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Probably was Trump's call. The guys in green camo for BLM were the National Guard. Their deployment is down to the Dept of Defence. The security today was local DC police and a few unarmed Capitol guards more used to checking bags.

Pretty shocking it isnt all 12 tbh

Jake Angeli, a 'Shaman' of QAnon apparently...

Yep I know. I was making the point that he only encouraged them to go home after he knew they were already going home - ie it was over.

He only posted that after it became clear protestors were already streaming away from the Capitol and the police had largely regained control of the inside.

That is also true unfortunately

Especially that one with his leg blown off.

Maybe in the long run this is good for democracy in the US. Peering into the abyss and walking back should encourage less short term political posturing and better choices, you'd think...

By contrast this was the Capitol security for the black lives matter protest...

Pointless point anyhow since both are correct - DC is the capital and the Capitol building is in the capital

If nobody is getting your point maybe it wasnt a very good one?

DC mayor has declared a curfew. McConnell talking about death spiral of democracy. What a mess one loon can create.

You want to launch a NWO hoax against a crowd protesting a NWO conspiracy? Could get complicated.

Yep it must be. He picked me up on something I wrote four years ago, despite supposedly only joining in November 2020.

I guess, but then you have the first past the post issue that each section wouldnt be enough to get elected alone - unless the Democrats also split and there is a whole re-alignment. I saw a chunk on CNN also which was saying even with an effective majority in Congress the Democrats wont find it plain sailing because there isnt the same effective whipping of Senators, they are more independent minded. The left of the party will push Biden to be radical but unless he manages the programme skillfully some democrats will vote with the Republicans.

The anti vaccine bint from the link Turkish posted. Ex Towie 'star'

The real and more important issue for her is what are the long term effects or making your lips look like a cat's arse and why her lipstick doesnt line up with her old lipliner tattoo. .

There was a good analyst on CBS last night saying that many senior Republicans have been working on the basis that once January 20th is over Trump will disappear and they can get back to reuniting the party - but that isnt going to happen, Trump isnt going anywhere. The party's major problem is that Trump got elected by bringing in new supporters - the MAGA types - but then alienated a chunk of the traditional George Bush type base. How and where do they find a candidate who can appeal to both because one on its own is not enough to get elected.

Haha. This story about bikes was interesting story too

Presumably the argument is that if you have the vaccines / capacity to deliver say 10 million shots its better to have 10 million people 65% safe than 5 million at 90%.

Seems like there is concern that the current vaccines aren't effective against the emerging South African variant. Hancock has said he has 'robustly' stopped flights from South Africa to deal pretty smartly and competently with that problem. Except of course we aren't stopping arrivals from South Africa or from recent visitors to South Africa. Anybody can do what Johnson's dad did and simply get an indirect flight and change planes in a third country. Surely just by law of averages there should be some aspects of this pandemic they don't mess up?

Can be one each. They are two separate elections run because no candidate got more than 50% of the vote last time. The lower scoring candidates have been disqualified and just the two who polled the highest votes remain

Even his local paper is saying it today . SEVEN further hospital deaths and more than 1,100 more cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Dorset over the weekend. The shocking statistics have been revealed as the death toll and number of positive cases soar across the UK. All seven deaths were recorded in University Hospitals Dorset, which covers the former Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Trust and Poole Hospital. The total within the newly-formed trust now stands at 284. Two of the deaths were reported yesterday with five on Saturday. An additional five were reported on New Year’s Day. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/18983586.seven-coronavirus-deaths-1-100-cases-dorset-weekend/

4 hours ago, Wes Tender said: Really? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tampon-tax-abolished-from-today Really. This Government, particularly the PM, lies. Not finesses the truth or puts a spin on, flat out lies. Trump and Johnson are two peas in a pod.