The proud boys as they marched towards their target. They are right wing nationalists who believe the United States is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. On the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. But weve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. This is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with Us Army Veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zach rehl on the left in the cap. Theyve been convicted for leading the capitol insurrection. Also convicted of Seditious Conspiracy is proud boys chairman enrique tarrio. He wasnt at the capitol that day, having been arrested on another charge two days previously. Much of the evidence came from this man, another leader, charles donohoe, who pled guilty and cooperated with the authorities. Taking our country back. But despite all the evidence shown in court, over 1,000 people have now been prosecuted, January The 6th is still very much contested territo
the excitement is building in liverpool as last minute preparations are made for the eurovision song contest final. the uk s entry will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, proud boys: the battle forjanuary the 6th. we all know what happened onjanuary the 6th in washington a violent mob intent on overturning the 2020 election result stormed the capitol. be advised, there s probably about 300 proud boys marching eastbound towards the united states capitol. i was there and filmed 200 300 members of a group called the proud boys as they marched towards their target. they are right wing nationalists who believe the united states is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. on the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. but we ve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. this is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with us army veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zack riel
the proud boys as they marched towards their target. they are right wing nationalists who believe the united states is being betrayed by internal enemies and an overbearing government. on the day, the proud boys were tight lipped. but we ve seen thousands of hours of evidence of exactly what was going on that day. this is ethan nordean, one of the leaders of the proud boys, along with us army veteran joseph biggs in the checked shirt and zach rehl on the left in the cap. they ve been convicted for leading the capitol insurrection. also convicted of seditious conspiracy is proud boys chairman enrique tarrio. he wasn t at the capitol that day, having been arrested on another charge two days previously. much of the evidence came from this man, another leader, charles donohoe, who pled guilty and cooperated with the authorities. taking our country back. but despite all the evidence shown in court, over 1,000 people have now been prosecuted, january the 6th is still very much cont
he argues that institutions like this have changed fundamentally. they re no longer moulds that shape the behavior and character of the people who work here. instead, he says, they ve become platforms for those people to gain attention and of course, in america, raise money. we have many elected officials who go to congress not to legislate, not to practice oversight, not to do the job that people elected them and pay with our tax dollars for them to do, but to become celebrities. i mean, some of them seem to be auditioning for cable news networks every time they open their mouths at a committee hearing. that s unfortunate, but they re being rewarded for that behavior by voters, by more extreme edges on either side of the aisle in their party, and it s going to take more centrist minded voters in elections saying no to that. the question that america is now having to grapple with is how much are these extreme divided opinions being driven by a media
writer yuval levin describes as no longer formative but performative. he argues that institutions like this have changed fundamentally. they re no longer molds that shape the behavior and character of the people who work here. instead, he says, they ve become platforms for those people to gain attention and of course, in america, raise money. we have many elected officials who go to congress not to legislate, not to practice oversight, not to do the job that people elected them and pay with our tax dollars for them to do, but to become celebrities. i mean, some of them seem to be auditioning for cable news networks every time they open their mouths at a committee hearing. that s unfortunate, but they re being rewarded for that behavior by voters, by more extreme edges on either side of the aisle in their party, voters in elections saying no to that. the question that america is now having to grapple with is how much are these extreme divided opinions being driven by a media landscape t