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by fjgvcjygjvh 922 days ago
Sure but it was a disorganized mob rather than a real coup attempt.

Of course the Pentagon's reluctance to send in the National Guard until there was an > 0% chance that the governor of Virginia would order an "invasion" (with the consent of the city mayor) was pretty concerning but incompetence rather than some conspiracy seems like more likely explanation.

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Not true. There was a real coup attempt across several states and a disorganized mob.
> There was a real coup attempt across several states

Can you elaborate on that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_...

The most important ones are the fake electors scheme, the phone call to Brian Kemp, and numerous attempts to steal or tamper with voting machines.