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There’s a mixed take on the Capitol police. In some vids they are virtually compliant. In others they are directly under attack by the mob (to the point where 2 have died so far). It almost depends on what part of the building they’re being filmed. In some places, they are under assault; in others, they are letting people in without hindrance.

Though even in the places where they are assaulted…I can’t help but imagine if the crowd were people of color. Can you imagine that in that situation the police would just passively let assaults on them happen? I can’t imagine a situation like that where the police wouldn’t use guns.

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Yeah, it was mixed. Some cops fighting the Trumpies, some cops helping the Trumpies, some cops probably totally confused as to what to do.

It will take a year or so to untangle and research it all. I’m sure Woodward is beginning his book on it, as we speak.

I dont have anything original to say about it. Its just how things are now.

Fox News, Rightwing-Radio, Rightwing social-media, Q-anon, Evangelical-Religion
coupled with
Capitalism, Inequality, Neoliberalism, Outsourcing Jobs, Opioids, etc
have spawned various shades of Trumpies. At one end of the Trumpie spectrum you have little old evangelical ladies like wv-mom. At the other end of the Trumpie spectrum you have the ProudBoys, Nazis, KKK, etc.

75 Million Trumpies. Probably a good 10 million on the Ultra-Right-Fascist end of the Trumpie-Spectrum.

Not enough for a Revolution, but enough for a lot more domestic terrorism
in the coming decades.

The FBI will probably arrest a lot of them in the future, but
so many of them are already IN law enforcement, its a complex problem,
as we see in the Capital Police situation.

80 million neoliberal imperialist CIA-loving Bidenites.
75 million rightwing-soft-and-hard-fascist Trumpies.

And about 1 million leftists.

Interesting times ahead.

Portugal calls.

link:https://www.nfl.com/news/x-rays-negative-on-aaron-donald-s-ribs-rams-dt-to-have-mri-sunday

The Los Angeles Rams received some positive news regarding All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald.

NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Sunday on NFL GameDay Morning that initial X-rays on Donald’s injured ribs came back negative for a break, per sources informed of the situation. The defensive tackle will undergo an MRI today to determine the extent of the injury.

Garafolo added that Donald could have re-entered the game late if needed in the 30-20 win over Seattle on Saturday.

Donald exited the tilt early in the third quarter after slinging Russell Wilson to the ground. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year hurt his ribs rolling over Wilson and appeared to have trouble breathing on the sideline. Donald took multiple trips to the locker room. He ended the game on the sideline but didn’t re-enter the match as the Rams pulled away with the win.

Coach Sean McVay told Garafolo he’s “hopeful” Donald will be ready for the Divisional Round.

“This guy is an absolute machine,” he said. “Never bet against AD.”

The Rams await the outcome of today’s New Orleans Saints-Chicago Bears bout to ascertain who they will face next weekend. If the Saints win, L.A. will face the No. 1 seeded Green Bay Packers. If the Bears pull the upset, the Rams will fly to Tampa to face Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.

Watched it. An ugly game. Lots of mistakes
by both teams.

Robert Woods, wide open with lots of space
and it goes right thru his hands. Etc.

Lots of credit to Goff. Playin without a thumb.
From one of those comments i read,
Sounds like he was playin a little angry, too.
Good win for Jared.

Where is the weakness on this defense?
Certainly not the secondary. Best secondary
the rams have ever had, i would guess.
Anyone think of a better one?

Dline? Has there been a deeper DLine? No.
Has there been a better one?
Well, sure but you have to go back
a long way.

Linebackers? I dunno. Sandwiched
by greatness, they look purty good.

Aaron Donald is so much fun, that i dont
wanna think of watching a game where
he’s on the sideline.

Akers is growing on me. But, I keep looking for something
‘special’ with Akers. And i never see it. He’s no
Faulk, no Steven, no ED. I dont even see a McCutcheon.
But there he is getting tough yards, play after play.
Maybe he’s Willie Ellison, i dunno.
What is he special at?

That pick6 was one of the best pick6’s Ive ever
seen. Holy shit, that was fun.
The only one better i can think of was
Isaiah Robertson’s against Sonny Jurgenson.

I cant believe that was the first game
without a rams-turnover. Boggles the mind.

I’ve picked against the Rams more this year
than any i can remember. I just dont believe
in the offense. So, whoever they play next
week, with or without Donald, I’ll be
pickin against them. I expect things
to come apart next week. Still…theres
that defense.

Watch the full video for more on the ground footage here: pic.twitter.com/GFvMBZ7YYA

— Insider News (@insidernews) January 8, 2021

from my colleagues @DanaBashCNN and @mkraju:

“After speaking with Milley today, Pelosi told her caucus that she has gotten assurances there are safeguards in place in the event President Trump wants to launch a nuclear weapon, according to multiple sources on the caucus call.”

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) January 8, 2021

He’s the best Rams corner I’ve ever seen,
I think. And so physical and fierce.

I mean they just dont even try him much.
We only get to see him during the opposition’s
runs.

What other Ram CB has even come close?
Aeneas I guess, but he was a ram late in his career,
and i just tend to think of him as a ram safety.

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When I joined the military, I took an oath to defend my country against all threats, foreign and domestic. These are seditionists. These are domestic enemies. These are the same people refusing to wear masks because they feel it's their right to spread coronavirus.

— Jesse Ventura (@GovJVentura) January 6, 2021

Since week ten, guess who has the best defense? Seattle.

I dunno about Goff. He freelances to much.
And there’s that thumb. Plus, he’s religious.

I say, we go with Bulger.

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Nice gutty, ugly win.
Good to be in the playoffs.
That kid is a nice backup.
He’s not a starter, imho.

Without Goff, its one
and done.

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So the Oline hasnt been playing well
in the last two weeks,
Brockers is out
AND Kupp is out,
and Goff is out
and Akers is gimpy.
and the new QB has never
played in an NFL game?

No way i can pick the Rams.

Cards 20
Rams 12

Cards favored by 1 point.
Rams favored by 1 point.
Depending.

Link:https://www.thelines.com/nfl-week-17-lines-2020/

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