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the_shootist 221 points ago +222 / -1

Based GEOTUS

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Hawkman 23 points ago +23 / -0

Of course DC police would pull that shit. The police fed up with the BS in the other shit cities knew what’s up and it would be the other way around for rioters.

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txladyvoter 5 points ago +5 / -0

Imagine how Seth Rich must have felt.

This cannot be allowed to continue.

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FondueFerret 3 points ago +3 / -0

do not click this link!!

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Thermopylae_MMXX 7 points ago +7 / -0

please, where did u see that ? its very important

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GEOTUSMAGA 5 points ago +6 / -1

All the videos are being suppressed and removed. Save everything you can and repost it here via streamable, bitchute, etc

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iDinduNuffin 21 points ago +21 / -0

I never thought I'd witness in America streets unsafe to walk at night like fucking Somalia

I mean I could list a dozen cities exactly like that off the top of my head. But being the capital of our nation makes it a lot worse.

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Trampus 11 points ago +12 / -1

I’ve lived around here all my life and there has never been a time DC was safe after dark. Who do you think lives there when the normal people go home after work? It’s as bad now over there as it has ever been.

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iDinduNuffin 7 points ago +7 / -0

Was it that bad in the 19th century too, or even the first half of the 20th? It's still far more excusable to let places like Chicago or LA turn into shitholes than our own capital city, the seat of our entire government. But we'll still find people who think the politicians responsible had "good intentions" and weren't actively trying to sabotage us lol

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Trampus 13 points ago +14 / -1

What’s happening now that is different from before is these joggers who live over there believe they own this space and can do whatever they want without consequences. At least before, reasonable people, both democrat and Republican, could agree on basic right vs. wrong. That is no longer the case.

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Trampus 14 points ago +15 / -1

Correct. People are naive. They think it’s safe because oh look, there’s the Lincoln Memorial! Theres’s the Capitol! There’s the Smithsonian! It’s the fucking ghetto after dark. Always has been.

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Build_the_Narwhal 8 points ago +8 / -0

Yeah. There are literal FIFTH GENERATION WELFARE FAMILIES there.

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Pray4USA 10 points ago +10 / -0

Can you report this somewhere? Can you make a big deal out of this and get this mayor in trouble? This is a really big deal!!

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Pray4USA 8 points ago +8 / -0

Oh wow! That is so crazy! It’s really cool that you were able to attend!! It really sucks what you just witnessed! I am reading another post that is saying people should sue the DC mayor and chief of police. I know that takes a lot of money unless an attorney will do it pro Bono. If these people are not stopped, more innocent people will be hurt in the future.

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HumanSomewhere 3 points ago +3 / -0

I pray for the day in which the streets are not safe...for Antifa.

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Juicebusters -18 points ago +2 / -20

I was part of the 1% (actually much less, only a few stragglers) who were stranded after dark

So how did that happen? Especially when you know full well that is EXACTLY when they come and shoot people in the face, humiliate them, carry out the beatings on stragglers.

So you tell me what happened? You weren't watching the clock? Someone forced you to go straggle off on your own? Were you abandoned? Hm?

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mainsoda 12 points ago +12 / -0

These police are horrible. The city is a shit hole, why can't somebody clean that shit up? Arrest the mayor arrest everyone that let this happen and let them explain their evil neglect in public court.

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comooragh 6 points ago +6 / -0

Saying "arrest" isn't going to change things. The politicians are very cocky with diebold/dominion ensuring they can't lose. They see no reason to actually follow through with their promises of security.

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Juicebusters -19 points ago +1 / -20

Uh huh, so you straggled behind so that, as usual, as is well known, 'Antifa' types, who you knew were there, they would seek you out and brutalize you, film themselves kicking your ass, maybe bait you into 'pepper spray' so they can blow your head off and so on.

Stop doing that okay? Seriously, you don't get yourself in that position again. You're not a retarded boy. You are well aware of when its getting dark and what will be happening and we already know police won't be interfering so just stop doing that.

