For everyone concerned about all these idiots getting bailed out after assaulting the Capitol ... eh?
Maybe?
But for one, I really doubt we're gonna see the Mercers or the Murdochs or the MyFuckPillow guy step in here.
For one, there are dozens of them. Potentially hundreds, but at the moment likely dozens.
These insurrectionists don't work like BLM. They're not used to organizing lawyers and bail for hundreds of incarcerated activists and protestors.
They never expected arrests.
Usually these groups are reactionaries at protests. If they become involved it's to defend individuals like police accused of shootings or idiots like Kyle Rittenhouse.
They go for martyrs. That's the tactic they're familiar with.
The only other time a group like this has been on the other end recently was Charlottesville.
One person died there, and it was an activist on the opposing side.
And every single "respectable" right-wing bankroller ran for the hills.
The other option is crowdfunding, but I wouldn't expect the platforms to tolerate "Bail out one of the people who helped get five people murdered including a cop."
Kickstarter and GoFundMe and even Paypal will want no part of that.
I don't doubt they'll find help, or that some might even be able to afford their own defense. (Lots of them were well off, surprise surprise.)
But I don't think there's going to be a grand outpouring. I could be wrong, but based on Charlottesville ... no.
I do expect we're going to see someone try to "donation launder."
Look for some group to post on 4chan or something about "buy these mugs the money *really* goes to bail out patriots we're avoiding getting banned."
Of course, that could also be an awesome way to scam MAGA ...
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The fact Milo has never once had a single moment of self-reflection or inclination to change his ways is why you don't go out of your way to "save" the cultists.
They don't want it.
Milo honestly could have built a redemption narrative.
Really! Apologies. Repentance. A book of self-reflection.
Even without being sincere he could have rebuilt a reputation off the back of the disgraced one and returned to making bank.
It really hasn't sunk in that Trump's mob was coming to kill *Congress.*
I'm pretty sure there are Republicans who are brushing this off because they're convinced this was no threat to their own lives.
These people are incredibly stupid.
They're still convinced they can somehow harness a voter base that has become little more than a cult devoted to one man. They think one of them will be the heir to Trump.
That occured to me, too. The MAGA idiots might know Pelosi or McConnell, maybe Cruz ... but they couldn't pick any other member of Congress out of a lineup if you paid them.
Gab is so low rent - they had to rebuild using *Mastodon,* FFS - that it'll be amazing if the big names that the Mercer-funded Parler was able to draw even figure out how to sign up for it.
Gab was already kicked out of both app stores after the Christchurch massacre, so in order to function they rebuilt their system on the back of Mastodon (open source social media) and it only works via web browser.
And if that made your head hurt, that's why it's DOA.
There are some apps made to access Mastodon networks that have been tailored to work with Gab, but my god are they crappy.
And there are just as many fake Gab apps trying to fool people into installing malware.
"Who wants medicare for all and to forgive student debt? Okay, you line up over here. Who wants to be a cockmuscle? Cool, you're on this side ..."
Not for nothing but when one party leads an insurrection on one of the governing bodies and puts the members in mortal danger, usually countries disband and outlaw that party.