The U.S. Capitol Riot (January 6, 2021)-40 articles

This informational blog provides an overview of the most informative articles available in print focusing on the U.S. Capitol Riot, which occurred on January 6, 2021. This blog is divided into three parts: Tthe Genesis of the Riot, The Capitol Riot and the Aftermath of the Riot.

The Genesis of the Riot

US Capitol’s last breach was more than 200 years ago (The Guardian, 1/6/2021)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/06/us-capitol-building-washington-history-breach

Mob at U.S. Capitol encouraged by online conspiracy theories (Associated Press, 1/7/2021)

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-michael-pence-media-social-media-daba3f5dd16a431abc627a5cfc922b87

U.S. lawmakers say police downplayed threat of violence before Capitol siege (Reuters, 1/8/2021)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-security-insight/us-lawmakers-say-police-downplayed-threat-of-violence-before-capitol-siege-idUSKBN29D0N9

Georgia Officials Reveal Third Trump Call Seeking to Influence Election Results (The New York Times, 1/9/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/us/georgia-presidential-election-results.html

‘History repeating itself’: Immigrants known what political violence looks like. Capitol riot has many shaken (USA Today, 1/10/2021)

https://news.yahoo.com/history-repeating-itself-immigrants-know-162141657.html

Georgia Secretary of State Describes Call Where Trump Pressured Him to Find Evidence of Voter Fraud (60 Minutes, 1/10/2021)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-election-brad-raffensperger-60-minutes-2021-01-10/

The Capitol Riot

Today’s Rampage at the Capitol, as It Happened (New York Times, 1/6/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/06/us/washington-dc-protests

The Siege of the U.S Capitol (The Atlantic, 1/6/2021)

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2021/01/trump-capitol-siege/617581/

Several groups of extremists stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. Here are some of the most notable individuals, symbols and groups (Business Insider, 1/6/2021)

https://www.businessinsider.com/hate-symbols-and-extremist-groups-at-the-us-capitol-siege-2021-1

Video shows chaos unfolding at the US Capitol as Trump supporters storms (Business Insider, 1/6/2021)

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-supporters-protest-riots-live-video-us-capital-under-siege-2021-1

Capitol Riots: A Visual Guide to the Storming of Congress (BBC News, 1/7/2021)

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55575260

Crisis at the Capitol (Reuters, 1/7/2021)

https://graphics.reuters.com/USA-ELECTION/PROTESTS/qmyvmqewmvr/

Inside the Capitol: A Photographer’s View of American Exceptionalism Under Siege (Time, 1/7/2021)

https://time.com/5927198/capitol-trump-rioters-photography/

‘We were barricaded in:’ Local Lawmakers detail U.S. Capitol siege (KomoNews, 1/7/2021)

https://komonews.com/news/local/we-were-barricaded-in-local-lawmakers-detail-us-capitol-siege

Clyburn's Ipad, Laptop from Pelosi's Office: Items Stolen, Destroyed in Capitol Attack (Forbes 1/7/2021)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/01/08/clyburns-ipad-laptop-from-pelosis-office-items-stolen-destroyed-in-capitol-attack/?sh=c60869a59632

How Trump-supporting rioters stormed the Capitol (The Boston Globe, 1/8/2021)

https://apps.bostonglobe.com/nation/graphics/2021/01/us-capitol-riots-timeline/

11 Journalists Covering the Capitol Siege: ‘This Could Get Ugly’ (The New York Times, 1/9/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/business/media/journalists-capitol-mob.html

The Aftermath of the Capitol Riot

Many question law enforcement’s response to the US Capitol siege (8 Newsnow (Las Vegas), 1/6/2021)

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/politics/many-question-law-enforcements-response-to-us-capitol-siege/

Capitol Riots: Who Broke into the building? (BBC News, 1/7/20)

https://www.bbc.com/news/55572805

Photos show the aftermath of an unprecedented and destructive siege on the US Capitol that left 4 rioters dead (Business Insider, 1/7/2021)

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-show-the-aftermath-of-a-siege-on-capitol-building-2021-1

