TEASER: Storming the Capitol

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TEASER: Storming the Capitol

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Jan 7, 2021

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Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear this and all our bonus content. Matt and Sam analyze the Trumpist "siege" on the Capitol on our latest bonus episode.

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Jan 7, 2021

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