Amid the Capitol attack, I kept reporting my observations while also sharing my body's visceral reactions as events unfolded.
After convos w/ ppl who also went through it, I know a lot of us are experiencing the side effects days later. So ppl know they aren’t alone, here r mine
The morning after, I relayed to friends ‘I’m not traumatized, but I am processing.’ I do believe that, but I was also naive about the emotions that hide until the adrenaline disappeared from my body (as some military types warned in my DMs)
There is a fear of the attackers still targeting reporters or finding me that persists like a constant low-level electric shock in my chest.
Images of ppl w/ zip-ties don’t help, no matter if they were meant for members/reporters/both.
Don't know how bad things could’ve gone.
The emotions bubbled over me when a member called me Thurs night correcting the record about the officer dying: He was on life support, not dead. Now his family would have to go through the motions twice.
(Besides one tearless sob on the night of the attack) Tears, lots.
I cried at the thought of a life lost too early, for no good reason and with such violence. I thought of his family who lost their loved one.
And I cried from a confusing sense of guilt gratitude mixing in me over the feeling that he died protecting me/us who were inside.
I’d encourage anyone who was there that day to share how they are still processing, whether it is with a friend, here or in my DMs/privately, bc you are not alone and bc the after shock is part of the story too. It isn't something that is over once the violence stops.
I know friends in the Capitol/evacuation who are processing in wholly different ways than I am and that's okay. There is no one right way of processing what has happened.
And another remaining thought:
I'm sad it happened, but I am not sad I was there covering what happened.
Wednesday was historic, even if it was ugly.
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Capitol police are investigating a Suspicious Package in the 300 Block of First Street SE.
"Staff and other personnel are directed to AVOID THIS AREA until further notice."
Update from Capitol Police: "If you are in the Cannon Building, take visitors, escape hoods, and Go Kits and report to the South tunnel connecting to the Longworth."
While senators appear to be less eager as the House members to make objections, a source familiar with the matter noted that efforts like this can snowball in the House and ultimately put pressure on senators.
The GOP lawmakers did not discuss how long they wanted to draw out the objection process, but my source tells me that the senators weren’t excited about debating past midnight -- though 3USC16 allows for recesses to occur so they think that could solve this issue for them.
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