Friday, January 08, 2021

Random Thoughts and Rambles


This post was started, for posting later this month, but needs to be moved to today. Foodie Friday starts next week with Yorkshires fruitcake in a couple of weeks.   
 
I am shocked at how easily the Capital perimeter was breached by terrorists. These are not patriots and very fine people, they are anarchists - terrorists.  Around the time I moved to DC, we spent billions of dollars building a secure space at the Capital, that was used, and was secure, at the same time entrances to the main Capitol building were closed and security theater was put in place on the historic building.  Security that failed miserably, with a security force that was vastly undermanned and under prepared for what we knew was likely to happen.  That will be investigated.  

I am proud of the restraint of the police and security forces.  The invading terrorists were largely unarmed, and not an invading foreign force.  To the extent possible, as long as it was possible the police defended the building and when necessary retreated to safety.  This is what was needed, doing otherwise would have resulted in a bloodbath, creating martyrs in the eyes of the terrorists. There should have been sufficient force to secure the perimeter,  but once it was breached the police did what they should do. Now to get them to practice the same restrain when facing black or hispanic crowds.   

The challenge with prosecuting the terrorist is creating martyrs in the eyes of their followers. A very difficult balancing act for prosecutors.  

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram suspended Trump's account on January 6th, after the Capital was invaded by terrorists that he urged on, talk about closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.  FB and Instagram have extended the suspension indefinitely at least through the end of his term. Again, too little - too late. 

Scotland has told Trump that the country on lockdown, and playing golf at one of his shuttered country clubs, would not qualify a essential travel, in other words, he is not welcome to come there when he leaves office - he is not welcome here either. 

2% of my high school graduating class died in December, at that rate we would all be dead in 4 years. I hope that trend ends. 

Amazon recently posted a list of 100 books to read before you die, I have already read 14 of them. Probably all of that list I will read. 

 


 

 


17 comments:

  1. Did some say Amazon? That's as bad so crocs!!!! We won't be able to peddle the dump anywhere. Even butt boy Putin don't want him.

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    1. I still the idea of calling in the forest service bear team, dart him, weight him, ear tag, dump him in the woods miles from humans.

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    2. I can live with that.

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  2. I don't like doing anything I'm told I should do before I die. What if I breeze through it all? Do I then have to immediately die?

    I don't understand at all the lack of preparation for what we could all see was coming.

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    1. THe chief of the Capital Police and Sergeant at Arms both resigned, word has it that the National Guard dragged their heels on responding.

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  3. THE COPS WERE IN LEAGUE WITH THE TERRORISTS! taking selfies with the terrorists is NOT protecting the building!

    ban social media NOW! ALL OF IT!

    DEATH TO ALL MAGAts!

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  4. If Trump intends to not be in the USA on Jan 20th, he should pick a country without an extradition treaty.

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    1. I checked out the Amason list. I've read 22 over the years, at least, those that I can remember.

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    2. Maybe North Korea? Much of the list is fiction, I am not a big fiction reader. There is enough drama in reality.

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  5. From what I’ve researched, their is evidence of an intentional non-response. Help from the National Guard and FBI was rejected early on, and a police were seeing stepping aside and taking selfie’s. Sorry, I don’t buy they were taking a measured response to lessen violence. I think the protestors were the right skin color, so they were not deemed a threat.

    Sean
    Www.Idleeyesandadormy.Com

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    1. Let’s try this again (sigh);

      From what I’ve researched, there is evidence of an intentional non-response. Help from the National Guard and FBI was rejected early on, and police were seen stepping aside and taking selfies. Sorry, I don’t buy they were taking a measured response to lessen violence. I think the protestors were the right skin color, so they were not deemed a threat.

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  6. This was a sad day in America, The Confederate flag was INSIDE the Capitol for the first time ever!
    We all need to be vigilant and make sure any one associated with MAGAts is never elected to office again.

    Now, while I won't ever purchase from Amazon, I will look for more books to read.

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  7. I'm sure there will be a strong investigation into the security situation. The videos I've seen don't look good for the Capitol police and the comparison between the security for BLM protests and 1/6 are very stark.

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    1. The resignations have begun, they messed up

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