In a striking display of the deliberate impediment of congressional authority, House Democrats were forcibly barred from entering the Capitol Building earlier this morning by a “push” door that had been labeled “pull.” “We arrived at the Capitol this morning to perform our duties as elected

Reporters gathered at the scene noted that by “putting [his] body on the line,” this particular lawmaker apparently just meant standing at the back of a quiet group and playing online chess on his phone.

  • Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I was paraphrasing.

    “We can never invade America,” Japanese Admiral Yamamoto has been quoted as saying. Yamamoto, who attended college in America, explained his logic this way: “There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.”

    • Nalivai@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I know. The reason he said it is because he knew that there will be millions of Americans with millions of guns fighting the invasion.
      And I know that there will be no millions of Americans fighting the fascism. You will be happy to see dozens. Realistically you will have less.