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  1/6 was the day American conservatism gave 
   up the threadbare lie in which they pretend to be America-loving patriots and told the truth about itself for the very first time. They are violent, degenerate animals pretending to be a legitimate political party.
context: Ignoring the advice of his own top White House lawyers, Mr Trump had mounted a pressure campaign meant to convince then-vice president Mike Pence to use his ceremonial role presiding over the certification session to install him and Mr Trump in the White House for a second term, by throwing out lawfully-cast electoral college votes from swing states won by Joe Biden.voters.
  
  i'm worried that we're becoming numb to the craziness, because i read the article and was sort of nodding along with what i was expecting - but then i had to reread it to remind myself just how batshit crazy this was
  a sitting president tried (and though twice impeached and ousted, is still trying) to ignore the American people/their votes - the insanity of that cannot be exaggerated >
  
  Not only do some of us have to snap ourselves out of our daze but there are still many, many others out there willing to ignore this fact and still want trump to run again. 
  The fascism is too thick here. >
  
  The worst part is how my ex-boss tries to weasel his way out of this during Facebook arguments and refuses to hold himself accountable.  
  I'm like "You voted for this twice and you refuse to apologize.  How do you even sleep at night?"
  And he'll be like "There you go again with your partisanship.  Don't you know that Biden is the REAL problem?" >
  
  
  There you go again with your partisanship. Don't you know that Biden is the REAL problem?
  
  Trump was successful in undermining trust in elections by throwing shit at everything and everyone. Borderline stochastic terrorism given the outcome >
  
  
  Borderline stochastic terrorism given the outcome
  
  It's 100% stochastic terrorism. Let's not forget that Democratic leadership has been and is currently under attack. Fascist terrorists are shooting at and invading their homes.
  It's time to put the pressure on all your fascist friends. They need to learn to play nice or face the consequences of being ostracized from kind society. >
  
  
  They need to learn to play nice or face the consequences of being ostracized from kind society.
  
  I think many of them already kind of have been. I think that's part of how this fascist trend started.
  In the past, people with insane and fringe political views got ostracized from polite society and ended up relatively isolated. Now they get ostracized, find each other on the internet, and instead of being isolated, they form a political movement that takes over the GOP.
  The guy mumbling to himself about how the government is spying on him because he knows about the secret cult that runs the world no longer lives I'm a shack on the edge of town, now he runs for congress. And gets elected.
  I'm not sure what the solution is. I certainly don't want to keep these people in my life. But they can't be socially quarantined the way they used to. It just distills the insanity. >
  
  First you have to arrest the criminal element before we can proceed with democracy. Insurrectionist should be removed from office.
  Shore up democracy to make it harder for the wealthy to throw their money into politics. Campaign finance reforms should have all campaigns funded by tax dollars. That's it. No more lobbies. No more bribes. No more insider trading.
  Then we attack the far right with these new rights:
  Healthcare for all. Including childcare, dental, vision, mental, senior care, everything. We send our love to everyone and start taking better care of ourselves.
  Universal Basic Income for all.
  Guaranteed housing for all.
  We make it so difficult to not be happy that it's harder to get any energy going to hate each other because we have enough food, shelter, healthcare, and clean air and water to go around. >
  
  
  White House phone logs obtained by the January 6 committee showed a massive gap in Mr Trump’s communication records, with no calls recorded between 11.06am and 6.54pm.
  
  Was POTUS using burner phones? >
  
  Trump was watching and waiting for his coup to succeed.
  He only came out and made the video in the Rose Garden when it was clear his insurrection had failed.
  Even then he felt compelled to tell his seditious co-conspirators “I love you” and “You’re very special”.
  This traitorous MFer and his mob belong in prison for the rest of their lives. >
  
  And that was after he complained about how low class and trashy all of his supporters looked that day lol >
  
  Well, he wasn't wrong about that. >
  
  When you “ love the uneducated “ you get what you get. >
  
  When you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas. >
  
  The prosecution could read this as the opening arguments of United States v Donald J Trump >
  
  Still waiting…. >
  
  for freaking real; we finished our stale popcorn years ago, wake me when there’s anything resembling Justice >
  
  Looks like you’ll be in a coma for a while >
  
  Right?! Don’t hold your breath. >
  
  The scariest thing is that a scheme like that had already worked in 1876 for Rutherford Hayes, so there's already a precedent for the rest of the government just going along with the rigged results. >
  
  Beware and be wary
  The 6^th January
  Republicans treacherous plot
  For I know of no reason
  The GOP treason
  Should ever
  Be
  Forgot >
  
  Hamberders treason and plot >
  
  What does it matter if no one is going to do anything about it? >
  
  This is where I’m at with everything. It’s been 2 years. No one in charge was held accountable so it’s basically over. They will simply have a better plan next time. >
  
  It’s hard enough to wrap my head around the President and his associates planning to overthrow the government but I absolutely cannot understand why he and they are not in the most secure prison of the United States right now. 
  The evidence is overwhelming and since then, he’s just been allowed to freely plot and fundraise for a second coup attempt. 
  Political reality no longer comprehensible in the U.S. and to the rest of the world. >
  
  1/6 was among one of the darkest days in American history. We must never forget, and continue to educate people so it never happens again.