Attempted Coup in the United States: Tracking Investigations and Fallout

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Did he dot the ‘I’ with a little heart? :stuck_out_tongue:

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“ According to court papers, Meredith sent a relative a text message saying he wanted to attend an event with Pelosi and put “a bullet in her noggin on Live TV.” The relative contacted Meredith’s mother, who got in touch with the FBI. Soon after, agents located Meredith in a downtown D.C. hotel, and found a handgun, rifle and 2,500 rounds of ammunition in his possession.”

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And I bet his first thought on being arrested was “why are they doing this to me?!

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Here’s hoping that he has a long, long time to ponder that question.

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either 6-12 months in prison, or 18-24 months in prison, depending on whether the court finds that

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applies. here’s the plea aggreement

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Tourists amirite?

“At this time, it is not clear if he was planning to attend any upcoming demonstrations or if he has ties to any previous cases in the area,” the department said.

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Maybe they were headed to Disney Uber Alles.

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Fence is going back up.

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So they’re planning a rally in support of people arrested on Jan. 6, which was a rally in support of something that didn’t happen back in November. When people get arrested at this rally, I bet there will be a rally in support of them too. It’s rallies all the way down.

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You mean superspreader events all the way down.

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Well, compared to many we’ve had in politics sense, Quayle is far from the stupidest in the room.

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That last sentence is a doozy.

As Dan Quayle might put it, our Constitution cannot tolerate a coupe .

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I saw that on CNN. Remember the days of Murphy Brown and potatoe? Things weren’t so simple then, but damn.

(Coupe :joy:)

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Sept. 18 rally organizer asks attendees not to wear pro-Trump clothing - Sept. 18 rally organizer asks attendees not to wear pro-Trump clothing | TheHill

But swag from QAnon, Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, 3 Percenters, KKK, etc. is A Ok.

Come on Cap Police et al, you’ll have a bunch of domestic terrorists in one place, round ‘em up and toss them into prison.

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Nor can it tolerate a sedan? :thinking:

My gast is flabbered that Dan Quayle illiteracy jokes could possibly be relevant in 2021, but here we are, in the dumbest possible timeline.

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Depressingly accurate.

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