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2:26pm: “I am making an urgent, urgent immediate request for National Guard assistance.”
A top Army official said he would not recommend that Sec McCarthy approve the request.
“I don’t like the visual of National Guard standing a police line with the Capitol in the background." https://twitter.com/CarolLeonnig/status/1348479388346699776
A top Army official said he would not recommend that Sec McCarthy approve the request.
“I don’t like the visual of National Guard standing a police line with the Capitol in the background." https://twitter.com/CarolLeonnig/status/1348479388346699776
Two #Capitol Police officers suspended (one who took selfies with rioters and another who put on a MAGA hat and began directing them around), another arrested for their roles in the #CapitolRiots; another 10 to 15 are under investigation #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/politics/capitol-police-officers-suspended-tim-ryan/index.html
The guy who bludgeoned the fallen officer with a flagpole, declaring "Death is the only remedy for what's in that building" after the failed insurrection. (Link: )
Someone knows who this scumbag is.
ping @jsrailton @bellingcat https://twitter.com/dennishammkeys/status/1348753844994412545?s=19
Someone knows who this scumbag is.
ping @jsrailton @bellingcat https://twitter.com/dennishammkeys/status/1348753844994412545?s=19
"During a struggle to breach a west-side door, multiple rioters dragged officers out of formation and assaulted them …
As they pulled the officer down the stairs face down, another rioter beat him with an American flag as the mob chanted “USA! USA! USA!” https://nyti.ms/3sohFUH
As they pulled the officer down the stairs face down, another rioter beat him with an American flag as the mob chanted “USA! USA! USA!” https://nyti.ms/3sohFUH
The persons of interest being sought by the FBI for their involvement in the attack on police officers at the #Capitol. #TrumpCoupAttempt
My god this picture. The terror that the #Capitol police officers must have felt as the baying mob descended upon them is almost palpable. #TrumpCoupAttempt
Secret Service investigating officer who posted on Facebook that lawmakers who certified Biden’s victory were guilty of "treason," echoed Trump’s lies about the election, and declared "OFFENSE time finally!" after #TrumpCoupAttempt (h/t @RobGeorge) https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/11/trump-impeachment-biden-transition-live-updates/#click=https://t.co/YONfY5rZly
"In one of the cases, #Capitol Police officers had posted messages showing support for Trump's rally that preceded the attack, including touting his baseless claim that the election had been stolen through voter fraud." #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/capitol-police-officers-suspended/2021/01/11/0ee0e422-545f-11eb-a931-5b162d0d033d_story.html
"Investigators in another instance found that a #Capitol Police officer had posted “inappropriate” images of President-elect Joe Biden on a social media account." #TrumpCoupAttempt https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1348864384177741824?s=19
"Outside, a makeshift gallows stood, complete with sturdy wooden steps & the noose. Guns & pipe bombs had been stashed in the vicinity."
From 'hang Pence' to guns and pipe bombs: deadly #CapitolRiot even more sinister than first appeared #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/deadly-u-s-capitol-attack-more-sinister-than-first-appeared-1.9440625
From 'hang Pence' to guns and pipe bombs: deadly #CapitolRiot even more sinister than first appeared #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/deadly-u-s-capitol-attack-more-sinister-than-first-appeared-1.9440625
"The #Capitol’s attackers pinned a bloodied police officer in a doorway, his twisted face and screams captured on video.
They mortally wounded another officer with a blunt weapon and body-slammed a third over a railing into the crowd." #MAGA #BackTheBlue https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1349008893872140290?s=19
They mortally wounded another officer with a blunt weapon and body-slammed a third over a railing into the crowd." #MAGA #BackTheBlue https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1349008893872140290?s=19
"Records show that some [of the #CapitolRiot insurrectionists] were heavily armed and included convicted criminals, such as a Florida man recently released from prison for attempted murder." #MAGA #TrumpCoupAttempt https://abc7chicago.com/capitol-riot-arrest-list-arrests-of-arrested-rioters-fbi-most-wanted/9560865
"Aaron Mostofsky was seen in the #Capitol wearing elaborate furs and carrying a Capitol Police riot shield."
Brooklyn Supreme Court judge's son arrested for participating in #CapitolRiot (h/t @DanKaszeta) https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brooklyn-judges-son-arrested-for-participating-in-capitol-riots-source-says/2826102/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_twt_shr
Brooklyn Supreme Court judge's son arrested for participating in #CapitolRiot (h/t @DanKaszeta) https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/brooklyn-judges-son-arrested-for-participating-in-capitol-riots-source-says/2826102/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_wnbc_twt_shr
I wonder if Trump's latest threat crosses @VP Mike Pence's red line. #stochasticterrorism #25thAmendment https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1349018177624289282?s=19
Capitol Police briefed Democrats Monday night on 3 separate plots to overthrow the government in the coming days, including one to encircle the U.S. #Capitol and assassinate Democrats and some Republicans (h/t @gollum1419_g) #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-briefed-plot-overthrow-government_n_5ffd29a4c5b691806c4bf199
Pro-Trump extremists are using encrypted channels to call for violence against officials on Inauguration Day, with some terrorists sharing knowledge of how to make, conceal and use homemade guns and bombs #CapitolRiot #TrumpCoupAttempt https://nbcnews.to/3qeFrQV
FBI issued an explicit internal warning that pro-Trump extremists planned to commit violence and “war” at the #Capitol, contradicting a senior official’s declaration the bureau had no intelligence indicating anyone planned to do harm #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-riot-fbi-intelligence/2021/01/12/30d12748-546b-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html#click=https://t.co/2mFCfFrE1h
"An online thread discussed specific calls for violence to include stating ‘Be ready to fight. Congress needs to hear glass breaking, doors being kicked in & blood from their BLM and Pantifa slave soldiers being spilled.
