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In your infomred view, did Trump and his allies help incite Capitol riot? Trump provoked deadly Capitol riot, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says Tue, Jan 19 2021 1:31 PM EST President Trump helped provoke the swarms of his supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor. “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people,” McConnell said.

I oppose global interventions, elective wars and following comment should not be construed as endorsement of deep neocons' Forever Wars. On paper, bringing troops home from global war zones is a good idea that many libertarians rightly support. But has there been any planning done how current social-political society will productively absorb such large number of people, who were basically "trained to kill" with many having seen horrors of wars, suddenly coming home to an America in the middle of an unprecedented economic shutdown?

Compared to Newsweek article, President's latest statement will resonate with most in public: 'American Spring' Trends on Arabic Twitter as D.C. Compared to 2011 Revolts By Tom Batchelor On 1/7/21 The storming of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters led to the #AmericanSpring Twitter hashtag trending across the Middle East, referencing popular uprisings in 2011 which upended decades-old dictatorships and came to be known as the Arab Spring.

This news about founder of Cowboys for Trump (formerly 'Cowboy for Jesus') appears to be another setback for Christian Zionism movement that was already facing unprecedented fracturing and infighting following MAGA revolt. C4T group does not appear to be directly related to controversial CUFI group out of Texas. Source is MSM, so exercise caution until reporting is confirmed by non-MSM outlets that still have online presence: Griffin, the founder of Cowboys for Trump, defended the actions of the rioters who stormed into the halls of Congress, damaged property and disrupted the democratic process of certifying the presidential election. At one point, Griffin said when President-elect Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20, the rioters will return to mob the Capitol. "Blood will run out of the building," he said. Griffin added that he will plant a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk.

Trump and his allies are usually not given full credit by media for supporting on going diversity drive, another high profile diversity move on top of boosting women's and various other minorities roles (jewish americans, african americans, lgbtq americans etc). H/T Drudge: JETS Head Coach First Muslim-American To Hold Position... Jets Hire Robert Saleh As Next Head Coach January 14, 2021 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)- The New York Jets have agreed to a deal with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to become the organization’s next head coach. The team tweeted Thursday night that they have reached an agreement in principle with Saleh. It’s reportedly a five-year deal. Saleh will become the Jets’ 20th head coach in franchise history.