Impeachment of Trump and Inauguration of Biden (#120)

[Roussette]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4130520-On-our-way-to-Bidens-Inauguration-Trump-119?watched=1&msgid=103593277#103593277

So fast moving. Here we go again....

Thank you Roussette

Checking in.

Pmk. One week to go, it’s gonna be a long seven days. Thanks all for the threads, absorbing everything quietly over here, just hoping things can go as peacefully as possible.

And omg how orange was that yesterday? Looks like the spray machine got jammed or something

Can I join you? Have been reading these threads for years, but never felt I had much to contribute. However, we are counting down the days because DD1 has her birthday on the 20th, so a new US president every 4 years. This one will be a lot better than the last.

Both DDs are US citizens too.

Following on from last thread, the more info that comes out about the riots, the more shocking it is!

pointythings Good to see you, dive in!
It will be a special day for your DD !

Checking in. This is my go to place after work each day and each morning to get an overview of what’s shaken down while I’m working/sleeper.

Destiny I agree. I think so much more is going to come out over the next few days/weeks/months. Tip of the iceberg.

Just repeating this from last thread.

This is shocking

Ocasio-Cortez says she had a 'close encounter' during Wednesday's assault on the Capitol. And that it's not an exaggeration to say that some of the House were nearly assassinated.
And what is gobsmacking is...
AOC also says that she didn't feel safe going to the safe room and sheltering with other members of Congress, because she felt some of them might disclose her location to rioters and put her in danger

twitter.com/emmaladyrose/status/1349202637493833732

I think there were 'insiders'. And I think that is going to come out in time

Joining you for the run up to the 20th.

Thank you for the new thread, @Roussette. #120 - well, well. Who'd'a'thunk, in those heady far-off days of Claig

I think your last post on the last thread bears repeating, it's one hell of a shocker (but, honestly, are any of us really surprised after the past 4 years of shit?). Oh, I've just seen you have repeated it! Thank you, I was away reading that Twitter thread before posting!

Scary times

Thanks for the new thread

Is it too much of a conspiracy theory to be thinking that the (former) Head of Capitol police might have been one of those insiders of whom you speak, @Roussette?
Actually, what gets me about this whole thing, on top of all these utterly believable horror stories which are coming out about Trump's White Supremacist followers and the unscrupulous, unprincipled Republican Congressmen, is that Trump carries on self-righteously as if he's done absolutely nothing wrong, casting himself as victim. There are no words too strong to describe him, no punishment too awful to which he should be subjected. But I'm guessing he's going to get away with it, the US seems helpless in the face of his behaviour.

It's interesting Jai. He was gone within hours so nothing would surprise me. How he can say he had no idea what was going to happen when he was specifically warned by the FBI, I don't know. They are also talking about some police officers played a role in all of this. Time will tell....

How I wish there could be an anonymous vote on impeachment. It would happen then.

Thanks for the new thread @Roussette

Place marking

@Lonelycrab

And omg how orange was that yesterday? Looks like the spray machine got jammed or something

He's got the Spinal Tap of spray tan booths.

"Other tyrants spray tan machines go up to 10. Mine goes up to 11. It's the biggliest spray tan machine ever".

Me too. It's all happening so quickly.

Thanks again Roussette! And all you great posters. Work is keeping me away from the threads during the day at the moment but I'll be ready for the grand deflating of the orange balloon!

For the last 4 years I have woken up each day incredulous and horrified that Trump was elected/is still POTUS. What a glorious morning it will be on Jan 21st.

Cruz's office - part of an inside job?

Cruz Office’s Contact Info Written In Note Found In Indicted Pro-Trump Rioter’s Truck.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cruz-contact-info-found-alleged-pro-trump-rioter-truck

Mums... to a Washington Post journalist.

Thank you Roussette.

eu.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/12/mikie-sherrill-pro-trump-rioters-got-tour-congress-members/6648386002/

'“We can’t have a democracy if members of Congress are actively helping the president overturn the elections results.

And so not only do I intend to see that the president is removed and never runs for office again and doesn’t have access to classified material, I also intend to see that those members of Congress who abetted him; those members of Congress who had groups coming through the Capitol that I saw on Jan. 5 – a reconnaissance for the next day; those members of Congress that incited this violent crowd; those members of Congress that attempted to help our president undermine our democracy; I'm going to see they are held accountable, and if necessary, ensure that they don't serve in Congress.”'

It appears that everyday since the storm of capitol hill, the images we are seeing are far far worse than imaginable. I assume that once inside the behaviour of some was very frightening. I does not surprise me, that some were given a tour prior to the day (just looking at that group of men holding their comrades shoulders screams this).

The sad thing is that he is revelling in all the attention the chaos brings. He knows he’ll have pages in the history books no matter the infamy.

He’ll be very pleased with the ‘worst president’ title (aka bigliest bad).