Get violent … Get ready for war." https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1349052717973565447?s=19
Get violent … Get ready for war." https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1349052717973565447?s=19
National Security Correspondent for #FoxNews 
https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1349061433917644806?s=19
https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1349061433917644806?s=19
"Several former teammates and coaches said they recognized Keller in the video because of his size and because he was wearing a U.S. Olympic team jacket."
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist, was in the insurrectionist mob that invaded the #Capitol https://nyti.ms/39ocr2h
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist, was in the insurrectionist mob that invaded the #Capitol https://nyti.ms/39ocr2h
And yet the insurrectionist leader just gave a speech at the Alamo. #TrumpCoupAttempt https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1349094080425451527?s=19
Joint Chiefs of Staff denounce the #CapitolRiot: "The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection.” #TrumpCoupAttempt https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/1349100388524449793?s=19
Shorter McConnell: Our donors disapprove of violent insurrection. https://twitter.com/MikeDelMoro/status/1349107913680367616?s=19
Acting US Attorney in DC: "There are a lot of misconceptions about what happened in the #Capitol. I think people are going to be shocked at some of the egregious contact that happened.”
DOJ probing #sedition in connection with #CapitolRiot https://politi.co/3i78xia
DOJ probing #sedition in connection with #CapitolRiot https://politi.co/3i78xia
Key organizer of #Capitol protest, Ali Alexander (IRL: convicted felon Ali Abdul Razaq Akbar), says he was getting inside help from 3 members of Congress: @DrPaulGosar, @RepMoBrooks and @RepAndyBiggsAZ #Sedition #TrumpCoupAttempt
Walmart suspends contributions to U.S. lawmakers who opposed the certification of Biden's election https://www.rappler.com/business/walmart-suspends-contributions-united-states-lawmakers-who-opposed-biden-certification?utm_medium=Social
Thread @StephenGutowski.
As @pink_funk observes, it was never Blue Lives Matter.
It was always Black Lives Don’t. (h/t @mikefreemanNFL) #CapitolRiot https://twitter.com/StephenGutowski/status/1349158993869074432?s=19
As @pink_funk observes, it was never Blue Lives Matter.
It was always Black Lives Don’t. (h/t @mikefreemanNFL) #CapitolRiot https://twitter.com/StephenGutowski/status/1349158993869074432?s=19
"Rioters didn't go to @WhipClyburn's office that has his name on it, but to his other office that is harder to find.
"How did they know to go there? How come they didn't go where my name was? So something else was going on untoward here." #sedition https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1349195548377587713?s=19
"How did they know to go there? How come they didn't go where my name was? So something else was going on untoward here." #sedition https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1349195548377587713?s=19
One #Capitol officer suffered a heart attack after he was Tasered 6 times.
Another lost the tip of his right index finger when it was crushed.
Another was beaten with a wrench.
Others were pushed down stairs, trampled, punched and hit with bear spray. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-capitol-injuires-trump/2021/01/11/ca68e3e2-5438-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html#click=https://t.co/uqiyvKQS94
Another lost the tip of his right index finger when it was crushed.
Another was beaten with a wrench.
Others were pushed down stairs, trampled, punched and hit with bear spray. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/police-capitol-injuires-trump/2021/01/11/ca68e3e2-5438-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html#click=https://t.co/uqiyvKQS94
"The contracts are for 2 ice-skating rinks at Central Park, the Central Park Carousel and Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, a city-owned golf course in the Bronx."
New York City will end contracts with Trump over #CapitolRiots https://nyti.ms/3sh2fBz
New York City will end contracts with Trump over #CapitolRiots https://nyti.ms/3sh2fBz
. @NYCMayor de Blasio: “Inciting an insurrection against the U.S. government clearly constitutes criminal activity.
The City of New York will no longer have anything to do with the Trump Organization.” https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1349354582548369409?s=19
The City of New York will no longer have anything to do with the Trump Organization.” https://twitter.com/Otpor17/status/1349354582548369409?s=19
“Every panic button in [Rep. @AyannaPressley's] office had been torn out — the whole unit,” she said, though they could come up with no rationale as to why." #sedition #TrumpCoupAttempt https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/13/nation/it-was-like-looking-evil-capitol-attack-through-eyes-massachusetts-delegation/
