Remembering #January6th investigating today.
The blows, bangs, yells and screams are still seared into me...
But so is a deep appreciation for the tenacious volunteers that subjected themselves to the same awful footage, day after day...
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2/ Crowdsourcing around
#January6th helped create a historically unprecedented ecosystem of public accountability. In the critical first days and weeks, when little felt certain, it seemed like one of our best chances to help discourage a violent repeat at the inauguration.2 replies 18 retweets 145 likesShow this thread -
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#January6th crowdsourcing quickly began showing the whole world who had participated in the#CapitolInsurrection. It also it kept surfacing steady stream of images and footage. This helped frustrate the many early cynical efforts to minimize the event & rewrite history.2 replies 19 retweets 128 likesShow this thread -
4/ Arresting footage like this, from
@rstevensbrody, and the work of so many other journalists was critical to highlighting the harm, and preserving the historical memory of the day.pic.twitter.com/Omdva2SiUS4 replies 27 retweets 131 likesShow this thread
Will never forget first minutes of watching this video...began w/focusing on the woman in white puffy coat and pink hat to keep track of the woman w/the gas mask in front of her who tapped the 'soldiers' walking up the stairs in formation. I went cold inside. We were in trouble.
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