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Jan. 6 Prisoners Recorded A Podcast From Jail With A Camera Someone ‘Accidentally’ Gave Them
Some of the people who were convicted for their actions during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol have insisted the unit where they were held before sentencing in the Washington D.C. jail is an abusive “gulag.” It’s also ground zero for a burgeoning media empire that appears to violate jail policy and features broadcasts starring people who were convicted for their role in storming the Capitol as former President Trump’s loss in the 2020 election was being certified.
A pair of the so-called “J6ers” have hosted a “DC Gulag podcast” where they have interviewed their fellow inmates while promoting various aspects of their agenda including false conspiracy theories about the 2020 vote and the idea they are waging a noble political struggle. Despite the obvious issues with these claims, hero worship of the people who attacked the Capitol has become a persistent feature of MAGA politics. And, thanks to an unusual setup, some of the prisoners themselves are embracing that spotlight.
Inmates are generally restricted from accessing the internet and communicating with the outside world, a situation that has raised questions for years about how to properly balance security concerns and freedom of speech. In their premiere episode, which was released earlier this month and filmed last year, one of the podcast hosts, Jonathan Mellis, now an inmate at FCI Ashland in Kentucky, explained how they were able to get their unique show online.
Jan. 6 Prisoners Recorded A Podcast From Jail With A Camera Someone ‘Accidentally’ Gave Them
The podcast host attacked law enforcement officers outside the Capitol with a large stick.
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There is a civil conversation to be had on this topic that is impossible to have. Impossible for the same reason so many conversations between Repubs and Dems can't get off the ground. Namely, a failure to agree on fundamental facts. Made all the more frustrating because in this case there is film footage and testimonial evidence of what happened on Jan. 6.
It is a testament to the power of right wing media's influence, presenting an alternative reality to its viewers all too eager to accept it, that keeps the two sides from agreeing on a baseline of what is true and what is not. The same kind of mistaken thinking that lead so many of those protestors/rioters to DC that day leads their defenders to mistakenly see them as patriots. They are not one thing, they are many things, but patriots is not among them.
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