#Capitol

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

A few thoughts on this from someone who knows a decent amount about this space. I'd be more skeptical if @bresreports wasn't involved. But the substance and editorial success of

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

The Alabama duo—Mo Brooks and Tommy Tuberville—is one I suspect the FBI will want to investigate. At all stages of the insurrection it seems Trump was working with two Alabama

Major Patriot

MajorPatriot

Do you think President Trump had this same intel? “There was some intelligence, received prior to today, that antifa was going to try to impersonate Trump supporters and attack the

Pradheep J. Shanker

Neoavatara

I'll wait for the Trump team's defense, but man...not sure how any honest evaluation of these facts, videos, and evidence doesn't lead you to believe someone in power doesn't deserve

Jeff B., who on earth is this guy??

EsotericCD

There has been a lot of (understandable) talk about why the Capitol invasion is worse than the BLM/antifa riots over the spring/summer. And there is HUGE hypocrisy from the media

Jake Anbinder

JakeAnbinder

I think an underrated theory at this stage is that the Capitol Police deal with peaceful protest groups every day and as such are fundamentally are not used to the

Dr. Holly Walters (a.k.a Left Field Notes)

Manigarm

I do not envy linguists/#LingAnth right now. Just watching the blinding shift in rhetoric going on through social media alone is enough to give me whiplash. Of the worst of

The Provost / سيدة الفتنة

MsEntropy

Hey, guys! Remember those threads I wrote years ago on Steve Bannon's strategy for seizing political power and remaking the state - through incitement of social polarization? Seems pretty relevant

Terry Bouton

TerryBoutonHist

2) There is no doubt the Capitol was left purposefully understaffed as far as law enforcement and there was no federal effort to provide support even as things turned very

Ezra Klein

ezraklein

They were told this by the President. By the House minority leader. By more than a dozen senators. By more than a hundred US representative. By anchors on Fox News.

John Scott-Railton

jsrailton

BREAKING: @TheJusticeDept just indicted two members of the Proud Boys, Dominic Pezzola (#spazzo) & William Pepe for conspiracy & other charges related to #Capitol siege. Quick THREADSource: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/two-mem

Armand Hamouth

AreMond2

1/“President* Trump directed them to march to the Capitol. He said, ‘You’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.’

Robert J. DeNault

robertjdenault

Euro NatSec officials who secure government complexes are briefing their governments that Trump attempted a coup: “A law-enforcement official who trains with US forces believes someone interfered with the proper

Gordon Pennycook

GordPennycook

Some polls have been coming out showing that most (but not all) Republicans oppose the storming of Capitol Hill. An important question, then, is what are the characteristics of those

hilzoy

hilzoy

I agree with Ezra's focus on accountability for the most powerful. But I also think it matters that the people who actually broke into the Capitol be punished.https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/1347241551412428807 There were

Shahmir Sanni

shahmiruk

We must refuse to minimise the contribution & absolve the responsibility of British Trump supporters both here and in America to the radicalisation of white nationalists. Every journalist, pundit &

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