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The January 6 "Insurrection" that Wasn't

Authored by Thomas Buckley via The Mises Institute,

Typically, coup attempts do not wrap up in time for dinner...

But over the next few days, with the anniversary of the 2021 January 6 Capitol riot having become a progressive political holiday worthy of obsessive memorialization, the nation will be deluged with tales of attempted government overthrow, Trumpian lunacy, and the FBI desperately trying to explain why it has yet to catch a person who—on video—placed two pipe bombs in DC that day but has somehow gloriously managed to track down and prosecute 1,000 trespassers.

Despite what the endless and tedious and inaccurate anniversary media coverage—all delivered with a joyously smirking “kid in a candy store/evil Republicans” tenor—will be claiming, the January 6 riot had all (maybe really only some) of the hallmarks of, well, a riot, and none of the indicators of an actual “insurrection,” let alone an attempted coup d’état.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/jan ... tion-wasnt

And now this: FBI Agents Beg Court To Destroy List Before 'Shame' Campaign

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fbi ... e-campaign

A group of FBI agents involved in the Jan. 6 investigations asked a judge Thursday to destroy a Trump administration list containing the names of roughly 5,000 agents tied to the probes.

Their move follows Ed Martin’s vow, as the newly appointed weaponization czar, to “name” and “shame” the thousands of agents who helped crack down on more than 1,000 Americans allegedly involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests.

The anonymous agents told U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb that Martin’s public pledge signals the federal government plans to release the list. They first sued in February, asking the court to destroy or seal the roster.

Their Thursday filing came after Martin promised at a Tuesday press conference to hold the agents accountable for destroying the lives of more than 1,000 Jan. 6 defendants.

“There are some really bad actors, some people that did some really bad things to the American people. And if they can be charged, we’ll charge them.

But if they can’t be charged, we will name them.

And in a culture that respects shame, they should be people that are ashamed. And that’s a fact. That’s the way things work. And so that’s, that’s how I believe the job operates.”

And about that pipe-bomber:

“Just Wait, You’ll See” – Bongino Says Truth About January 6 Pipe Bomber Coming Soon

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/0 ... uth-about/

Not the story the media told you...

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Marco Rubio Announces the U.S. Will Now Ban Foreign Nationals Who Censor the Free Speech of Americans

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/0 ... l-now-ban/

From the State Department website:

Announcement of a Visa Restriction Policy Targeting Foreign Nationals Who Censor Americans

Free speech is among the most cherished rights we enjoy as Americans. This right, legally enshrined in our constitution, has set us apart as a beacon of freedom around the world. Even as we take action to reject censorship at home, we see troubling instances of foreign governments and foreign officials picking up the slack. In some instances, foreign officials have taken flagrant censorship actions against U.S. tech companies and U.S. citizens and residents when they have no authority to do so.

Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. It is unacceptable for foreign officials to issue or threaten arrest warrants on U.S. citizens or U.S. residents for social media posts on American platforms while physically present on U.S. soil. It is similarly unacceptable for foreign officials to demand that American tech platforms adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activity that reaches beyond their authority and into the United States. We will not tolerate encroachments upon American sovereignty, especially when such encroachments undermine the exercise of our fundamental right to free speech.

In other words European leaders or other nationals who restrict speech are not welcome and can go fuck themselves...

[Tubetec]

But the reality seems to be even expat Americans who have voiced opinions against the regime are being profiled and singled out for special treatment on their return to the US ,
Freedom of speech , if it is truly free , is a two way street and just because some voices are dissenting doesnt mean there any less valid .

I know of someone whos lived legally in the US for the past few years , their marriage came to an end and suddenly they have 90 days to appeal or get the hell of the country .
College students who have expressed concerns on social media or been invloved in protests over the situation in Gaza are finding themselves in a similar position ,

Lets face it social media companies have a lot of questions to answer , they created a deliberately addictive product which legions of child psychologists and councilors now agree is extremely harmful to their development .

Ireland being the rest of world HQ for many social media platforms , was cajoled into light touch regulation at the behest of a bunch of populist puppet politicians . We've had an absolutely horrendous record of child safety in this country all along , so perhaps we shouldnt be that surprised .

I believe the EU is responding to a mountain of data stacking up against social media , in the interests of the younger generations , but I can well see how that fact can be replayed as an attempt at censorship from the US's perspective .

[Tubetec]

Heres an interesting article about online and AI ,
The road to Enshitification ......

https://www.thejournal.ie/google-search ... 0-Jun2025/

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I began to notice that about Google beginning in 2016 and almost never use them except for mapping to verify shipping addresses.

[AnalogJoe]

As I mentioned in another post, I use Brave search. Never had a single problem and it is very good, although its "images" search is complete garbage. The AI assistant, "Leo", is also quite good. I am getting more out Leo than out of ChatGPT if you can believe it. I do not rely on AI too much if I am being honest, but asking for stuff that I don't really care about learning or having to read tons of tutorials, like "Install Wine on Linux", gives you directly the command lines. You can't beat that.

Also, I strictly use Brave as a browser now. Both in my laptop and my phone. I truly like the adblock and anti-tracker built-in features. Ungoogled Chrome is also good for Linux, but it doesn't have anything and I always have to go back to Brave. Mozilla was another option, but they recently were scorned because they announced that they were going to start collecting data and targeting ads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1kE3qA8FcA. Don't know if they backed down after all the backfire they received. In any case, Mozilla cannot be trusted anymore. And it seems that it is the beginning of the end for them.

