Thanks to my friend and colleague @hakhverdian for helping me talk through these ongoing developments in the US. https://twitter.com/hakhverdian/status/1348989829095301127
for those interested, here are some of the pieces i referred to in the podcast.
(none call the fiscal conservatives who abetted the white supremacist/authoritarian wing of the Republican party 'wankers' - that is on me.)

(none call the fiscal conservatives who abetted the white supremacist/authoritarian wing of the Republican party 'wankers' - that is on me.)
on the purposes of terms: https://twitter.com/Dan_E_Solo/status/1348037678944677896?s=20
on how much this violence was forecast as a real possibility & on the various armed white supremacist groups across the US, see this thread from @uedaxecker: https://twitter.com/uedaxecker/status/1347477417921835008?s=20
on the concept of 'coup' and if it applies to Jan 6: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/this-was-nocoup-but-it-comes-far-tooclose/2021/01/07/f4bb3ef2-50f4-11eb-a1f5-fdaf28cfca90_story.html
on the role of white supremacy in state security forces' perceptions of threats and responses to them: https://academic.oup.com/isq/article-abstract/64/3/499/5854688
on the enduring, competing racial political orders in the US (referencing an important article by King and Smith - sorry I blanked on their names in the podcast): https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/07/capitol-riot-political-tradition-unamerican-history/
on the big lie, its power to mobilize, and its foundation in a racist political order that undermines democracy: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/magazine/trump-coup.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
finally, on how 'ethnic antagonistic' views (which i would characterize as white supremacist) correspond to support for violence & authoritarianism in the US - from aug 2020, by Bartels: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/37/22752