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Y’all Qaeda
Thanks, I'm stealing this.
Steal away. Wish I could take credit for that, but it’s a callback
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/internet-mocks-oregon-militia-with-vanilla-isis-yall-qaeda/
Funniest shit was when some hero sent them a barrell of sex lube.
How did I forget about that? Didn’t they have like a full table of dildos to go along with it?
Yeah. They gave out their address hoping their supporters would order them supplies (as if the US government can't and won't intercept them) and the internet stepped up to the plate.
Ah yes, it’s all coming back to me
I had some friends who chipped into buy a couple boxes of dildos that were sent over to those assholes.
Yokel Haram
Talibama
Yeehawdists
Such gold. Props especially to whoever came up with “the YeeHawd”
Gravy seal team six
Y'all, please, we gotta stop pretending these guys are fat losers.
Right after 01/06 I was at a gun show and bought an old army canteen off a guy. 35-40, fit, military demeanor, all that. As I was walking off, another guy saw something that clued him in that the vendor was an Oath Keeper and they had a low-key chat. He talked about their preparations! Fucking terrorist.
My neighbor is still flying his Trump flag high. Proper flagpole, well lit, all that. Young man, fit, ex-military demeanor. I refuse to speak to him, and never will. No one else has an issue with this! They are meek and complicit.
His next-door neighbor was a former friend of mine. Again, 37 and fit as hell, but not military. First night I met him he told us his brothers were at 01/06. I gave the FBI what I knew, which wasn't much. This guy is a smart, reasonable man, and while not a supporter, still will not disavow Trump.
I'm 52, fairly fit, well-armed and practiced. I shoot every weekend at my camp for fun. Shotguns, various pistols and rifles, I shoot it all. I'm no expert, but I can shoot better than your average bear. If it came down to brass tacks, and we were equally armed, I seriously doubt I could prevail against any of those 3 men.
For the love of god, please get armed, learn safety and practice. FFS, the GOP front-runner is speaking more and more radically. He just called me "vermin" that must be eradicated. He's speaking of "internal enemies". He means you. And it's not just his usual inane rhetoric, look up Project 2025. It a fleshed-out plan to take over the executive branch and impose their will.
What the fuck will it take to get libs off their ass and prepare?! Harsh words and votes are not gonna suffice if Trump gets back in. I fully expect my neighbors to come knocking once Brown Shirts are authorized. Committee of Public Safety anyone?
"Look man, we understand you don't agree, and that's all good, but we gotta take your guns for your own safety. Trust us, you'll be OK, just hand 'em over."
Your country and your very life may be on the line soon. And yes, fighting back may mean your personal extinction. But that was in the cards anyway.
(Apologies OP! Just using your comment as a jumping off point for a rant!)
When the "mainstream" left gave up guns, I'm not sure that people understood how much power they were yielding.
What happened to Gabby Giffords sent shocks through politicians and it nudged things.
I've read about some churches that run paramilitary drills for their teenage boys. I imagine that's not as isolated an incident as I wish it were. It's really not just old fat dudes.
Okay, who are you shooting then?
Gravy squeals
Meal Team Six
Seal team six ton
Cryptosporidium, forget kill for him, did you see that one dummy who took a bullet straight through the chest? She'd never even been to a government meeting before.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ashli_Babbitt
A lot of them actually were. I'm just assuming, but did you see them?
Only adjustment here is she was shot in the shoulder, not through the chest. I didn’t know you could die from getting shot in the shoulder.
edit: although initially MAGA reports said she was shot in the neck, so maybe it was technically in the shoulder but close enough to the neck to get major blood vessels.
Rollform operators.