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  1. feuds
    Think Twice Before You Insult Maren MorrisAfter Tucker Carlson called her a “lunatic country-music person” for calling out transphobia, Morris raised $100,000 for trans youth.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  2. delusions
    Well, This Is Certainly Positive ThinkingA Capitol rioter plans to spend her prison time detoxing and drinking protein shakes.
    By Danielle Cohen
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    Bumble Hero Turns in Capitol Rioter“We are not a match,” the user wrote, before tipping off the FBI.
    By Bridget Read
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    Capitol Rioter Complains ‘It’s Not Fair’ That He’s in JailRichard Barnett, who posed for photos at Nancy Pelosi’s desk, reportedly thinks it’s “a bunch of crap” that he hasn’t been released.
    By Claire Lampen
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    Terrible Man Probably Regrets Texting His Ex From Capitol RiotsRichard Michetti allegedly texted his ex-girlfriend from the insurrection to call her a “moron.” She turned him over to the FBI the next day.
    By Amanda Arnold
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    This Chilling Video of the Capitol Riot Speaks for ItselfDemocrats opened Trump’s second impeachment trial by showing footage of the insurrection — and Trump’s comments at a rally right beforehand.
    By Claire Lampen
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    Capitol Rioter Petitions Court to Keep Her Vacation PlansJenny Cudd reportedly asked a judge to let her go on a “planned and prepaid” trip to Mexico this month.
    By Claire Lampen
  8. power
    The Clarifying Power of AOC’s StorytellingThe congresswoman spoke openly about her trauma, and in doing so made it clear that Republicans must be held accountable.
    By Bridget Read
  9. politics
    AOC Tells Ted Cruz to Take a Seat“Happy to work w/ almost any other GOP that aren’t trying to get me killed.”
    By Claire Lampen
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    Man Charged in Capitol Riot Called for AOC’s AssassinationGarret Miller reportedly tweeted “assassinate AOC” on the day of the attack.
    By Claire Lampen
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    A Proud Boys Organizer Has Been Arrested for His Role in the Capitol RiotJoseph Biggs, who belongs to the far-right extremist group and stormed the building on January 6, is facing a slate of federal charges.
    By Amanda Arnold
  12. reading the signs
    Good-bye to Trump’s Patriotic CosplayHe gave Americans of all stripes a chance to witness and play at masquerade. What will his supporters do with that impulse now?
    By Rhonda Garelick
  13. the body politic
    They’ve Been Calling for Bloodshed the Whole TimeIt’s not just Trump — some on the right have supported violence for years now; the party has built its power on them.
    By Rebecca Traister
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    High-School Therapist Arrested for Storming the CapitolIn a resignation letter, she said she was “switching paths to expose the global evil of human trafficking and pedophilia.”
    By Bridget Read
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    AOC: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’ During the Capitol RiotsAnd Ayanna Pressley’s chief of staff says all the panic buttons in Pressley’s office were ripped out.
    By Amanda Arnold
  16. congrats
    Trump Just Became the Only President to Be Impeached TwiceAnd in the most bipartisan impeachment vote ever, at that!
    By Claire Lampen
  17. hot shot
    Republican Wears ‘Censored’ Face Mask While Speaking Into Literal MicrophoneQAnon supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a “censorship” face mask to deliver a speech in front of Congress.
    By Emilia Petrarca
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    Cori Bush Said What We’re All Thinking“It’s time to impeach the white-supremacist-in-chief,” the freshman representative said in a blistering floor speech.
    By Claire Lampen
  19. what now?
    Will Right-Wing Violence Erupt on Inauguration Day?We asked a professor who studies how the far-right uses online platforms what to expect.
    By Amanda Arnold
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    Pence Won’t Invoke the 25th Amendment Against TrumpThe impeachment process is moving forward nonetheless.
    By Claire Lampen
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    ‘QAnon Shaman’ in Federal Custody Granted Special Organic Diet“He gets very sick if he doesn’t eat organic food,” Jake Angeli’s mom said.
    By Claire Lampen
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    ‘They Surrounded Me, Yanked My Arms Back, Handcuffed Me’Five people who’ve been arrested for protesting react to how law enforcement treated the Capitol insurrectionists.
    By Katie Heaney
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    Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Has Tested Positive for COVIDAfter sheltering from the Capitol Hill insurrection, in a room where “there were over 100 people and many were Republicans not wearing masks.”
    By Rebecca Traister
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    Insurrectionist’s Ex-wife Identified Him to the FedsAnd she wasn’t the only one to recognize him from footage of the riot.
    By Claire Lampen
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    Terrifying Details About the Capitol Hill Riots Keep Coming OutReporters and lawmakers are sharing harrowing accounts of the insurrection.
    By Claire Lampen
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    ‘It Was No Accident’Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on surviving the siege.
    By Rebecca Traister
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    Who Cleans Up After a Coup Attempt?The most disenfranchised among us are left to pick up the literal pieces.
    By Cate Young
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    American AmnesiaA new dawn doesn’t mean that the darkness never existed.
    By Evette Dionne
  29. the body politic
    The Only Strategy Left for DemocratsAfter this week, the mandate is clear: Make people’s lives better. And stop trying to placate Republicans.
    By Rebecca Traister
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    Surreal, Terrifying Photos of the Capitol Under SiegeA violent mob of Trump supporters wreaked havoc inside the U.S. Capitol.
    By Amanda Arnold
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    Where Is the ‘Law and Order’ Now?“So peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters get tear-gassed, but right-wing extremists get into the Capitol? Got it.”
    By Claire Lampen
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    Cori Bush Proposes Expelling Reps Who Challenged ElectionAs the U.S. Capitol was under siege, Representative Bush drafted a resolution.
    By Katie Heaney
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    Woman Reportedly Dies After Shooting in the CapitolAs hundreds of Trump supporters stormed in, gunfire erupted.
    By Angelina Chapin