Jan. 6th is Groundhog Day

On the anniversary of this tragic day, it's a good time to reflect on what we have learned, how far we have come, and what we still have left to do to hold those responsible to account.

A noose is seen on makeshift gallows as supporters of US President Donald Trump gather on the West side of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/via Getty Images)

Following the events of the attack on the US Capitol, we set forth to publish a real, investigatory series on what had really happened within the federal government that allowed a sitting president to enact a coup within his own government.

Here at SHERO, we called the riots what they really were and used legally appropriate words to describe what had happened — words like “insurrection” and “coup.” The mainstream media refused to call this event what it really was, until it became “safe” to do so — months to nearly a year after the attack.

Our goal at SHERO is to present the facts and the legal analysis of those facts without hesitation. Accuracy is all-important, but so is not shirking away from the new duty that modern journalists now have to connect the dots and put a conclusion on each batch of information presented. This is our promise to you here at SHERO, and it has always been a guiding principle of our work.

While we look back on the tragic and horrific events of Jan. 6, 2021, I would like to focus on what we have learned, how far we have come, and what we still have left to do to hold those responsible to account. Today, we can focus on what happened from the purview of two years ago.

I ask that you take a moment to revisit my Jan. 6th series, that I wrote just days after the insurrection, as we were publishing the facts and legal conclusions in real time. In future SHERO articles, we will be discussing the practical and philosophical ramifications of where things stand now and what we can do to move forward.

Part 1: The Coup at the Capitol

Part 2: Was QAnon Congress A Part of the Insurrection?

Part 3: The FBI Appears Rattled

Part 4: QAnon in the Capitol and the National Guard

Part 5: We Are Still Asking What Role Hawley and Cruz Played in Jan. 6

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Amee Vanderpool writes the SHERO Newsletter, is an attorney, published author, contributor to newspapers and magazines, and an analyst for BBC radio. She can be reached at avanderpool@gmail.com or follow her on Twitter @girlsreallyrule.

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