The Mayor Of Newark Was Trying To Serve Papers, On A GEO Group Private Prison -- Where It Has No Certificate Of Occupancy.

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These jamokes are a-holes -- and liars.

The hard right tells us that the entirely unarmed foursome of elected leaders "attacked a federal facility". Flatly false.

The "facility" is a private, for profit contract prison, run by a NY businessman controlling the GEO Group, a New Jersey company.

It recently greatly expanded this previously-acquired private property, inside Newark city limits. As such, it is required to get re-certified by the city -- AS A BUSINESS, before re-opening lawfully.

It is NOT a federal prison. At all. It is a for-profit / graft / Trumpian donor's BUSINESS operation.

For at least four days, lower level local authorities tried to serve papers telling the biz it was out of compliance with local ordinances and laws. The lower level city officers were refused entrance, and left the papers hanging on the concertina wire barriers at the gates.

Then, the Mayor arrived -- seeking to inspect the business, along with members of the US Congress. And to formally serve a notice of closure for failure to follow the law. [To appear in a Newark courtroom at a date 30 days hence, to explain why it hadn't followed the permitting process.]

When refused entrance, a scuffle ensued. No one stormed the capitol. No one beat officers unconscious. No one shot anyone. No one ransacked the Speaker's office, or stole the gavel. Or defecated on the marble floors.

In sum -- this is fish v. bicycles, compared to J6. [Four people -- as opposed to over 4,000 violent insurrectionists, trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of national power.]

Do sit this one out -- all you morons, on the frothy hard right.

Onward.

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