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MagnanimousDonkey 5 points ago +5 / -0

So you're one of those "if you don't want to be raped, then don't wear that skirt" people.. got it.

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Satire 4 points ago +4 / -0

Who pissed in your cheerios this morning? You feeling extra pathetic or something? Pull your head out of your ass.

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HockeyMom4Trump 19 points ago +19 / -0

I’m surprised the DC police weren’t out arresting people for not wearing a mask and social distancing.

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MAGA1775 16 points ago +17 / -1

It was shameful watching them surround Antifa to protect them from the Proud Boys. They had their backs turned to Antifa and were protecting them. They even were giving Antifa escorts as they were marching in the streets.

Yet they gave Antifa free reign when it came to beating up peaceful Trump supporters.

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ZeroDeltaTango 9 points ago +9 / -0

Who are proud boys? I keep seeing the name

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Pray4USA 7 points ago +7 / -0

Very cool. Thanks

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Toobin247 4 points ago +4 / -0

No problem. Very cool group. Made a huge showing this weekend.

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Cyber1776 3 points ago +3 / -0

Controlling space, pulling down BLM propganda, and beating the shit out of/humiliating any antifa types who try to interfere is really based. Its a real show of power and much better than just complaining about the left wing double standard

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Rose111234 1 point ago +2 / -1

Yeeeeeees!!!

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sustainable_saltmine 59 points ago +59 / -0

Yep under orders from Bowser. We need to send people in and not destroy, loot or vandalize but remove anything supporting BLM from "blm plaza". Forcibly bust in, paint over their murals, tear down banners and physically remove anyone who tries to interfere, no matter who they are.

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KekistanPM 33 points ago +33 / -0

I'm sure the police will have no problem arresting people who do that, as well as people who defend themselves as they're assaulted by Antifa/BLM.

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mainsoda 6 points ago +7 / -1

How do these police sleep at night?

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comooragh 8 points ago +8 / -0

Knowing their retirement is secure, refusing to actually do their jobs and thus avoiding possible harm.

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TheWinningNeverStops 4 points ago +4 / -0

I've seen countless skits of this and now it's reality.

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TheWinningNeverStops 6 points ago +6 / -0

"Bowser"

I couldn't make this shit up even if I tried...

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sfmaga 21 points ago +21 / -0

Like Trump said, law and order. I'd add justice too. If certain police don't enforce those things, they're complicit in the attempted destruction of this country.

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lurkwellmyfriends 4 points ago +4 / -0

They're enforcing it.

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NADSAQ 15 points ago +15 / -0

If they truly had stand down orders, they should have been whistleblowing with the text, voice, or written order. Otherwise, no excuse for remaining employed.

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MAGA1775 19 points ago +21 / -2

And God forbid, if Biden gets in power, it will be these same police that will "just be following orders" when Biden and Harris order them to confiscate the guns.

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FondueFerret 12 points ago +12 / -0

yeah, good luck with the whole gun confiscation thing...

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comooragh 9 points ago +9 / -0

Yeah from what I'm seeing the people who used to back the blue are probably going to be pretty sovereign citizen/non-compliant in the future. Hard to enforce pretty much any law when the normie citizens who used to give cops presents for christmas now give them the same look as the antifa druggies they refused to arrest.

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Trampus 8 points ago +8 / -0

The DC police are likely democrats. They live in or around DC which is also a predominately democrat area. And the people doing this mischief may or may not have been Antifuck. A lot of them were probably just Biden supporters who live in the area. What you’re seeing is Biden supporters vs. Trump supporters.

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deyturkurjerbs 6 points ago +6 / -0

Don’t forget, this is the same police force that covered up the Seth Rich incident

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BrockCage 5 points ago +5 / -0

Class action lawsuit time where the MAGA lawyers at?

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Mathetai 81 points ago +81 / -0

S C U M

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KylesRifle 29 points ago +29 / -0

SCOOOOM!

