I think I missed something, somewhere along the way. I thought Carmen had quit the Republican party? Not to be in another party, but just to be out of the G.O.P. …
A neo-Nazi conspiracist called Baked Alaska. A rightwing troll formerly known as Ali Akbar. A part-time actor with a horned furry hat who goes by the name QAnon Shaman.
These are some of the Donald Trump supporters who incited and led the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday.
Their pseudonyms and eclectic backgrounds and the chaotic scenes suggested a disorganised rabble but this was an insurrection foretold.
The same far-right activists and groups that have spent the past four years marching, protesting and trolling on behalf of the president came to Washington DC to enact a familiar playbook – except this time on the biggest stage of all.
The flags and insignias advertised who they were: the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, QAnon, once shadowy groups that now rallied in broad daylight, their assault on democracy performed as public spectacle for a world that watched in horror.
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The gathering of extremists in the cradle of American democracy was hardly clandestine. Trump, after all, summoned them. “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th,” he tweeted on 19 December. “Be there, will be wild!”
On 1 January he tweeted: “The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C. will take place at 11:00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!”
Between 2,000 and 2,500 were members of the Proud Boys, according to Enrique Tarrio, a leader of the violent group that has repeatedly clashed with leftwing activists. Tarrio was arrested on Monday, two days before the riot, for the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner during a pro-Trump rally in Washington last month.
✁ , Trump urged his agitated supporters to march from the White House along the national mall to the Capitol to “save our democracy”.
Go “peacefully and patriotically”, he told the crowd. And then mayhem erupted.
Trump is responsible for the death of Officer Brian Sicknick who was killed by Trump’s mob while defending Congress against their own President. Why isn’t he in jail?
All things considered, given a nice business suit, a competent staff, and a thorough orientation by the outgoing administration, Q-Anon Shaman would probably have been better than 45.
I like these people who go through the pictures of the Capitol insurrection rioters and turn in the people they recognize. Over 400 have been identified. They will all have to go to trial. Trump’s useful idiots will pay the price of their willful stupidity.
LeftCoastKen Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I think I missed something, somewhere along the way. I thought Carmen had quit the Republican party? Not to be in another party, but just to be out of the G.O.P. …
nosirrom almost 3 years ago
Who is worse? The one who commits violence or the one who incites violence?
Sanspareil almost 3 years ago
I feel sorry for Carmen, she is lost in a twilight zone of horse exhaust and banality!
Christopher Shea almost 3 years ago
Knowing Stantis, we’re due for a “… but the Democrats are still worse!” sometime this week.
Silly Season almost 3 years ago
A neo-Nazi conspiracist called Baked Alaska. A rightwing troll formerly known as Ali Akbar. A part-time actor with a horned furry hat who goes by the name QAnon Shaman.
These are some of the Donald Trump supporters who incited and led the storming of the US Capitol on Wednesday.
Their pseudonyms and eclectic backgrounds and the chaotic scenes suggested a disorganised rabble but this was an insurrection foretold.
The same far-right activists and groups that have spent the past four years marching, protesting and trolling on behalf of the president came to Washington DC to enact a familiar playbook – except this time on the biggest stage of all.
The flags and insignias advertised who they were: the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters, QAnon, once shadowy groups that now rallied in broad daylight, their assault on democracy performed as public spectacle for a world that watched in horror.
✁
The gathering of extremists in the cradle of American democracy was hardly clandestine. Trump, after all, summoned them. “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th,” he tweeted on 19 December. “Be there, will be wild!”
On 1 January he tweeted: “The BIG Protest Rally in Washington, D.C. will take place at 11:00 A.M. on January 6th. Locational details to follow. StopTheSteal!”
Between 2,000 and 2,500 were members of the Proud Boys, according to Enrique Tarrio, a leader of the violent group that has repeatedly clashed with leftwing activists. Tarrio was arrested on Monday, two days before the riot, for the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner during a pro-Trump rally in Washington last month.
✁ , Trump urged his agitated supporters to march from the White House along the national mall to the Capitol to “save our democracy”.
Go “peacefully and patriotically”, he told the crowd. And then mayhem erupted.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/07/baked-alaska-the-qanon-shaman-who-led-the-storming-of-the-capitol
Phrosty12Oaks almost 3 years ago
The validity of violence is Always in the eye of the beholder.
Bruce1253 almost 3 years ago
Trump is responsible for the death of Officer Brian Sicknick who was killed by Trump’s mob while defending Congress against their own President. Why isn’t he in jail?
christelisbetty almost 3 years ago
I hope Carmen has some vegan meals, stocked for the mascot, she wouldn’t want to treat him harshly.
jski14 almost 3 years ago
All things considered, given a nice business suit, a competent staff, and a thorough orientation by the outgoing administration, Q-Anon Shaman would probably have been better than 45.
dlaemmerhirt999 almost 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure the Shaman is in prison, right? Wasn’t he whiiiiining about being a vegan?
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
New face of the GQP, the screaming idiot. Just look at Jim Crow Jordan and Ms Greene.
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
I like these people who go through the pictures of the Capitol insurrection rioters and turn in the people they recognize. Over 400 have been identified. They will all have to go to trial. Trump’s useful idiots will pay the price of their willful stupidity.
ferddo almost 3 years ago
That mascot is storming the opposing team’s dugout… but he’s just a tourist…
Radish the wordsmith almost 3 years ago
‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley being moved to federal prison for mental evaluation
Trump fan who infamously donned an animal headdress at the 6 January Capitol riot will be transferred to facility in Colorado
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/qanon-shaman-prison-capitol-riot-b1861866.html
Jim Kerner almost 3 years ago
Shouldn’t the cap read, GQP!