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January 15, 2021
One result of Brexit is that UK-based organizations can no longer use the .eu Web domain suffix.
When asked about the registration move, hasbeen "Brexit bad boy" Andy Wigmore, now reduced to serving as hasbeen wrecking operation Leave.EU's communications director (i.e. in charge of its phone and Twitter account), threatened famed Europhiles Politico: "Any more nonsense from Brussels-lovers like you and we may decide to put the full weight of Leave.EU behind Irexit."
Waterford accountancy firm MD Sean Power, in whose name Leave.EU had registered its new Irish domain, said he knew nothing about it, claimed never to have even heard of Leave.EU, and said his lawyers were looking into it.
Meanwhile ...
This led to the following exchange on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/nealerichmond/status/1350133638499868676
Neale Richmond
@nealerichmond
Leave means leave lads, jog on.
At time of writing, Leave.EU's site is still down. Whether this is the result of Irish government action, a random outage or legal action by Sean Power's lawyers is as yet unknown.
Leave.EU's virtual move draws ire in Ireland
Fine Gael lawmaker calls millionaire Arron Banks’ group ‘a threat to our democracy.’
DUBLIN — A provocative right-wing group that campaigned for Brexit, Leave.EU, has immigrated to Ireland — and at least one lawmaker wants it deported.
Neale Richmond, from the government coalition party Fine Gael, denounced Leave.EU for shifting its domain registration to Waterford in southeast Ireland from its previous home in Bristol, England.
“This organization is a threat to our democracy. It is a politically subversive organization that, if allowed to gain a foothold in our democracy, will have an absolutely detrimental effect,” Richmond told lawmakers Thursday.
Leave.EU made the move to retain the ability to operate online with its .eu suffix addresses, including its email accounts.
https://www.politico.eu/article/leave-eus-virtual-move-draws-ire-in-ireland/
DUBLIN — A provocative right-wing group that campaigned for Brexit, Leave.EU, has immigrated to Ireland — and at least one lawmaker wants it deported.
Neale Richmond, from the government coalition party Fine Gael, denounced Leave.EU for shifting its domain registration to Waterford in southeast Ireland from its previous home in Bristol, England.
“This organization is a threat to our democracy. It is a politically subversive organization that, if allowed to gain a foothold in our democracy, will have an absolutely detrimental effect,” Richmond told lawmakers Thursday.
Leave.EU made the move to retain the ability to operate online with its .eu suffix addresses, including its email accounts.
https://www.politico.eu/article/leave-eus-virtual-move-draws-ire-in-ireland/
One result of Brexit is that UK-based organizations can no longer use the .eu Web domain suffix.
When asked about the registration move, hasbeen "Brexit bad boy" Andy Wigmore, now reduced to serving as hasbeen wrecking operation Leave.EU's communications director (i.e. in charge of its phone and Twitter account), threatened famed Europhiles Politico: "Any more nonsense from Brussels-lovers like you and we may decide to put the full weight of Leave.EU behind Irexit."
Waterford accountancy firm MD Sean Power, in whose name Leave.EU had registered its new Irish domain, said he knew nothing about it, claimed never to have even heard of Leave.EU, and said his lawyers were looking into it.
Meanwhile ...
Leave.EU claims censorship by Irish government after website crash
Campaign group Leave.EU has claimed it strongly suspects the Irish government has shut down the organisation’s web operation after its website mysteriously went down this morning.
...
There is no evidence as of yet to show that there has been any involvement by the Irish government in the downfall of the campaign group’s website.
Leave.EU’s head of communications, Andy Wigmore said: “The timing is impeccable that the day after Mr Richmond’s churlish rant in the Irish Parliament, our website gets taken offline. It’s all very convenient.
“We’ll be looking into what’s happened as a matter of urgency. Mr Richmond can rest assured that we’ll be up and running again in no time.”
https://foxhole.news/2021/01/15/leave-eu-claims-censorship-by-irish-government-after-website-crash/
Campaign group Leave.EU has claimed it strongly suspects the Irish government has shut down the organisation’s web operation after its website mysteriously went down this morning.
...
There is no evidence as of yet to show that there has been any involvement by the Irish government in the downfall of the campaign group’s website.
