Good to see the Police have learnt about de-escalation, that is the one positive to come out of this.
I assume that will be their go to response going forwards too. Right? Right?
Good to see the Police have learnt about de-escalation, that is the one positive to come out of this.
I assume that will be their go to response going forwards too. Right? Right?
Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer
Corrected a spelling mistake.This pandemic seems to have made you guys more easily amused than usual. All we are witnessing is democracy inaction.
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
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Yeah, read that again.
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
I feel like it should be harder to get in to the capitol of the most powerful state in the world*.
* at time of writing
You've been waiting for the truth to come find you
Are you speaking for yourself or your pain? Do you sleep in the silence to wane the passing shame?
You are more than what your history made you, let the ghosts of our fathers pass on.
There's a new dawn to come when the past mistakes are gone
Just throwing this paragraph out there:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384
When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the lamb make thee?
Thank you.
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“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Wait what the fuck
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“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Oh jeez
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
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Just make it official you fucks
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Facebook responds.
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Quite right. Shouldn't have posted that.
I could have had class. I could have been a contender.
I could have been somebody. Instead of a bum
Which is what I am
I aim at the stars
But sometimes I hit London
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Wow - this is a stunning news report embedded from within the protest.
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Waiting for others to corroborate
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
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All it took was an insurrection
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
Sounds bollocks to me. Congress can't invoke the 25th - it needs to be invoked by Pence and a majority of the Cabinet.
Pence certainly might be considering invoking it though.
Twitter have deleted some of Trump's messages and locked his account.
It was implied that they'd talking with Pence. 25th probably not a good fit though.
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
A fair few hints that the 25th has already been invoked.
Considering Pence was there and basically called a traitor when a mob was sent by Trump to seize the Capitol he was personally presiding over . . . its certainly possible bridges have been burnt.
The women who was shot by police has died.
You've been waiting for the truth to come find you
Are you speaking for yourself or your pain? Do you sleep in the silence to wane the passing shame?
You are more than what your history made you, let the ghosts of our fathers pass on.
There's a new dawn to come when the past mistakes are gone
You've been waiting for the truth to come find you
Are you speaking for yourself or your pain? Do you sleep in the silence to wane the passing shame?
You are more than what your history made you, let the ghosts of our fathers pass on.
There's a new dawn to come when the past mistakes are gone
Multiple law enforcement officers injured too.
it's the scene right before we see the cannibals feasting on their fallen, fantastic cinematography
“Humanity's greatest advances are not in its discoveries, but in how those discoveries are applied to reduce inequity.”
— Bill Gates
I think it's that scene from Apocalypse Now where Willard first arrives at Kurtz's camp
You've been waiting for the truth to come find you
Are you speaking for yourself or your pain? Do you sleep in the silence to wane the passing shame?
You are more than what your history made you, let the ghosts of our fathers pass on.
There's a new dawn to come when the past mistakes are gone
I remember how surprisingly easy it was to get into the Capitol and to roam around in it. It wouldn't surprise me either that they didn't improve security a lot since I walked around for the simple reason that they're too stingy to spend money on anything governmental. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if Trump actively prevented reasonable security being in place, as it were his 'lovely people' storming Congress.
Congratulations America
When Blair was PM the 'Fathers for Justice' protest group stormed the Commons - and after getting in everyone was a bit bewildered about what to happen next. I don't think they thought they'd get in, they did - and were then like "oh - now what?"
Thankfully that was treated like a bit of a joke, because it really was a peaceful protest group that did it and not someone more threatening. This is not the same thing today.
If nothing else, the pictures from today have been top notch.
Blood boiling fucked up, but amazing nonetheless.
"In a field where an overlooked bug could cost millions, you want people who will speak their minds, even if they’re sometimes obnoxious about it."
Yes. And I imagine the Capitol Police also get more practice in deescalation since they're the sorry fucks who have to try and make the various petty and vengeful Congress-critters follow site rules and requirementsMany (most?) of them are documenting their own crimes
Think it's mostly the right call unless something changes (and possible some people have been arrested, we don't know). Almost all of these people can be identified. This is an explosive situation in so many ways—more so than ordinary protests (b/c liberals, unlike these people, have impulse control, and because of the political proto-fascist dimension).
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"
Ostensibly, you're SUPPOSED to be able to get in, as they're just representatives of the people. Really it's because they don't want to inconvenience the lobbyists (many who are themselves former Congress-critters) and the special interests they're trying to solicit for campaign support. I rather thought a mob would be treated a bit more circumspectly though. . .
Last night as I lay in bed, looking up at the stars, I thought, “Where the hell is my ceiling?"
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