Red Flags: Before, During and After Jan 6

[reACTIONary]

WaPo's very extensive investigation and analysis of the insurrection.

"The Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol was neither a spontaneous act nor an isolated event."


https://wapo.st/3jVa3WK

In the 20 years since the country had created fusion centers in response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Sena couldn’t remember a moment like this. For the first time, from coast to coast, the centers were blinking red. The hour, date and location of concern was the same: 1 p.m., the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6.

Harvin was one of numerous people inside and outside of government who alerted authorities to the growing likelihood of deadly violence on Jan. 6, according to a Washington Post investigation, which found a cascade of previously undisclosed warnings preceded the attack on the Capitol. Alerts were raised by local officials, FBI informants, social media companies, former national security officials, researchers, lawmakers and tipsters, new documents and firsthand accounts show.

[gab13by13]

1. Liz Cheney knew it was coming,

she hired extra private security that day. It's bullshit to keep saying that there was a breakdown in intelligence, it was planned to not allow the proper defense of the Capitol, ask Liz Cheney.

[bottomofthehill]

2. This is some great reporting

The Washington Post has put real effort into this and it shows. I have not read the whole thing but probably about 2/3 through it and have been impressed by how thorough and meticulous they have been in laying it out.

I can tell it’s great reporting because I keep putting it down. Most people say it was so good I can’t put it down, but in this case, I say that because it is both angering and thought provoking. It has made me think.

[reACTIONary]

3. I agree! And it is...

... well presented in the electronic format. The electronic presentation is something WaPo has been working on. Sometimes it gets in the way, but in some cases it adds to the story.

[bottomofthehill]

4. Funny, I was thinking the same thing.

I started reading on my phone, shanked to the laptop and found it easier to follow. I love clicking on the footnote icon and seeing what it was based on. I have read stopped and gone back a few times but even enjoy how it is broken up. A lot of reporters spent a lot of time on it.