One year ago today an angry mob assaulted the United Staters Capitol Building in an attempt to stop the counting of electoral votes and overturn the results of a free an fair presidential election. Here are links to a series of posts I wrote at the time.
Words Matter – Thoughts on Wednesday’s (1/6/21) Insurrection, Part 1
Taking a look at how a variety of news media responded to these events.
I survived a murderous newsroom shooting in 2018, losing five of my Capital Gazette family. their families destroyed. My head was nearly shot off, multiple slugs missing by a fraction of an inch. This stuff makes me sick. We're your neighbors, family and friends doing our best. https://t.co/oeLPuwMisC
— Paul W. Gillespie (@pwgphoto) January 7, 2021
Words Matter: Stories From The Insurrection, Part 2
Personal stories from journalists who covered the January 6th violence and how journalists knew about the potential for violence in advance.
The warnings of Wednesday’s assault on the Capitol were everywhere.
When Jan. 6 rolled around, thousands of people came prepared to fight: https://t.co/X3uDIUjmh0
— ProPublica (@propublica) January 7, 2021
What does the 1st Amendment Mean? Stories from the Insurrection, Part 3
Discussion about how social media companies have freedom to control what they publish that is not limited by the First Amendment. The day Former President Trump got banned for life from Twitter.
For those saying Twitter is violating the First Amendment by limiting speech, a gentle reminder that 1A keeps the government from silencing you.
A private company can do whatever it wants.
Whether or not it should, that’s another matter (and I’m not getting into it right now)
— Steve White (@NTVsSteveWhite) January 9, 2021
Newspaper Editorials: Stories from the Insurrection, Part 4
Headlines and editorials about the January 6 riots. Perhaps the most surprising of these was the über-conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page’s take that Former President Trump should have resigned. (Note – Trump did not resign.)
The Editorial Board: If Trump wants to avoid a second impeachment, his best path would be to take personal responsibility and resign. https://t.co/x13Ngb8WZV
— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) January 8, 2021
Front Pages: Stories from the Insurrection, Part 5
Front pages from across the country on the day after the January 6th Insurrection.
Stories of Hope from the Insurrection, Part 6
While there have been endless dark stories coming out of the January 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington, D.C., there have also been some positive signs coming forward as well. People standing up for what is right, companies trying to uphold public civility, moments of grace
“I’ve spent a lot of time in Afghanistan and Iraq, I’ve been in war zones where I’ve had to shelter in place, but I never would have imagined that this would happen here.” — Rep. Andy Kim https://t.co/uroyFsB9fm
— Jonathan Groves (@grovesprof) January 10, 2021
And finally – Why Rep. Andy Kim is always awesome!
On an unrelated note – Here is a a brief collection of tweets showing how awesome New Jersey Representative Andy Kim is. If only all our representatives could be this great!
Glad you enjoyed my Lego adventures with my kids! Thought you might enjoy seeing the full thread with the finished product and the arduous journey getting there. https://t.co/HWYE0pvpuO
— Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) January 6, 2022