Ana Kasparian joins Ben Burgis to discuss the Capitol Riots and fallout we’re facing: varying takes from “The Left” regarding how serious the events on January 6, 2021 actually are; the imminent threat of increased pressure on lawmakers to pass legislation that strengthens an already overly invasive surveillance state, broadens an already vague definition of domestic terrorism, and generally weakens citizens’ rights and emboldens the state. <br />So what can we do? Ana suggests that a starting place can be looking into any dark money that may have played a role in what we now know were some smaller, more organized efforts to harm or hold lawmakers hostage after gaining access to the building. Then there are the lawmakers who we now know were actually involved in planning the event themselves — Ana argues that holding them accountable is crucial, as the GOP has become more and more emboldened to flout the rule of law.<br /><br />Find Ana online!<br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AnaKasparian" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/AnaKasparian</a><br />TYT: <a href="https://twitter.com/theyoungturks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/theyoungturks</a>, <a href="https://join.tyt.com/app/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://join.tyt.com/app/</a><br />TYT YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks</a><br />Jacobin: <a href="https://twitter.com/jacobinmag" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/jacobinmag</a><br />Jacobin “Weekends”: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/jacobinmag" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/jacobinmag</a><br /><br />Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! <br />Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/benburgis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/benburgis</a>. Patrons get early access to every episode as well as a weekly bonus episode and regularly scheduled "Discord Office Hours" group voice chats.<br /><br />Follow Ben on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BenBurgis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/BenBurgis</a><br />Like, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben’s channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAA</a><br />Visit benburgis.com<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRwVlQJVrPA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRwVlQJVrPA</a>