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Bristlecone

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43. They would be bending themselves into pretzels to claim it was a suicide

Reply to Evolve Dammit (Reply #22)

Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:36 PM

Jan 5

Over his own shame and remorse.

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Brainwashing of the USA [View all] yankee87 Jan 5 OP

Well bdamomma Jan 5 #1

Why wouldn't he? MadameButterfly Jan 5 #3

At the end of the day he still needs people that he disrespects spapeggy Jan 5 #5

they don't seem to have a problem with it so far rampartd Jan 5 #7

A large portion of the law enforement officers voted for him MadameButterfly Jan 5 #9

OK with it. Many of the MAGA reps want the Capital Police brought to justice Norbert Jan 5 #13

Seriously, are they going after the Capital Police? MadameButterfly Jan 5 #14

Police backing a felon over prosecutor yankee87 Jan 5 #18

Nothing in it for him. He's transactional. Demands loyalty. But is loyal to no one. paleotn Jan 5 #25

He can profit MadameButterfly Jan 5 #28

He's bdamomma Jan 5 #34

No. We need to set a stark contrast MadameButterfly Jan 5 #2

We don't need to lie. We need to promulgate the truth. Video. Non-stop. bucolic_frolic Jan 5 #4

"this is the west. when the legend becomes the truth. print the legend" rampartd Jan 5 #8

Fire with fire yankee87 Jan 5 #20

i talk to a lot of them rampartd Jan 5 #38

Respectfully disagree yankee87 Jan 5 #21

They claim the violent rioters were antifa and FBI, but they still want them all pardoned. Midnight Writer Jan 5 #6

Try talking to them. They will contradict themselves within a sentence MadameButterfly Jan 5 #10

I talk to them every day. My precinct voted 75% Trump. Midnight Writer Jan 5 #11

"Nothing tracks anymore." Biophilic Jan 5 #19

Fox new and right-wing media are much more entrenched than people have realized hadEnuf Jan 5 #33

"What you're seeing is not what's happening." - Donald Trump dchill Jan 5 #12

I remember being shocked that no help was forthcoming. Irish_Dem Jan 5 #15

By the time the National Guard showed up at the Capitol, the TV cameras had shut down FakeNoose Jan 5 #41

I guess almost getting kidnapped or killed scared Pence into doing the right thing. Irish_Dem Jan 5 #42

They're idiots. flvegan Jan 5 #16

At the end of idiocracy crud Jan 5 #31

You win the internet today yankee87 Jan 5 #39

Yup, I saw a GOP who thought they were entitled to power and the White House. Initech Jan 5 #17

Worked for Hitler and other dictators. Goebells was his Stephen Miller and Faux News "hosts." Evolve Dammit Jan 5 #23

If Pence had been hanged, it would have changed everything. They could not get away with the lies. Those who died Evolve Dammit Jan 5 #22

They would be bending themselves into pretzels to claim it was a suicide Bristlecone Jan 5 #43

Tomorrow....should be a continuous nonstop play of j/6/2021. Not the floor vote count. Talk about an illegitimate PortTack Jan 5 #24

Americans... Thunderbeast Jan 5 #26

Wait. Do you have numbers for claiming "the majority of the country seems to believe [Jan 6] didn't happen"? ancianita Jan 5 #27

It doesn't help that HuffPo is running a defeatist headline that Trump "won" the 1/6 propaganda war. SunSeeker Jan 5 #37

"...how do we counter the Reich wing media brainwashing?" OldBaldy1701E Jan 5 #29

We have to win yankee87 Jan 5 #30

The problem as I see it is... OldBaldy1701E Jan 5 #36

It's as if it never happened and only those of us paying attention remember kimbutgar Jan 5 #32

How do we counter the Reich wing media brainwashing? taxi Jan 5 #35

It is unbelievable... Demsrule86 Jan 5 #40