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The carnival in the Capitol

8 January 2021

2:39 AM

8 January 2021

2:39 AM

Generally, events that we think are significant will be passed over by historians — much in the same manner as how events in our lives that outrage or excite us one day are forgotten by the next. Remember when Beto O’Rourke seemed like an important political figure? Remember when everyone was talking about Tiger King? You see what I mean.

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