Leave.EU’s head of communications, Andy Wigmore said: “The timing is impeccable that the day after Mr Richmond’s churlish rant in the Irish Parliament, our website gets taken offline. It’s all very convenient.
“We’ll be looking into what’s happened as a matter of urgency. Mr Richmond can rest assured that we’ll be up and running again in no time.”
https://foxhole.news/2021/01/15/leave-eu-claims-censorship-by-irish-government-after-website-crash/
This led to the following exchange on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/nealerichmond/status/1350133638499868676
Leave.EU
@LeaveEUOfficial
Did the Irish government just shut us down? 🤣🤔
IRISH GOVERNMENT SHUTS US DOWN!
AFTER THIRD-RATE POLITICIAN CRIES
ABOUT US IN PARLIAMENT...
FULL STORY
Leave.EU claims censorship by Irish government after website crash
https://t.co/7jBOOKfao9
Neale Richmond
@nealerichmond
Leave means leave lads, jog on.
At time of writing, Leave.EU's site is still down. Whether this is the result of Irish government action, a random outage or legal action by Sean Power's lawyers is as yet unknown.
January 14, 2021
Many more details at the link for this rather long article.
Revealed: walkie-talkie app Zello hosted far-right groups who stormed Capitol
Source: The Guardian
Audio and chat logs show insurrectionists communicated via the app, which has avoided proactive content moderation
...
“We are in the main dome right now,” said a female militia member, speaking on Zello, her voice competing with the cacophony of a clash with Capitol police. “We are rocking it. They’re throwing grenades, they’re frickin’ shooting people with paintballs, but we’re in here.”
...
“Jess, do your shit,” said another. “This is what we fucking lived up for. Everything we fucking trained for.”
...
The Zello user who described breaking into the Capitol building appears to be Jessica Watkins, a 38-year-old bartender from Ohio, who admitted to participating in the insurrection. Watkins told the Ohio Capital Journal she was the leader of a local militia called the Ohio State Regular and a member of the national Oath Keepers militia.
The username of the Zello profile in question, “OhioRegularsActual – Oathkeeper”, matches Watkins’s militia affiliations, referencing the Ohio State Regulars, Oath Keepers, and her role as a militia leader through the inclusion of “Actual” in her virtual “radio callsign”.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/zello-app-us-capitol-attack-far-right
Many more details at the link for this rather long article.
January 14, 2021
Revealed: walkie-talkie app Zello hosted far-right groups who stormed Capitol
Audio and chat logs show insurrectionists communicated via the app, which has avoided proactive content moderation
...
“We are in the main dome right now,” said a female militia member, speaking on Zello, her voice competing with the cacophony of a clash with Capitol police. “We are rocking it. They’re throwing grenades, they’re frickin’ shooting people with paintballs, but we’re in here.”
“God bless and godspeed. Keep going,” said a male voice from a quiet environment.
“Jess, do your shit,” said another. “This is what we fucking lived up for. Everything we fucking trained for.”
...
The Zello user who described breaking into the Capitol building appears to be Jessica Watkins, a 38-year-old bartender from Ohio, who admitted to participating in the insurrection. Watkins told the Ohio Capital Journal she was the leader of a local militia called the Ohio State Regular and a member of the national Oath Keepers militia.
The username of the Zello profile in question, “OhioRegularsActual – Oathkeeper”, matches Watkins’s militia affiliations, referencing the Ohio State Regulars, Oath Keepers, and her role as a militia leader through the inclusion of “Actual” in her virtual “radio callsign”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/zello-app-us-capitol-attack-far-right
...
“We are in the main dome right now,” said a female militia member, speaking on Zello, her voice competing with the cacophony of a clash with Capitol police. “We are rocking it. They’re throwing grenades, they’re frickin’ shooting people with paintballs, but we’re in here.”
“God bless and godspeed. Keep going,” said a male voice from a quiet environment.
“Jess, do your shit,” said another. “This is what we fucking lived up for. Everything we fucking trained for.”
...
The Zello user who described breaking into the Capitol building appears to be Jessica Watkins, a 38-year-old bartender from Ohio, who admitted to participating in the insurrection. Watkins told the Ohio Capital Journal she was the leader of a local militia called the Ohio State Regular and a member of the national Oath Keepers militia.
