UPDATE: Sources in the US Capitol police have confirmed that shots were fired but these may have been shots fired at the vehicle by officers. This piece is still developing.
UPDATE: The suspect who was driving the car that rammed the barricade outside the US Capitol has reportedly died following being shot by US Capitol police moments after jumping out the car.
UPDATE: One of the US Capitol Police officers struck by the vehicle outside the Russell building has died as a result of the injuries. The driver also died after being fired upon.
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...and like the opportunistic vampires he is here comes Rudy Giuliani texting with Proudboy James Sullivan, (the brother of John Sullivan) in an effort to reframe Trump's "trial by combat" at the Capitol as the actions of 266 "Antifa."
I'm disturbed by the amount of people who are calling this thread misinformation.
I'm not alleging John Sullivan is a Trump supporter in some sort of grandiose conspiracy.
I am plainly stating he is an apolitical opportunist and violent accelerationist.
Thanks to a follower's keen eye we now know that zip tie guy and the woman accompanying him stayed at the @GrandHyattDC the night of January 6.
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After many contributions from people following this thread we now have confirmation that zip-tie guy is Eric Munchel, of Nashville, TN.
Eric is currently a bartender at Bartender at Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille.
As I look at photos of the "zip tie guy" I noticed a few details that may be easy to overlook when your eye is clearly drawn towards the zip ties.
Some of these details may be indicators of where he is from and possible group affiliation.
The shirt and pants are notably expensive, and uniquely identifiable. Specifically they are the "combat field shirt" and "stalker pant" made by Kryptek. Both are in the "Typhon" urban camouflage color way.
Lightweight combat tops are popular among militia groups because of the velcro adornments on the shoulders, elbows, and chest, that allow them to affix their groups' identifying patches and similar flare.
Is it significant that this individual is not wearing his group's patches?
When we talk about restoration in a post-Trump America it's important to reject instincts to meet your opposition in the middle, especially when your opposition is a fascist one.
I see a lot of people on here disagree with my sentiment so let me be absolutely clear why I said to show compassion*
To overcome the cancers of Trumpism, Qanon, Neo-Fascism, we must emotionally understand what motivates these people and then work to root out those conditions.
Ashli, like many others who rushed the Capitol were diluted by Qanon content.
There are entire online communities that seek to weaponize people like Ashli Babbitt.
There are discord boards of nihilistic Q-Larpers who trawl YouTube predating on vulnerable or mentally ill people.
Another Nazi participant in this afternoon's cosplay coup d'état can be seen wearing a "Camp Auschwitz" pullover.
Another alt-right fascist and Charlottesville keynote speaker Tim Gionet, aka "Baked Alaska," was among those who broke into Capitol offices and streamed himself pilfering though a senate phone directory.
Due to the entitlement and lack of basic opsec from those who perpetrated today's hapless coup there is a mountain of multimedia evidence.
If you would like to assist with flagging content @bellingcat and @propublica have started this google sheet: