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January 6 defendants from the DC Gulag are known for singing the national anthem every evening. I'm actually asked occasionally if I was aware of this. Of course I am. Because I helped start that practice.
Most people have no idea how the national anthem tradition began with J6ers. Some people try to take full credit for it, sometimes when they weren't even in the jail with us at the time. It was a gradual development that actually stated before we even got to the DC jail.
I, @MetalMikeCurzio, Patrick McCaughey III, and Jeffrey Sabol started singing the national anthem together, in January of 2021, while in transit with the US Marshals. I'd include Jake Lang in this but he could only remember the first line, "Oh say can you see", and would fake the rest by humming (he spent more time trying to get us shot by the cops than singing).
We'd sing the anthem in the early mornings as we froze on tarmacs ready to board Con Air. We'd sing it in the back of buses and vans being moved from jail to jail. We'd sing it somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as it was the anthem of the government keeping us in chains. But more importantly, we sang it to inspire hope in each other, and as a show of solidarity.
And on more than one occasion, the guards who'd transport us would smile or noddingly approve, even admitting they would've ended up like us had they not been working on January 6. We'd been transported to Oklahoma, then West Virginia, then Virginia, before finally arriving in DC. Sabol and McCaughey were held back in Virginia for a few more weeks but would eventually reunite with us in the "Patriot Pod" of C2B. #J6 #Fedsurrection
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January 6 defendants from the DC Gulag are known for singing the national anthem every evening. I'm actually asked occasionally if I was aware of this. Of course I am. Because I helped start that practice.
Most people have no idea how the national anthem tradition began with J6ers. Some people try to take full credit for it, sometimes when they weren't even in the jail with us at the time. It was a gradual development that actually stated before we even got to the DC jail.
I, @MetalMikeCurzio, Patrick McCaughey III, and Jeffrey Sabol started singing the national anthem together, in January of 2021, while in transit with the US Marshals. I'd include Jake Lang in this but he could only remember the first line, "Oh say can you see", and would fake the rest by humming (he spent more time trying to get us shot by the cops than singing).
We'd sing the anthem in the early mornings as we froze on tarmacs ready to board Con Air. We'd sing it in the back of buses and vans being moved from jail to jail. We'd sing it somewhat tongue-in-cheek, as it was the anthem of the government keeping us in chains. But more importantly, we sang it to inspire hope in each other, and as a show of solidarity.
And on more than one occasion, the guards who'd transport us would smile or noddingly approve, even admitting they would've ended up like us had they not been working on January 6. We'd been transported to Oklahoma, then West Virginia, then Virginia, before finally arriving in DC. Sabol and McCaughey were held back in Virginia for a few more weeks but would eventually reunite with us in the "Patriot Pod" of C2B. #J6 #Fedsurrection
@GeriPerna @julie_kelly2 @FreeStateWill @Shawn_Farash @AlanJacobyJr @ThePollackShow @EagleEdMartin @RobManess @PaulIngrassia @MikeCrispiNJ @alexbruesewitz @JeffClarkUS @TuckerCarlson @charliekirk11 @InterStarMedia @RyanAFournier @SherronnaBisho1 @realMikeLauber @DanNewsManBall @TrumpWarRoom @Travis4Trump_ @GuntherEagleman @catturd2 @CowboyLogic_RAV @DarrenJBeattie @the_cats_meowww @ThePatriotsPray @CajunQueen43 @MontanaSiniff @Mink_Badison
We continued to sing the national anthem in C2B. Before it gained the structure it took on, being sang specifically at 9 PM EST, it was sung sporadically throughout the day from our cells in solitary confinement. @MetalMikeCurzio, a professional singer, was great for this, as his voice was loud enough to penetrate the entire pod. Otherwise, we'd have to sing into our door cracks.
The anthem at this point served two purposes. First, it was still for uplifting others when there were only a handful of us together, randomly hitting people with inspiration during their isolation, and at just the right time. But it was also ceremonial, and served as a final farewell which we'd collectively sing whenever an inmate was released on bond. If someone got bail, we'd sing the anthem to them as they walked out the door to freedom.
Eventually it was structured so we'd sing it at a specific time. Different people wanted different times. I considered mimicking military base life and going for 8 AM, but singing that early was incompatible with jailhouse courtesy. Richard Barnett, on the other hand, wanted to sing the anthem at 6 PM, but that made less sense. @J6ssicaWatkins, Guy Reffitt and others agreed to 9 PM. This was reasonable because it was basically "lights out" time. Even after the jail opened up after Covid, this was right around the time the second tier of inmates would be going back into their cells from recreation.
