January 6, 2021: Insurrection or “normal tourist” visitation?

[PizzaSnake]

I don't have a link but this blurb just broadcast on Fox News. Control yourself MD im watching on TV at the hospital. Surgery # 4 on my shoulder. There is an allegation that The US Treasury department has " requested" US banks to search their sales records at Dicks Sporting Goods, Cabela's Sporting Goods and Bass Masters with the key search words MAGA and Trump. This fishing expedition was requested without a search warrant that would include probable cause for doing so. Now that this has hit the mainstream media the folks at Treasury have " NO COMMENT" I wonder why? Apparently this is not the first time Treasury has made similar requests to US Banks. Now that is transparency at its finest.
Full disclosure the Trump administration made the same requests of Treasury. I would think that any bank would say where is your court ordered subpoena?? Then politely come back to us when when you have one. IMO it's rather disconcerting when the banks say " sure, no problem, we will get right on that"

I googled and found lots of attention to the "allegation" from Fox, Washington Times, and my favorite, Epoch News.

I also found this at The Hill, which is the only one of the four with "high credibility" and "mostly factual" media bias ratings:

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4414 ... nsactions/

Jim Jordan is asking for a former Treasury official in the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to do a transcribed interview based on this "allegation". That part of Treasury addresses a variety of financial crimes, money laundering and related crimes, including terrorism. Drug trafficking, arms trafficking, human trafficking...etc.

What IS clear from the reporting is that the "alleged" request for information about specific types of transactions was specific to January 6, not some wide sweeping MAGA/Trump enemies list. Law enforcement related to Jan 6. I dunno about you but the mob certainly didn't have any reluctance in identifying themselves as Trump MAGA supporters...that's why they were there, that's who they thought they were fighting for (according to their own testimony).

And this effort began under the Trump Admin in the immediate aftermath of Jan 6, focused on potential threats on Inauguration Day. They were super worried about extremists, whether organized or lone actors, preparing for violent action.

The allegation by the Republicans, who acknowledge how it began, is that this effort extended beyond that imminent threat and that looking for extremists based on their political or religious expression should be out of bounds.

Interesting argument to be had about whether gun purchases or bomb materials purchases by those expressing extreme views should be at least explored for potential violent intentions. Would we not want such to be flagged for further investigation if the expressions were jihadist? If I'm referencing Allah in a communication about purchasing a gun or bomb materials? Or "from the river to the sea"? Obviously not all such is actually going to take violent action, but wouldn't we want them to be investigated and if possible prevented?

Here's the Republican House Committee (Republicans only) public statement so far.
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/in-th ... terms-maga

The bottom line is did they or didn't they request this raw data from banks? Apparently Bank of America dutifully did as they were told. Apparently the FBI erased all that data received from their files. You appear to be more concerned about the source of the information. Does the request to profile all Americans trouble you at all? These requests even covered religious material that some people like the FBI might consider as literature based in extremism. It is no wonder more and more Americans believe their government is becoming " weaponized" This is where perception becomes reality when the government finds out you bought a hunting knife from Dicks Sporting Goods and then wants to know why you bought it.

“Becoming”

Go google “cointelpro”…

Fool’s errand. Remember the Christmas market truck massacres in Europe?

Intent is the tricky part, not the specificity of tool.

Or will LLMs determine probability of intent, ala “Minority Report?”

[youthathletics]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

[a fan]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

[Kismet]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

[MDlaxfan76]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/20/politics ... index.html

Donald says Nikki is responsible for Jan 6

[Typical Lax Dad]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Posts like these serve to unify people. Thanks.

[Seacoaster(1)]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

Youth Algorithm, at work, like clockwork, for the Disinformation State. Do you not understand the disservice you do your country when you post this stuff?

[a fan]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

I've said it before.....this is the self-awareness test that lets you know if your conspiracy theories are real or not:

Can you name a conspiracy theory that explains an outcome or person that you actually like?


In other words, if you're a Trump fan, do you believe in a conspiracy theory that involved Trump doing something bad?

Or if you love Obama, do you believe in any conspiracies that involve Obama doing something bad or evil?

Every. Single. One. of these conspiracy theories "coincidentally' align with TeamTinFoil's world views. That you can lack the self-awareness to figure this out is beyond me.