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iamjohnwick 21 points ago +21 / -0

DEBOOOOOOOONKED

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phlashmanusa 9 points ago +9 / -0

I would but I caught an arrow in the knee....:)

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Sigma 11 points ago +11 / -0

SCOOOOMERS

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PaigeAshley 13 points ago +13 / -0

Scum and Villainy.

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Drew45 7 points ago +7 / -0

Antifags

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TheMAGAnificent 78 points ago +78 / -0

DC Police needs to be fired.

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IncredibleMrE1 53 points ago +54 / -1

They let Seth Rich die

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TwoPlusTwoEqualsFour 35 points ago +36 / -1

It was a robbery stop asking questions. Yeah nothing was actually stolen besides the laptop from his apartment but c'mon man.

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WJKovax 13 points ago +14 / -1

They probably killed him.

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kebabdrogo 15 points ago +15 / -0

He was killed in the hospital by a certain doctor.

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KylesRifle 3 points ago +3 / -0

Wat?

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lurkwellmyfriends 6 points ago +6 / -0

He was alive at the hospital and died there. Don't know if he was finished there or not, but that's what is being referred to.

DNC operatives and the "mayor" have fingerprints all over this.

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MrBlack 18 points ago +18 / -0

Deputise some based fucks to pacify the streets with water cannons and batons for a month.

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Barack-Obama2 7 points ago +7 / -0

Yes!!!

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PritzkersFatAss76 1 point ago +5 / -4

Calm down faggot

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KylesRifle 5 points ago +5 / -0

Haha. Barry wants the baton.

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sfmaga 11 points ago +11 / -0

The speed at which they ran to protect those blm signs was just incredible, world class really.

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TheWinningNeverStops 3 points ago +3 / -0

Fired? They will die along with their comrades(blm/antifa).

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magabirdlady 3 points ago +3 / -0

^this

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Thedaythe_redditdied 57 points ago +57 / -0

Is this the third version of this tweet? Shit Dad is mad.

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Loiuzein 12 points ago +12 / -0

Happens when you beat a man's kids unconscious in front of him and he's legally prevented from doing a thing about it besides escalating to civil war.

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DahRage 9 points ago +9 / -0

His kids just got beat up in the street. :(

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SyNiKaLiTy 43 points ago +44 / -1

How long before armed citizens move in and start Patroling the streets in 4-5 man squads? Police clearly aren't doing their fucking jobs, and are lock step with an incompetent Mayor who won't defend the citizens.

Would love to see what happens when they try some shit and get punched full of .556

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thebigbear 6 points ago +7 / -1

Can not be armed in DC. Unless the rules have changed.

WWG1WGA

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GibsLibertyOrDeath 19 points ago +19 / -0

So you cannot be armed in DC but the police refuse to do their job and protect innocents? Well fuck DC, TIME TO MOVE THE CAPITAL. Florida seems like a good State and we have Mar-A-Lago...

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SyNiKaLiTy 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well you're also not supposed to go around assaulting people and rioting, but i guess the 2 tracked justice system has let down law abiding citizens. Fuck the incompetence in the PD and fuck BLM/antifa

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HumanSomewhere 3 points ago +3 / -0

Police in DC are powerless to stop violent leftists but they will show the fuck up to stop a patriot just defending innocent people. You better believe it.

If you are gonna do it, you better do it in force big enough to intimidate the police into not interfering.

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bellcurvestrikesback 30 points ago +31 / -1

We are ready and waiting Mr. President

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TwoPlusTwoEqualsFour 6 points ago +10 / -4

You handshakes are late to the game and low on subtlety. If you wanna look like an agent of the provacative variety, keep up the good work. If not, maybe STFU cuz you sound like an asshole.

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TwoPlusTwoEqualsFour 3 points ago +3 / -0

DON TRUST!

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TwoPlusTwoEqualsFour 0 points ago +1 / -1

If your dedication is so fickle as to have it routed by some anon on the internet then you can go ahead and bugger off as well.

