Cleanup in Aisle Lunatic (h/t romad1)

[pfife]

47 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

They are currently involved in a multi-billion dollar libel lawsuit involving the lie that led to the events of 1/6.

So yes, they are quite different than most other news outlets on this. 

CNN's hosts aren't getting requested to roll up to the Committee with relevant info either.   We all know they were basically informal advisors to Trump.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

1 minute ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Gold. I keep waiting for these to get old, but it’s a bottomless well. 

One of my favorite follows on Twitter for sure. Scarily accurate too.

[oblong]

Here are some of the patriots showing their respect to the police.

 

[CMRivdogs]

13 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

 

 

[oblong]

Here's more of that day last year that so many republicans write off as either no big deal or an FBI plot.

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I post sometimes here about my family because it is something I greatly treasure in my life and I feel that personal stories are often the most relatable. Not only do I reflect fondly on the time we've all spent together, I try as best I can to learn important lessons and take from the wisdom imparted on me from people I am closest with. I also learn valuable lessons of what not to do when I see things in my family that aren't always a positive life lesson. Sometimes, I fail at that endeavor, lose site, and get thrown off course.

 

Each and every month my mom and I would take time out to go and visit the home of my Great Auntie Carmen and my Great uncle Ramon at their home on Rougeway St. in Livonia. When you visited Carmen and Ramon you never just dropped in to say hello and goodbye. Instead, you stayed around. You stayed for dinner and something to eat because they insisted on feeding you something. You also stayed around for the conversations and stories because they insisted on sharing their love with you and imparting their wisdom onto you.

 

Spending time with my Great Uncle Ramon and hearing him tell you about his life stories was an especially valuable experience. Each time you sat around at that brown kitchen table or on their green couch in the living room you got important life lessons that helped you as a human being. Listening to my Uncle Ramon you could gain compassion for your fellow human beings and learn important lessons from history all in one conversation.

 

One story in particular that has always stood out to me and one I heard a hundred times if I heard it once was the story how my Great uncle Ramon fought courageously in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's and stood up against General Francisco Franco and the fascists of Spain. See, even though Franco and his thugs in the Spanish Army drafted my Great Uncle Ramon into fighting on their side, he refused to march the order of fascism, even if it meant his own death in the end. He knew that democracy and freedom were what was right. He refused to shoot his fellow countrymen and himself was almost killed for his refusal to fire his weapon and kill another human being in the defense of tyranny.

 

Never once did my great uncle fire a bullet out of his gun at a human being on the other side to kill in Franco's honor and fascisms defense. He would tell all of us in my family with a sense of sadness about the war, yet with tell us with great pride, that he refused to defend tyranny and kill in the name of fascism for Franco.

 

I'm posting about my great Uncle, Ramon Sieira, on the anniversary of January 6th not simply to share a family story about who he was and what I learned from him. I'm reflecting on his legacy and sharing it here in the hope that everyone can take something out of it. Through his courage, compassion, conviction, and refusal to defend Franco, he knew what was wrong and right. Ramon Sieira defended freedom, liberty, and the right to vote through his support of the Second Spanish Republic of the 1930s. He defended democratic values and norms that proved fragile in Spain in the 1930's and would indeed fall into Franco's hands of tyranny.

 

No, my post about my great uncle is not intended to indict one political party or another. It is not about Democrats or Republicans being worse or better than others. It is about the lessons of democracy and the fragile nature of a free society and peoples. On this January 6th anniversary, I hope we all take valuable lessons from it and don't take democracy and freedom for granted. Republican or Democrat, progressive, moderate or conservative, we should all be able to come together peacefully and support democratic intuitions and accept free and fair election results.

 

          

             

Edited January 6, 2022 by Mr.TaterSalad

[mtutiger]

Good Lord, I'm tired of the excuses....

Edited January 6, 2022 by mtutiger

[Tigerbomb13]

[Tiger337]

25 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Good Lord, I'm tired of the excuses....

Trump does not care if he won or lost.  All that matters is the story.  He's a salesman.  

[mtutiger]

 

[CMRivdogs]

Has anyone verified MTG's whereabouts the night of Jan 5, 2021?

[Tigerbomb13]

29 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

 

Just a regular tourist visit. 

