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6 Jan, 34 tweets, 9 min read
What drives me totally mad is the unbelievable naivete of part of the press, intelligent people, and NL TV news. "Why wasn't the Capitol protected any better?" Come on people, use your brain. Who do you think was in charge of that?
See what I mean?
So happy that some reporters get it.
And @drvolts, obviously.
Now is it slowly starting to sink in why Trump replaced so many people in charge of the military over the past 2 months?
Explanation below:
My parents knew how fascism works. I hope this can still serve as a wake-up call.
Finally. Situation may be improving.
Well, the wake-up call clearly didn’t work for this NYT columnist. “This is not a coup”. Sleep well, Ross.
If you thought “But why did the DC police let the protesters in?”, here’s your answer

‘The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a CALEA nationally-accredited, federal law enforcement agency. ‘

uscp.gov/careers
Read the uniform.
We’ve also seen this being prepared over the past 4 years. “Enemies of the people”, rings a bell?
Shareholders seem somewhat less concerned about the ongoing coup (it started in the last 2 hours of trading at Wall Street).
If the coup were to be successful (heaven forbid), it will not just be a domestic nightmare for the US. It's that country that spends $750 billion per year on its military, for one.
Some clear language on US front pages. Curious to see what our Dutch papers will call it.
There we have it. Domestic terrorists, mob, militia? No, just some "Trump fans" and "Trump supporters" in action, according to our Dutch papers.
In the end, the session of Congress resumed at 8 pm, after the mob had been removed. And even then, many Republicans voted to reject election results, from states where the people hadn't voted for Dear Leader.
It looks like Congress is still considering whether to accept the presidential election results, going over them state by state. The outcome is clear, but this is unbelievable.
Dutch @trouw, printed edition:
"Storming of the heart of US democracy".
Twisted minds: only 28% of Republican voters think Trump is (partly) to blame for the storming of the Capitol, while a majority puts (part of) the blame on Joe Biden.
13 days to go to Biden’s inauguration, and I’m afraid Seth is right.
This from a former US Labor Secretary:
On real election security issues:
Trump's subservients, formerly known as Cabinet.
Well, at least inciting and fanning a violent disruption of democracy seems to be a reason for Twitter to limit your platform.
Republican representatives were still supporting Trump's attack on democracy *after* his mob attacked Congress.
... and are busy building an alternative reality about what happened yesterday.
Invoking the 25th Amendment would require Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the Cabinet to vote to remove Trump from office due to his inability to "discharge the powers and duties of his office" -- an unprecedented step.
cnn.com/2021/01/06/pol…
Confirmation by 2/3 majorities in Congress doesn't seem a problem in this case, given that it'd only be for 12 days.
Why we shouldn’t be naive (top of thread):

Three days before Trump supporters rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. The offer was turned down.

apnews.com/article/donald…
And as the mob descended on the building Wednesday, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down too.

Not a coincidence, not incompetence. Part of Trump’s plan.

apnews.com/article/donald…
Even *during* the attack, the National Guard was actively held off for 90 minutes. Stop being naive.
Looking for the Senate Leader of the Democratic Party? The Capitol Police can help.

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Post-corona, we need to curb the growth of aviation; growth rates of 7%/year make it impossible to achieve net-zero by 2050. The higher cost of jet fuels will help, but airport expansion could be limited as well, with many side benefits.
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