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NBD, just the Oregon Republican Party mocking Democrats for being afraid of a heavily armed militia gathered outside the state Capitol in support of Republicans walking out + going into hiding to avoid voting on a climate change bill.

Just take a minute to let that all sink in.
Omg the Oregon GOP is using a fake image -- these are actually *timber industry workers* protesting logging restrictions at the Capitol, not militia protesting a climate bill.

Here's video footage from the event: katu.com/news/local/tim… (h/t @Hendja)
Did @Oregon_GOP think nobody would notice?

Here's a side by side of "the heavily armed militia laying siege" outside the Capitol to prevent a vote on a climate change bill vs the actual timber industry workers calmly protesting logging restrictions.
Here's some background on what's actually going on in Oregon.

State troopers are searching for GOP state senators, who have literally gone into hiding to avoid being in the Senate to vote on a climate change bill. huffpost.com/entry/awol-gop…
Was the Oregon GOP trying to be funny with its tweet?

What's actually happening is pretty unfunny. huffpost.com/entry/awol-gop…
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