Washington, D.C., wasn’t designed for an insurrection

On Wednesday, thousands of people stormed the Capitol at the urging of Donald Trump. Some were armed with gas masks, bullet proof vests, and guns ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Presented by   On Wednesday, thousands of people stormed the Capitol at the urging of Donald Trump. Some were armed with gas masks, bullet proof vests, and weapons. Others just held signs. Shockingly, the crowd got in. As Congress momentarily retreated, most of us wondered, how could this possibly have happened? Isn’t the Capitol designed to stop a small mob?  In fact, the federal grounds of Washington D.C. have been designed over the last 200 years to live two, completely dichotomous lives: to be as welcoming to the public as they are secure for our politicians. I spoke to the former federal building czar who worked under both the Clinton administration and the Obama administration to unpack what went wrong and why. His answer? Read my story here. —Mark Wilson   co.design Washington, D.C., wasn’t designed for an insurrection How did armed rioters storm the Capitol building this week? We talked to experts to learn what went wrong.   news If we can normalize even Trump’s coup, America is lost forever America has let Trump get away with a lot of unforgivable words and deeds. The Capitol insurrection is our last chance to get it right, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.   tech Banning Trump from social media is like a ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’ Groups are calling for President Trump’s social media accounts to be taken offline. Experts say that while that’s necessary, it won’t stop the spread of dangerous misinformation.

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