Do anti-vaxxers have ANY conspiracy theories that run counter to their views? So something like "the media is hiding just how effective vaccines are". Or does every single one of their theories align with what they think reality is? NONE of the theories run counter to your views? Gee, what a coincidence.

The parallel is to "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"......."if all your conspiracy theories comport with your worldviews, you have the wrong conspiracy theories." Or better yet: don't have any of these stupid conspiracy theories, and act like a grown up and explain world events simply, and rationally.

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful. Doubly so as these same people whine about the recent rash smash-and-grab crimes in cities. When Republicans break laws, it's no big deal, and let me tell you why it's not big deal.....but if anyone else dares break laws and steals a pair of sneakers? Oh, you should lock them up forever, but not before pulling them out to the yard, and shooting them.

[cradleandshoot]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

I've said it before.....this is the self-awareness test that lets you know if your conspiracy theories are real or not:

Can you name a conspiracy theory that explains an outcome or person that you actually like?


In other words, if you're a Trump fan, do you believe in a conspiracy theory that involved Trump doing something bad?

Or if you love Obama, do you believe in any conspiracies that involve Obama doing something bad or evil?

Every. Single. One. of these conspiracy theories "coincidentally' align with TeamTinFoil's world views. That you can lack the self-awareness to figure this out is beyond me.

Do anti-vaxxers have ANY conspiracy theories that run counter to their views? So something like "the media is hiding just how effective vaccines are". Or does every single one of their theories align with what they think reality is? NONE of the theories run counter to your views? Gee, what a coincidence.

The parallel is to "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"......."if all your conspiracy theories comport with your worldviews, you have the wrong conspiracy theories." Or better yet: don't have any of these stupid conspiracy theories, and act like a grown up and explain world events simply, and rationally.

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful. Doubly so as these same people whine about the recent rash smash-and-grab crimes in cities. When Republicans break laws, it's no big deal, and let me tell you why it's not big deal.....but if anyone else dares break laws and steals a pair of sneakers? Oh, you should lock them up forever, but not before pulling them out to the yard, and shooting them.

Back up the bus there old sod. IMO all Americans of all political persuasions are deeply troubled by the horrific rash of smash and grabs. They are the reason people living in Urban areas are finding "Out of Business " signs were Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS use to be. If you want to buy a pair of socks in many stores they are now behind lock and key. Your trying to make this a political whammy against Republicans. It is a societal problem that effects each and every American in a bad way. It hurts us all as citizens and it is a trend that keeps growing larger everyday. It is a troubling indicator that is telling us what direction our country is heading. Is anybody paying attention? I don't think so.

[youthathletics]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

I've said it before.....this is the self-awareness test that lets you know if your conspiracy theories are real or not:

Can you name a conspiracy theory that explains an outcome or person that you actually like?


In other words, if you're a Trump fan, do you believe in a conspiracy theory that involved Trump doing something bad?

Or if you love Obama, do you believe in any conspiracies that involve Obama doing something bad or evil?

Every. Single. One. of these conspiracy theories "coincidentally' align with TeamTinFoil's world views. That you can lack the self-awareness to figure this out is beyond me.

Do anti-vaxxers have ANY conspiracy theories that run counter to their views? So something like "the media is hiding just how effective vaccines are". Or does every single one of their theories align with what they think reality is? NONE of the theories run counter to your views? Gee, what a coincidence.

The parallel is to "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"......."if all your conspiracy theories comport with your worldviews, you have the wrong conspiracy theories." Or better yet: don't have any of these stupid conspiracy theories, and act like a grown up and explain world events simply, and rationally.

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful. Doubly so as these same people whine about the recent rash smash-and-grab crimes in cities. When Republicans break laws, it's no big deal, and let me tell you why it's not big deal.....but if anyone else dares break laws and steals a pair of sneakers? Oh, you should lock them up forever, but not before pulling them out to the yard, and shooting them.

Back up the bus there old sod. IMO all Americans of all political persuasions are deeply troubled by the horrific rash of smash and grabs. They are the reason people living in Urban areas are finding "Out of Business " signs were Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS use to be. If you want to buy a pair of socks in many stores they are now behind lock and key. Your trying to make this a political whammy against Republicans. It is a societal problem that effects each and every American in a bad way. It hurts us all as citizens and it is a trend that keeps growing larger everyday. It is a troubling indicator that is telling us what direction our country is heading. Is anybody paying attention? I don't think so.

