Episodes 2, and 3 of "Lets Talk About MUSIC" are up. Check them out if you have time..
According to the Jan. 6 committee's report, when people passed through the metal detectors to see Trump speak, security confiscated 269 knives/blades; 242 cannisters of pepper spray; 30 blunt instruments; 18 brass knuckles; 18 tasers; along with body armor and gas masks.
Republicans have called Jan. 6th "legitimate protest."
See this Semafor story: https://t.co/mwA4MFhKVw
New details from the Jan. 6 committee report revealed that the Secret Service confiscated hundreds of weapons from the 28,000 spectators who passed through metal detectors to attend Trump's speech, hours before the Capitol attack.
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I write a newsletter on Substack called "The Garden of Forking Paths."
I also wrote the first book on Trump's authoritarianism. My most recent book is "Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us."
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