This is what I saw as I walked up. A large precense of cops including a ton of fatigues scattered within the hi-vis MPD uniform. 85/ I tried to find @HuntedHorse while chuck and I stayed tight. We use the buddy system should anything go down, we can stay safe. 85/pic.twitter.com/RzRHwMrO09
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Part two of three. In this footage you can see them puahbpeople down sets of stairs and hit them again. The police were very aggressive and the crowd was sooo confused. So unprepared. 96/pic.twitter.com/UQ2LZ1c6oU
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Last part of first push of clearing capitol lawn. There are several people thrown into a wall pushed down stairs just being told to go faster, the usual high aggression of MPD crowd control. 97/pic.twitter.com/pn620lcgj3
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Taking a small break to run to the corner store and smoke a cig. Be back with the finishing touches. The last few pushed jokes about being alive and the following day in the city.
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Guess who is back. But forgot cigs, eh what ever, I'll get them after I finish this. So where were we, oh yeah, trumpers first case of police brutality and thier crying for justice.
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This is just after last video. I still can't process the capitol in background while this happened. There are chants of "Bury the Blue" and threats for upcoming year. 101/pic.twitter.com/lbvU3JRZq8
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When the center stair was was cleared the left and right sides still had a ton of people on them. The police were slower on grass and let people take thier time crossing over. You can hear them calling cops traitors, and fuck the pigs. Almost like a normal event for me. 102/pic.twitter.com/U150riiewQ
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Cops leaving off one of the platforms that was put in place. I believe they are used by media for big events. Like innaguration which is around the corner. Much different than just moments before. 103/pic.twitter.com/jJhbAJj9WL
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As I stood around for maybe another five minutes trying to connect with other journos near by, smoke a cig, and take my time. The police line inches closer. This was the first confirmation of FBI I had on the ground. We heard they were but this was clear. 104/pic.twitter.com/VgrgNRBE5V
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Cops played this weird line inch game with trump supporters and fash. At any BLM event at this point we would've been hit with flash bangs, rubber bullets, and mace while being pushed back. At one point you hear someone go "it's curfew" that was an mpd officer directed at me 105/pic.twitter.com/vWwnlL1l8P
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The perfect summery of "USA USA USA" chants. The capitol back lit with a large riot line formed. Fuck your freedoms. 106/pic.twitter.com/0XdCRYVA8x
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National guard reinforced the line and took lead. At this point they didn't push, but you can hear myself and
@HuntedHorse talking about a cop who was protecting a lamp. 107/pic.twitter.com/gDahRUfWghShow this thread -
As I shift down the line. National Gaurd pushes. Almost anytime you see these gains crowd Shields, you hear them strike them to a beat. It's partly intimidation, but also so they step together. In background you can hear someone call them communist enforcers. So weird. 108/pic.twitter.com/uCJ03EGaFR
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Surprisingly the MPD officer in front understood not everyone moves at same rate due to disabilities and kept slowing down NG line. This was alot of press near this point up front 109/pic.twitter.com/LacZ5Go4tg
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" they will never wear thst patch again, better not wear it in public. Youre done!" At the end of the video sure sounds like a threat. 110/pic.twitter.com/bmbZGqc2wq
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"Public streets " chanted as they are out after curfew, and after they FUCKING SIEGED the capitol. Just incase you forgot. Glass beer bottle broken on street and yet another. Push. 111(make a wish?) /pic.twitter.com/Y73YZ4uw65
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Small confrontation between two trump supporters over the throwing of a water bottle. Bearded dude called the other person antifa because of it just before I went record. And then just off camera a Trumper who was maced rubs thier eyes. 112/pic.twitter.com/EYxBzXMeX3
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This was the moment this really were going sketchy in my head. Even as a member of press with my pass and contract easily accessible, police don't always accept it. On j20, 2017 several members of press were arrested, booked and some even had to go to trial. 113/pic.twitter.com/uGSw1M4ui3
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So when MPD made thier soft blockade and formed thier police line it was a moment I questioned for a second. How bad could this get? Then I remembered I just watched a mobile of people SIEGE THE CAPTIOL. and anything was possible. 114/
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This is an interesting clip. You hear a person scream" path violaters" and " We USE TO HANG PEOPLE FOR THIS" there was still that vibe after the mild show of force by sheer number of officers. This was first kettle. 115/pic.twitter.com/XrA6Xrdwlm
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Whoops, got side tracked. Thanks internet. Here is the beginning of my videos of the kettles. This being the soft kettle. Where the cops surround you. But let you out. I was at the time outside the soft kettle. 116/pic.twitter.com/L6nT5I9oJa
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This is the moment right as the hard kettle was formed. Showing the double commands from two different officers. One set said keep going, one said we were subject to arrest. I even wanted to capture that I ask for an escort through and was ignored. 118/pic.twitter.com/94M2N0MbME
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Also on the above video you can hear them talk about "No We Are going Home!" That was a false statement, they did not end up going home. 119
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This is a privlage, especially here in dc, as a white member of press. Not everyone who is press always gets to leave, the black and brown members of press are usually targeted heavily. I don't remember seeing it here this day, but have before at BLM events. 120/pic.twitter.com/JbU7EgszJp
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There are several things in this clip. I didn't even realize on the ground I heard the guy say "Next time we are coming back with rifles, you think that's an ideal fucking threat?" This is exactly what we are already seeing online in the days following.121/pic.twitter.com/XiMJA2gLz5
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What happened at the moment just before this is an officer took off people slowly walking across a muddy field away from police kettle. It was a gaggle of press members. He had an MH-46 Pepperspray launcher. They can shoot over 30 ft and douse you. 122/pic.twitter.com/MtX3c6kRqh
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You can also hear a Trumper hope the cop dies, and the officers wishes the same in return. These people are radicalized faster than we have seen before. Again, THEY STORMED THE CAPITOL. 123/
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As that member of press was let go a group of us all hung out on the side walk and did a recap while trying to process what the fuck happened. We all gather together and finally have signal. I am checking my messages when we hear about trumpers/fash standing off 124/
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They were standing off at the JW Marriott near freedom plaza and we all decided to head that way. There were cops roaming checking for curfew violators.usually gave them a warning and told them to get off the street. We made it to the hotel where police line was established 125/pic.twitter.com/QAGgkCEsWS
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Chants of "honor your oath" and "fucking tyrants" being yelled to the cops with established line. 126/pic.twitter.com/8p0BCz31vn
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The Virginia state patrol was out at this point in the night. I had lost track of time by this point. They mostly stayed back. 127/pic.twitter.com/mcmlbAtF01
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