Nonsense, everything is the republicans fault and every post from social media, even from a presidential candidate indicates belief in a singular point made in that tweet. If you noticed, nothing in those threads implied trump was free and clear, but rest assured that’s how it will be conveyed around here. Ironically, they’ll go 1000 layers deep on something they want others to acknowledge, but rarely give anyone else’s posts a hot minute of consideration, especially if there is a remote chance it cuts the grain of what has been presented to them by those they consider convincingly omniscient in the mainstream media of their liking.

They want to play judge, jury, and executioner, while blindly following the pack.

All you have to do is watch the continual replies of discounting everything, zero acknowledgment of remote possibility in the singular item, slander and judge the person in the media, then make sure to throw shade where possible.

I really like the one that my algorithm presents me with tweets from a presidential candidate that I follow, rather than something more important like….who the fhuk knows. maybe, instead of telling me who I shouldn’t follow, they could recommend who I could follow to be sure my algorithm matches theirs….you know, like a good dictator would want.

Carry on ….

[old salt]

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful.

Jan 6th was just another peaceful protest that turned into a riot. No different the numerous more destructive & deadly BLM protests, like the ones in DC at the WH & Laf Pk, which prompted a militaristic response & is still commemorated by BLM Plaza. The difference -- the WH was more competently defended than was the Capitol Building.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful.

Jan 6th was just another peaceful protest that turned into a riot. No different the numerous more destructive & deadly BLM protests, like the ones in DC at the WH & Laf Pk, which prompted a militaristic response & is still commemorated by BLM Plaza. The difference -- the WH was more competently defended than was the Capitol Building.

“BLM” was working to overturn a Presidential election. You sound stupid.

[a fan]

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful.

Jan 6th was just another peaceful protest that turned into a riot. No different the numerous more destructive & deadly BLM protests, like the ones in DC at the WH & Laf Pk, which prompted a militaristic response & is still commemorated by BLM Plaza. The difference -- the WH was more competently defended than was the Capitol Building.

And right on cue.......

Brought to you by the guy who swears the Civil War was fought for "a different reason" than the reasons given by the seceding States put in writing....because Old Salt knows more about the Civil War than the people who fought, and died, for the reasons they gave...in writing.

Also? Old Salt can't tell the difference between protesting the different Justice system that black Americans get is the same thing as whining about a Presidential outcome that "Republicans don't like".

And naturally, it's a coincidence that you're diminishing breaking into our Senate while in session, and comparing it to breaking store windows, or starting fires.

And naturally, it's also a coincidence that you lost your mind over BLM protests, yet can always find the time to tell us that Jan 6th was just a picnic among Old Salt's buddies.

Cool. Keep it up. This is stellar stuff. How about: Republicans are always awesome, and everyone else should burn in hell. Top level discourse we're getting here.

[Farfromgeneva]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

People are increasingly creating their own realities to suit their fragile egos. Been happening at least since the financial crisis at a rapid rate.

These same people then insist words and language don’t matter. It’s moronic.

[Farfromgeneva]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

I've said it before.....this is the self-awareness test that lets you know if your conspiracy theories are real or not:

Can you name a conspiracy theory that explains an outcome or person that you actually like?


In other words, if you're a Trump fan, do you believe in a conspiracy theory that involved Trump doing something bad?

Or if you love Obama, do you believe in any conspiracies that involve Obama doing something bad or evil?

Every. Single. One. of these conspiracy theories "coincidentally' align with TeamTinFoil's world views. That you can lack the self-awareness to figure this out is beyond me.

Do anti-vaxxers have ANY conspiracy theories that run counter to their views? So something like "the media is hiding just how effective vaccines are". Or does every single one of their theories align with what they think reality is? NONE of the theories run counter to your views? Gee, what a coincidence.

The parallel is to "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"......."if all your conspiracy theories comport with your worldviews, you have the wrong conspiracy theories." Or better yet: don't have any of these stupid conspiracy theories, and act like a grown up and explain world events simply, and rationally.

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful. Doubly so as these same people whine about the recent rash smash-and-grab crimes in cities. When Republicans break laws, it's no big deal, and let me tell you why it's not big deal.....but if anyone else dares break laws and steals a pair of sneakers? Oh, you should lock them up forever, but not before pulling them out to the yard, and shooting them.

