“Mag” is short for magnetometer, an instrument for detecting the presence of ferrous or magnetic materials, as in concealed weapons.
In a recent post, Trump mocked the criticism he has …
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“Mag” is short for magnetometer, an instrument for detecting the presence of ferrous or magnetic materials, as in concealed weapons.
In a recent post, Trump mocked the criticism he has received for urging his supporters to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6 and “fight like hell” to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential victory. He said over the 4th: “Fight on, America, Fight On! (Oh, I’m sorry. By using the word FIGHT, they will say I am inciting an insurrection. Apologies!).”
Oh, many of us are “fighting,” all right. We’re beginning to see a similarity between King George III and “King” Donald Trump. But we’re trying to get by “fighting” without the violence, particularly firearms, angle. Imagine, if you will, the presence of leader Donald Trump and supporters who could have been armed with guns at the capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021.
Already the major current crime crisis in America is a deadly series of mass shootings, many involving assault-style weapons — access to which Trump favors. There have been at least 308 mass shootings in the U.S. in 2022 (through a week or two ago), according to the nonprofit data-tracking organization Gun Violence Archive.
The latest occurred when a shooter opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, causing multiple deaths and injuries.
Trump’s strange posts of late appear to be an effort to direct focus away from the violence of Jan. 6, 2021 — when 140 police officers were injured in the storming of the Capitol. More than 840 were arrested and charged with crimes including assault, using a deadly weapon, destruction and theft of government property, trespassing, and seditious conspiracy. Costs and damages amounted to nearly $3 million.
Police officials and federal prosecutors say that as many as 140 officers were injured during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. “I have officers who were not issued helmets prior to the attack who have sustained head injuries,” Gus Papathanasiou, union chairman, said in a statement. “One officer has two cracked ribs and two smashed spinal discs and another was stabbed with a metal fence stake, to name some of the injuries.”
Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick died after trying to defend the Capitol from rioters. One Capitol Police officer and one D.C. police officer who were responding on the scene have died by suicide since the attack. And since Jan. 6, some 38 Capitol Police employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, almost entirely officers and supervisors who responded to the riot, Papathanasiou said.
And 18 months later: “I can tell you that on the street, what you hear is a bubbling, seething cauldron of anger at the Republican Party for putting in these antediluvian judges who think they can take us back to the 18th century,” said Jay Inslee, the Democratic governor of Washington state. “My spidey sense and the polling indicate it’s going to help people decide not to vote for the red team.”
Also, abortion “is much more motivating for Democratic-leaning voters than it is for Republican-leaning voters,” a Biden adviser said, speaking on condition of anonymity to talk more freely. “A lot of that is due to the fact that Republicans have sought this outcome for many years and they just achieved it. But the opposite effect is taking place with Democrats and independents, who are deeply offended by this and who are afraid about what it means for their lives.”
Voting Republican will NOT lower the price of gasoline. But it will contribute to the lingering white, male “legacy” of Donald Trump.
And yes, I really do wonder how much Trump’s love for one-man rule, his dislike for NATO, the European Union, the UN, etc. encouraged Vladimir Putin’s thinking before the dirty war in Ukraine.
“Millions of people, millions of Republicans have been betrayed by Donald Trump. And that is a really painful thing for people to recognize and to admit, but it’s absolutely the case . . . And they’ve been betrayed by him, by the big lie, and by what he continues to do and say to tear apart our country and tear apart our party.” — Liz Cheney (R-Wyo).
How will Secret Service members respond to subpoenas and testifying under oath? As I recall, the Secret Service’s prime directive is protection of the president, so that has to be factored into the overall equation.
I also had occasionally wondered whatever happened to Henry Kissinger (security advisor for Richard Nixon). I read that he has reached 99 and recently published his latest book.
Meanwhile, Google: “Brett Kavanaugh's Right to Dine.”
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Thomas Camfield
This blog is provided pretty much for Wednesday publication, so it's a week behind in commenting on most Special Committee testifying by the House, the last one on Tuesday.
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Report this
Justin Hale
The only firearm that was used at the Capitol riot was used by a Capitol Hill policeman who shot Ashley Babbitt to death.
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Odd that you get all hot and bothered about Trump and what might have been, and think nothing about Jay Inslee and all of the abuses he has heaped upon the people of Washington state. I guess you don't mind getting ******* as long as it's done by a Democrat.
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Yes, Trump believes in the second amendment, as do millions of Americans.
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The riot at the Capitol was a terrible event, those who committed crimes there are being brought to justice.
Officer Brian D. Sicknick suffered a fatal heart attack the day after the riot.
There were four police who took their lives after the Jan. 6 event, what was so troubling in their mind to cause them to take their life?
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"Voting Republican will NOT lower the price of gasoline." Under the Trump administration, the US was a major exporter, and the average price for a gal. of gas was $2.60, today under a Democrat administration it is somewhere between $5-$6 per gallon.
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Trump said that the NATO members needed to pay their fair share to support the organization, that's not a "dislike" of NATO.
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Who cares what Liz Cheney says? The only reason she is on the 01/06 committee is because she is a "never Trumper".
Thursday, July 14, 2022 Report this
MargeS
Liz Cheney is a Republican who didn't drink the Kool-aid. Rare breed.
Monday, July 18, 2022 Report this