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erronis

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77. I'd rather they were "Truth and Retribution" trials.

Sat Jan 9, 2021, 04:06 PM

Jan 2021

Reconciliation implies letting bygones be bygones.

These aholes will continue to try to subvert a true democracy - one where every person is equal.

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Fiona Hill: Trump DID try to stage a coup using our military. US military refused. [View all] CousinIT Jan 2021 OP

If there is a "next time" for these insurrectionists... luv2fly Jan 2021 #1

It's the not-so-fine troops that we need to worry about Cirque du So-What Jan 2021 #8

Exactly. onetexan Jan 2021 #10

Not to mention... Cirque du So-What Jan 2021 #11

What? COL Mustard Jan 2021 #18

Retired Cirque du So-What Jan 2021 #24

He should be ordered back to duty, busted, and lose his military pension Submariner Jan 2021 #33

And especially access to tax-payer funded health care Fritz Walter Jan 2021 #49

Recall him NHvet Jan 2021 #52

Thank You For The Update COL Mustard Jan 2021 #58

I Will Go Out On A Limb COL Mustard Jan 2021 #63

Screw the training, how about he freakin' oath he took when he was commissioned? Rural_Progressive Jan 2021 #74

Yeah, Well, He'll Probably Say He Was Keeping It COL Mustard Jan 2021 #75

Lots of folks in the confederacy said the same thing Rural_Progressive Jan 2021 #82

+10 -Thnx for the update! nt reACTIONary Jan 2021 #60

USAFA grad and F-22 driver, brother Aviation Pro Jan 2021 #55

Just Goes To Show You That COL Mustard Jan 2021 #62

Plus Erik Prince's mercenaries. tblue37 Jan 2021 #41

Of course Cirque du So-What Jan 2021 #42

But those guys don't work for free. Trueblue Texan Jan 2021 #93

Um... after Wednesday, that eager trust is no longer an option. calimary Jan 2021 #59

If you.look at the tweets farther wnylib Jan 2021 #71

"If" ? soldierant Jan 2021 #85

I'm concerned that a number of them will sabotage the effort... DSandra Jan 2021 #89

Very chilling. North Shore Chicago Jan 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author CousinIT Jan 2021 #30

I wonder if Biden could re-hire Fiona Hill? She is a brilliant and patriotic American. NT CottonBear Jan 2021 #3

rehire them and give them Medals of Freedom. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2021 #57

Thank you, IT Leghorn21 Jan 2021 #4

So, the only reason this looked like a blithering idiot coup Baitball Blogger Jan 2021 #5

Thank God housecat Jan 2021 #17

very true. mdbl Jan 2021 #31

It is obvious this was a coup attempt, whether we see any justice is another thing beachbumbob Jan 2021 #6

Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 #7

Thank you for sharing MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #15

I don't do much with it except pass on Tweets I see on DU Rhiannon12866 Jan 2021 #20

Wow! kentuck Jan 2021 #9

Glossing over this means zentrum Jan 2021 #12

I'd rather they were "Truth and Retribution" trials. erronis Jan 2021 #77

i'm struggling to suppress what I want to say right now because I don't want to get in trouble TomDaisy Jan 2021 #13

No surprise there. Every day next 12 days we are under constant threat onetexan Jan 2021 #14

Attempt a coup on Wednesday mountain grammy Jan 2021 #16

Can't recall who it was interviewed on TV but they Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2021 #32

Yep, get him out ASAP mountain grammy Jan 2021 #48

To deaf ears on November 15, 2017, when trump approval Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2021 #64

Yep, they laid it all out for all to see. mountain grammy Jan 2021 #67

If we are pretty sure Republicans won't vote to convict then Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2021 #69

Agree! Stand up for what's right mountain grammy Jan 2021 #73

I agree TryLogic Jan 2021 #86

Pence has not ruled out True Blue American Jan 2021 #92

Well duh, twodogsbarking Jan 2021 #19

We truly have to arrest that orange mofo tinrobot Jan 2021 #21

Remember, he pardoned the Dave in VA Jan 2021 #22

The price of Liberty is eternal vigilance PirateRo Jan 2021 #23

The rethugs tried it with Smedley Butler burrowowl Jan 2021 #61

Is Trump clever enough to concoct this scheme on his own? dmkinsey Jan 2021 #25

I agree. I've been wondering since Wednesday who planned and coordinated this. Lonestarblue Jan 2021 #28

I'm thinking more like Putin dmkinsey Jan 2021 #39

My gut tells me it's Michael Flynn Trailrider1951 Jan 2021 #70

But we know that Flynn was in constant correspondence with the Kremlin. erronis Jan 2021 #78

of course not. Ligyron Jan 2021 #29

Miller and Bannon Wawannabe Jan 2021 #51

Miller was the one who was unresponsive when... AntiFascist Jan 2021 #79

I've been wondering the same thing utopian Jan 2021 #54

Indeed. dalton99a Jan 2021 #26

They didn't prevent the acting secretary of defense form being involved BainsBane Jan 2021 #27

This should be getting way more coverage malaise Jan 2021 #34

Putin miscalculated .... his advice didn't work AmericanCanuck Jan 2021 #35

He seems to do a lot of that (miscalculation). Only way to stay in power is through violence erronis Jan 2021 #80

From what I have seen the Pentagon was involved in this attempted coup. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #36

Gov. of Maryland stated the Sec. of Defense Trump installed delayed NG deployment randr Jan 2021 #40

+1 Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #43

Yup. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #45

Current Secretary of Defense doesn't call it an insurrection. halfulglas Jan 2021 #87

Yes. "... without explicit approval from Trump's defense secretary". Why Esper was fired Nov 9 Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #46

When I saw all those Secretaries of Defense come out with a united front I knew something was up. patphil Jan 2021 #37

+1 c-rational Jan 2021 #47

For the visually impaired ? left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 #38

tRump fired Esper Nov 9 because he would not go along. Had tRump loyalist as Chief of Capitol Police Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #44

And Sund has named his resignation date as... Wawannabe Jan 2021 #53

He is waiting for the second wave Wawannabe Jan 2021 #50

Where was Flynn? roscoeroscoe Jan 2021 #56

Unfortunately the DOD "refrain from political involvement"... jcgoldie Jan 2021 #65

Alex Jones, himself, boasting about Trump involvement in planning. Alex4Martinez Jan 2021 #66

An hour an half being denied the NG by the DOD and finally an army person approved sending NG. LizBeth Jan 2021 #68

That is a prosecution I don't see as ever being brought, let alone won and punished. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #72

And that's a pity because they'll keep on trying and killing in the name of white supremacy. erronis Jan 2021 #81

Doesn't this fall under the category of Treason? n/t AntiFascist Jan 2021 #76

after he called them idiots and babies? bet he didnt have many friends in the pentagon KG Jan 2021 #83

There should be vigilence against fascists for the period ahead. David__77 Jan 2021 #84

Trump really thought it would work Skittles Jan 2021 #88

K&R TigressDem Jan 2021 #90

I've heard, read, that a large number of people with guns, probably ARs and such, fwvinson Jan 2021 #91