At some point I considered getting an ungoogled cellphone, but nothing really works, Whatsapp is gone, banking apps are gone, etc... I just might as well stop fooling myself and go all the way to a silly phone. Although, I do own a Kyocera Flip Phone that I bought recently. It is amazing, it has milspecs, it can be dropped onto concrete from a 1.5m height, you can submerge it into water for 45 minutes, also, the signal quality is amazing.

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As I mentioned in another post, I use Brave search. Never had a single problem and it is very good, although its "images" search is complete garbage. The AI assistant, "Leo", is also quite good. I am getting more out Leo than out of ChatGPT if you can believe it. I do not rely on AI too much if I am being honest, but asking for stuff that I don't really care about learning or having to read tons of tutorials, like "Install Wine on Linux", gives you directly the command lines. You can't beat that.

Also, I strictly use Brave as a browser now. Both in my laptop and my phone. I truly like the adblock and anti-tracker built-in features. Ungoogled Chrome is also good for Linux, but it doesn't have anything and I always have to go back to Brave. Mozilla was another option, but they recently were scorned because they announced that they were going to start collecting data and targeting ads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1kE3qA8FcA. Don't know if they backed down after all the backfire they received. In any case, Mozilla cannot be trusted anymore. And it seems that it is the beginning of the end for them.

At some point I considered getting an ungoogled cellphone, but nothing really works, Whatsapp is gone, banking apps are gone, etc... I just might as well stop fooling myself and go all the way to a silly phone. Although, I do own a Kyocera Flip Phone that I bought recently. It is amazing, it has milspecs, it can be dropped onto concrete from a 1.5m height, you can submerge it into water for 45 minutes, also, the signal quality is amazing.

I agree Leo is quite good for technical questions. I have mixed results with Grok. Both are a lot better than getting results that point to a YouTube video.

Waterfox, which may not be available on Linux, is a good alternative to FireFox. Sort of a de-Mozilla'd Firefox. I uninstalled FIreFox years ago because I stopped trusting them but I do use Thunderbird.

I also looked at de-Googled phones and they are expensive and as you point out limited. Once Covid BS hit and track/trace software was installed I began to keep my phone in a Faraday pouch when I'm out or just keep it in the truck when I make a brief shopping trip to avoid being tracked around other tracked people. I have never made an online purchase or any financial transaction on my phone. Not that I'm a Luddite - I just don't trust the Andriod OS or carrier. My wife has had her credentials breached multiple times and each time it was her phone.

[AnalogJoe]

As I mentioned in another post, I use Brave search. Never had a single problem and it is very good, although its "images" search is complete garbage. The AI assistant, "Leo", is also quite good. I am getting more out Leo than out of ChatGPT if you can believe it. I do not rely on AI too much if I am being honest, but asking for stuff that I don't really care about learning or having to read tons of tutorials, like "Install Wine on Linux", gives you directly the command lines. You can't beat that.

Also, I strictly use Brave as a browser now. Both in my laptop and my phone. I truly like the adblock and anti-tracker built-in features. Ungoogled Chrome is also good for Linux, but it doesn't have anything and I always have to go back to Brave. Mozilla was another option, but they recently were scorned because they announced that they were going to start collecting data and targeting ads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1kE3qA8FcA. Don't know if they backed down after all the backfire they received. In any case, Mozilla cannot be trusted anymore. And it seems that it is the beginning of the end for them.

At some point I considered getting an ungoogled cellphone, but nothing really works, Whatsapp is gone, banking apps are gone, etc... I just might as well stop fooling myself and go all the way to a silly phone. Although, I do own a Kyocera Flip Phone that I bought recently. It is amazing, it has milspecs, it can be dropped onto concrete from a 1.5m height, you can submerge it into water for 45 minutes, also, the signal quality is amazing.

I agree Leo is quite good for technical questions. I have mixed results with Grok. Both are a lot better than getting results that point to a YouTube video.

Waterfox, which may not be available on Linux, is a good alternative to FireFox. Sort of a de-Mozilla'd Firefox. I uninstalled FIreFox years ago because I stopped trusting them but I do use Thunderbird.

I also looked at de-Googled phones and they are expensive and as you point out limited. Once Covid BS hit and track/trace software was installed I began to keep my phone in a Faraday pouch when I'm out or just keep it in the truck when I make a brief shopping trip to avoid being tracked around other tracked people. I have never made an online purchase or any financial transaction on my phone. Not that I'm a Luddite - I just don't trust the Andriod OS or carrier. My wife has had her credentials breached multiple times and each time it was her phone.

IIRC, I remember reading an article or watching a video of how Apple (or Google) can make a map of your house and all the places you visit based on how your phone interacts with Wi-Fi router signals and other cellphone users. P.S. the Jan 6 trial used Google location services as evidence that people were present in the the Capitol.

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I think they can create a 3D image inside your home using a WiFi Access Point's beam forming capability.

While we have your attention @AnalogJoe take a look at this unrelated post: https://proaudiodesignforum.com/forum/p ... php?t=1485
Thoughts?

[AnalogJoe]

I think they can create a 3D image inside your home using a WiFi Access Point's beam forming capability.

While we have your attention @AnalogJoe take a look at this unrelated post: https://proaudiodesignforum.com/forum/p ... php?t=1485
Thoughts?

I saw a LinkedIn post about how they can even have vision through your Wi-Fi, not only a map, they can literally see you.