The username of the Zello profile in question, “OhioRegularsActual – Oathkeeper”, matches Watkins’s militia affiliations, referencing the Ohio State Regulars, Oath Keepers, and her role as a militia leader through the inclusion of “Actual” in her virtual “radio callsign”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/zello-app-us-capitol-attack-far-right
January 10, 2021
Trump's desperation to have Turnberry host the prestigious (and very lucrative) tournament continued during his term in office. This from 2018:
Trump subsequently pressured the US's Embassador to the UK to secure the Open for Turnberry, but maybe Woody Johnson wasn't the best emissary for this mission:
And the snubbing continues:
Trump Turnberry Snubbed In Favour Royal Troon Hosting 2023 Open Championship.
Trump Turnberry’s return to host golf’s oldest major looks even more remote after the R & A, and organisers of golf’s oldest major, indicated the 2023 Open will be heading to Royal Troon.
Turnberry, as it was known before being taken over by the Trump organisation, last hosted The Open in 2009 when American Stuart Cink defeated five-time former Open winner, Tom Watson in a play-off.
Concerns, ... as reported in the Daily Record, have surrounded the political implications of staging the R&A’s top event at Turnberry, which was bought by Donald Trump in 2014.
The USA President, who has since passed control of the resort to his son, splashed £200m on overhauling its courses and hotel.
http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2020/02/trump-turnberry-snubbed-in-favour-royal-troon-hosting-2024-open-championship/
So golf's ruling bodies showed much better judgement that the Republican Party and its hangers-on in distancing themselves from Trump during the last half-decade.
History rhymes. Trump's Turnberry course in Scotland lost the chance to host the Open in 2015,
well, basically, because he's such a blowhard racist asshole:
Donald Trump's Turnberry golf club to no longer host The Open tournament amid anger over controversial remarks
The more offensive he is, the more popular he is – but not in Scotland, and not with golf’s ruling class
When Donald Trump bought the famous Turnberry golf club in Ayrshire last year, he believed his name would soon be cemented alongside the legends of the game.
But his dream of handing over the trophy at The Open is in tatters, The Independent on Sunday can reveal, after golf’s governing body, headquartered in Scotland, privately decided that his reputation is now so toxic that the newly renamed Trump Turnberry can no longer host the game’s most prestigious tournament.
Controversial remarks made by Mr Trump in his campaign for the Republican nomination – about Muslims, Mexicans, Chinese and women, among others – have given him a near-pariah status in the global game, raising the risk of a boycott by sponsors and international players.
Previously, the new chief executive of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Martin Slumbers, had been expected to endorse Turnberry as a venue for the 2020 Open. But in June Mr Trump called Mexican immigrants “rapists” and called for a wall to be built along the United States-Mexico border. The comment, according to R&A insiders, raised eyebrows about what might come next.
One member told The Independent on Sunday: “Those who forecast worse would come, including warnings from our American cousins, have been proved correct.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/donald-trump-s-turnberry-golf-club-no-longer-host-open-tournament-amid-anger-over-controversial-remarks-a6771086.html
The more offensive he is, the more popular he is – but not in Scotland, and not with golf’s ruling class
When Donald Trump bought the famous Turnberry golf club in Ayrshire last year, he believed his name would soon be cemented alongside the legends of the game.
But his dream of handing over the trophy at The Open is in tatters, The Independent on Sunday can reveal, after golf’s governing body, headquartered in Scotland, privately decided that his reputation is now so toxic that the newly renamed Trump Turnberry can no longer host the game’s most prestigious tournament.
Controversial remarks made by Mr Trump in his campaign for the Republican nomination – about Muslims, Mexicans, Chinese and women, among others – have given him a near-pariah status in the global game, raising the risk of a boycott by sponsors and international players.
Previously, the new chief executive of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, Martin Slumbers, had been expected to endorse Turnberry as a venue for the 2020 Open. But in June Mr Trump called Mexican immigrants “rapists” and called for a wall to be built along the United States-Mexico border. The comment, according to R&A insiders, raised eyebrows about what might come next.
