony.

[babyblob]

I never thought I would see our capital building in the hands of a mob like this. And a president who is encouraging it. How the Hell can anyone defend Trump after this. This sounds dumb but I am so upset I am near tears to see this happen to my country right now.