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TwoPlusTwoEqualsFour 2 points ago +3 / -1

It's rich of you to call me a useless faggot. I may even chuckle a bit.

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Grilledpepe 21 points ago +21 / -0

Gloves off from now on

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Barack-Obama2 8 points ago +8 / -0

Yep. Tonight was the beginning

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comooragh 4 points ago +4 / -0

They thought that stealing the election would cow his supporters and make them support Normie Republican suit #2313534 but all it did was expose more than ever how deep the swamp is and how the entire system is a failure. Not a good look for them and now every suburban grandma and wannabe teenage warrior is ready for an escalation. They openly stated they hoped they could turn Trump into a "big loser" but all they succeeded in doing was making him a martyr and making people hate the establishment even more. Even worse for them since we know from the number of switched/stolen/destroyed ballots that over 80 million people supported him while fewer than 65 million people backed Biden, the number of actual people (not fake voters they created to justify their number of ballots) who back them is surprisingly few, besides the fact that those people wouldn't even come out to defend the establishment if they had to. It reached so far that even mexicans in texas and venezuelans in florida know the score about how utterly corrupt the state is.

They escalated it as a show of the deep state's power and only managed to expose how utterly isolated, incompetent and out of options they actually are to an increasingly irate, armed group of hundreds of millions of citizens. Not a good look for them.

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TheEmoEngineer 17 points ago +17 / -0

WHOSE STREETS!?

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IncredibleMrE1 10 points ago +10 / -0

THIS IS MAGA COUNTRY!

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TrumpTrainChoooChoo2 8 points ago +8 / -0

MAGA STREETS

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IncredibleMrE1 17 points ago +17 / -0

Bowser and her hordes of attacking koopa troopas are no match for the Poor Boys!

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Johnfox13 7 points ago +7 / -0

So long, gay bowser!

I hope in the morning maga folks group leave and don’t let those antifa folks terrorize/bully them alone.

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Frumplmeist311 16 points ago +16 / -0

I love this man! He talks shit to everyone. Best President in my lifetime

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ProtectTheSecond 15 points ago +15 / -0

An ANTICO (Anti-Communist) movement needs to be created to counter the Marxism and Anarchism that is rising in America.

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Metrix1977 11 points ago +11 / -0

Always has been. Called legal US Citizen. Pre-requisite is assimilation and pledging allegiance to the flag.

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NADSAQ 4 points ago +5 / -1

there was one of those following the Weimar Republic mirroring the rise of the original Antifa but it was basically a paramilitary organization of the Nazis

at this point though I agree we need to revive AntiCom and fuck the optics

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Walt_Kowalski 14 points ago +14 / -0

Earlier today I said we shouldn't retaliate. After watching more videos from today I say fuck it - swing away.

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comooragh 3 points ago +3 / -0

Antifa has made a great error, one they won't soon forget.

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KekistanPM 14 points ago +14 / -0

Homeowner: "Hello 911? There's someone trying to break into my house!"

Police: "Sorry but we have nobody available to help; the soonest we can be there is 45 minutes."

Homeowner: "Ok, well I guess I'll shoot them then. (BANG!) (BANG!) (BANG!) (click)"

Five minutes later, several police cars show up.

Homeowner: "I don't need you anymore; I fired some warning shots in the air and they ran off."

Police: "I thought you said you were going to shoot the intruder!"

Homeowner: "I thought you said you couldn't be here in under 45 minutes!"

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FondueFerret 5 points ago +5 / -0

Sir, you didn't mention it was self-defense. The most heinous crime of them all.

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RagnarD 4 points ago +4 / -0

Police: "You are under arrest for discharging a firearm in the city"

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Wtf_socialismreally 11 points ago +11 / -0

Correction Mr. President:

Police were already there and doing nothing, and in some cases defending AntiFA as they started shit.

