Thread by @michaelharriot

White people are storming the Capitol Building to support a white nationalist president and many people are saying: “If Black people did that...”

Not me, though.

I know.

A thread

Here’s what happened to them when these “patriots” attacked the CAPITAL OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT for—and I can’t stress this enough—SOMETHING THAT DID NOT HAPPEN

Here’s what happened when I covered the George Floyd protests where four officers WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MURDER

Here’s what happened when they stormed the capital in Michigan

Kyle Rittenpeacefully protesting after Eric Garner was choked to death

Here’s Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin

Here’s me in Ferguson

And then:

Olympia Washington

Me, First time reporting in Ferguson, hands on dashboard, as the car is checked for weapons before entering the “protest area”

Oregon, 2 weeks ago