In DC 3,000 NATIONAL GUARD

GEARING UP WITH RIFLES, RIOT SHIELDS AT THE CAPITOL… Update (1550 ET): Following the pipe bombs that were placed at Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters last week and the emerging threat that armed extremists could attack the US Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, Politico reports National Guard units have been briefed to prepare for the very real possibility that extremists could use improvised explosive devices. * * * Update (1521 ET): Images are pouring in on social media of a huge presence of National Guard members on Capitol grounds.  As we noted earlier, many of these guardsmen are being armed with M4 carbines and riot shields – preparing for the worst.  Dead Spin’s Chuck Modi captures the moment a perimeter metal fence is being erected as guardsmen were seen out in the distance patrolling the Capitol complex.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1349449441292537859&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fnational-guard-troops-stationed-capitol-armed-m-4-rifles-ahead-inauguration-chaos&siteScreenName=zerohedge&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px No one will get near…