GRRRRRRREAT. Especially given the current domestic terrorism threat level. This has the domestic insurgency licking it’s chops. Or counting it’s grenades. Watch this space, people. #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating #StayVigilant
“The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried — about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election. And so, block by block, he stole 13 pounds (6 kilograms) of C4 plastic explosives...” apnews.com/article/US-mil…
“The Air Force provided a chart that reported about 50 pounds (23 kilograms) of C4, more than 800 feet (244 meters) of detonating cord and several dozen 40 mm armor-piercing grenades had vanished without being recovered.”
You could argue that this is just a small amount of explosives given the massive size of the military’s stockpile. But it wouldn’t have been small if it was in the hands of the domestic terrorists that attacked the Capitol on January 6th.
“During the summer of 2016, Glosser feared Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in the presidential election, & society might disintegrate. So he began accumulating leftovers until he had what he described as “a respectable amount” of C4— 10 blocks, weighing nearly 13 pounds.”
Related to this topic, check out this important panel today at 10AM. (h/t @JoePlenzler) #StayVigilant

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RIP, sir. You represent the best of us. And thank you for all you gave for all of us. #LookForTheHelpers
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This is typical Bernie Sanders. It’s what he did year after year as Chairman of the Senate Vets Committee. He’s an ideologue that constantly overreaches. He ends up blowing up the whole deal, rather than recognizing the political reality needed to compromise and get things done…
Sanders is the master of “omnibus” bills that never pass. It was a chronic problem when he was Chair of the Senate Vets Committee. It’s why McCain was able to break him in 2014. And it’s why his record of passing things as SVAC Chair was so poor: nytimes.com/2016/02/07/us/…
Sanders sometimes presented good and noble ideas. But they were often totally unrealistic in an environment where Republicans get a vote. Too often, held out on ideology, and veterans paid the price for the legislative logjams. The examples are many: militarytimes.com/news/2016/02/1…
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That speech by Marsha Blackburn was one of the most manipulative & dangerous I’ve ever heard. Definitely of this week so far. Our police & military don’t belong to ANY party. They serve (and represent) all Americans. Any other message is total politicization of the highest level.
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