Inauguration Week ~ Let the Games Begin

[Jeepster48439]

Might be more interesting to know what the DEFCON level is currently, and where it will go at 1201 EST on 20 January.

What I can find says Level 5 today.

 

[rooster]

Protests of some kind happening in NYC right now

edit: BLM apparently

edit#2: sounds like insurrection and terrorism people shouting to the police “move back b******”

 

[rosejm]

Razor wire, fences and walls around DC?

I LIKE IT!

 

[BigRed]

Protests of some kind happening in NYC right now

edit: BLM apparently

edit#2: sounds like insurrection and terrorism people shouting to the police “move back b******”

Burn Loot Murder = useful idiots

 

[ditcherman]

Protests of some kind happening in NYC right now

edit: BLM apparently

edit#2: sounds like insurrection and terrorism people shouting to the police “move back b******”

They’ll photoshop the MAGA hats and confederate flags in later.

 

[rooster]

Democrats already working to remove filibuster power from republicans. May God help us because idk if anyone else can

 

[indyartisan]

It gets better. The party of no fences now wants the fence around the capital to become a permanent fixture. What kind of dystopian world are we headed towards

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Razor wire, fences and walls around DC?

I LIKE IT!

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They are probably just building a cage for the Owl.

 

[BugI02]

More likely to be shaped like an inverted 5 point star within a circle

 

[KittySlayer]

Inauguration bare minimum requirements?

It seems like only two people need to show up, the President elect and the Chief Justice. Take the oath at noon and Boom! we have a new President. The whole thing could be done in a Men’s restroom in one of the many secure buildings in DC. Say the Oath while washing your hands for 20 seconds instead of singing Happy Birthday to stop the COVID. Broadcast a video if all his “enthusiastic” voters want to watch.

So why is the expense and drama of an empty National Mall in DC and no citizens allowed in attendance necessary? If there is real fear as indicated by this huge security charade just move the ceremony inside and meet the bare minimum requirements of the Constitution and be done with it.

Of course it’s only money and it’s not even theirs. I was going to say it’s the taxpayer’s money but mostly now we’re just using Monopoly money coming off the printing press as fast as they can get the ink to dry.

 

[jamil]

How many votes did he get? Wait, I’ll answer that for you: “enough to win.”

Turns out, the only way to get the Lefty basement dwelling incels to vote is to mail them a ballot and have their moms slide it under the basement door. I doubt they’ll be attending.

 

[mike8170]

It gets better. The party of no fences now wants the fence around the capital to become a permanent fixture. What kind of dystopian world are we headed towards

Can't we just build a wall? Then fill it with water and turn the swamp into a lake?

 

[DadSmith]

Texas' Abbott rips vetting of National Guard: 'This is the most offensive thing I've ever heard'

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he finds it "offensive" that the FBI is vetting National Guard members, including those from his own state, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.

www.foxnews.com

Why doesn't he recall them. No reason to leave them in that Nazi like purge environment.

 

[Pepi]

And to start the fun saw this scroll across my newsfeed Monday morning...

The U.S. Capitol Building is going into lockdown due to an "external security threat," according to Fox News.

And the Democrats don't trust them

 

[jamil]

If the "fear" isn't just political hyperbole used as a marginalizing tactic, I mean if it's real. Maybe Democrats should just go home and hide in their basements.

But I suspect that they're just full of the usual ****. It's just a marginalizing tactic. Even the craziest Trumper lawmaker is not gonna shoot someone in the Capitol Building.

 

[DadSmith]

If the "fear" isn't just political hyperbole used as a marginalizing tactic, I mean if it's real. Maybe Democrats should just go home and hide in their basements.

But I suspect that they're just full of the usual ****. It's just a marginalizing tactic. Even the craziest Trumper lawmaker is not gonna shoot someone in the Capitol Building.

Tomorrow the truth shall be revealed. I am very concerned why there are soldiers in every state capital and 35k in Washington DC. This could be the start of a nation wide martial law. Or it's just overreacting to false intelligence.

 

[rooster]

I saw some chatter this morning that less than 10% of NG troops passed the vetting process.

EDIT#2 tweet has been removed from a media source so either bad source or Twitter memory holed it. You decide

also saw a statement by a general for the NG saying he was visiting the 65,000 troops in capital. Don’t have links at the moment

edit1 link to 65k comment, appears he may mean mobilized nationwide. However that number is still very much larger than anything we have heard so far.

 

[larcat]

I saw some chatter this morning that less than 10% of NG troops passed the vetting process.

also saw a statement by a general for the NG saying he was visiting the 65,000 troops in capital. Don’t have links at the moment

I don't want to single you out here @rooster cause heck, I've posted similar stuff myself, but right now posting scary numbers etc does nothing but fan the flames of freakout. There's a full bore media push for everyone to be terrified, and full bore security theater happening in DC. We don't need to feed the algorithms.

If you've got good, well sourced info, post away, but 10% and 65k without backup is, IMHO, fear mongering.

 

[jamil]

I saw some chatter this morning that less than 10% of NG troops passed the vetting process.

also saw a statement by a general for the NG saying he was visiting the 65,000 troops in capital. Don’t have links at the moment

Troubling that 10% of the NG are communists.

 

[rooster]

I don't want to single you out here @rooster cause heck, I've posted similar stuff myself, but right now posting scary numbers etc does nothing but fan the flames of freakout. There's a full bore media push for everyone to be terrified, and full bore security theater happening in DC. We don't need to feed the algorithms.

If you've got good, well sourced info, post away, but 10% and 65k without backup is, IMHO, fear mongering.

I’ve backed everything else with links and just got back to a point that I will submit my sources. I’m citing everything I’m posting

 

[KittySlayer]

I did notice a subtle shift in the media reporting of the NG vetting. Initially the media was reporting that the vetting was looking for deployed NG members that may have nefarious intentions. This morning the media was reporting that the NG was being vetted for naughty people that may have infiltrated the NG. Maybe the those writing the script figured out insulting the NG troops protecting the elite ones was not a good idea so lets make everyone look at infiltrators instead.