Protesters have breached the Capitol. They’re outside the Senate chamberpic.twitter.com/I021tKliUD
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Police officers are holding them steps away from the Senate chamber, which is locked. Senators are inside. I see a few confederate flags.pic.twitter.com/YI7X7KmuUG
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Some sort of gas has been set off. I’m not sure by whom. Police seem to be trying to deescalate and talk to them.pic.twitter.com/CwB2PYdTMj
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“If we don’t get justice, this will never stop,” one protester yells I count about 10 protesters by the Ohio Clock
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Looks like a lot more protesters walking through the Rotunda toward the House chamberpic.twitter.com/MS42rc7bOg
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That’s the confederate flag flying outside the Senate chamberpic.twitter.com/1XB5TlAsuv
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Protesters are on the third floor of the Senate, walking door to door, shouting “Where the fuck are they?” They’re in the gallerypic.twitter.com/3v4XsPWl5o
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They’re in the chamber. One is up on the dais yelling “Trump won that election!” This is insanepic.twitter.com/p6CXhBDSFT
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Several people got on to a scaffolding outside Senate, took it to second floor, which looked like the area where McConnell’s office is located, and started banging on windowspic.twitter.com/IIZ21nkzFT
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Thanks for the tweets and texts, friends. I am safe and in hiding.
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Here’s the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside Senate chamber.pic.twitter.com/CfVIBsgywK
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Oh, now they know how to de-escalate, talk to them, and use less lethal forcepic.twitter.com/CcaRjedZpN
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This is BS. They should all be handcuffed or even shot if they are a threat to government officials. Isn’t that what the secret service and police are there for? To protect our elected officials?
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