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Performance and January 6, 2021

Part 2 of Ongoing Research into J6 and its Aftermath

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Hank Willenbrink
Aug 27, 2025
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This is the second in a series where I'm thinking through the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and its aftermath through the lens of performance and narrative. The first post lays out more of the project. Here, I'm going to focus on the attack on the Capitol and try to highlight the various layers of performance as well as how these layers co…

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