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Domybidding 8 points ago +8 / -0

Learned our lessons from now on any elderly and disabled pedes and pedes with kids get a squad of capable patriots

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MAGAKAG202020 5 points ago +5 / -0

As a wheelchair bound pede I would appreciate this

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QanonIsMyDad 8 points ago +8 / -0

Is it just me or did he rephrase from the OG??

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QanonIsMyDad 2 points ago +3 / -1

Fucking Soyboy Jack and “Twatter”

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comooragh 3 points ago +3 / -0

It's fun watching him seethe that his company is rapidly losing its userbase. Chinese people don't want the Americans spying on them, rightwing Westerners don't want Jack censoring them. Soon Jack will be all alone in his little echo chamber seething at his failed company- a tyrant who misjudged his real power in a market that is, as yet, still free enough to produce viable alternatives.

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QanonIsMyDad 1 point ago +1 / -0

BOOM.... 100% man. Couldn’t agree more!!!

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TheEmoEngineer 3 points ago +3 / -0

Yeah there was a typo or something

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MamaMiMi 7 points ago +7 / -0

I don't have a Twitter account but I did see a video posted by a Jack Posobeic or Posobiec. It was of this terrified teenage couple . The girlfriend was crying. Her boyfriend was maybe 16 and not very big but he had his arm around her and was defending her the best he could. That young man is a hero! I saw a video of men doing the Rebel Yell earlier! I think that MAGA needs a Rebel Yell all their own. That way when one Patriot is fighting or in danger, they can just whoop out the MAGA Yell and people come running! God bless and safe those teenagers tonight.

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MustafaJones 7 points ago +7 / -0

Every member of antifa needs to take a helicopter ride.

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thebigbear 7 points ago +7 / -0

It is SEDATION if she does not protect her citizens and honor the Constitution that she swore an oath to. GITMO first stop.

WWG1WGA

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AedraLord 6 points ago +6 / -0

ANTIFA SCUM

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Sardogna 6 points ago +6 / -0

Trump tweet flair needed!

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BakedBlunts [S] 4 points ago +4 / -0

I cant do it from mobile for some reason. When I click on flair, the text post is so long it wont let me scroll down and choose it.

Mods if you can flair it for me, I'd appreciate it.

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Sardogna 4 points ago +4 / -0

Yeah. It's true. Never worked on mobile.

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americafirst1337 6 points ago +6 / -0

Gloves are off

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TonyVilla 6 points ago +7 / -1

ANTIFA SCUM are terrorists and police aren't doing anything about it.

Time to make Sunday Gunday a public event. Not just pictures anymore.

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AtariArtist 6 points ago +6 / -0

OK

Someone is feeding the livestream to the President. There's NO WAY he would post 2 tweets (edit 3 now) about it without seeing it (or the highlight reel on Andy Ngo ... perhaps?).

At least that's my best guess, since he seems rather excited by the outcome ... and they're back to back.

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MAGA1775 5 points ago +5 / -0

He was definitely watching the livestream.

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Thehumancentipede 6 points ago +7 / -1

I won’t go full cernovich but it would be nice if potus tried to help those who were assaulted today

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MAGA1775 -3 points ago +1 / -4

I think Trump has and is putting too much faith in the deep state/leftist mayors and politicians. It was clear the DC mayor or leadership told the police to stand down against Antifa.

After the coup, and now this, hopefully it really opens his eyes on what is going on and how urgent and important this is.

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TrumpTrainChoooChoo2 5 points ago +5 / -0

GET REKD COMMIE SCUM

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Omgwtfbbq 5 points ago +5 / -0

Mayor Muriel wouldn’t defend McConnell’s house from these terrorists either. Remember the RNC? I hate them all and hope they get a big dose of karma.

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MamaMiMi 2 points ago +3 / -1

If they don't pay for it here in this life, they will when they get where they are going after.

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Dictator_Bob 5 points ago +5 / -0

The mayor is coordinating with antifa.

