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Ms. Toad

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45. You are confusing what you predicted
Sat Jan 9, 2021, 09:01 PM
Jan 2021

as to the law, congressional, and court decisions with what anyone who has been watching and listening to Trump and his mobs expected as to their criminal behavior.

The military (as a whole) did not attempt to stop counting electoral votes
Trump did not declare martial law
Pence, and the Congress, did their jobs
The courts have rejected Trump's attempts to overturn the election 63 times
Biden has been formally declared president-elect

That said, everyone I know, who did not sleep through the attacks on the statehouses in MI and OH, or the plots against the governor of MI expected violence Wed. That is different in nature from endless prediction that the political system would fail - and that the election would be overturned by political machinations.

The ONLY thing that surprised me were the capital police officers who did not seem to make any attempt to bar entry to the building at one of the entrances to the building.

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yep. KG Jan 2021 #1
I hear ya. Girard442 Jan 2021 #2
It didn't treestar Jan 2021 #3
All they did was terrorize Congress people, kill a cop and it's no big deal, right? Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #8
Geez that's overkill treestar Jan 2021 #10
Geez that's projection Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #13
Nobody is arguing we ignore it but the predictions of the Doomers didn't materialize. Kaleva Jan 2021 #26
Some of them did Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #41
Yeah, the fact they attempted it and 4 peopled died kcr Jan 2021 #22
Wasn't really expecting collusion from the DoD and others soothsayer Jan 2021 #4
Yep! servermsh Jan 2021 #5
I didn't specifically foresee the Capitol Building being stormed... Silent3 Jan 2021 #6
all we can do llashram Jan 2021 #7
Yes, the usual sayers of nay RandiFan1290 Jan 2021 #9
Keep right on warning everyone PirateRo Jan 2021 #11
Thank you Saboburns Jan 2021 #12
Some have been shouting warnings for 5 years. maxrandb Jan 2021 #14
This 👆🏼 UpInArms Jan 2021 #16
I recall it more of saying it won't succeed in stopping the certification of the EC vote Kaleva Jan 2021 #15
This wasn't a "protest". First Speaker Jan 2021 #29
The riot didn't accomplish what the Doomers were predicating. Kaleva Jan 2021 #32
Poor you. Squinch Jan 2021 #17
QED Saboburns Jan 2021 #20
Go with that. Because, really, it's all about you and how no one would listen to you. Squinch Jan 2021 #28
Lord. NurseJackie Jan 2021 #18
QED Saboburns Jan 2021 #21
Those of us who keep tabs on Q Johnny2X2X Jan 2021 #19
The thing about Wednesday that surprised me wasn't that they did what they did herding cats Jan 2021 #24
Post removed Post removed Jan 2021 #23
Not sure I've seen much here about people foreseeing the mob Hav Jan 2021 #25
I do remember experts that deal with right wing extremists JonLP24 Jan 2021 #27
I saw it the day after it was announced that Joe won! Initech Jan 2021 #30
Looking at your posts for the past 2 months, you are not one of those who shouted warnings Kaleva Jan 2021 #31
Well done. cwydro Jan 2021 #43
It didn't happen Sympthsical Jan 2021 #33
This would be a great OP StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #35
+1 Kaleva Jan 2021 #39
Outstanding. Saboburns Jan 2021 #40
. Squinch Jan 2021 #42
The pushback was against the "We're DOOMED! Democracy is OVER" prognostications StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #34
I can't begin to count the number of Doom and Gloom and end of Democracy posts panader0 Jan 2021 #37
You have a point. dawg Jan 2021 #36
We didn't lose the democracy because the democracy worked - because we made it work StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #38
Were you one of them? I'll go have a look at all of your posts MineralMan Jan 2021 #44
You are confusing what you predicted Ms. Toad Jan 2021 #45
Well, if you were among the little "sky is falling and our nation's doomed" Hortensis Jan 2021 #46
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