Month: January 2022

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Capitol Insurrection WTF?!

QAnon Shaman Now Claims He Was Merely Trying To ‘Calm The Crowd’ On January 6

You remember Jacob Chansley, don’t you? He’s the clown who dressed in full garb the day he helped storm the Capitol a year ago today. Images of him began to circulate on social media and he became known as the QAnon Shaman.

Now, however, Chansley wants us to believe that he was trying to help on January 6 and made every effort to “calm the crowd,” according to Inside Edition:

“In retrospect, one thing I can say that I regret is not working to ensure that there was far more peace on that day. Had I known what was going to happen, I would have stepped in before any barricades were breached. I actually tried to, on more than one occasion, calm the crowd. But it just didn’t work.”

Chansley also said that he regrets not doing more to keep the peace as supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to block the certification of the 2020 election results. However, multiple videos and images showed him howling and chanting his way through the Capitol and inside the Senate Chamber.

Prosecutors said he yelled, “Times up, motherfuckers,” and left a note on then-Vice President Mike Pence’s desk that said, “It’s only a matter of time. Justice is coming.”

Chansley is currently serving a 41-month sentence in federal prison for part in the Capitol insurrection, even though his mother argues that her son did nothing wrong because he was invited to the Capitol by failed, one-term former President Donald Trump.

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Fox News The Biden Administration WTF?!

Laura Ingraham Calls The Biden White House ‘The MSNBC Administration’ And Gets Hit With A Blunt Reminder

According to Fox News host Laura Ingraham, President Joe Biden isn’t actually running the country. On her show Wednesday evening, Ingraham declared that the Biden White House should be called “the MSNBC administration,” Mediaite reports:
“This is the Democrats’ entire political agenda in 2022: ‘We’ll protect from you the insurrectionists.’ “This isn’t a hard left country. They’re not going to be able to convince voters to dump the Electoral College, make D.C. a state, get rid of capitalism, or eliminate prisons. Not gonna happen. This isn’t the Biden administration, though. Is it really? It’s the MSNBC administration.”
Wow! That’s pretty rich when you consider that Fox News was constantly cheering for and advising failed, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump during his term in office. Additionally, at least 21 people worked at Fox News and later in the Trump administration. In other words, Ingraham is engaged in classic projection: Accusing others of your own actions. It’s the very same tactic used by tyrants throughout history. And that’s exactly what social media users told Ingraham as they slammed her for being a pathetic hypocrite:
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Capitol Insurrection Donald Trump WTF?!

Trump Urges ‘MAGA Nation’ To ‘Rise Up’ On Eve Of Capitol Insurrection Anniversary

With the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol insurrection now less than 24 hours away, failed, one-term, twice-impeached former President Donald Trump issued a statement urging his supporters to “rise up” against the government yet again.

In a statement issued via his spokesperson, Liz Harrington, on Twitter, where Trump remains permanently banned, the disgraced ex-president railed against any efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in the United States, suggesting such measures are a burden on the people:

Be sure and note the line, “This is an outrage, and MAGA nation should rise up and oppose this egregious federal government overreach.” Rise up? Sounds more than a little like the language Trump used at his speech prior to the Capitol riots that left five people dead.

The worst president in American history had planned to hold a news conference tomorrow, but was talked out of that by people close to him. Also, since no major networks were planning to carry the presser, Donnie wouldn’t have had a captive audience to share his lies and conspiracy theories with.

Reaction to the Trump statement was swift and featured reminders that he’s facing jail time for his role in the crimes committed on Jan. 6.

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Capitol Insurrection Crime Donald Trump Justice Department

Legal Experts: Today’s Remarks From AG Garland Make It Clear ‘Trump Should Not Sleep Well’

Attorney General Merrick Garland said today that the Justice Department will continue the investigation of the horror that transpired during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and follow the evidence wherever it leads.

“The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last. The Justice Department remains committed to holding all January 6th perpetrators, at any level, accountable under law — whether they were present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy.”

The mention of holding all perpetrators “at any level” accountable caught the ear of several legal experts who noted that it’s a clear signal the DOJ is indeed looking to charge failed, one-term former President Donald Trump if the evidence supports such a prosecution.

Former White House counsel John Dean weighed in on Twitter:

Civil rights attorney Andrew Laufer echoed Dean and also slapped down someone who tried to belittle his take on what Garland said:

Others then joined the debate:

Merrick Garland may not be operating on the schedule that pleases the masses, but he’s clearly taking his job seriously. And he just let the world know that no one will get a free pass if they took part in the terror of Jan. 6.

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Congress GOP Social Media

Lauren Boebert Owns Herself With Whiny Tweet About ‘Gaslighters’ In Government

Once again, Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has managed to prove that she has absolutely no self-awareness.

Boebert decided she’d send out a tweet about “gaslighters” in government, but her posting wound up boomeranging back on her in humiliating fashion.

Wow! Irony and hypocrisy in the same tweet. That’s quite an accomplishment for someone who probably has no idea what those two words mean.

Speaking of gaslighting, Lauren, here’s a quick reminder:

  • Donald Trump lies more than anyone, yet you consider him to be a demigod.
  • The Republican Party has become a collection of conspiracy theorists, bullshit artists, and grifters who lie more often than they breathe.

Let the internet mockery begin!

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