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More great work by Proof. Two questions. First. What did the Proud Boys et al hope to achieve? Assume most chanting, threats and military garb was posture, did they masquerade as "peaceful" (as per "Tunnel Commander" and DT's late-in-the-day tweets)? Were they told Police compliance was expected? Aim for quicker entry than was achieved? Rapidly fill the building, gridlock, trap legislators in situ, hold citizens assembly, in sufficient numbers to lay siege for days, or at least hold 37 Democrat Reps hostage? Or just a leaderless, chaotic, incompetent, unplanned mess? Older Oath Keepers and Three Percenters at times restrained unruly violent extremists. Second. Why the violent 2.5 hour "Battle in the Tunnel", started after the break-in? What was it for? To bring Pence out for mock reverse inauguration?

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Do you think Enrique Tarrio was working as an informant and was picked ahead of time to give him cover not to be at the rally? If so,doesn’t that mean that the government had a better idea how bad this would be than they are letting on?

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The scruffy mob of Peckerwood Patriots were tasked with being loud and intimidating so that the Trump Toadies in Congress (Tuberville et al.) could delay the completion of certification until the Trumpian fantasy of state legislatures intervening could be brought to pass. Epic Fail!

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trump knew well ahead of time that losing the legal protections of the presidency would back him into a corner, and he "used" the darker elements of our society in an attempt to retain the Oval. But as this pyramid of insurrection is chipped away at its base, which of these insurgents will flip and bring down trump and GQP cabal?

Seth puts it all together.

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Just amazing how organized it was. Use RICO.

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How many of these groups communicated with Ali Alexander aka Ali Akbar?

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