I always thought this was one of the most powerful memes Trump put out, because it very accurately reflected what I felt. Yesterday, I listened to a conservative Black man say he just registered as a Democrat. I’m not sure he did, but his point was: it was less dangerous, less risky, you could fly under the radar. Better to be thought a dumb black Democrat, than a Black Trump supporter.

I have deactivated Facebook and requested that my account be deleted permanently (it takes 30 days to delete). I am fearful that my pro-Trump posts will be used against me. AIG just terminated Curt Shilling’s insurance because of his pro-Trump stance. Who will stop the mob when they come for us? The Left is loudly applauding the delisting, the doxxing, the blackballing of all Trump supporters. Don Lemon doubles down on his statement that all Trump supporters are Klansmen and Nazis. My coworker’s son publicly posted that all Trump supporters should be punched in the face.

Is there anyone else who will stand in the way when they come for us?

Resolved: Inauguration Day 2021 should be a day for patriots to go dark and stay silent, to mourn a passing and to prepare for the challenge and struggle ahead. Let the land be filled only with ignoble bureaucrats and their small, scared followers, surrounded by police and military, with no threats to be seen (because they are unwilling to look within).

Not a day of celebration, but a day to reflect on next steps, and to get on with the work of nation building in the face of a temporary setback. Let the contrast be stark with the enthusiasm due only to leaders who serve the American people. The incoming administration is one richly deserving of being ignored, and opposed when necessary. But I propose that there be no public rallies on this day, no protests, no attention paid to these unworthy pretenders led by a cipher – a zero of no importance. 

I have lived and worked in the DC metro area for more than 50 years. I have seen or joined numerous large demonstrations prompted by civil rights, the Vietnam War, abortion, and/or the Tea Party. I recall the 1968 riots after the assassination of MLK and saw the aftermath of the more recent Floyd rioting.

With the exception of the 1968 Riots, I have never seen such a comprehensive response by authorities as is currently underway in anticipation of the Biden inauguration. Never this far in advance for anything. Downtown streets are closed and every Metro train station within a 100-block area is to be closed a full week in advance of the event. Downtown is almost empty and (mostly unmarked) cars with flashing lights are blocking the single lane entrance to the affected roads each with large concrete barriers. There are now actually more police on the street on K Street than civilian pedestrians.

Yesterday, our office needed a service call for the A/C in the computer server room. (We are aberrant–we almost never close and we show up despite weather, riots, fascism, and/or pandemics and the existence of Zoom and Teams.) To arrange that visit, we needed to email a service request in writing so the company could print it out to be shown to the police to prove the tech has a valid reason for entering the cordoned zone. His truck was still banned so he had to park outside the zone and come on foot carrying tools and testing equipment. He was permitted to do that even though he fit the new dangerous profile: a working-class white guy in work boots and jeans–with tools.

Source: The Tennessee Star

ATLANTA, Georgia – Two Georgia state senators who said they wanted to fight for the state’s election integrity after the November 2020 presidential election learned Tuesday they will not chair committees that they previously presided over.