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"Five People Killed". It's the common news narrative at the moment.

Is this true?
In the Capitol protest?
Naw..

1 innocent unarmed woman protester killed by Capitol Police
3 protesters - medical emergencies
1 Capitol Policeman dead but unclear whether from injuries sustained or a medical emergency. What I’ve read is he passed some 3 hours after leaving the scene and had gone back to his office/precinct ? But haven’t seen an official cause
 

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Was that one person an Antifa infiltrator?

And how many were actually KILLED by the leftist protesters this past summer?
 

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Let me be very clear.

I have no tolerance for attacking Police Officers. Its wrong and should be punished.


That said, neither of those articles say that the video or pictures show the fallen Officer as being hit. The DailyMail story specifically says:
  • Moments later, another rioter comes out of nowhere and throws the fire extinguisher at the head of police officers in the crowd. The extinguisher hits one cop in the helmet and then bounces towards another. It is the same weapon that killed Capitol cop Brian Sicknick, but it's not clear if he is hit in the video.

And the CNN article does NOT reference the guy arrested as being charged with the Officer's death. As pointed out by @Oceanslider it doesnt appear to be the same guy shown throwing the extinguisher in the video anyway.
  • He faces four counts: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority; disorderly or disruptive conduct on Capitol grounds; civil disorder; and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers while engaged in the performance of official duties, the documents say.


Now it could well be that this is the incident that lead to the Officers death, and if so and this is the guy who hit him with the fire extinguisher, they should throw the book at him. I just havent seen that anywhere..
 
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Also be aware that the picture that CNN included in their article shows two completely different people than the image in your first link. The guy carrying Pelosi's crutch is not the guy who tossed the extinguisher. CNN, honest reporting at its finest. No intended narrative.
 

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Unbelievable
It didn’t take them long to trash the next “non approved” platform, did it...

If there is any doubt you now live in a communist country, you ain’t paying attention.


Gab is an American alt-tech social networkingservice known for its far-right and extremist userbase.[3][4][5][6] Widely described as a haven for extremists including neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right, it has attracted users and groups who have been banned from other social media and users seeking alternatives to mainstream social media platforms.[7][8][18] Gab claims to promote free speech and individual liberty, though these statements have been criticized as being a shield for its alt-right and extremist ecosystem
 

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This says the two incidents are not related but that the officer died at the hospital from injuries from a similar incident.
 

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I have to say that when you look at the Armed Military presence in DC......it is starting to look like a ceremony for a dictator, not an inauguration of an American President.

Amazing the response given when some politicians become scared. Us commoners have to protect ourselves...and I'm OK with that.

Not that 'Joe and the Hoe' will EVER be my president.....
 

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I haven't been able to get on Gab all day. The "unable to resolve your requested domain" part is a bit ... bothersome...


Origin DNS error
You've requested a page on a website (gab.com) that is on the Cloudflare network. Cloudflare is currently unable to resolve your requested domain (gab.com).
  • Ray ID: 611a106819527f94
  • Timestamp: 2021-01-14 20:21:34 UTC
  • Requested URL: gab.com/
  • Error reference number: 1016
  • Server ID: FL_14F299
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I've tried from different IPs and different providers. Same result...
 

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DC has become an armed encampment to protect Creepy, Sleepy, Basement Joe Bunco and all of our brave(?) elected officials who can't do crap unless it's signal, what they perceive as, their own "virtue". Last thing I heard today is that they want to deploy 50cal machine guns as well. Why not a few 20mm Gatling guns and really do some damage. What could possibly go wrong firing a 50cal machine gun in a city environment filled with historical icons?

It was a sham election and will be an even bigger sham of an inauguration. To say things have gotten way out of hand is a vast understatement and it's all for show and self aggrandizement of the Marxocrat Party.
 

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More and more facts leaking out like that. Multiple non-MAGA infiltrators.

Also interesting how the damage at the Capitol and deployment of tear gas happened a full 20 minutes before Trumps speech ended ..

Also interesting the FBI (Top.Men.) publicly said the Capitol siege was planned well ahead of that day, so how is it Trumps speech that day incited violence? (Which is what he was just Impeached for...)
 

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Satire, and I certainly don't agree with all of it, but I still appreciated the read...

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For those that don't know about history. Here is a condensed version:

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and the invention of the wheel. The wheel was invented to get man to the beer. These were the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:

Liberals and Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to B-B-Q at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly B-B-Q's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement.

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men. Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy, group hugs, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide the meat and beer that conservatives provided. Over the years conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most of their women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. Liberals invented the designated hitter rule because it wasn't fair to make the pitcher also bat.

Conservatives drink domestic beer, mostly Bud. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, lumberjacks, construction workers, firemen, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, members of the military, airline pilots and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get something for nothing.

Here ends today's lesson in world history.
 
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