The violent sedition of 1/6
By 
The video is never going to become less damning:
The Justice Department this week released a three-hour video of a battle between rioters and the police at the US Capitol Building on January 6 where rioters brandished weapons, officers were viciously beaten, and a member of the mob died on Capitol steps. The assault on the Lower West Terrace was one of the most violent confrontations between Capitol Police and the crowd. Officers held the line until the building was cleared without letting rioters inside. Some officers have since said they did not know the Capitol had already been breached in other areas. The video, taken from a Capitol security camera, does not have sound. It starts as officers retreat, helping each other as they stumble inside and washing their eyes out with water from chemical spray. Rioters crowd in behind them, coordinate efforts to attack and push through in infamous moments that have haunted the public, and officers, ever since.
The Justice Department released the videos after CNN and other outlets sued for access. It is the longest video from the riot released by the government thus far.
But, durr, nobody who participated in the riot intended to stop an election count and make Donald Trump dictator have actually been charged with the literal crime of “sedition,” durr…
"There was no insurrection because no one was charged with 'insurrection'" is the new "we are not a democracy but a constitutional republic"— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) December 21, 2021
Meanwhile, if you’re looking for some good longform over the holidays, Kerry Howley’s piece about three 1/6ers is excellent.