Smedley Butler, the Bush family, and January 6th: USA coups in context

It’s a faux guillotine, but you get the sentiment.

There were some dramatic takeaways from last night’s 8th Congressional hearing versus the January 6th 2001 putsch attempt.

One is the fact that Pence’s security detail took a moment at one point that afternoon to individually call and message their loved ones, telling them they loved them and that they were sorry that it was going to end this…