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January 6: Day of the Rope

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The Long-Awaited Day of the Rope

Oathkeeper's members entered the Capitol in full tactical gear and split into groups, hoping to find House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. A 36-year-old woman named Ashley Baba was fatally shot by a Capitol police officer on the other side. The forces that brought Ashley Baba to that moment are the same forces that pushed the far-right into the mainstream in America. After the January 6 insurrection, more than 800 people were charged for entering the U.S. Capitol. More than 30 members of far-right groups were charged with conspiracy.

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