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Today’s physical trouble at the Capitol seems minor and not really very violent, so far, except that one person has reportedly been shot (apparently in the chest, but no death has been reported) – but even that incident doesn’t seem to be spurring people up in the vicinity as it would in other contexts. The discovery of a pipe bomb at the Republican party’s HQ and a suspicious package at the Democrats’ HQ (leading to its evacuation) are much more significant. Here is the report in the NYT, in case it gets thrown into the memory hole in the near future.
“An explosive device was found at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington and the nearby headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package on Wednesday, according to three people briefed on the discoveries.
The device that was found at the R.N.C. was a pipe bomb that was successfully destroyed by a bomb squad, according to an official for the R.N.C.“
I’m told those two buildings are a few blocks away from the Capitol.
The Trumpers have not got the capability to mount a coup or start a civil war, even if many of them have doubtless read the Turner Diaries, but they – or whoever has a serious amount of agency in their circles – could easily carry out a few Timothy McVeigh or Anders Breivik-style massacres.
Coming soon: the novel: Fourteen Days in January.
Trump supporters outside the Capitol are listening to a speaker praise Adolf Hitler.
Sadly the woman who was shot in the Capitol building has now died.
Twitter has just suspended Trump’s Twitter account.
Trump’s violent extremists are now very likely to kick off. Civil war likely.
Here’s the announcement from Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970430062485505
What did the three deleted tweets say?
Today’s bomb at the RNC (successfully destroyed by a bomb squad) isn’t being mentioned much in the MSM. The paucity of coverage may be good in the sense of not encouraging copycats, or it may be bad if the far right can use it in their own networks as proof that they’re the good guys and as a trigger precisely for copycats.
Terrorist attacks and perhaps also hostage-taking incidents could occur outside of DC, in state capitals and elsewhere.
There is discussion about whether or not Trump should be 25thed or impeached. He’s a loony all right, but he’s not so loony as to deserve to get off on an insanity defence. Which resolves the question: if the 25th is invoked at all, only use it to help provide a few hours for impeachment. Over to Rashida Tlaib.
Explosion reported in Washington DC:
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1346971143861915648
Violent clashes in Oregon and Los Angeles:
I don’t have the deleted Tweets, but apparently Trump called the people who stormed the Capitol “lovely people”, and we have this from Zuckerberg regarding Facebook:
– “As Guy mentiond, our teams are actively monitoring the situation. We removed the recent video of President Trump’s remarks expressing support for the people causing the violence. We are treating this situation as an emergency, and we are implementing additional measures to keep people safe”
https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1346981683942223873
Huh; off to bed, see how much it has deteriorated tomorrow.
A couple of Stratofortresses were deployed from the US a few hours back. They were met near Gibraltar by three refuelling tankers from Mildenhall, England.
Twitter hashtags GRIM21 and GRIM22.
GRIM21 is over the Persian Gulf with its transponder off.
“If I can’t be president, I’ll blow up the world”.
Many thanks to all the conspiracy theorists who supported and endorsed conspiracy theorist Trump.
Ted Lieu – “Working on the Trump nuclear issue …”
Apparently, Trump just conceded under threat of 25th Amendment.
We’re not safe until those B52’s transponders come back on and tracking shows them leaving the Persian Gulf area heading for a US base.
Crazy pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood Tweeted that Pence should be shot. Twitter then suspended Wood’s account.
It’s just gone 1 in the morning in San Francisco, 4 in the morning Washington. QAnon’s going crazy. What happens as Trump’s rednecks wake up?
The B52s flew over Tel Aviv, where they were joined by an F16. They then flew over Riyadh, before turning their transponders off in the Persian Gulf. They still haven’t reappeared.
GRIM21’s transponder reappeared, refuelling off the coast of Israel. GRIM22 still unaccounted for. A senator on CNN has said that they still need to invoke the 25th Amendment because “I can’t tell you what he’s planning to do because it’s classified but he has to be stopped”.
Iran has submitted and International Arrest Warrant for Trump to Interpol.
GRIM21 now passing Cyprus; there are no RAF flying from the RAF base there.
GRIM21 flew directly over Ben Gurion airport with its transponder on, just to make sure we got the message.
Iraq too has submitted an International Arrest Warrant.
Pence’s chief of staff Marc Short has been banned from entering the White House.
It’s twenty to eight in the morning in Washington. Morning is starting to sweep across the USA.
The woman who got shot and later died was Ashli Babbit; her Twitter account (CommonAshSense) is littered with QAnon Tweets. Her last Tweet was a Retweet of mad pro-Trump lawyer Lin Wood, which called for the execution of VP Pence. She also Retweeted richardgibb8, Jan 4:
CommonAshSense Retweeted
JUAN Q SAVIN @richardgibb8 4 Jan
The President reinstates Death by Firing Squad , Guess What the US penalty for Treason Is ? DEATH BY FIRING SQUAD ! 2+2=4 last I checked
The nuclear-armed B52s seem to be returning to the United States.
Cindytalk – In This World (instrumental)- Youtube, 6 minutes 55 seconds.
But during last night’s distraction, Israel attacked Syria and destroyed early-warning systems and AD radar. Such targets make sense as preparation for further attacks, of course.
