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Panic! at the Disco: The Jan. 6 Event (WIW 12)

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EPISODE 101 | Panic! at the Disco: The Jan. 6 Event (World Is Weird 12)

On January 6, 2021 at 12:53 EST, a mass of people overwhelmed police on the west side of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. At 2:11, a window was broken, and they entered the building. What followed was a bizarre scene, with some happy to just wander around, while others had more active plans. When it was over, 5 people were dead, 138 law enforcement personnel were injured (15 needing hospitalization), and an untold number of civilians were also injured. Eventually, more than 1100 people would be charged with various crimes committed that day. 

What exactly happened here? Whatever you want to call it, it was fueled by conspiracy theories and conspiracy thinking. And it also engendered CTs of its own. The conspirasphere had finally run amok. 

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SECTIONS

  1. 03:21 - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Sept. 29, 2020 "stand back and stand by", #stopthesteal, white supremacists and other militia asshats make plans for the Nov. 3 election, they set their eyes on the "innauguration" (sic), the Million MAGA March, Women for America First, Proud Boys leader Tarrio makes a mistake on Dec. 12
  2. 09:39 - High Hopes - Trump and Barr spar, Dec. 14 looms large, firings and hirings, shouts and insults, the #wildprotest is announced on Dec. 19, plans are made to meet on Jan. 6, pressure on Pence, threats of a "red wedding"
  3. 19:48 - Vices & Virtues - Trump calls Raffensperger on Jan. 2, Trump gets conflicting advice, Tarrio gets arrested on Jan. 4, bombs are planted, Trump sets up a war room at the Intercontinental Willard, Trump really doesn't want to leave office and rewrites his upcoming speech
  4. 25:50 - Mad as Rabbits - Jan. 6, 8:17am-2:39pm: the "rally", Giuliani talks, an extraordinary video is shown, arrests are plan and plans are laid, Trump gives his speech, the crowd finds inspiration, Trump tries to take the wheel, Proud Boys head to the Capitol, crowds follow, help is asked for, the crowd surges, the building is breached, police are attacked
  5. 38:44 - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage - 2:44pm-3:49am: things get even uglier, help starts trickling in, attempts are still made to block certification, things finally get sorted
  6. 43:08 - Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Repercussions aplenty, dramatis personae, prison sentences with Tarrio the leader of the pack
  7. 48:57 - Emperor's New Clothes - What the heck were they all thinking? Apologist narratives, including the "false flag" trope

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