One member told The Independent on Sunday: “Those who forecast worse would come, including warnings from our American cousins, have been proved correct.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/donald-trump-s-turnberry-golf-club-no-longer-host-open-tournament-amid-anger-over-controversial-remarks-a6771086.html
Trump's desperation to have Turnberry host the prestigious (and very lucrative) tournament continued during his term in office. This from 2018:
Donald Trump's Turnberry remains out in the cold as Open venue
Carnoustie, Scotland (CNN)The crown of Donald Trump's golf empire is set to remain out in the cold as a potential venue for the prestigious British Open.
The Trump-owned historic Turnberry resort on the west coast of Scotland hosted the last of its four Opens in 2009, when Stewart Cink beat the 59-year-old Tom Watson in a playoff, but it has since been overlooked as a venue for golf's oldest major.
The next available slot for an Open is in 2022, following the 150th anniversary of golf's oldest major back at St. Andrews --- dubbed the "Home of Golf" -- in 2021.
But when asked if Turnberry would be considered as one of the 10 eligible Open venues, the chief executive of organizer the R&A, Martin Slumbers, told a news conference ahead of this week's Open at Carnoustie: "In 2022 we'll be going south of the [Scottish] border."
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/18/sport/donald-trump-turnberry-british-open-golf-spt-intl/index.html
Carnoustie, Scotland (CNN)The crown of Donald Trump's golf empire is set to remain out in the cold as a potential venue for the prestigious British Open.
The Trump-owned historic Turnberry resort on the west coast of Scotland hosted the last of its four Opens in 2009, when Stewart Cink beat the 59-year-old Tom Watson in a playoff, but it has since been overlooked as a venue for golf's oldest major.
The next available slot for an Open is in 2022, following the 150th anniversary of golf's oldest major back at St. Andrews --- dubbed the "Home of Golf" -- in 2021.
But when asked if Turnberry would be considered as one of the 10 eligible Open venues, the chief executive of organizer the R&A, Martin Slumbers, told a news conference ahead of this week's Open at Carnoustie: "In 2022 we'll be going south of the [Scottish] border."
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/18/sport/donald-trump-turnberry-british-open-golf-spt-intl/index.html
Trump subsequently pressured the US's Embassador to the UK to secure the Open for Turnberry, but maybe Woody Johnson wasn't the best emissary for this mission:
Trump asked UK envoy to get British Open: reports
US President Donald Trump sought to have his ambassador to the UK inquire with the British government if it would host the British Open at his golf course in Scotland, according to multiple reports.
The State Department's Inspector General opened a probe into Woody Johnson, who owns the New York Jets National Football League team and whom Trump chose as America's top envoy to the UK in 2017, after he raised the request with the UK secretary of state for Scotland, David Mundell, according to multiple reports.
Johnson reportedly made the overture over objections from his deputy, Lewis Lukens, who warned it poses ethical questions over the use of America's highest office for personal gain, according to the New York Times, which first reported the development Tuesday.
The Inspector General's probe delved not only into Johnson's request that the UK government hold the golf championship at Trump's Turnberry resort, but also a history of complaints against Johnson for alleged racist and sexist comments, CNN reported separately.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-asked-uk-envoy-to-get-british-open-reports/1919290
US President Donald Trump sought to have his ambassador to the UK inquire with the British government if it would host the British Open at his golf course in Scotland, according to multiple reports.
The State Department's Inspector General opened a probe into Woody Johnson, who owns the New York Jets National Football League team and whom Trump chose as America's top envoy to the UK in 2017, after he raised the request with the UK secretary of state for Scotland, David Mundell, according to multiple reports.
Johnson reportedly made the overture over objections from his deputy, Lewis Lukens, who warned it poses ethical questions over the use of America's highest office for personal gain, according to the New York Times, which first reported the development Tuesday.
The Inspector General's probe delved not only into Johnson's request that the UK government hold the golf championship at Trump's Turnberry resort, but also a history of complaints against Johnson for alleged racist and sexist comments, CNN reported separately.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-asked-uk-envoy-to-get-british-open-reports/1919290
And the snubbing continues:
Trump Turnberry Snubbed In Favour Royal Troon Hosting 2023 Open Championship.
