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If Trump Is Not an Insurrectionist, What Is He? (www.nytimes.com)
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Trump sought and actively tried to subvert constitutional government and overturn the results of the presidential election. And what he could not do through the arcane rules and procedures of the Electoral College, he tried to do through the threat of brute force, carried out by an actual mob.

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[โ€“] kbal@fedia.io 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A failed tyrant with a bad haircut?

[โ€“] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

What hair? That's a wig...