Lockdown Update Day 307
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And from cute cat to Attempted Coup!
I don't know how many of you realize this, but QAnon Shaman and his band of weirdos were 100% a distraction from the trained militia terrorists, who were not in costume. Please stop letting this furry neo-Nazi make you take what's happening less seriously. https://t.co/G9FF2qo2kS pic.twitter.com/JXlkBP9rEr
— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) January 17, 2021
And a worrying post here (well, it basically confirms what we already know):
NY Times: They Used to Post Selfies. Now They’re Trying to Reverse the Election.
Right-wing influencers embraced extremist views, and Facebook rewarded them.
NEW: The FBI is investigating a claim that a PA woman who rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6 stole a laptop from Speaker Pelosi's office and intended to sell it to the Russians.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) January 18, 2021
The FBI says she appears to have fled. More about this bizarre case: https://t.co/mJwjcShEDi
ETA:
The most gifted fabulist alive couldn’t make this up pic.twitter.com/4AJbmYbM7M
— Linda Tirado (@KillerMartinis) January 18, 2021
ETA: Two fun things via
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shrodingers_time_lady:QI: Jokes that used to be banned by the BBC
Fake Britain: A Map of Fictional Locations
ETA2:
Here are some of my favorite stories about Martin Luther King Jr. that you won't hear today from people who wanted to paint him as this adorable teddy bear and not the radical that he was.
— michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) January 18, 2021
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