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There were rumblings that a few ambitious, craven politicians planned to object to the votes in several states.

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6, Congress was set to conduct a largely ceremonial count of the electoral votes. A man in the Senate chamber doing parkour. A man carrying a stolen lectern, smiling at the camera. More images - a man sitting in Nancy Pelosi’s office, his feet on a desk, a smirk on his face. They don’t seem to fear the consequences of being identified. They wear red MAGA hats and carry Trump flags and show their faces because they want to be seen. In the second image, thousands of protesters - domestic terrorists, really - swarm the Capitol. In one, National Guard troops, most with no identifying information on their uniforms, stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in anticipation of violence from people peacefully protesting the killing of George Floyd. But here? She ain't wrong and I want to note when I agree with her too, not just make fun when she's being ridiculous. I will just point out here that I have made a lot of fun of Gay and criticised a lot of what she says in the past.

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