Tactical Lessons from the U.S. (Stratfer, 1/7/2021)

https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/tactical-lessons-us-capitol-siege

These are the 5 men and women who died during the violent pro-Trump siege on the Capitol (Insider, 1/7/2021)

https://www.insider.com/three-died-of-medical-emergencies-at-capitol-siege-2021-1

Siege of U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump mob forces hard questions (Chicago Sun-Times, 1/7/2021)

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38603/the-last-u-s-capitol-siege-was-in-1814-heres-what-happened

‘Nothing can stop what’s coming’: Far-right forums that fomented Capitol riots glee in aftermath (Washington Post, 1/7/2021)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/07/trump-online-siege/

NBA’s Fight for Social Justice Emboldened After U.S. Capitol Siege (SI NBA, 1/7/2021)

https://www.si.com/nba/2021/01/07/nba-us-capitol-siege-reaction

How Kids Are Making Sense of the Siege At the US Capitol (WBUR, 1/7/2021)

https://www.wbur.org/edify/2021/01/07/talk-to-kids-siege-us-capitol

Capitol Siege a security failure on multiple levels (Security InfoWatch.com, 1/8/2021)

https://www.securityinfowatch.com/security-executives/article/21205190/capitol-siege-a-security-failure-on-multiple-levels

Capitol Siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters (Associated Press, 1/8/2021)

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-media-elections-73dacf9bc0d90 6f4efe358279520eeac

Florida man carrying Nancy Pelosi’s lectern, Arizona man wearing fur hat and horns among nearly 60 arrests after US Capitol riot (USA Today,1/8/2021)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/01/08/capitol-mob-man-viral-photo-behind-nancy-pelosis-desk-arrested/6598761002/

Video Shows police officers stand by and do nothing as rioters charge into US Capitol (New York Post, 1/8/2021)

https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/video-shows-police-officers-stand-by-as-rioters-charge-into-us-capitol/

The Smithsonian is Collecting Objects from the Capitol Siege (The New York Times, 1/8/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/08/arts/design/smithsonian-capitol-artifacts.html

Capitol Siege Raises Security Worries for Biden Inauguration (US News & World Report, 1/8/2021)

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-08/capitol-siege-raises-security-concerns-for-biden-inaugural

Proud Boy Nick Ochs arrested in Hawaii over Capitol siege (Daily News, 1/9/2021)

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-proud-boy-nicholas-ochs-arrested-20210109-ddt654g74rdaxj7y5tfonjnrqe-story.html

FBIs Omaha office arrests Iowa man in US Capitol siege (Omaha World Herald, 1/9/2021)

https://omaha.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/fbis-omaha-office-arrests-iowa-man-in-us-capitol-siege/article_a150b198-52bb-11eb-8e9c-ab65c3e3376e.html

Bowser renews call for D.C. statehood after U.S. Capitol siege (Axios, 1/9/2021)

https://www.axios.com/muriel-bowser-dc-statehood-capitol-riots-senate-c9d9ec57-232e-4fe0-8d86-df30acceb22f.html

Capitol siege was planned online. Trump supporters now planning the next one (The Washington Post, 1/9/2021)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/09/trump-twitter-protests/

Another Capitol Police Death: Officer Dies By Suicide After Responding to Pro-Trump Riot (Forbes, 1/10/2021)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/01/10/another-capitol-police-death-officer-dies-by-suicide-after-responding-to-pro-trump-riot/?sh=24b655e970dd

‘They Got a Officer!: How a Mob Dragged and Beat Police at the Capitol (The New York Times, 1/11/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/capitol-mob-violence-police.html?referringSource=articleShare

Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared (Associated Press, 1/11/2021)

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-michael-pence-nancy-pelosi-capitol-siege-14c73ee280c256ab4ec193ac0f49ad54

Capital Riot Fallout: Homeland Security Chief Resigns; Patriot’ Belichick Won’t Accept Medal of Freedom (New York Times, 1/11/2021)

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/11/us/capitol-riot-police-building