UPDATE: Victim identified:

[…] The woman is Ashli Babbit, a 14-year veteran, who served four tours with the US Air Force, and was a high level security official throughout her time in service.

Her husband says she was a strong supporter of President Trump, and was a great patriot to all who knew her.  The Metropolitan Police Department says an investigation into her death continues. (read more)

A woman was shot while climbing through  a doorway window in Washington DC today.  It appears from the video, a woman attempted to climb through a side-door window; she was shot from inside the hallway and fell back into a small group behind her.

In the image below she is wearing a red and white backpack, climbing through a broken window next to a doorway when a shot is heard.  She falls directly backward as people, including two uniformed police officers, attempt to render aid.

There were two uniformed police officers directly behind her who seemed surprised at the gunfire.  [Twitter Video Here]  Reports are now surfacing that the young lady died in the hospital following a single gunshot to the neck.

WARNING: Graphic images and video below

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Frustrations have boiled over into direct confrontation with DC authorities. As people have stormed the capitol building, President Trump is urging all the DC protestors to remain calm and non violent:

Obviously, the contrast between how media covered the BLM and “resistance” riots in Washington DC for the past 4 years, as compared to today, is quite remarkable.  Today the hundreds of thousands of protestors in DC are being outlined as domestic terrorists; and the DC mayor has initiated a curfew.

As people have become increasingly frustrated with how politicians and bureaucrats have disconnected themselves from the voices of the American electorate there was likely to be a confrontation.  That overwhelming anger has surfaced in these events today.

It is also widely reported that agents provocateur associated with Antifa and BlackBloc infiltrated the crowd to stir up trouble and create the impression of violent Trump supporters.  A false flag operation with intent to cloud/marginalize protestors.

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Prior to the Capitol Hill shut-down, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave an opening speech outlining his opposition to any electoral college challenges.

…”We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken…If we overrule them it will damage our Republic forever…If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral.”

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Chaos erupts in Washington DC as protestors have breached the capitol building and surrounding security perimeter.  The Senate and House chambers have been evacuated and representatives are locked-down as a security precaution.  DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a city-wide curfew beginning at 6:00pm ET [CSPAN Livestream]

CSPAN Livestream Below:

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UPDATE: Senate Debate Has Returned from Recess:

Vice-President Mike Pence presides over Senate certification of the electoral college vote for President of the United States.  Most Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have said they plan to support the election results. However, a group of senators have indicated they oppose counting votes for Biden in some states.

[Livestream Link Below]

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As hundreds of thousands of patriots rally in our nation’s capitol, the House and Senate each debate certification of the electoral college vote for President of the United States.

The electoral votes from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, are read in alphabetical order. The process is spelled out in great detail in the U.S. legal code, right down to the Jan. 6 date and the hour (1 p.m.) at which the joint session begins.

The candidate who reaches 270 electoral votes is the winner.  This is the House debate:

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Moments ago Vice-President Mike Pence made the following announcement via Twitter:

“It is my considered judgement that my oath to support and defend the constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not.”

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President Trump Will be speaking live at 11:00am from The Ellipse at The President’s Park as millions of supporters converge on Washington, DC for a historic protest on the same day the Electoral College votes are scheduled to be certified. [Livestream Link Below]

https://youtu.be/HrGJfQzUrnY

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This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

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