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6 Jan, 31 tweets, 10 min read
An incredible image. Trump supporters have breached the Capitol and are outside the Senate chamber.

📸 by @erinschaff

Live updates: nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0… Image
Trump supporters are breaking windows to get inside the Capitol

A volatile scene inside the Capitol

Guns drawn inside the House chamber
Trump supporters are in the House chamber declaring victory

"Insurrection"

More images

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After a summer spent on the streets of Portland, I just keep thinking ... "Where is DHS?" ... "Where is BORTAC?" ...
Meanwhile, some inside the Capitol are chanting "Police are traitors"
Photo inside the House chamber.

By J. Scott Applewhite at AP. Image
Trump supporters on top of law enforcement vehicles

Trump supporters have stormed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s offices, flipping over tables and pulling photos off the walls.

nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…
BREAKING: The U.S. Army is activating the National Guard — 1,100 troops.

nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…
MOB STORMS CAPITOL, INFLAMED BY ANGRY TRUMP SPEECH Image
Photo by Mike Theiler at Reuters Image
At state capitols:

• In Atlanta, officers escort Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
• In Santa Fe, lawmakers evacuated.
• In Denver, city buildings closed.
• In Salem, an effigy burns.
• In Phoenix, a guillotine.

nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…
In D.C., officers are now pushing the crowds away with batons and crowd-control munitions
Trump supporters have attacked and overrun a media gathering spot.

Please know that there are a lot of journalists in D.C. working through a very teacherous situation today to help us understand what is happening.

One person was shot inside the Capitol, police say, describing the person as a "civilian."

via @NickAtNews

nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/…
Republican Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers had vowed to support objections to the Electoral College vote counts.

Now, after what's unfolded today, she says she will vote to uphold the results. Image
A woman who was shot inside the Capitol building has died

nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…
Trump supporters in Washington State have breached the gates around the governor's mansion.

Officials say Gov. Jay Inslee and his family are in a safe location (they declined to be more specific).

nytimes.com/live/2021/01/0…

The crowd in Washington State has made it to the governor's mansion
News sites around the world:

• Al Jazeera: "... protesters storm US Capitol"

• BBC: "Violent pro-Trump mob..."

• South China Morning Post: "Troops called to US Capitol..."

• RT (Russia state-controlled): "US gets the kind of 'democracy' it championed overseas" ImageImageImageImage
Pelosi says Congress will resume counting the Electoral College votes tonight.

nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/…
Twitter is locking Trump's account for at least 12 hours

Still a tense scene in D.C.

"Wait 'til we come back with rifles.... you think that's an idle threat?"

Lawmakers are returning, escorted by law enforcement wearing military-style fatigues

Live video and live discussion of tonight's Electoral College vote certification in Congress:

nytimes.com/interactive/20… Image
From @maggieNYT:

"Trump initially rebuffed and resisted requests to mobilize the National Guard, according to a person with knowledge of the events. It required intervention from the White House counsel Pat Cipollone, among other officials..."

nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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More Trump supporters are headed to the Capitol at the president's urging
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Police at Oregon's statehouse have been clashing with right-wing protesters angry about coronavirus restrictions.

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This was one of the most distressing days of the pandemic so far.

We tallied an astonishing 1,923 deaths today. Our daily average of 1,246 deaths is now the highest since the spring and 76% higher than a month ago.

The surge shows no sign of slowing. 1/

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!!!!!

Another truly horrifying day. We have reached 181,194 new U.S. coronavirus cases IN A SINGLE DAY.

One month ago, the daily numbers were below 60,000.

Since then, 1 out of every 113 people in this country have been identified as a new infection.

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The number of active hospitalizations has nearly doubled in one month.

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Another record-obliterating day: 163,405 new U.S. coronavirus cases identified today.

In just one day, 1 out of every 2,019 people in this country were identified as new infections.

Over the past week, it's 1 out of every 352 people.

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That's up 124% since early October, and the rise shows no sign of slowing.

covidtracking.com/data/charts/us…
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It’s so hard for me to wrap my head around just how dire our coronavirus situation is right now.

139,855 new U.S. cases yesterday. Another record. The spread is totally out of control.

Here are some ways to put these kind of numbers in perspective:

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• Japan: 110,852
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• 1 out of every 2,364 people were identified as positive yesterday alone
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• In North Dakota, it was 1 out of 83 in one week

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