The Capitol riot is a reminder of the links between police and white supremacy
Almost 30 police officers attended the Capitol rally. It should come as no surprise.
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As investigations of last week’s riot at the US Capitol continue, one thing has become abundantly clear: The people involved were not just “fringe” elements, disconnected from the mainstream of society.
Prominent among the rioters was a group with a lot of institutional and social power police officers and other law enforcement officials. Indeed, nearly 30 sworn officers have been identified so far as
attendees to the rally leading to Wednesday’s riot, according to NPR.
Bill Radke, Monica Nickelsburg, Jasmyne Keimig and Brandi Kruse discuss the week s news Credit: kuow photo/sarah leibovitz
Impeachments, inaugurations, and vaccine troubles this week Jan 15, 2021
Bill Radke reviews the week s news with Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, The Stranger staff writer Jasmyne Keimig, and Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse.
This week, President Trump was impeached in the House for a second time. But what made this time different is that ten Republicans voted in favor of that impeachment, including Southwest Washington s Jamie Herrera Butler, and central Washington s Dan Newhouse. Previously, both representatives had voted for President Trump, and Representative Newhouse has signed onto a brief in support of an effort to overturn President-elect Joe Bidenâs victory in the November election. So what changed?
The union president also approvingly retweeted a right-wing blogger who said “an extreme BLM activist” was among those in the pro-Trump mob, causing a former police chief to say, "BLM was not the cause of yesterday's insurrection. We have to tell the truth."