On the events of January 6 2021

The data-dumps “heard” around the world…

Yesterday a mob of people breached and, momentarily, took control of the United States Capitol. I honestly can’t remember how I found out, but I knew exactly what I had to do. I booted up my computer, logged on to dummy social media accounts, dove into the rabbit-hole and hit “record”.

This event will be under a microscope for years to come and I wanted to make sure I saw it with my own eyes and kept my own records. I wanted to take in every scene I could, raw and unfiltered. It felt a little morbid, but I think we can agree that we live in a world where it is harder and harder to find truth without bias. Specially after the fact. After all, “History is written by the victors” has been the norm since the beginning.

I don’t think that will be the case anymore. It can’t be.

In my humble opinion thanks to cryptologist and the massive networks through which you and me can store and share data have begun to rival the Orwellian surveillance and propaganda systems put in place by modern governments in many ways. I sincerely believe that history will, from now on, be ultimately curated by a consensus of networked observers. I like many others, wanted to get as close as possible to first hand observation. Thanks to #NetNeutrality, independent journalism, social media networks and the the vanity of man; I got to spend a little over 24 hours experiencing a live virtual point of view of everything happening inside and outside the Capitol Building. It was an uncomfortable undertaking, but I accomplished my goal.

To observe and record my own conclusions about a historical event with the least amount of outside influence possible.

I assume by the time I publish, a sea of break downs and opinions will have been shared by more eloquent intellectuals than my thesaurus using ass. So I will keep that for more private forums. Instead, I encourage you to participate in shaping the future. There is a lot of #OpenSource material available online. I encourage you to find one of the many data dumps out there and watch the footage before it is edited. Especially because of the efficiency of the narratives that will be pushed by special interests. I also highly encourage you to write your thoughts down somewhere. For yourself and future generations.

After all, this will be history at some point, but right now it is OUR story, and we must preserve and guard it from those who would seek to manipulate the record for their own goals.

History may be written by the victors, but it is now being curated by a concensus of dedicated observers.

Like you and me.

A race to keep and share the most accurate records before powers that be can manipulate them and weaponize them for their special interests. The internet is the new Library of Alexandria, and anyone with a hard drive and a connection has become a record keeper rushing to protect knowledge while those mad with power try to burn it all down.

Begun, the #DataWars have.

Below you will find posted 76pictures from one of many data dumps I went through. Photos from outside the Capitol during the march and before the breach. It has been attributed to the author and is shared under Creative Commons.