Not as a politician but as a crotchety old man with ideals I like Bernie (not in office/power) but absolutely believe the DNC machine collapsed him and other competitions intentionally to ease Biden’s path to the Dem nomination in 20.

Would that count as conspiracy regarding a guy I “like” (as a person not as someone with power)

[Farfromgeneva]

[youtube][/youtube]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

I've said it before.....this is the self-awareness test that lets you know if your conspiracy theories are real or not:

Can you name a conspiracy theory that explains an outcome or person that you actually like?


In other words, if you're a Trump fan, do you believe in a conspiracy theory that involved Trump doing something bad?

Or if you love Obama, do you believe in any conspiracies that involve Obama doing something bad or evil?

Every. Single. One. of these conspiracy theories "coincidentally' align with TeamTinFoil's world views. That you can lack the self-awareness to figure this out is beyond me.

Do anti-vaxxers have ANY conspiracy theories that run counter to their views? So something like "the media is hiding just how effective vaccines are". Or does every single one of their theories align with what they think reality is? NONE of the theories run counter to your views? Gee, what a coincidence.

The parallel is to "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"......."if all your conspiracy theories comport with your worldviews, you have the wrong conspiracy theories." Or better yet: don't have any of these stupid conspiracy theories, and act like a grown up and explain world events simply, and rationally.

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful. Doubly so as these same people whine about the recent rash smash-and-grab crimes in cities. When Republicans break laws, it's no big deal, and let me tell you why it's not big deal.....but if anyone else dares break laws and steals a pair of sneakers? Oh, you should lock them up forever, but not before pulling them out to the yard, and shooting them.

Back up the bus there old sod. IMO all Americans of all political persuasions are deeply troubled by the horrific rash of smash and grabs. They are the reason people living in Urban areas are finding "Out of Business " signs were Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS use to be. If you want to buy a pair of socks in many stores they are now behind lock and key. Your trying to make this a political whammy against Republicans. It is a societal problem that effects each and every American in a bad way. It hurts us all as citizens and it is a trend that keeps growing larger everyday. It is a troubling indicator that is telling us what direction our country is heading. Is anybody paying attention? I don't think so.

You can’t even be this obtuse.

People forcibly and illegally made their way into our nations capitol building talking about murdering the vice president and speaker of the house.

And this is your comment.

Total joke. An unfunny one but a joke nonetheless.

[a fan]

Not as a politician but as a crotchety old man with ideals I like Bernie (not in office/power) but absolutely believe the DNC machine collapsed him and other competitions intentionally to ease Biden’s path to the Dem nomination in 20.

Would that count as conspiracy regarding a guy I “like” (as a person not as someone with power)

No. Because you like Bernie....and the conspiracy involves something you don't like happening to someone you like.

It's like TrumpFans with their "the election was fixed". EVERYONE knows they wouldn't be making this complaint had Trump won.

So the 2016 election? Oh, that was fine: Trump won. But 2020? OBVIOUSLY that election was fixed. Toddler logic.

[old salt]

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful.

Jan 6th was just another peaceful protest that turned into a riot. No different the numerous more destructive & deadly BLM protests, like the ones in DC at the WH & Laf Pk, which prompted a militaristic response & is still commemorated by BLM Plaza. The difference -- the WH was more competently defended than was the Capitol Building.

“BLM” was working to overturn a Presidential election. You sound stupid.

No, you read stupid. The BLM protesters were trying to break into the WH. The Secret Service had to evac the President. He was mocked for cowering in the WH bunker. Now there's an additional fence around the WH to keep the Hamas supporters off the WH fence.

[old salt]

It's like TrumpFans with their "the election was fixed". EVERYONE knows they wouldn't be making this complaint had Trump won.

So the 2016 election? Oh, that was fine: Trump won. But 2020? OBVIOUSLY that election was fixed. Toddler logic.

Yeah. The election rules in 2020 were the same as in 2016. Nothing was changed because of the pandemic.

[Farfromgeneva]

Interesting thread, as you follow along in the video surveillance footage: https://x.com/VivekGRamaswamy/status/17 ... 93145?s=20

Sigh. So once again, we're supposed to take the claims made of this footage....that what you are seeing is factual?