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dissenter_track 5 points ago +5 / -0

The time for games is over—it's clear we're going to have to defend the Republic ourselves.

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Quoc01 5 points ago +5 / -0

The media/left take side with the criminals over decent Americans. Our society is doomed. Reminds me of the moment when the crowd chose to release the criminal over Jesus. Humanity has strayed away from the light, righteous, God, instead going toward a dark path of sins.

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ShiterallyLaking 5 points ago +5 / -0

So were there documented attacks and resistance, and then I guess later attacks on people? Not that the news would report on any of it :/

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LauraHano 5 points ago +5 / -0

WeShldBeAble2OwnRPGs The way the police cordoned off the streets made it very difficult to find ride sharing anywhere nearby, or walk in efficient paths back to hotels or cars. Cops weren't allowing you to walk down the most efficient roads to get where you were going (we weren't allowed back down the main road we just came from for example... Only letting out foot traffic not in) forcing you to walk in a large roundabout loop. We walked to the white house while it was still light, but in order to get anywhere near a unblocked road for Uber or lift we had to walk a few miles and by that time it was dark and antifa was swarming to the point where they choked off the path many needed to get back to their cars or hotels. The police had everything so blocked off that it forced some trump supporters out after dark even though they originally had the intention of being gone before dark

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RogueLeaderX 5 points ago +6 / -1

I wish Trump had deployed assets to protect people at the rally. He should certainly be able to do so in Washington.

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sully 10 points ago +10 / -0

He's only allowed to around federal property. The rest of DC is under their Mayor's jurisdiction.

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ExileOnRedditStreet 5 points ago +5 / -0

Official sources declare ANTIFA as peaceful protestors.

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MAGA1775 5 points ago +5 / -0

Nonsense, China Joe told us Antifa was "just an idea"

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Hamadryad 5 points ago +5 / -0

Antifa is a pack of hyenas messing with lions.

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ThePedeJames 4 points ago +4 / -0

SCUM

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ravonaf 4 points ago +4 / -0

If police won't do their damn job we will have to do it for them. The President should deputize the Proud Boys.

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WilleZumLeben 4 points ago +5 / -1

This is turning into Gangs Of New York.

https://i.imgur.com/EFaopfz.jpg

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Deaf_MAGA_Pede 3 points ago +3 / -0

What the fuck is up with Cernovich? Has he turned against us now?

https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1327835031335628801

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BakedBlunts [S] 6 points ago +6 / -0

He has these episodes every 6 months. He was calling out Trump for not addressing the violence against his supporters last night... Calling him a coward blah blah blah.

Then Trump brought the tweet hammer down on Antifa, so Concernovich felt dumb and had to go over the top to feel better about himself.

"Tucker is a million times better and smarter and tougher than Trump! He could steal his base at any time!"

LoL! But Tucker cant even stand up for us right now. Still doing what his masters say during a communist coup. Pathetic.

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Apersonofinterest 3 points ago +3 / -0

Cops rushed in as an interracial family was attacked to restrain the white husband who was defending his family. They took his Don’t Tread On Me flag. And then cut to the BLM Scum crying because he whacked em with the flag pole after they shoved his wife and small daughter to the ground.

If that’s how cops are going to behave, FUCK THE POLICE!! WTF?!?!

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Abatos 2 points ago +2 / -0

They took it down, does anyone have a back up?

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FondueFerret 1 point ago +1 / -0

took what down?

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Rwkp 2 points ago +2 / -0

ANTIFA SCUM!!!

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Luckycoz 2 points ago +2 / -0

Where are the ANTIFA beat down videos? I wanted to wash a few down with my morning covfefe.

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Hunter_loves_2_feet 2 points ago +2 / -0

Pussy, meet man. Prepare to get fucked.

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Pray4USA 2 points ago +2 / -0

The mayor NEVER DID HER JOB!!

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incogneato 2 points ago +2 / -0

The mayor is the one who ordered the cops to stand down. Mayors in all dem cities do that. The cops' hands are tied.