Police officers are holding them steps away from the Senate chamber, which is locked. Senators are inside. I see a few confederate flags.
Some sort of gas has been set off. I’m not sure by whom. Police seem to be trying to deescalate and talk to them.
“If we don’t get justice, this will never stop,” one protester yells
I count about 10 protesters by the Ohio Clock
I count about 10 protesters by the Ohio Clock
Protesters are on the third floor of the Senate, walking door to door, shouting “Where the fuck are they?”
They’re in the gallery
They’re in the gallery
Several people got on to a scaffolding outside Senate, took it to second floor, which looked like the area where McConnell’s office is located, and started banging on windows
Thanks for the tweets and texts, friends. I am safe and in hiding.

Here’s the scary moment when protesters initially got into the building from the first floor and made their way outside Senate chamber.
Doug Jensen, the Iowa man that led the charge into the Senate as seen in this video, has been arrested and put into jail https://twitter.com/weareiowa5news/status/1347903977820712969
Jake Angeli, the Qanon guy with the fur hat and horns who stormed the Senate, has also been arrested and charged. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2021/01/09/jake-angeli-fur-hat-and-horns-arrested-raid-u-s-capitol/6604898002/
Kevin Seefried, the guy who stormed the U.S. Senate with a Confederate battle flag, has been arrested in Delaware, per the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/us/Kevin-Seefried-arrested.html