Thread by @DrGJackBrown

1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4628: Marjorie Taylor Greene's response to Jim Banks testimony regarding past bombing and domestic terrorism.
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2/ In the above short video, Rep. Jim Banks (R-03) is speaking regarding a past event (1983) of domestic terrorism. Banks's statement here was given on December 14, 2021 in the U.S. House Chamber during the House Select Committee Hearings regarding the January 6th Attack.

3/ Banks's behavior here demonstrates two examples of 'Whataboutism' (a common method of attempting to discredit another person/group by accusing them of hypocrisy). Banks does this in an effort to distance Republicans from any involvement in the January 6th Attack.

4/ At the 0:30 mark, Banks begins to speak about Elizabeth Ann Duke (wanted for the 1983 bombing on the Senate side of the United States Capitol).

5/ At the 0:43 mark, Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is sitting almost directly behind banks during his testimony, displays a particularly telling expression of what is known as an Inward Lip Roll.

6/ An Inward Lip Roll is a Nonverbal Behavioral display seen during moments when a person has suddenly deviated far from their emotional baseline.

7/ An Inward Lip Roll is a subconscious response in an effort to suppress both the inner growth of strong emotions as well as the outer (body language) expressions of these strong emotions.

8/ It's helpful to think of an Inward Lip Roll as the psyche's attempt at de-escalation.

9/ A component of an Inward Lip Roll is jaw tension/clenching along with a varying degree of a forward jaw thrust. These dynamics indicate an adrenaline surge.

10/ Note also, the extreme stretching of the area immediately above the upper lip and below the nose. In addition, Taylor Greene's nostrils are extremely flared.

11/ The stretching of this tissue is dramatic and is a further indication of the relative magnitude of the emotions Taylor Greene is experiencing in this moment.

12/ Most of the time, an Inward Lip Roll is seen in the context of negative emotion (Anger, Anxiety, and Fear being the most common), although sometimes it's seen with positive emotions (i.e., Trying not to laugh in church).

13/ It can also be seen in the context of both — i.e., trying not to smile (and thus be caught) while experiencing joy-happiness while participating in/perpetrating in deception).

14/ A second later (0:44), Taylor Green looks at Banks, maintaining her Inward Lip Roll, and her eyes (left eye) open wide — more widely than baseline. In this context, her widely open eyelid indicates fear.

15/ She maintains this expression for about another second and then blinks 3 times in succession (the first blink is partial, while second and third blinks are complete and of longer duration).

16/ As her Inward Lip Roll diminishes (during the third blink), Marjorie Taylor Green turns-rotates her to head-neck to her right.

17/ With this third blink her eyebrows (and forehead) elevate dramatically, although this movement is largely, although not entirely, obscured by Banks's head. Please watch this segment several times as Taylor Greene's eye is obscured by Banks's ear.

18/ In this context, with elevated eyebrows and forehead, serves to amplify the magnitude of the emotions of the Inward Lip Roll and her widely opened eyelids.

19/ This is Fear. Marjorie Taylor Greene is experiencing fear and she's trying to suppress it.

20/ SUMMARY: Given the context of Banks's statement, and the greater context of the January 6 Attack investigation, Marjorie Taylor Greene's behavior is a profound red flag.

21/ In these contexts, Marjorie Taylor Greene's body language strongly suggests that:

A. She has anxiety about the January 5th DC pipe bomber.
B. She has direct knowledge of the January 5th DC pipe bomber.

22/ In light of these behaviors, the possibility that Marjorie Taylor Greene participated in the planning of the January 5th DC pipe bombing and/or that she possibly is the bombing suspect, should both be strongly considered and thoroughly investigated.

23/ Below is a link to a detailed analysis of the body language and behavioral characteristics of the January 5th DC pipe bombing suspect as viewed from multiple videos and photographs. Please view it in its entirety (146 tweet thread).

https://twitter.com/DrGJackBrown/status/1440875459445542926

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