So.....zero lessons learned from Covington Catholic? That's what you and these X posters are telling us.

They CLAIM this is what is happening in the videos-----"therefore" these are facts?

We're all DOOMED if we cannot agree what generally occurred on January 6, 2021.
If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck IT IS A DUCK!!!!!!!!

Vivek is just a younger version of lying Orange Fatso spewing the same garbage daily to all the suckers who believe all the sh*t they're shoveling.

I've said it before.....this is the self-awareness test that lets you know if your conspiracy theories are real or not:

Can you name a conspiracy theory that explains an outcome or person that you actually like?


In other words, if you're a Trump fan, do you believe in a conspiracy theory that involved Trump doing something bad?

Or if you love Obama, do you believe in any conspiracies that involve Obama doing something bad or evil?

Every. Single. One. of these conspiracy theories "coincidentally' align with TeamTinFoil's world views. That you can lack the self-awareness to figure this out is beyond me.

Do anti-vaxxers have ANY conspiracy theories that run counter to their views? So something like "the media is hiding just how effective vaccines are". Or does every single one of their theories align with what they think reality is? NONE of the theories run counter to your views? Gee, what a coincidence.

The parallel is to "if you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room"......."if all your conspiracy theories comport with your worldviews, you have the wrong conspiracy theories." Or better yet: don't have any of these stupid conspiracy theories, and act like a grown up and explain world events simply, and rationally.

Watching right wingers fall all over themselves to tell us Jan 6th was just another day at the office is just painful. Doubly so as these same people whine about the recent rash smash-and-grab crimes in cities. When Republicans break laws, it's no big deal, and let me tell you why it's not big deal.....but if anyone else dares break laws and steals a pair of sneakers? Oh, you should lock them up forever, but not before pulling them out to the yard, and shooting them.

Back up the bus there old sod. IMO all Americans of all political persuasions are deeply troubled by the horrific rash of smash and grabs. They are the reason people living in Urban areas are finding "Out of Business " signs were Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS use to be. If you want to buy a pair of socks in many stores they are now behind lock and key. Your trying to make this a political whammy against Republicans. It is a societal problem that effects each and every American in a bad way. It hurts us all as citizens and it is a trend that keeps growing larger everyday. It is a troubling indicator that is telling us what direction our country is heading. Is anybody paying attention? I don't think so.

Nonsense, everything is the republicans fault and every post from social media, even from a presidential candidate indicates belief in a singular point made in that tweet. If you noticed, nothing in those threads implied trump was free and clear, but rest assured that’s how it will be conveyed around here. Ironically, they’ll go 1000 layers deep on something they want others to acknowledge, but rarely give anyone else’s posts a hot minute of consideration, especially if there is a remote chance it cuts the grain of what has been presented to them by those they consider convincingly omniscient in the mainstream media of their liking.

They want to play judge, jury, and executioner, while blindly following the pack.

All you have to do is watch the continual replies of discounting everything, zero acknowledgment of remote possibility in the singular item, slander and judge the person in the media, then make sure to throw shade where possible.

I really like the one that my algorithm presents me with tweets from a presidential candidate that I follow, rather than something more important like….who the fhuk knows. maybe, instead of telling me who I shouldn’t follow, they could recommend who I could follow to be sure my algorithm matches theirs….you know, like a good dictator would want.

Carry on ….

In an adult conversation most people accept that remote possibilities occur but they aren’t worth discussing further or even really acknowledging due to the very definition of “remote possibility”. There’s limited value in playing that out unless there’s another goal such as convincing others of another agenda or idea.

Nobody wastes time on remote possibilities in day to day life. You don’t do it in your job. And even mentioning remote possibility without discussing the severity of outcome is irrelevant. So it’s just a fishing expedition that doesn’t move a community discourse forward in any value added way.

That’s for nothing to do with judging, omniscience etc. it’s a stupid waste to go down rabbit holes absent any discussion of cost/consequence/outcome, even attempting to provide one’s own analysis and adjudication of the cause and prescribe your preferred best path to solve the situation. You dont Provide any of that but toss this out there like lobbing bombs and then do the innocent bunny rabbit thing. But it’s obviously tossing bombs while laying claims to innocence. I get it, I like to throw a cocktail into a room and see the dancing but to not admit your doing it is a bit dishonest.