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Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by mywittyname on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:18PM (#25733234)
Also, these people knew exactly how to find the offices of Senators Clybourn and Pelosi. Apparently Pelosi's office is unmarked, nondescript, and pretty well hidden down a maze of offices. And Clybourn has two offices, a "public" one, with his name tag on it that he rarely uses, and his official one, which is obscured in a manner similar to that of Pelosi's. Attackers knew which one to choose. Some are suggesting that this indicates support from someone with insider knowledge of the Capitol.

Then there's the whole topic of Boebert and her obsession with carrying a gun around Congress in the days leading up to the event then tweeting their locations live during the incident. It looks like telegraphing in hindsight; like she knew what was going down.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by TigeriusKirk on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:21PM (#25733288)
The capitol building itself doesn't have that many offices when you get right down to it. Just wandering around and stumbling across Pelosi's office is quite plausible.
Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by mywittyname on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:15PM (#25735852)
I mean, I've not been there, but according to Congresspeople affected, they feel that it would be impossible for someone unfamiliar with the building to stumble upon their offices. Especially since even members who've worked at the capitol building often still get lost in the complex.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/08/congress-democrats-...

> House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) mentioned that looters had found their way to his unmarked, third floor office and stole his iPad. He questioned how they could locate that office but not his clearly marked ceremonial office in Statuary Hall.

Re:Parler drops offline after Amazon pulls support by TigeriusKirk on Monday January 11, 2021 @04:07PM (#25736976)
Let's call it a couple hundred offices in the building itself. There are hundreds of people roaming freely, checking what's behind every door. It would be strange if they didn't come across particular offices.