Fearful master: US Capitol today. West front remains closed off at lawn level. High steel fence with reinforced posts, looks permanent, at second floor level. 
Prototypes of new permanent-looking, heavy concrete barriers, tinted to look like Capitol limestone, filled with crushed stone and joined by 1” steel bolts, still sit by Library of Congress, Independence Ave & 2nd St SE. Jersey barriers to the right look flimsy by comparison.
Close-up of the heavy duty, high steel fences on the second level of the West Front of the US Capitol. Never seen anything like this before; this was a public area since it was built. These fences went up in about December and appear permanent.
Siege mentality in The Capital: Word is that they're going to re-erect a heavy military fence perimeter around the entire US Capitol complex so Biden can give his State of the Union message. No official confirmation yet. No reason given for why the message is so late this year.
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