Trump Turnberry’s return to host golf’s oldest major looks even more remote after the R & A, and organisers of golf’s oldest major, indicated the 2023 Open will be heading to Royal Troon.
Turnberry, as it was known before being taken over by the Trump organisation, last hosted The Open in 2009 when American Stuart Cink defeated five-time former Open winner, Tom Watson in a play-off.
Concerns, ... as reported in the Daily Record, have surrounded the political implications of staging the R&A’s top event at Turnberry, which was bought by Donald Trump in 2014.
The USA President, who has since passed control of the resort to his son, splashed £200m on overhauling its courses and hotel.
http://www.golfbytourmiss.com/2020/02/trump-turnberry-snubbed-in-favour-royal-troon-hosting-2024-open-championship/
So golf's ruling bodies showed much better judgement that the Republican Party and its hangers-on in distancing themselves from Trump during the last half-decade.
January 10, 2021
Lin Wood's swan song on Parler? Go after Hunter Biden again
Twitter's being swamped tonight by RWers retweeting photoshopped pictures of someone they allege to be Hunter Biden engaged in pedophile acts.
They say that Lin Wood dumped these photos, which he claims came from Hunter Biden's laptop, on Parler along with some more alleged (and evidently spoofed) incriminating emails about Hunter Biden's business dealings that implicate Joe Biden.
The photos are by all accounts disgusting and appear to be poor-quality photoshops based on real scenes of child pornography, so they're being widely reported to Twitter and those distributing them are themselves committing criminal offenses.
The stunt has gained enough traction that many responses to Joe Biden's tweet earlier today about justice read "What about Hunter?" or similar.
I take this as a desperate last-ditch attempt at distraction from the aftermath of the Capitol invasion and making the most of Parler's lawless facilities before it goes dark.
January 10, 2021
System for getting supplies to Northern Ireland may be five days from collapse
System for getting supplies to Northern Ireland may be five days from collapse due to Irish Sea border, hauliers warn Michael Gove
Just a week into the Irish sea border, Northern Ireland is one storm or boat breakdown away from a critical break in its supply chain to the rest of the UK, hauliers have warned the government.
...
The development comes as a second major supermarket, Marks & Spencer, begins to withdraw hundreds of items from sale in Northern Ireland. M&S, which stayed in Northern throughout the Troubles, said that it was committed to remaining in the province and the move was because of the complexity of the new requirement to make customs declarations when any goods are ‘imported’ to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
Last night the Ulster Unionist Party tabled a motion to recall the Assembly in order to discuss the “horrendous difficulties” caused by the customs and regulatory border and urged Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill to jointly request that the government relaxes the new border regime.
...
In the report sent to the Cabinet Office, the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) chief executive Richard Burnett, warned that after just eight days of the Irish Sea border there are major difficulties in getting products into Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
...
Another company said: “The whole thing is a disaster to be honest. It is currently easier to ship a container to China than a trailer from Cairnryan to Larne.”
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/system-getting-supplies-northern-ireland-may-be-five-days-collapse-due-irish-sea-border-hauliers-warn-michael-gove-3090602
Just a week into the Irish sea border, Northern Ireland is one storm or boat breakdown away from a critical break in its supply chain to the rest of the UK, hauliers have warned the government.
...
The development comes as a second major supermarket, Marks & Spencer, begins to withdraw hundreds of items from sale in Northern Ireland. M&S, which stayed in Northern throughout the Troubles, said that it was committed to remaining in the province and the move was because of the complexity of the new requirement to make customs declarations when any goods are ‘imported’ to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
Last night the Ulster Unionist Party tabled a motion to recall the Assembly in order to discuss the “horrendous difficulties” caused by the customs and regulatory border and urged Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill to jointly request that the government relaxes the new border regime.
...
In the report sent to the Cabinet Office, the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) chief executive Richard Burnett, warned that after just eight days of the Irish Sea border there are major difficulties in getting products into Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
...
Another company said: “The whole thing is a disaster to be honest. It is currently easier to ship a container to China than a trailer from Cairnryan to Larne.”
https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/system-getting-supplies-northern-ireland-may-be-five-days-collapse-due-irish-sea-border-hauliers-warn-michael-gove-3090602
January 10, 2021
Stay with it for the nonsense blabbed throughout, or skip to the end for the money quote.
