FBI memo warns law enforcement across U.S. of possible armed protests at 50 state capitols

By artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 6:14am |

FBI memo warns law enforcement across U.S. of possible armed protests at 50 state Capitols https://t.co/jm2brksuhi
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) January 11, 2021

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fbi-memo-warns-law-enforcement-across-u-s-possible-armed-n1253750

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How Have U.S. and State Capitols Braced for a ‘Proposed Secondary Attack’ Near Inauguration Day? We Asked Authorities in All 50 States for Answershttps://t.co/eTqJr7hNQo
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 6:23am

on the 10,000 National Guard going to DC:

We could be looking at a militia vs. "militia" conflict in the next few days.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) January 11, 2021

repost of info. on Trump's executive order that I put on moat's thread about the inauguration -

President Trump approves emergency declaration for Washington, DC, ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration

The state of emergency declaration will remain in place from January 11 to 24 and gives DC supplemental federal law enforcement assistance from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The declaration follows a request for additional funding from DC Mayor Muriel Bowser after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in a violent attack last week.

Iink is to Twitter's compilation, the first news item currently at top the link has picture of the declaration:

BREAKING: President Trump approves Washington, D.C. emergency declaration, ahead of the inauguration of Pres.-elect Biden, from Jan. 11 to Jan. 24. pic.twitter.com/eA9ZiY6sim
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 7:01am

whoever is doing the U.S. Capitol security decisions now, this certainly makes it clear that House GOP are not being informed, even if they are the ranking member of the House Admin committee

Rep. Rodney Davis told Mullin not to shout at Capitol Police, and he said: “This is not their fault, they’re doing their job.”

But Davis, who is the top Republican on House Admin, told me: “I’m pissed” that the mags have gone up without any consultation.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 13, 2021

Do they whine like this when they visit any Federal courthouse or get on any airplane too? It's shocking that they haven't been going through metal detectors all along.

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 8:10pm

oh what a surprise NOT, the new proud to be gun totin nut case Rep. is causing a big stink over it:

Lauren Boebert has been arrested FOUR TIMES, including for resisting arrest. She joked about challenging colleagues to a duel, cheered the Capitol rioters and live-tweeted her colleagues’ locations. She claimed to be illegally armed in DC and wants to force guns into the Capitol. https://t.co/fN3cSyshXW
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 8:12pm

She's just the type to fantasize shooting her gun off at the ceiling while giving a televised speech on the House floor

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 8:15pm

OMG, they were all allowed to carry onto the floor until today! Believe it or not.

Members have been able to carry guns on the floor until now. The implicit message of this is unmistakable: members of Congress cannot be trusted not to join in an insurrection. https://t.co/qLLnpv5eD4
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 8:58pm

Nancy's taken care of it, it will cost you plenty to try to carry that unexamined metal in your purse into our chamber:

JUST IN: Pelosi unveils plan to fine members who evade metal detectors outside House chamber. $5,000 for a first offense. $10,000 for a second. pic.twitter.com/T1AUx91L4a
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 14, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 9:09pm

alternately one could resign and retain your privacy, that would be okay too!

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 9:11pm

watch NEVADA!

A column I never thought I'd have to write:

During our virtual news meeting on Friday, I heard a knock at my front door.

Sitting on my doorstep was a box. In it, an armored vest I had ordered for our photographer...https://t.co/DqcZpy6uRu
— Brian Duggan (@brianduggan) January 16, 2021

Among the precautions, the postal service will temporarily remove collections boxes and close some post offices early.https://t.co/hCRF2ukckw
— KOLO8 (@KOLO8) January 15, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/15/2021 - 8:43pm

A man was arrested in Florida for calling for an armed confrontation against protesters at the capital this Sunday. I'd been in touch with him over the past couple years because he fought in Syria with the YPG against ISIS and I'm doing a book. [thread] https://t.co/LGtgu5Tpdm
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/15/2021 - 9:46pm

He seemed like a lone wolf type guy. A lot of the dozens of other YPG veterans I interviewed had distanced themselves from him. He was posting a lot of hyper-militant stuff on Facebook on and off for the last couple years.
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

Intense dude. His last message to me was to ask me why I was friends with a fascist on Facebook. It was another YPG veteran I was trying to learn about who turned into an outright Nazi, cheering the Charlottesville church shooting. Also from Florida.
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

Another YPG veteran I'd interviewed was recently sentenced to six years after he formed a small right wing militia and was confronting the police in his small town. Both he and the Florida Guy, Dan Baker, were military veterans.
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

Lots of the boogaloo bois are military veterans. I've been thinking a lot about this phenomenon of veterans veering toward terrorism. We train thousands of men to believe they are heroes, and many of them become disillusioned with the military, for good reason.
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

Disillusionment with government often follows. A question I've been thinking about is, where should these men go after they realize that the government they served isn't what they thought it was?
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

These veterans are often isolated, alienated from social movements that could be a force for developing their politics and strategies. Instead, they develop their politics through the internet, an make communities on social media, where politics are always warped.
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

Should we be surprised they are snapping? They have been trained to take action through militancy. They have been trained to be heroes. Many have PTSD. There is very little in terms of a meaningful community to take them in. So they try to take their actions they see as heroic.
— Shane Bauer (@shane_bauer) January 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/15/2021 - 9:55pm

I'm in Columbus, OH for the 'Refused to Be Silenced' armed rally on the 17th (tomorrow). The capitol area is already pretty much shut down with heightened police presence and some National Guard. #armedrally pic.twitter.com/y9h87ogDDw
— Zach D Roberts (@zdroberts) January 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/16/2021 - 7:27pm

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