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Related: About this forum'Justice for J6' rally disperses with few incidents
https://wtop.com/dc/2021/09/fences-up-security-heightened-as-dc-prepares-for-justice-for-j6-rally/
U.S. Capitol and law enforcement groups were ready to go and the fencing was put up around the Capitol as the Justice for J6 rally moved into D.C.
Saturdays rally was organized by a group calling for justice for those who, eight months earlier, stormed the same area in a deadly insurrection.
At 12:40 p.m., United States Capitol Police officers arrested a man who had a knife, for a weapons violation.
WTOPs Ken Duffy was there when police were searching a man for weapons.
Just after the scheduled start time of noon, there were very few people that showed up for the demonstration.
WTOPs Mitchell Miller said one of the counter-protesters was Doug Hughes who in 2015 flew a gyrocopter onto the West Lawn of the Capitol near the site of todays rally. He was jailed and lost his job but says he has no regrets. He was protesting government corruption.
The rally is scheduled to last until 1:15 p.m. at Union Square between 1st and 3rd streets. Some 700 people are expected to attend the demonstration, according to the event permit, but U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said it is not clear how accurate that number is.
U.S. Capitol and law enforcement groups were ready to go and the fencing was put up around the Capitol as the Justice for J6 rally moved into D.C.
Saturdays rally was organized by a group calling for justice for those who, eight months earlier, stormed the same area in a deadly insurrection.
At 12:40 p.m., United States Capitol Police officers arrested a man who had a knife, for a weapons violation.
WTOPs Ken Duffy was there when police were searching a man for weapons.
Just after the scheduled start time of noon, there were very few people that showed up for the demonstration.
WTOPs Mitchell Miller said one of the counter-protesters was Doug Hughes who in 2015 flew a gyrocopter onto the West Lawn of the Capitol near the site of todays rally. He was jailed and lost his job but says he has no regrets. He was protesting government corruption.
The rally is scheduled to last until 1:15 p.m. at Union Square between 1st and 3rd streets. Some 700 people are expected to attend the demonstration, according to the event permit, but U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said it is not clear how accurate that number is.
tweets, videos, photos, at link. Glad it's over and these idiots can go home. Bye Felicia. Don't come back.
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'Justice for J6' rally disperses with few incidents (Original Post)
IronLionZion
Sep 2021
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Ya had to be there, me and Vern and Old Bob and his cousin wuz there, we decided: Onama did it.
marble falls
Sep 2021
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underpants
(187,007 posts)1. Watching on MSNBC
Ive tuned into the cable stations at the top of the hour 1:00 and 2:00
MSNBC is covering it
CNN is on the civilians killed in the drone strike
Fox isnt covering it. The girl missing is their lead.
IronLionZion
(47,046 posts)2. Anything interesting happening?
sounds like not many showed up
underpants
(187,007 posts)3. No and yes
MSNBC said maybe 700 showed. Right wing chat rooms started saying this was a setup or false flag operation so people stayed away. Sounds like a lame excuse to me.
marble falls
(62,410 posts)6. Obama did it.
underpants
(187,007 posts)7. There it is
marble falls
(62,410 posts)8. Ya had to be there, me and Vern and Old Bob and his cousin wuz there, we decided: Onama did it.
comradebillyboy
(10,515 posts)4. CNN desperately wants Biden to re-invade Afghanistan.
War coverage brings in more viewers. If it bleeds it leads, eh?
IronLionZion
(47,046 posts)5. They get tons of revenue and awards for their war coverage
it's a major moneymaker for them.