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[Jimi77 Premium Member]

What else would you expect from a guy who has more than once called for violence against the political right?

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Prob just replicas but I hope they do get the full punishment because everyone is having protest fatigue of this childish jobless activities.

This is what happens when libtards have too much time on their hands.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

What is wrong with you lefties?

Creative news.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

It looks like it could go either way according to several polls and news sources. Why, who do you blame? Trump? lol

Trump bad. All bad things Trump fault.

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Paid protesters....

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Paid and pardoned insurrectionists...

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump

Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those whose sentences were commuted.

www.bbc.com

“The total cost of the insurrection to the taxpayers is estimated to be $2.7 billion, and that does not account for the lives lost due to the violence that day. Thanks to President Trump’s reckless pardons, convicted rioters can not only walk freely, but they also are no longer required to pay their court-ordered restitutions, much of which was owed directly to your office.”

Restitution was “one of the most common sentences handed down” to January 6th insurrectionists, but offenders were slow to repay their obligations, and taxpayers were “far from being made whole.” A June 2024 CBS News investigation found that only a small fraction—$437,000, which is just 15%—of the nearly $3 million owed in restitution by Jan. 6 offenders for the damage they inflicted on the Capitol had been repaid in the years since the attack.

The official numbers from the Architect of the Capitol remain unknown and must be released.

The Government Accountability Office estimated that the true cost to taxpayers was $2.7 billion, a figure that included property damage, expenses incurred by the Capitol Police, the District of Columbia, and federal agencies, and costs to improve security.

President Trump’s Pardons Stick Taxpayers With the Bill for January 6 Attack; Oversight Democrats Want to Know How Much | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight

The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

 

[Jimi77 Premium Member]

Paid and pardoned insurrectionists...

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Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump

Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are among those whose sentences were commuted.

www.bbc.com

“The total cost of the insurrection to the taxpayers is estimated to be $2.7 billion, and that does not account for the lives lost due to the violence that day. Thanks to President Trump’s reckless pardons, convicted rioters can not only walk freely, but they also are no longer required to pay their court-ordered restitutions, much of which was owed directly to your office.”

Restitution was “one of the most common sentences handed down” to January 6th insurrectionists, but offenders were slow to repay their obligations, and taxpayers were “far from being made whole.” A June 2024 CBS News investigation found that only a small fraction—$437,000, which is just 15%—of the nearly $3 million owed in restitution by Jan. 6 offenders for the damage they inflicted on the Capitol had been repaid in the years since the attack.

The official numbers from the Architect of the Capitol remain unknown and must be released.

The Government Accountability Office estimated that the true cost to taxpayers was $2.7 billion, a figure that included property damage, expenses incurred by the Capitol Police, the District of Columbia, and federal agencies, and costs to improve security.

President Trump’s Pardons Stick Taxpayers With the Bill for January 6 Attack; Oversight Democrats Want to Know How Much | The U.S. House Committee on Oversight

The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Democrat Oversight Committee

oversightdemocrats.house.gov

Interesting, but that isn't being paid. It seems protesters are rarely or barely held responsible for their actions.

It is odd that the left has created a "protester" industry. It us even odder that the main role of these professionals serns to be ensuring the "regular" protesters don't interact with "non-belivers." Vey cult like.

 

[RobGMN Premium Member]

Interesting, but that isn't being paid. It seems protesters are rarely or barely held responsible for their actions.

It is odd that the left has created a "protester" industry. It us even odder that the main role of these professionals serns to be ensuring the "regular" protesters don't interact with "non-belivers." Vey cult like.

If you're being forgiven a debt, then you are in effect being paid by the person forgiving your debt.
If the bank forgives my mortgages, then they are effectively increasing my income my a nice chunk of change. That's a "paycheck" to me.
Being forgiven of a crime and let out of prison before time is served is like a "paycheck". You are getting paid with freedom.

You think "the left" created the protester industry?

I'm sure he only said this to make Republicans look bad:

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/paid-protests-trump-crowds-on-demand-ceo/

https://thehill.com/business/5455164-trump-dc-crime-paid-protests/

NewsNation spoke with Adam Swart, the CEO of Crowds on Demand, about his company that provides services “for impactful advocacy campaigns, demonstrations, PR stunts, crowds for hire and corporate events,” according to its website.
He said his company receives requests for both conservative and liberal causes.

“We have been clear that we work with both liberals and conservatives on causes that align with common-sense values. Democrats are hiring our company, and so are Republicans,” he said.

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

Need that money bag

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

If you're being forgiven a debt, then you are in effect being paid by the person forgiving your debt.

If no money has been exchanged then nobody has been paid.

If the bank forgives my mortgages, then they are effectively increasing my income my a nice chunk of change. That's a "paycheck" to me.

Interest is a made up thing to make money. If they "forgive" your mortgages then they have just agreed to accept less money from you. You are not being paid, you ARE paying less.

Being forgiven of a crime and let out of prison before time is served is like a "paycheck". You are getting paid with freedom.

They can't pay you with something that is already yours. Freedom is not a commodity. We are not slaves Rob.

You think "the left" created the protester industry?

Yes.

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Why isn't Rob praising Trumps Gaza peace deal? It is working to this point. Is Rob's hate that out of control?

 

[spokey9 5,000+ posts]

Why isn't Rob praising Trumps Gaza peace deal? It is working to this point. Is Rob's hate that out of control?

Because Obama didn't...and that's good enough for Rob

 

[Eggs 5,000+ posts]