Trump supporters storm the Capitol Building

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Let the shunning begin.

Hawley Faces Fierce Backlash From Colleagues, Donors After Capitol Riot

In a secure room where stunned senators were hiding from an angry mob on Wednesday, Sen. Josh Hawley stood in a corner, mostly alone.

“It was extremely striking,” said a person who was in the room on that chaotic day. “For most of the time, he was in a corner of the room by himself with no one talking to him or acknowledging him.”…

Now he has become a pariah among Senate Republicans, many of whom blame him for what they see as his role instigating a riot that overwhelmed the Capitol and resulted in the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police officer.

[MikeOberly]

It was all worth it for the tiny white power fist photo-op.

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Even worse than sparking an insurrection, Hawley broke the first rule of GOP club:

Mr. Hawley’s willingness to defy Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) became apparent not long after he was sworn in, when he indicated he might oppose a Trump judicial nominee, Neomi Rao. Mr. McConnell summoned him to his office to explain the sanctity of judicial appointments to Senate Republicans.

[Guap]

Twitter is now WARNING the general public that unrest is growing and an armed attack on the Capitol is coming Jan 17.

[tylertoo]

@Guap

Twitter is now WARNING the general public that unrest is growing and an armed attack on the Capitol is coming Jan 17.

Thank god we spends billions on domestic intelligence.

[triggercut]

@Guap

Twitter is now WARNING the general public that unrest is growing and an armed attack on the Capitol is coming Jan 17.

A cop was killed on Wednesday. You and I both know that Insurrection 2: Electric Boogaloo is not going to be the MAGA-hat Woodstock that January 6th was.

[MikeOberly]

Hope it was worth it. Was it ‘wild’, as DJT promised?

Brendan Keefe (BrendanKeefe)

[ShivaX]

@Guap

Twitter is now WARNING the general public that unrest is growing and an armed attack on the Capitol is coming Jan 17.

They might learn the hard way how effective AR-15s are against Bradleys.

Spoiler: Not very.

[Nesrie]

WTF is this:

“I take full responsibility for my actions, and deeply regret any hurt, pain or embarrassment I may have caused my family, friends, constituents and fellow West Virginians,” Evans stated.

Hurt. Pain. Embarrassment. Feelings? People are dead.

This asshole and all the others need to have these facts in their face for the rest of their natural lives until they own up to what they did AND pay the cost of their crimes.

[jpinard]

@Guap

Twitter is now WARNING the general public that unrest is growing and an armed attack on the Capitol is coming Jan 17.

I feel stupid, but where are they posting this?

[Beerbelly_Sneetch]

The distressing thing about that W VA Lawmaker’s resignation is the detail on the charges he faces. They’re all misdemeanors. Federal crimes, yes, but all misdemeanors.

You can sack the US Capitol and face charges no more serious than shoplifting?

[Nesrie]

I thought maybe he was looking out the window and some random ass blue bird said warning, there is unrest… as if we don’t know that.

[jpinard]

@Nesrie

I thought maybe he was looking out the window and some random ass blue bird said warning, there is unrest… as if we don’t know that.

I wait, I just assumed @Guap meant an official from twitter was posting that.

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@jpinard

I feel stupid, but where are they posting this?

Honestly, it was a secondary comment on Twitter’s news release about permabanning DJT. I haven’t seen anything else beyond that.

[kerzain]

@Guap

Twitter is now WARNING the general public

Twitter the company or Twitter the tweeters?

[Lantz]

I don’t expect most people involved to be charged at all, and I don’t expect that those that are charged will be charged with all the things that they should be, but it’s also very common to have charges added. It’s very common to just start with the very obvious things and then as they get the evidence together and have more time then they add more stuff.

Federal charges tend to evolve over months or years between when they start and and things actually go to court. Although about 99% of the time people will plea.

Like they can probably charge some light charges just off pictures and then they subpoena all your texts and location info and whatever and then build the intent evidence needed for other charges.

[Nesrie]

@Lantz

Federal charges tend to evolve over months or years between when they start and and things actually go to court. Although about 99% of the time people will plea.

Oh. Ooh. No. No. No. Heh. They’re not going to just face Federal charges. There will be states involved, state charges, and for the assholes that came from states that have any integrity at all, they will not be minor no matter how quick the federal level might fold or pardon.

[Woolen_Horde]

This is fine. /s

Trump did consider deploying the National Guard to the US Capitol, New York...

[Strollen]

@kerzain

Damn it, my favorite hat is orange.

Also, the guy they pictured for the Oathbreaker’s symbol is none other than Jon Shaffer, from Iced Earth, a heavy metal band that I had been quite fond of for over 25 years.

Hopefully, your reeducation camp experience will focus mostly on your poor taste in music :-).

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@Beerbelly_Sneetch

The distressing thing about that W VA Lawmaker’s resignation is the detail on the charges he faces. They’re all misdemeanors. Federal crimes, yes, but all misdemeanors.

You can sack the US Capitol and face charges no more serious than shoplifting?

Again: in 11 days or so, there’s likely to be some directive from the DOJ to get a little more aggressive with charges where the evidence supports them.