Can’t imagine a more fitting illustration of the 1775 Samuel Johnson line: “(false) Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel”
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Horrific new video obtained by CNN shows a MAGA rioter (in white hat and backpack) grab a DC Metro officer and pull him down Capitol steps where he is stomped and beaten with an American flag pole. At one point they sing the Star Spangled Bannerpic.twitter.com/XXJMxanGXp
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Worth remembering that during his speech, Trump knew Pence was about to defy his election-snatching wishes but only turned on him AFTER the mob had breached the Capitol. His tweet landed as Pence was being whisked out of the Senate chamber at 2:15. This was shot at 4:27.
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Acting chief of the DC Metropolitan Police Department Robert Contee said at a press conference Thursday that 56 officers were injured and one was hospitalized after he was dragged into the crowd, beaten, kicked, and shocked with a stun gun. This must be that officer.
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In the addition to the murder of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, the force also lost beloved veteran Howard Liebengood to suicide after the riot, according to to multiple reports.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/liebengood-capitol-police-death/2021/01/10/3a495b84-5357-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html …
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Is THIS the radical left? The sight of the Conferdeate flag in the Capitol is a disgrace..considering not one Confederate soldier did this during the Civil War.. This is the radical right..
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We should just reopen Alcatraz and let them al hang out there.
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No thanks. We gave it back to original owners and its curation to the park service. Keep the Nazis in the unmasked states, please.
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