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January 6: Day of the Rope

Long Shadow

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The Rise of the Proud Boys

Anti-lockdown protests quickly spread to 30 states and heavily armed far-right militias showed up. Most of these people weren't part of a militia, they were just ordinary citizens. The anti-government ideology that had been simmering since Ruby Ridge was starting to boil over. White power groups believed that they had finally arrived at the divisive moment they'd been waiting for.

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