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37. I remember the "Oathkeepers" from when they formed in reaction to...
Sun Jan 10, 2021, 04:27 AM
Jan 2021

...there being a black president.

They were former military and police who tried to get active duty military officers and police to sign "oaths" that they would not execute laws or obey commands under this new president, whom they regarded as illegitimate, unless they, the military or police themselves, judged the laws or orders to be constitutional and legal.

And Oathkeepers weren't prone to regard much of anything from the new "Kenyan" president to be constitutional or legal.

Eric Prince's army? oldtime dfl_er Jan 2021 #1
Yup pdxflyboy Jan 2021 #3
That why DeVos resigned Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #4
Or white supremacist militia dalton99a Jan 2021 #7
Eric Prince gets my vote. nt pazzyanne Jan 2021 #35
Oathkeepers dustyscamp Jan 2021 #2
Oathkeepers was my 1st guess. 7wo7rees Jan 2021 #11
Hopefully the FBI will be able to take out some before they come back for future maga protests dustyscamp Jan 2021 #13
If you look farther down the replies, wnylib Jan 2021 #38
Apparently. See this Twitter reply to the tweet in the OP: highplainsdem Jan 2021 #17
There's a woman to the left of the line, white coat, pink hat, Sogo Jan 2021 #5
This woman's cellphone has their faces: dalton99a Jan 2021 #6
Well spotted! ffr Jan 2021 #42
Would that be the Nat'l Guard finally? brush Jan 2021 #8
No Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #10
"for h the IRS"? What does the IRS have to do with this? brush Jan 2021 #12
Hours... Karadeniz Jan 2021 #18
What does "Hours" mean and again, what does the IRS have to do with it? brush Jan 2021 #19
I think poster's keyboard got confused or tried to help...I think he meant to type hours, the Karadeniz Jan 2021 #21
That makes sense. And the video is late during the insurredtion... brush Jan 2021 #22
IRS is what poster's keyboard interpreted from something like "h rs"... Karadeniz Jan 2021 #23
That poster needs a new keyboard if that's the case. brush Jan 2021 #25
They're probs posting from their phone and it's autocorrecting weirdly... Violet_Crumble Jan 2021 #29
Do you not use a smartphone?! Autocorrect can be bizarre. Lucky Luciano Jan 2021 #30
I use a smart phone to text and make calls but not to post here. brush Jan 2021 #32
I think it should read: "They didn't come for hours after capitol breached." ARPad95 Jan 2021 #27
Sorry it must have auto corrected Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #40
Sorry I was typing fast and it must have auto corrected! Bluethroughu Jan 2021 #39
Looks like a guy right beside her was video taping also. In addition, a woman with black Blue_true Jan 2021 #14
Talking about the FBI, I wonder if they were smart enough to have agents infiltrate these terrorist yaesu Jan 2021 #33
My guess is the FBI has infiltrators in the groups determined to be the most dangerous. Blue_true Jan 2021 #44
No, they were not dressed the way National Guard troops would be dressed, Blue_true Jan 2021 #15
That is interesting. They just kind of melted into the crowd, but some in the crowd seemed BusyBeingBest Jan 2021 #9
Are they on film of other rally? Same gear as Lieutenant colonel w flex cuffs? - nt BrightKnight Jan 2021 #16
Perhaps they were the antifa? (Sarcasm) MyMission Jan 2021 #20
I've posted an OP about another Twitter thread from Jan. 6 showing these were highplainsdem Jan 2021 #24
direct video: intrepidity Jan 2021 #26
The National Guard does not walk in in groups of 10 world wide wally Jan 2021 #28
ProPublica and FRONTLINE have identified them as Oath Keepers dalton99a Jan 2021 #31
These groups have been out there for years, scheming and training, just itching for an Marie Marie Jan 2021 #34
KnR Hekate Jan 2021 #36
I remember the "Oathkeepers" from when they formed in reaction to... SuprstitionAintthWay Jan 2021 #37
The guy with the sign at the bottom should have corrected his sign's wording ffr Jan 2021 #41
These groups need to be decimated. LiberalFighter Jan 2021 #43
Any progress on this? Maru Kitteh Jan 2021 #45
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