An insurgency and a democracy on the brink
Steve Contorno, Tampa Bay Times
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The Rundown: Jan. 6, 2021 will be one of those “do you remember where you were when … " days. The images on the screen — a capitol building under siege, vandalized and desecrated by an unruly but intentional mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters — appeared foreign, but the men and women on the television reminded us they came from the center of our democratic republic.