This is real world. Trump is teetering on prison yet he's the forerunner for the Republican Party for the 2024 presidential election. In 3 days, his mugshot earned him an estimated $7 million as a record breaking fundraiser. This goes way beyond cult status. The man wants to change the United States constitution and he's probably going to get support of our current government. Does that sit well with you?
Judges, prosecutors, grand jury members have all received death threats for doing their jobs.... we can play this down if you'd like.
Other than banners, signs, dates, rock music and numerology, I was waiting see the connection to MH370. Interesting music though! Actually it's a copy of Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence.
The building collapsed into it's own space. Everyone has their opinion, but I see it as the entire structure was leveled and not tipping over as though one area was affected more than another.
As far as mugshots go... this round of Trump & friends looks like proof images for GlamourShots.
Typically it's a face view at eye-level and a profile so you could recognize the person and not a photo from above like a magician appearing in Vegas. Often the assigned number is part of the photo and some jails have the height in the background.
Typical mugshot
As expected a few fakes made it to the internet 2 hours before the jail released the official mugshot. Example of the fake and the image that was copied:
"Cinder blocks" is an archaic name for blocks that were made from concrete mixed with cinders of fly ash or bottom ash as an aggregate. I'm told by a general contractor, while people still use the term, cinder blocks are no longer used. Concrete blocks or cement blocks would be the correct term and are made from Portland cement mixed with sand or fine gravel as aggregate.
Interesting perception of India. That said, it wouldn't surprise me if they think all Americans sit on the front porch with da huntin' dawgs drinking whiskey whittlin' or playing banjo waitin' for the next guvmanent check so they can get the pickup truck off the bricks and on the road again.
It appears other cities were prepared for overtaking government: Salem, Oregon caption reads:
Armed supporters of President Donald Trump chant during a protest on Jan. 6, 2021, in Salem, Ore. Trump supporters gathered at state capitols across the U.S. that day to protest the ratification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over Trump.
jac, thanks for the link. It summarized things I knew and surprised some of the readers here didn't know or just didn't don't want to admit the truth. For example Pelosi is not in charge of security. How many more times do we have to hear the lie about blaming her? Rep. Jim Banks, Ron Johnson, Andrew Clyde all played down the violence.
Look at the videos... that was NOT a peaceful protest.
Luke, a few things. I think the majority went as support for Trump and not knowing what to expect. It was poorly orchestrated. There were several militia groups who knew about weapon carry in a federal building. They also expected metal detectors would be in place, so my guess is they remained in the background. It's a long process to identify and arrest hundreds of people causing trouble. Photos of men using bear spray, fire extinguishers, axes. I recall reading some non-metal handmade weapons were found.
When you count the number of guns sold in America, it's not that 'everyone has a gun', it's more like "One person with 10 guns and 9 people without a gun" Sounds funny, but I've been to a few gun shows and ask around to friends and that appears to be the distribution of guns in America.
I don't drink any alcohol. I'm in the cabinet business and many of the woodworkers drink heavily. There is a difference in the smell from beer and wine. My grandfather had a cellar winery. He grew the grapes and processed his own wine. Access to the cellar was a door in the hallway next to our apartment. We could smell the grapes fermenting.
Grandsiozzie, In the hearing that you probably ignored, it was stated Trump told security to turn off the metal detectors.
At least 85 people were charged with carrying or using a weapon during the Capitol riots.
Lonnie Coffman was sentenced to 46 months behind bars. his truck – filled with 11 Mason jars filled with gasoline and Styrofoam, several unregistered firearms, hundreds of rounds of ammo, a stun gun, machetes and a crossbow with bolts – a few blocks from the Capitol on January 6.
Let's get a few things clear... I don't hate Trump.
I do think he's a world class con artist. Quite an accomplishment for a bullshitter and it never ends. Trump is so fluent with lies, it's mind boggling. He had a year to get his golf shirts and personal belongings out of the classified documents boxes. Seriously, a billionaire is worried about $400 in junk from his time as president? The government wants the classified documents. They are all stamped and cataloged. Send them back. He claims to be religious and when asked to recite any passage of the bible, he steered the conversation elsewhere. Why? He doesn't read the bible.
He shouldn't have been allowed to run for president because of all his foreign business dealings. It's amazing how they turned their heads on the vetting process. Clothing from China and Mexico. Don Jr. made it clear when the US banks wouldn't loan them money, it came from wealthy Russian sources. Remember? Paying too much for real estate to essentially launder funds? There are movies about this yet, no one wants to dig deep.
He is a habitual liar and as Chris Christie stated, it's all for himself.
Trump rode the crest of an Obama economy and took credit for it. He doesn't accept his failures and blames others. Yeah, the rich got richer and the market went higher. New technologies where able to get crude from the ground cheaper than before. Did the farmers who lost their soybean crop ever get over China taking the lead?
I remember there were no N-95 masks for COVID? He blamed Obama. Obama left with a detailed booklet of what to maintain in the event of emergency. Trump didn't read it nor did he assign it to someone to follow up. He went on TV blaming the previous administration for leaving the cupboards bare. It was a known fact the ventilators in storage needed maintenance. If you close that department, no one is there to maintain expensive medical equipment. When they were sent out to hospitals the batteries were dead and they forgot the special carts to hold them at bed height. A fiasco that probably lost lives.
It's always the blame-game with Trump.
Replacing Obamacare with better and cheaper... other than a campaign promise, he didn't have a clue how to implement it. Why did we go back to incandescent light bulbs and toilets that need 3 gallons to flush? Build a wall? where? Who approved the contractors doing the work? I'll bet 'Mister real estate developer' worked the deals without the eyes of congress approving the contracts. Ya think he got some of that $$ in his pocket?
HEADLINES: The national debt under former President Trump rose $7.8 trillion amid the tax cuts and spending. It was a crisis even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Want to talk about this? I don't.
Biden inherited a hot steaming turd. I'm surprised to hear he created new jobs and doing good things to curb inflation. Should he get on TV every month bragging?
When it comes to Biden... I don't care for him, but he was the lesser of 2 evils and America voted him by a narrow margin. It's coming to light how Trump was supported to change the outcome of the 2020 election. It didn't work. It was a lie. People are going to prison. Get over it.
Trump's lawyers are trying to push his court dates into 2026. What are the chances he won't pay them... and when they leave he will cry to the judges he needs more time to get a new team of lawyers. MARK MY WORDS on this. There is a very good chance of occurrence.
Neither of us have a crystal ball, but if I had my wishes, that 14th amendment, clause 3 (or whatever it is) would be invoked making Trump ineligible to run for office. AMERICA doesn't need to go through this hourly drama. Please find someone who reads, has a personality and could be a diplomat that America would be proud of representing the Republican party.
As far as Biden goes... those 'in the know' say he will easily win 2024, with or without Trump.
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