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Rita McRedLight
@ritamcredlight.bsky.social

"The story no one wants to touch: Why the Capitol Police enabled 1/6" "But the singular point of failure — the one thing that could have prevented all of it from happening — was that Capitol Police leaders brushed off ample warnings that an armed mob was headed their way."

presswatchers.orgThe story no one wants to touch: Why the Capitol Police enabled 1/6 | Press WatchIf the Capitol Police has been prepared, none of it would have happened. Learning from their failure is vital and urgent.

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Bits
@bitsofdeb.bsky.social

Tbf the Capitol police primarily deal with crowds of tourists/ shouty protesters-- probably assumed since the building was closed to tourists, the protesters would stay outside and yell. Weren't prepared for the Prez to urge protesters to riot.

Bits
@bitsofdeb.bsky.social

Bill Barr resigned before Christmas, so wasn't in office Jan 6. But I still doubt he would have rolled out the same dramatic show of force on Jan 6.

Bits
@bitsofdeb.bsky.social

Pretty sure those guys aren't the Capitol Police: they look like part of the group Bill Barr deployed to "flood the zone" in D.C. " 5,800 personnel from the National Guard, Secret Service, NPS, FBI, BATF, DEA, US Marshals Service, Bureau of Prisons, CBP, ICE, Federal Protective Service and TSA,"