ETA, BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE NOTED NOWADAYS, THIS VIDEO IS SCRIPTED SATIRE.
"Donald J Trump is a genius. That's what the J stands for." (Twitter video)
https://twitter.com/JonnyGeller/status/1347916887531941891Jonny Geller
@JonnyGeller
“Donald J Trump is a genius. That’s what the J stands for”.
@JonnyGeller
“Donald J Trump is a genius. That’s what the J stands for”.
Stay with it for the nonsense blabbed throughout, or skip to the end for the money quote.
ETA, BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE NOTED NOWADAYS, THIS VIDEO IS SCRIPTED SATIRE.
January 9, 2021
PSA from Microsoft
https://twitter.com/Microsoft/status/1347698349789618178Microsoft
@Microsoft
It’s now safe to turn off your computer.
@Microsoft
It’s now safe to turn off your computer.
January 7, 2021
TRANSCRIPT
Interviewer: Ma'am, what happened to you?
EfK: I got maced ...
Mr. EfK: Right in the face.
Interviewer: You got maced.
EfK: You bet. [sobs]
Interviewer: So what happened? You were trying to go inside the Capitol?
EfK: Yeah. I made it like a foot inside and they pushed me out and they maced me.
Interviewer: What's your name, where are you from?
EfK: My name is Elizabeth, I'm from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Interviewer: Why did you want to go in?
EfK: [exasperated, hints of "Duh ..."] We were storming the Capitol, it's a revolution.
Interviewer: Thank you.
Elizabeth from Knoxville wants to see the manager of the revolution [Twitter video]
https://twitter.com/xy467chr/status/1346967957302292481xy467chr
@xy467chr
Elizabeth wasn’t ready for the revolution to be televised 😂
[video]
@xy467chr
Elizabeth wasn’t ready for the revolution to be televised 😂
[video]
TRANSCRIPT
Interviewer: Ma'am, what happened to you?
EfK: I got maced ...
Mr. EfK: Right in the face.
Interviewer: You got maced.
EfK: You bet. [sobs]
Interviewer: So what happened? You were trying to go inside the Capitol?
EfK: Yeah. I made it like a foot inside and they pushed me out and they maced me.
Interviewer: What's your name, where are you from?
EfK: My name is Elizabeth, I'm from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Interviewer: Why did you want to go in?
EfK: [exasperated, hints of "Duh ..."] We were storming the Capitol, it's a revolution.
Interviewer: Thank you.
January 7, 2021
Capitol Police firings imminent after 'attempted coup,' top appropriator warns
With control of both chambers and the White House, Democrats could mandate changes among the Capitol Police force.
The top House appropriator charged with funding the Capitol Police vowed Wednesday to investigate the law enforcement response to the violent mob that overtook the Capitol building and alluded to firings to come among the force.
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) told reporters after the rioting had subsided that "there were some strategic mistakes from the very beginning."
“I think it’s pretty clear that there’s going to be a number of people who are going to be without employment very, very soon," Ryan said, "because this is an embarrassment — both on behalf of the mob and the president, and the insurrection and the attempted coup, but also the lack of professional planning and dealing with what we knew was going to occur."
...
Ryan noted video footage that went viral of Capitol Police officers allowing rioters past fencing in order to access the building. “I have no idea why that would be permissible,” he said. “That’s unacceptable. … We’ll be looking at all of that.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698
The top House appropriator charged with funding the Capitol Police vowed Wednesday to investigate the law enforcement response to the violent mob that overtook the Capitol building and alluded to firings to come among the force.
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) told reporters after the rioting had subsided that "there were some strategic mistakes from the very beginning."
“I think it’s pretty clear that there’s going to be a number of people who are going to be without employment very, very soon," Ryan said, "because this is an embarrassment — both on behalf of the mob and the president, and the insurrection and the attempted coup, but also the lack of professional planning and dealing with what we knew was going to occur."
...
Ryan noted video footage that went viral of Capitol Police officers allowing rioters past fencing in order to access the building. “I have no idea why that would be permissible,” he said. “That’s unacceptable. … We’ll be looking at all of that.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698
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