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The Boot Is Coming Down Hard And Fast
Caitlan Johnstone Medium ^ | 1-9-2021 | Caitlan Johnstone

Posted on 01/09/2021 9:38:42 AM PST by blam

A lot’s been happening really fast. It’s a white noise saturation day and it’s impossible to keep track of everything going on, so I’m just going to post my thoughts on a few of the things that have happened.

Biden has announced plans to roll out new domestic terrorism laws in the wake of the Capitol Hill riot.

“Mr. Biden has said he plans to make a priority of passing a law against domestic terrorism, and he has been urged to create a White House post overseeing the fight against ideologically inspired violent extremists and increasing funding to combat them,” Wall Street Journal reports.

Did you know that Biden has often boasted about being the original author of the US Patriot Act?

The first draft of the civil rights-eroding USA PATRIOT Act was magically introduced one week after the 9/11 attacks. Legislators later admitted that they hadn’t even had time to read through the hundreds of pages of the history-shaping bill before passing it the next month, yet somehow its authors were able to gather all the necessary information and write the whole entire thing in a week.

This was because most of the work had already been done. CNET reported the following back in 2008:

“Months before the Oklahoma City bombing took place, [then-Senator Joe] Biden introduced another bill called the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995. It previewed the 2001 Patriot Act by allowing secret evidence to be used in prosecutions, expanding the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and wiretap laws, creating a new federal crime of ‘terrorism’ that could be invoked based on political beliefs, permitting the U.S. military to be used in civilian law enforcement, and allowing permanent detention of non-U.S. citizens without judicial review.

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KEYWORDS: biden; boot; conservatives; tyranny
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1 posted on 01/09/2021 9:38:42 AM PST by blam
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To: blam

Won’t happen. 74 million voters. Nope. Trump’s rating are up to 65% since DC happened.


2 posted on 01/09/2021 9:39:48 AM PST by GOP Poet (Super cool you can change your tag line EVERYTIME you post!! :D. (Small things make me happy))
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To: blam

Grab the boot and twist until you hear a loud SNAP!


3 posted on 01/09/2021 9:40:02 AM PST by glennaro (Tyranny can only be defeated by force ... physical force. It doesn't just "go away" by itself!)
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To: blam

stop being scared this isn’t going to stop a movement. We need to hold the murder of Ashli Babbit responsible. WE SHOULD BE DEMANDING ACTION.


4 posted on 01/09/2021 9:42:15 AM PST by snarkytart
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To: GOP Poet

Pollsters were stunned the propaganda didn’t sell.


5 posted on 01/09/2021 9:43:07 AM PST by BipolarBob (USA - Born July 4, 1776. Died Jan. 20, 2021 in the Year of our Covid.)
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To: blam

Illegitimate president and congress.


6 posted on 01/09/2021 9:43:08 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: blam

1. This wouldn’t be an issue if the pukes in Washington would have followed the constitution like they all swore to do when they took their positions.

2. That same constitutional oath was taken by Veterans.

3. 2020 saw the highest gun sales in the history of ever.

THEY started this.
Do they really think this will end the way that they hope it will?


7 posted on 01/09/2021 9:45:04 AM PST by RandallFlagg (Some men just want to watch the world burn. )
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To: ifinnegan

Organized crime families always rule their territories by intimidation...

Life is simple when you know the rules.


8 posted on 01/09/2021 9:47:35 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it.)
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To: GOP Poet

Thought it hit 51%. Where’d you get 65?


9 posted on 01/09/2021 9:49:34 AM PST by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! So ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! /s 👹.)
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To: blam

You could hear a lot of politician footsteps as they were running away like frightened chickens from American citizens.


10 posted on 01/09/2021 9:50:28 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: cgbg

La Cosa Nostra never went against the wives and children.

The new batch of gangsters knows no boundaries.


11 posted on 01/09/2021 9:51:26 AM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: RandallFlagg

It actually begins and somewhat ends with the state legislatures not doing their job. Oh, they talked a big game, but they never decertified or certified alternate electors. Without that, the US Congress would never be able to throw out a certified set of electors with the House in Dim control (and the Senate in Swamp control).


12 posted on 01/09/2021 9:52:37 AM PST by Ingtar
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To: ifinnegan

Yes and this woman who is not American blocked me because I wouldn’t agree with her QAnon was a psyop by the CIA to start a war with Iran.

Hard to decide who is a bigger loser: a Q disciple taken in by the grift or her anti-American BS.