[oblong]

39 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

 

Doesn’t the Sec Service conduct sweeps?

[smr-nj]

11 minutes ago, oblong said:

Doesn’t the Sec Service conduct sweeps?

Good question..

wtheck

[romad1]

3 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

I post sometimes here about my family because it is something I greatly treasure in my life and I feel that personal stories are often the most relatable. Not only do I reflect fondly on the time we've all spent together, I try as best I can to learn important lessons and take from the wisdom imparted on me from people I am closest with. I also learn valuable lessons of what not to do when I see things in my family that aren't always a positive life lesson. Sometimes, I fail at that endeavor, lose site, and get thrown off course.

 

Each and every month my mom and I would take time out to go and visit the home of my Great Auntie Carmen and my Great uncle Ramon at their home on Rougeway St. in Livonia. When you visited Carmen and Ramon you never just dropped in to say hello and goodbye. Instead, you stayed around. You stayed for dinner and something to eat because they insisted on feeding you something. You also stayed around for the conversations and stories because they insisted on sharing their love with you and imparting their wisdom onto you.

 

Spending time with my Great Uncle Ramon and hearing him tell you about his life stories was an especially valuable experience. Each time you sat around at that brown kitchen table or on their green couch in the living room you got important life lessons that helped you as a human being. Listening to my Uncle Ramon you could gain compassion for your fellow human beings and learn important lessons from history all in one conversation.

 

One story in particular that has always stood out to me and one I heard a hundred times if I heard it once was the story how my Great uncle Ramon fought courageously in the Spanish Civil War of the 1930's and stood up against General Francisco Franco and the fascists of Spain. See, even though Franco and his thugs in the Spanish Army drafted my Great Uncle Ramon into fighting on their side, he refused to march the order of fascism, even if it meant his own death in the end. He knew that democracy and freedom were what was right. He refused to shoot his fellow countrymen and himself was almost killed for his refusal to fire his weapon and kill another human being in the defense of tyranny.

 

Never once did my great uncle fire a bullet out of his gun at a human being on the other side to kill in Franco's honor and fascisms defense. He would tell all of us in my family with a sense of sadness about the war, yet with tell us with great pride, that he refused to defend tyranny and kill in the name of fascism for Franco.

 

I'm posting about my great Uncle, Ramon Sieira, on the anniversary of January 6th not simply to share a family story about who he was and what I learned from him. I'm reflecting on his legacy and sharing it here in the hope that everyone can take something out of it. Through his courage, compassion, conviction, and refusal to defend Franco, he knew what was wrong and right. Ramon Sieira defended freedom, liberty, and the right to vote through his support of the Second Spanish Republic of the 1930s. He defended democratic values and norms that proved fragile in Spain in the 1930's and would indeed fall into Franco's hands of tyranny.

 

No, my post about my great uncle is not intended to indict one political party or another. It is not about Democrats or Republicans being worse or better than others. It is about the lessons of democracy and the fragile nature of a free society and peoples. On this January 6th anniversary, I hope we all take valuable lessons from it and don't take democracy and freedom for granted. Republican or Democrat, progressive, moderate or conservative, we should all be able to come together peacefully and support democratic intuitions and accept free and fair election results.

 

          

             

Fantastic stuff!

[Tigerbomb13]

 

[romad1]

5 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

 

They hate our freedoms 

[romad1]

How hard is it?

Its gd hard to fix this

https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/01/defense-giants-should-stop-funding-election-deniers/360394/

[CMRivdogs]

They don't know much about history

Nothing of all of biology

Won't even talk about french they took?

But they are great at trolling

 

[mtutiger]

2 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

They don't know much about history

Nothing of all of biology

Won't even talk about french they took?

But they are great at trolling

 

But are they?

[romad1]

This is necessary 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/06/sweden-fake-news-psychological-defence-agency/

[CMRivdogs]

11 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

But are they?

Probably, most defiantly not

 

[CMRivdogs]

2 hours ago, oblong said:

Doesn’t the Sec Service conduct sweeps?

Biden did express some concern about the Secret Service several days before 1/6.

It's also fairly well known that several of Trump's agents were extremely loyal....

[Motown Bombers]

 

[mtutiger]