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Days after the presidential election, U.S. intelligence warned of “significant violence or civil unrest between now and Inauguration Day.” Unlike similar intelligence assessments in the past, this one singled out opponents of president-elect Donald Trump’s agenda. Alluding to “extremists” who “viewed the election outcome as an existential event,” the report could have been describing any number of liberal pundits on MSNBC calling Trump an existential threat to democracy.

Amusing as it is to imagine the likes of Rachel Maddow, Jen Rubin or any of their fans bum rushing the capitol, one’s imagination is the only place that’s ever happening.

The report, produced by Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis, is light on the intelligence and heavy on the analysis. Dated November 8 of last year, the report consists of three entirely “hypothetical scenarios of violence or unrest,” as the first paragraph says. Despite the lack of a shred of specific evidence, the report cites the following political issues as potential catalysts for violence:

Abortion rights

U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts

LGBTQIA+

Environmental regulations

Gun control (“firearms access”)

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[–] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 52 points 1 day ago

Hundreds of liberals gather outside the White House, chanting "SIR HOW DARE YOU SIR" for thirty minutes.

In response, hundreds of Trump supporters gather to defend their president, resulting in six accidental firearm discharges, three heart attacks, and eleven cases of a newly-discovered condition which has been informally named "slurry gut."

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 1 day ago

Yeah, sure. Their "attack" will involve a peaceful protest 2 miles from the capitol building and they will be corralled by cops even further away, which they will comply with completely. Nothing interesting or exciting will happen and they won't even bother to come up with a funny slogan.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where's that tweet about liberal Jan 6th would be like the cast of Hamilton singing at them or something?

[–] Sickos@hexbear.net 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 6 points 20 hours ago

michael-laugh that's right! Even in their cringe fantasies they don't raise their voices lol

[–] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 36 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Having a good chuckle imagining what liberal stochastic terror would even look like

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 34 points 1 day ago

Brunch.

Is.

Canceled.

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

there's just Hamilton related stuff everywhere

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago

Lots of yapping and finger waggling.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

Pussy hats and Harry Potter themed signs, probably

Hong Kong protests?

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

liberal here. don't tell agent orange but we do have something big planned. you'll all see, come inauguration day. once that orange velveeta voldemort fascist takes office and starts enacting his dangerous antidemocratic fascist hitlerite agenda he's gonna fucking pay. the whole world will know, once we sit by holding hands and letting him do whatever he wants, we, the liberals, are the bigger person. so in that respect we're the winners, not him. not blompf.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

nah they are all utterly resigned and mad that the voters failed the democratic party

somehow also every liberal is completely insulated from the coming economic collapse and are all going to sit back, unaffected, and eat popcorn or whatever

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

You see it in all their scornful comments about "leopards eating faces". "Enjoy the next four years, tanky. You could have had the friendly genocide, but now you'll get the mean one."

[–] Cimbazarov@hexbear.net 27 points 1 day ago

I have more faith in a anti-H1b'er Jan 6th than a liberal one

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A million pussy hats descend on Washington.

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

reverse of the 2020 protests so now it's a confused black bloc lost in a sea of pussy hats

[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 17 points 1 day ago

We will use our owls to flood the halls of Congress with the little screamy letters

[–] SupFBI@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Government fears lib Jan 6th style attack, my ass.

[–] BlueMagaChud@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

what are the current whereabouts of the liberal driller?