Do you remember the Brooks Brothers Miami riot?

[Baitball Blogger]

We were so slow to make the connection between Washington DC and the rioters who charged the Miami building. What would we do today if we made such a direct connection?

I say this knowing that Trump's ICE troops are probably an extension of that gang mentality. January 6th, also an example.

Now we have the calls from Trump to kill Democratic congress people and they are receiving 100s of threats.

So, I wonder, why aren't we tracking the calls to find out where they're coming from? What I suspect we'll find is that these aren't random people answering the call to continue Trump's death threats. I bet they will be like the Brooks Brothers rioters. Very directly connected to Trump and/or the GOP circles. And if that's the case, don't we have a case of criminal racketeering? Maybe even treason?

[sop]

1. 'The insurrection on Capitol Hill directly descends from the legacy of the Brooks Brothers riot and Bush v. Gore'

https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-hill-insurrection-has-roots-in-brooks-brothers-riot-2021-1

[Solly Mack]

2. Yes, and people made the connection as it happened.

[The Wizard]

3. Law enforcement has the capacity

to track these criminals issuing prosecutable terroristic threats, yet ignores them when directed at non Republicans.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Maybe our Dem congresspeople should demand an investigation?

[Raftergirl]

5. Yes I do and a Congressperson in a district near mine (now part of Stefanik's district) played a big role in it.

He was voted out the next election if iirc.A D took that seat. It wasn’t as Red a district back then and geographicly was’t nearly as rural a district.

[ChicagoTeamster]

6. Those people worked for Tom DeLay of TX and Roger Stone was involved as well.

[PatSeg]

7. Oh yes, the very smug Tom DeLay

The republican party is full of dirty tricksters whose only objective was/is winning at any cost. Roger Stone even bragged about it as if it was an accomplishment.

[moniss]

8. Might be GQP staff on burner phones. nt

[Sneederbunk]

9. ICE will get even more political in '26.

[quakerboy]

10. Which We would you propose doing this?

Last I checked, most Law enforcement are firmly in support of this regime. Plenty officially, but the rest seem pretty happy to be supportive regardless.

And most of us private citizens arent in a position to be tracing calls.

[sakabatou]

11. No. I don't remember, as I was too young/not into politics as I am now

[NameAlreadyTaken]

12. Yes, and here they are:

Probably some of the same culprits as now, just 25 years older.

[ananda]

13. I always knew they were sent by Tom Delay.

It was never a secret.

[Ellen Forradalom]

14. As an OG DUer, YES

What a disgrace that entire episode was

[OMGWTF]

15. IIRC, current Chief Justice John Roberts led the Brooks Brothers Brigade.

[lark]

16. We were in Miami for a big regional cheerleading competition while that was happening.

We were sitting in the bar at the Marriott and there were all these guys in khaki pants, white polos or white button ups hanging out. Some sat at the table next to us and I ask them what was going on. They said they all were Repug volunteers from all over America to stop the counting of the votes. He was from Alaska. I asked how they expected to do that. He said they were scaring the vote counters by banging on the windows and yelling and making all kinds of noise. This is from them and their understanding of what the job was - make sure GW got the job and not Gore. Anyone who says the Brooks Brothers riots weren't real were't there or are just r liars!!!

[ultralite001]

17. Matt Schlapp continues to be a GOP troublemaker 25 years later...

A man after Krasnov's evil ❤️❤️❤️...

Link to tweet

‘He Gets To Determine What MAGA Is!’ Matt Schlapp Argues That Only Trump Gets To Define MAGA Movement

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/he-gets-to-determine-what-maga-is-matt-schlapp-argues-that-only-trump-gets-to-define-maga-movement/

GOP operative drops sexual assault suit against CPAC’s Matt Schlapp

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4557616-gop-operative-drops-sexual-assault-suit-against-cpacs-matt-schlapp/

[electric_blue68]

18. I wasn't here, but I Do Remember it!

[returnee]

19. And Roger Stone was in on both.

The modern day repub party is a cheating party that will use violence to achieve its highly unpopular aims.

[Boomerproud]

20. I remember the photos and IDs but was anything done about it?

Were the cops called?

[lostnfound]

21. Brooks Brothers strategy / attendees included Supre Court Justice Kavanaugh

he was there with Karl Rove

[iemanja]

22. Yes, I remember it well. I voted on the

butterfly ballot.