OK, it Saturday of Jan 6. Appreciation Week, however you want to celebrate it. Jackie Cushman claims that A Year Later -- Time to Move Forward. It's always time to move forward; like a shark has to keep moving to breath (not true, by the way), politics has to keep adapting to the situation on the ground, the question is where to go. The Constitutional Conservative want to Make Jan. 6 Ashli Babbitt Remembrance Day. Makes about as much sense as a George Floyd day. Lt. Michael price shouldn't have shot her, but she had no business going through that window. Stupidity is painful, sometimes even fatal. Insty, AMERICA’S PAPER OF RECORD: Nation Observes 0 Seconds Of Silence To Read The Names Of Those Killed By Trump Supporters On January 6th. . . Related: After Seeing Latest Jobs Report, Nation Regrets Buffalo Guy’s Failure to Seize Presidency. Heh. It’s a joke now. . .
Joe Klein at Front Page dissects Biden’s January 6 Anniversary Speech - and His Big Lies, He's a life long liar and fabulator, why would we expect him not to lie here? I think Althouse misunderstands his intent in, "I will stand in this breach." . . .Said President Biden, in his speech yesterday. At CNS News, Biden Calls for Unity at End of Divisive, Anti-Trump-and-His-Followers Speech. Unity is bad for business. At Da Wire, ‘One Of The Darkest Days’: Democrats Use January 6 To Fundraise, Push Progressive Agenda, and that's the business. Apparently, the Jan. 6 week is selling about like you'd expect. 'Bonchie' at Red State, The Ratings Are in for CNN's January 6th Obsession—and Hoo Boy
At PM, WATCH: Joe Kent SLAMS Kamala Harris for comparing January 6 to 9/11. Insty, HUFFPO’S WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT ON JAN. 6 VERSUS 9/11. "I’m a free speech lawyer. I am an awfully hard person to seriously offend. But by golly, this guy managed it, by spitting on the graves of thousands of innocent people for a Twitter hot take." The NYPo ed board, Nancy Pelosi’s lost it and other commentary. At Da Fed, Jordan Boyd notes Mass. Gov. Blames Trump For Black Nationalist Murder Of Capitol Policeman Killed Last April.
Lists, we have lists (I hear readers like lists). At da Fed, Actual Democracy, And 4 Other Things The Left Called A ‘Threat To Democracy’ Besides Jan. 6 and 8 Times Left-Wing Protesters Broke Into Government Buildings And Assaulted Democracy. Althouse, having chronicled the months long occupation of the Wisconsin Capitol echoes "8 Times Left-Wing Protesters Broke Into Government Buildings And Assaulted Democracy", in an attempt to get her left-wing and right-wing commentators to fight. Spoiler, it works.
Speaking of lists, CNN, in an attempt to stir trouble in the Republican base says Cruz called Jan. 6 a terrorist attack at least 17 previous times. Andrea Widburg at Am Think thinkss Ted Cruz goes on Tucker to try to walk back his words about January 6. At Mediaite, Tucker Carlson Utterly Humiliates Ted Cruz During Interview: ‘I Just Don’t Believe You’. Leah Barkoukis at Town Hall, 'I Just Don't Believe You': Tucker Skewers Ted Cruz During Interview Over Jan. 6 Remarks. AllahPundit at Haut Hair rejoices in The emasculation of Ted Cruz "The most recent emasculation of Ted Cruz, I should say. There’s been more than one over the last few years. . . .In fact, you’re not really an A-list nationalist until you’ve emasculated Cruz publicly.
The presumption of guilt has to be applied to the FBI now that the Ray Epps story got Epsteined. The public has every right to conclude Jan6 was an FBI operation -- even if it wasn't -- because that is the message the FBI has communicated to us by its actions. Message received
Althouse is not overwhelmed with the NYT's attempt to White House wash the
Ray Epps connection, The Ray Epps conspiracy theory story is powerfully viral —
so let's see how it's handled by The New York Times.
I saw this, linked at Instapundit, here. My instinct is to compare what the NYT says about it, and there's a substantial discussion in a piece published yesterday: "The Next Big Lies: Jan. 6 Was No Big Deal, or a Left-Wing Plot/How revisionist histories of Jan. 6 picked up where the 'stop the steal' campaign left off, warping beliefs about what transpired at the Capitol."
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The absence of evidence is never going to convince people that there's no connection because one can easily make inferences from the lack of evidence. The connection, if any, would have been hidden. Perhaps it was hidden competently. Perhaps those who should have looked are in on the conspiracy.
In fact, his known connections are decidedly anti-government: In 2011, Mr. Epps served as the president of the Arizona Oath Keepers, the largest chapter of the militia group whose members were among the mob that attacked the Capitol, though it is not clear if he remains a member of the group.
It's not clear? Find out! Let's hear more about that. How do we know he didn't infiltrate the group? The NYT set out to demonstrate that the Ray Epps story is a conspiracy theory, but it isn't doing what it needs to do to convince a close reader that there's nothing here. I realize it's hard to prove a negative, but if you want to squelch an actively spreading conspiracy theory you have to do much more than assure complacent readers that there's nothing to see here. You have to provide suspicious minds with reason to believe that you investigated to the point that if he were a government agent, you'd have figured it out.
I don't think that Ray Epps has been proven to be an FBI plant, but if he's not, he's the only smart guy in the Oath Keepers. He knew enough to lead, but not dirty himself by actually breaching the Capitol grounds. The fact that the same FBI guy that was in charge of the Whitmer kidnapping case (where there were more FBI plants than actual conspirators), was in charge in DC at the time certainly lends credence to the idea that there were multiple FBI plants involved.
At HE, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Files Lawsuit Against Nancy Pelosi to Stop Release of Phone Records. Pure harassment for his support of Trump. Da Beast whines There Are No More Frenemies in Congress. Just Enemies, and your side is largely responsible. Similarly WaPoo whines Hawley was Democrats’ ally in the battle against Big Tech. Then came Jan. 6. If you demonize people enough, they just won't help you.
Insty, I THINK THE STUPID AND CRINGEY BIT IS THE WORST PART, BUT YEAH: The Bigger Problem With The Hamilton Performance At the Capitol On January 6: “Dear Theodosia” is sung by Aaron Burr, who was an accused insurrectionist. “In any event, celebrating an accused insurrectionist is not the right symbolism for January 6.” Or maybe it is. "You know, all of the Framers were “insurrectionists,” actually."
In the real insurrection, Sundance at CTH reports Antifa Sleeper Cell Terrorist Arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, with Homemade Bombs and Weapons on January 6th
A 22-year-old man identified as a member of Antifa was arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, after he was caught with an explosive device near the location of a protest at the Pinellas County courthouse. Something spooked the suspect who was caught running from the scene according to the sheriff’s office.
The local media is trying to avoid noting that Garrett James Smith previously travelled to Portland, Oregon, for training on how to function as what authorities describe as a “sleeper cell.”
Unfortunately, the media reports show “federal agents” quickly responded to the arrest and took over the investigation. We all know what that means.
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