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It has been commonly reported by several sources that SIX soldiers and LEOs of the United States died this week.   The backlash and ripple effects from the Capitol Riots (see related blog on this historical event) continue to be felt with five confirmed deaths arrests on-going: https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/01/08/us-capitol-riot-dead-injured-arrested-dc-police-maryland-latest/ Also, POTUS turned on Pence in the midst of it all: https://news.sky.com/story/us-election-donald-trump-turns-on-mike-pence-as-he-refuses-to-intervene-in-election-result-12180953 What got a LOT of attention was how tolerant the LEOs were towards these primarily

Historians the world over will tell you that the events which took place in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 have never been seen in the United States by it’s citizens ever before.  The closest event that is comparable took place in 1814 when the British burned down the Capitol and The White House while we were at war with them: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-burning-of-washington NPR purports to provide this timeline of events which took place this day,