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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by belter on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @10:32AM (#42949903)
> Normally dictators don’t let go of power

This was attempt number one: https://youtu.be/Iludfj6Pe7w

All including the ones using violence against policeman were just freed less than a week ago.

"Republican Senator Graham calls Trump's Jan. 6 pardons a 'mistake'" - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-senator-graham-c...

"Mitch McConnell calls Donald Trump pardons a 'mistake,' Jan. 6 'an insurrection'" - https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5122585-trump-mcconnell-...

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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by wat10000 on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @11:48AM (#42951282)
Really, that attempt was several steps down the line. First it was many attempts to overturn the election by convincing states to change their reported votes or just sending different electors. January 6th was the last-ditch attempt after those efforts failed.
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