Before the anthem tradition became a large public phenomenon, @Julie_Kelly2 was the first person to make note of what we were doing. She and my aunt @realPFP connected fairly early in 2021, and I was able to relay this by phone. Many may not realize this, but Julie Kelly and PFP made the first recording of us singing the anthem. If you listen to it carefully, you'll notice differences between then and now.
We never used to yell, "STILL THERE!" like people started to do later on. That's something that developed later for whatever reason. Some people kept trying to put weird spins on the anthem instead of just singing it normally. The longer we were in C2B, the slower people seemed to sing the anthem, which was exhausting to sit through. lmao
Some of the guards were perfectly fine with the singing and even showed respect for the anthem, either listening closely or even standing up from their desks. Others, however, were assholes. One night we were singing as many patriotic songs as we could think of, not just the anthem. We were on "God Bless America" when a guard came in and told us to "Shut the fuck up". @ScottFairlambJ6 politely replied, "We're just singing 'God Bless America'" to which the officer replied, "Fuck America!" The guard then opened Scott's cell and threatened him. We wrote grievances but as usual the jail didn't care. Scott would often gather people together to sing. #J6 #Fedsurrection
The anthem at this point served two purposes. First, it was still for uplifting others when there were only a handful of us together, randomly hitting people with inspiration during their isolation, and at just the right time. But it was also ceremonial, and served as a final farewell which we'd collectively sing whenever an inmate was released on bond. If someone got bail, we'd sing the anthem to them as they walked out the door to freedom.
Eventually it was structured so we'd sing it at a specific time. Different people wanted different times. I considered mimicking military base life and going for 8 AM, but singing that early was incompatible with jailhouse courtesy. Richard Barnett, on the other hand, wanted to sing the anthem at 6 PM, but that made less sense. @J6ssicaWatkins, Guy Reffitt and others agreed to 9 PM. This was reasonable because it was basically "lights out" time. Even after the jail opened up after Covid, this was right around the time the second tier of inmates would be going back into their cells from recreation.
Before the anthem tradition became a large public phenomenon, @Julie_Kelly2 was the first person to make note of what we were doing. She and my aunt @realPFP connected fairly early in 2021, and I was able to relay this by phone. Many may not realize this, but Julie Kelly and PFP made the first recording of us singing the anthem. If you listen to it carefully, you'll notice differences between then and now.
We never used to yell, "STILL THERE!" like people started to do later on. That's something that developed later for whatever reason. Some people kept trying to put weird spins on the anthem instead of just singing it normally. The longer we were in C2B, the slower people seemed to sing the anthem, which was exhausting to sit through. lmao
Some of the guards were perfectly fine with the singing and even showed respect for the anthem, either listening closely or even standing up from their desks. Others, however, were assholes. One night we were singing as many patriotic songs as we could think of, not just the anthem. We were on "God Bless America" when a guard came in and told us to "Shut the fuck up". @ScottFairlambJ6 politely replied, "We're just singing 'God Bless America'" to which the officer replied, "Fuck America!" The guard then opened Scott's cell and threatened him. We wrote grievances but as usual the jail didn't care. Scott would often gather people together to sing. #J6 #Fedsurrection
It wasn't just the guards that took issue with the national anthem. The media portrayed us as cultists, as did attorneys for Antifa scumbag snitches like Tom Sibick. Sibick got sent to the Hole for sexually assaulting inmates and abusing his role as a jail custodian. He then turned around and pretended he asked to be sent into solitary to avoid the national anthem. LMAO! He got bond right after this for calling us crazy and writing a letter disavowing President Trump.
One development from this period is the coopting of the national anthem by closet-leftists posing as Trump supporters. The national anthem started being used as a grift by some to raise their public profile. Even in the beginning, there were some J6 inmates who aspired to get famous from being political prisoners, but it only got worse with time. Eventually Antifa methrats would hold the phone up to record us singing so they could become famous on the internet. This drove guys like Jeff McKellop nuts. He got so tired of it he became totally jaded.
