I'm praying hard for him. They will come for him, it's common for communists to imprison or execute former leaders. He better not sugar coat that reality. Even if he's promised a bullshit presidential pardon (which he doesn't need), they'll come for him at the state level. He has to fight.
I'm still not convinced that they "took" it, as opposed to being allowed to occupy it. I suspect there is a lot of quiet coordination between these groups underwriters, and authorities, to push forward certain political objectives and messages. We couldn't get close to doing what they do, without major Fallujah level urban warfare. This week in DC will maybe test my theory.
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