Well I wake up, cup of coffee #1 and what do I see on AlterNet when I wake up?

1) Jamie Raskin sounds the alarm that Trump will pardon everyone convicted of crimes in the attempted coup and turn them into his thug militia

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‘How dangerous is that?’ Dem lawmaker sounds alarm over Trump unleashing new violence

As the country observes the third anniversary of the Capitol riot, Trump has promised that “we’ll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons” which is casting a dark cloud over what could happen if he is re-elected in November.

As the Guardian’s Ed Pilkington is reporting, “The scope of Trump’s pardon pledge is astonishing both for its quantity and quality. The former president has made clear that - should he be confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate and go on to triumph in the November election - he would contemplate pardoning every one of those prosecuted for their participation in the insurrection.”

Noting that NPR has reported that those convicted on felony charges who are pardoned would not be banned from owning weapons again, Pilkington added that Rep. Jamie Raskin (R-MD) recently told a crowd, “How dangerous is that?”

Raskin elaborated, “Trump is out there saying he’s going to pardon people who engaged in political violence, who bloodied and wounded and hospitalized 150 of our officers,” before adding, “Now he wants to pardon the shock troops of January 6, so he will have this roving band of people willing to commit political violence and insurrection for him.”

The Guardian report adds, “Trump’s statements on possible pardons are in keeping with the general stance towards the insurrection he has expressed over the past three years. He has repeatedly described the attack as a ‘beautiful day’ and those who took part in it as ‘great, great patriots’ who since their arrests have become ‘hostages.’”

2) A thug who threatened to kill Swalwell is out of jail and he’s running as a Republican for office

PA man imprisoned for death threat against Eric Swalwell announces run for Congress

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A man who left a message threatening to kill Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) and his staff with AR-15 rifles is now seeking to become Swalwell’s colleague in the US House of Representatives.

According to journalist Katherine Swartz, 23-year-old Joshua Hall of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — who was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison in 2022 for making threats to kill a member of the United States Congress — filed his official candidacy papers with the Federal Election Commission on Friday evening.

“I deserve a second chance as anybody does, and I still want to be able to make a positive impact,” Hall said, who is on probation through 2026.

In an interview with Swartz, Rep. Swalwell responded to Hall’s campaign announcement, saying “it is absurd that someone who threatened to use his assault rifle to kill me spent just over a year in jail is now free from prison.”

Yeah…I really need to go to the gym to decompress…