13 posted on 01/09/2021 9:55:55 AM PST by romanesq (TRUSTY THE PLAN! So ChiCom Joe is the Plan? Que magnificent! /s 👹.)
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To: GOP Poet

agree- never mind the discrimination lawsuits that would be filed...


14 posted on 01/09/2021 10:03:42 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: ifinnegan

I think we need to start pointing out with all the fraud, we don’t know if each and every elected official didn’t win due to cheating. As suspected cheaters, they have no authority.


15 posted on 01/09/2021 10:05:20 AM PST by Betty Jane
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To: blam

What can I do? In the face of the coming storm, what constructive actions can we take to conserve what works and protect ourselves? Here are a few actionable solutions anyone can adopt at a personal or local level.

Find your tribe. Network, meet in person. Social media can’t censor what you say in private. This also helps you emotionally, since you’re meeting with people who support you instead of mistaking the digital lynch mobs for what matters.

Preserve conservative institutions like churches, schools and clubs. Fight social justice infiltration or pressure to submit to liberal political demands like, “you really need a BLM lecturer in here, you’ll be good if you throw up our political symbols”.
Educate. Teach your kids your values at an early age, by reading stories that share your values. Don’t let the kids go to drag queen story time or social justice story time. Protest if the school or daycare does this, or if you’re not able to do that, take your kid out and discuss the protest with other parents. Abilene Paradox – people wrongly think that the official dictate is what everyone agrees with because no one says anything against it.

Buy books that explain the conservative worldview and defend it like those by Dennis Prager. Buy books that explain why liberals and conservatives are different without demonizing them like Jonathan Haidt’s works. And start book clubs reading these books. Hello, tribe!

Fight any attempt to add social justice to codes of conduct. For example, the National Association of Realtors just implemented a policy where you can be fined or expelled for “hate speech”, public or private. Other organizations have weaker versions of this, but expect it to ramp up.

Law, medicine and social work already have rules regarding this, equating trust and respect and empathy to liberal values - so you can’t get licensed if you don’t agree. Fight this, if you don’t want to be kicked out of professional organizations if you don’t pass the liberal political litmus test.

Hire conservatives, because businesses are firing them. Assist those who have been fired for their beliefs.

2ndvote.com allows you to find conservative and neutral businesses that share your values.
You can even sort by category (restaurants, groceries, hardware, retail) or values (pro-life, 2nd amendment).

Do you like the local or national conservative talk show hosts? Buy the stuff they’re hawking, and especially use the reference or discount codes they provide. This will tell sponsors that this sponsorship is financially important to them. And that helps keep these shows on the air.

Clean your room. Sort yourself out. You can’t fix the world, but you can improve your own life and situation. Read Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University books. Get out of debt. Save up an emergency fund. If Biden’s cronies crash the economy, you’re in a much better situation. And you’re in a Christian group that can be the start of your tribe, or you can arrange classes at your church or with your networking groups to bring everyone closer together.

Encourage Sanctuary Cities/Sanctuary States on any issue you support. Second Amendment sanctuaries already exist. Pro-life Sanctuaries are far fewer but could spread. Support the groups that got these policies passed, and encourage such movements in your area. You may not be able to change federal tax and immigration policy, but you can try to preserve free speech if someone can implement a First Amendment Sanctuary law at a state level.

Use the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) college rankings on free speech to determine the least liberal schools in your area to send your kids to.


16 posted on 01/09/2021 10:13:33 AM PST by tbw2
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To: Betty Jane

Point the fraud out all the time as a matter of course for the Biden “presidency”.

He didn’t win. One can’t win by election fraud. He us not president.

Congress delegitimized themselves by not rejecting fraudulent election votes when they had the information and authority.

138 house members remain. 7 senate.


17 posted on 01/09/2021 10:14:49 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: snarkytart
stop being scared this isn't going to stop a movement. We need to hold the murder of Ashli Babbit responsible. WE SHOULD BE DEMANDING ACTION.“

How do we do that exactly?

We will be ignored when possible and silenced if not.

People are going to be shocked at how fast all out communism will sweep this nation. It takes many years of preparation to set up despotic takeover but once all the boxes are ticked it rolls over everyone like a tsunami. In just a few shorts months Mike Pence and others who had a chance to stop this are going to wish they had.

18 posted on 01/09/2021 10:16:08 AM PST by precisionshootist
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To: snarkytart

Ashli Babbitt is Crispus Attucks


19 posted on 01/09/2021 10:19:07 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: blam

If there’s going to be a purge, it will be carried out by President Trump in his second term.


20 posted on 01/09/2021 10:19:13 AM PST by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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