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The FBI has shared a photo of

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 06:15:11 +0000

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The FBI has shared a photo of the person responsible for placing the suspected explosive devices outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, prior to the U.S. Capitol protests. https://t.co/7LqKrphqfo
— ABC News (@ABC) January 8, 2021

Gov. Larry Hogan says

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:47:25 +0000

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Gov. Larry Hogan says requests to send in the Maryland National Guard were rejected for 90 minutes on Wednesday.

Read this. https://t.co/lrCB4gn4ni pic.twitter.com/dvpCtAc7k9
— John McCormack (@McCormackJohn) January 7, 2021

unbelievable amount of

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:36:17 +0000

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unbelievable amount of conflicting stories already, here's another,

Seems bad https://t.co/i960j2G0Qy
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 8, 2021

almost starting to look like this is going to be another 9/11 Truth Commission deal, you've got all these different agencies competing to blame the other guy...

Beginning excerpt (stopping

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:14:09 +0000

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Beginning excerpt (stopping at the first video-which I don't know how to copy-that is pretty shocking in showing al large gaggle of police clearly in a fucking panic, struggling to put up a barricade after the fact while a large group of men try to prevent them from doing, with the mist of tear gas still in the air, people in front still tearing up)

Six days before a raucous rally of President Trump’s supporters in Washington, Representative Maxine Waters anxiously grilled the chief of the Capitol Police about his preparations for various scenarios: Were the rooftops secured? Would streets be blocked off? Did he know that violent groups like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers were vowing to stir up chaos?

Ms. Waters, a California Democrat, said each of her concerns was met with a similar response from Chief Steven Sund during their hourlong call: “He assured me that they have everything under control, that they were on top of everything.”

They weren’t. Instead an angry mob of pro-Trump extremists swarmed the barricades around the Capitol on Wednesday, spraying chemical irritants and wielding lead pipes, injuring more than 50 officers. They battered doors, broke windows and scaled the walls, rampaging through the building as congressional leaders made desperate calls for help.

The Capitol Police seemed to offer little resistance and arrested only 14 people, making it much more difficult to find and charge the rioters, according to a law enforcement official involved in coordinating the response.

Chief Sund, who took over the 2,000-member Capitol Police force two years ago and whose biography lists him as an expert in “critical incident management,” handed in his resignation on Thursday after pressure from congressional leaders. The sergeants-at-arms of the House and Senate resigned, too.

[....] Policing experts noted the absence of crowd-control tools such as mounted officers, police dogs or a heavily manned perimeter.

Pentagon officials said Thursday that the Capitol Police had turned down an offer for additional National Guard troops before Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol, and two law enforcement officials said they had initially rebuffed help from the F.B.I. as the mob descended.

“How they were not ready for this today, I have no idea,” said Charles Ramsey, a former D.C. police chief. “They were overwhelmed; they did not have the resources. You have to be able to protect the Capitol.”

But others in law enforcement insisted that the president’s encouragement of the mob could not have been anticipated.

“No one expected the president to say, ‘Hey guys, let’s all go down to the Capitol and show them who’s boss,’” said Jose Cervino, who worked for the department for 14 years and helped plan security for large events and protests. “That is a completely different thing that no one’s ever planned or prepared for. How could you?” [....]

New NYTimes, 3 reporters on

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:50:38 +0000

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New NYTimes, 4 reporters on it:

NEW Examination into the failed policing of an armed mob that invaded The Capitol.

w/ @shailadewan @NeilMacFarquhar @AliWatkins https://t.co/K3Nyo08AgB
— Zolan Kanno-Youngs (@KannoYoungs) January 8, 2021

Gordon-Reed and "Nerdgirl"

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:21:24 +0000

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moved to FBI thread

Natasha Bertrand's Politico

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 04:09:35 +0000

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Natasha Bertrand's Politico article has possible big sleeper paragraph explaining some of the mysteries:

This seems like something pic.twitter.com/bu4rRiat2E
— Robert L. Tsai (@robertltsai) January 8, 2021

Buried in this piece. https://t.co/0KVaoOUamv
— Robert L. Tsai (@robertltsai) January 8, 2021

This could be the reason for the conflicting behavior among Capitol Hill cops! If they were basically infiltrated throughout with Trump supporters who knew each other as Trump supporters, when the off duty Trump supporters came to the Capitol from the rally, they would know which were "friendlies" to approach to get in, and stay away from the honorable cops who took their jobs seriously.

would really be a Serpico kind of story....

DC police's Jan. 7 "Unrest

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:58:40 +0000

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DC police's Jan. 7 "Unrest/arrest" report (includes a suprising "56 officers injured")

On January 7, 2021:

MPD made 68 arrests
56 officers injured – 2 hospitalized
6 firearms recovered
2 pipe bombs recovered

Unrest-Arrest Data updated daily @ 9 am: https://t.co/tO3TQDt5hv
Persons of Interest: https://t.co/Exd9oZxVoQ
— DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) January 7, 2021

Three days before the pro

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 03:18:15 +0000

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Three days before the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower.

And then as the mob descended, DOJ leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents.

The police turned them down both times https://t.co/pATVRPtIgk
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) January 7, 2021

Inauguration planners

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 02:08:05 +0000

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Inauguration planners reassessing security after Capitol siege

Inaugural officials still plan to hold Biden's swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on Jan. 20.

@ Politico.com, Jan. 7, 8:41pm