Not everybody sang for the right reasons anymore. One evening all the veterans decided to keep the tradition alive our own way. As a show of solidarity, I, @J6ssicaWatkins, Kenny Harrelson, etc. formed up on the top tier above the staircase, to sing the anthem as a group. Kyle Fitzsimons had the nerve to call us grifters for *not* wanting to sing for the Antifa Cabal. Dominic Pezzola called him a "fat fuck" and he waddled away, so that was nice.
A fun development at the end of the national anthem was calling out the rats living with us in C2B. @J6ssicaWatkins, @Mink_Badison, I and others would end the national anthem by chanting, "FUCK ANTIFA!" which infuriated the informants working to sabotage our cases. We'd also chant, "USA" and "Let's go Brandon!" #J6 #Fedsurrection
One development from this period is the coopting of the national anthem by closet-leftists posing as Trump supporters. The national anthem started being used as a grift by some to raise their public profile. Even in the beginning, there were some J6 inmates who aspired to get famous from being political prisoners, but it only got worse with time. Eventually Antifa methrats would hold the phone up to record us singing so they could become famous on the internet. This drove guys like Jeff McKellop nuts. He got so tired of it he became totally jaded.
Not everybody sang for the right reasons anymore. One evening all the veterans decided to keep the tradition alive our own way. As a show of solidarity, I, @J6ssicaWatkins, Kenny Harrelson, etc. formed up on the top tier above the staircase, to sing the anthem as a group. Kyle Fitzsimons had the nerve to call us grifters for *not* wanting to sing for the Antifa Cabal. Dominic Pezzola called him a "fat fuck" and he waddled away, so that was nice.
A fun development at the end of the national anthem was calling out the rats living with us in C2B. @J6ssicaWatkins, @Mink_Badison, I and others would end the national anthem by chanting, "FUCK ANTIFA!" which infuriated the informants working to sabotage our cases. We'd also chant, "USA" and "Let's go Brandon!" #J6 #Fedsurrection
Resident Gulag snitch Jon Mellis would lie to the public about the veterans and I disrespecting the national anthem when we made it a thing in the first place.
I served as a Sergeant in the US Army. So did Sergeant Kenneth Harrelson. Jose Padilla, an Iraq War veteran, was also a Sergeant in the Army. @J6ssicaWatkins was an Army Ranger and Afghanistan veteran. Daniel Caldwell was a Corporal in the Marine Corps. Jeff McKellop was a Sergeant First Class in the Army, a Ranger and a Green Beret.
People didn't want to sing for cooperating inmates trying to get rich off us as they were sabotaging our cases. People still sang in their cells or in locations away from the phones. The idea that Ken Harrelson is a despicable human being, rather than an American hero who served his country in uniform while Jon Mellis was in prison for running a meth lab, is insane. Ken's wife @CajunQueen43 has nothing to be "ashamed" about; she should be proud of the man she married, who was more honorable than any of the rat motherfuckers inside the jail who worked ruin our cases. The national anthem will always have a special place in the hearts of those of us who were in the DC Gulag, despite the sour taste some degenerate behavior left in our mouths.
"This we'll defend!" and "Semper fi!" to my battle buddies, and happy Fourth of July to all the true patriots out there who fell on a sword for the greater good!
#J6 #Fedsurrection
I served as a Sergeant in the US Army. So did Sergeant Kenneth Harrelson. Jose Padilla, an Iraq War veteran, was also a Sergeant in the Army. @J6ssicaWatkins was an Army Ranger and Afghanistan veteran. Daniel Caldwell was a Corporal in the Marine Corps. Jeff McKellop was a Sergeant First Class in the Army, a Ranger and a Green Beret.
People didn't want to sing for cooperating inmates trying to get rich off us as they were sabotaging our cases. People still sang in their cells or in locations away from the phones. The idea that Ken Harrelson is a despicable human being, rather than an American hero who served his country in uniform while Jon Mellis was in prison for running a meth lab, is insane. Ken's wife @CajunQueen43 has nothing to be "ashamed" about; she should be proud of the man she married, who was more honorable than any of the rat motherfuckers inside the jail who worked ruin our cases. The national anthem will always have a special place in the hearts of those of us who were in the DC Gulag, despite the sour taste some degenerate behavior left in our mouths.
"This we'll defend!" and "Semper fi!" to my battle buddies, and happy Fourth of July to all the true patriots out there who fell on a sword for the greater good!
#J6 #Fedsurrection
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