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In the New Yorker...
serious crayons:
Thanks for posting that, FRiend! I saw something about that last night but didn't have time to watch it, resolved to watch it today but could have easily forgotten. I'll watch it post haste!
serious crayons:
... OK, just watched it. It. Is. Scary.
I have no idea how the photographer got in that close (for those who haven't seen it, he's mingling right in with the insurgents, including in the chambers). He must have made himself look like one of them. Maybe he had a really subtle camera -- camera embedded in a MAGA hat, I kept thinking. But then, there are a lot of ordinary looking guys milling around holding up their cell phones, so I suppose he could have been taken for one of them.
How could so many people be so incredibly deluded?
Front-Ranger:
It's like he was wearing a cloak of invisibility! There was a moment when the horned man wanted a picture of himself taken standing at the center of the Senate chamber. He turned to a person just to the left of Mogelson and asked him to take the picture. What if he'd asked Mogelson?
Then, there's the spot where they were destroying all the media equipment. Mogelson just kept calmly filming.
I didn't even know TNY had a filming unit.
I can't see where he would have the foresight to wear a MAGA hat or otherwise disguise himself. Who could have possibly predicted what would happen that day, other than the insurrectionists themselves?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 18, 2021, 12:34:46 pm ---I can't see where he would have the foresight to wear a MAGA hat or otherwise disguise himself. Who could have possibly predicted what would happen that day, other than the insurrectionists themselves?
--- End quote ---
Well, he could have kept one in his bag or worn one on purpose since he's going undercover and didn't want to be identified as a media person. I think the protest alone was already viewed as possibly turning violent or otherwise getting out of control. But then again, if he looked like all the other normal-looking guys hanging around they could just take him to be one of them.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 18, 2021, 12:34:46 pm ---It's like he was wearing a cloak of invisibility! There was a moment when the horned man wanted a picture of himself taken standing at the center of the Senate chamber. He turned to a person just to the left of Mogelson and asked him to take the picture. What if he'd asked Mogelson?
Then, there's the spot where they were destroying all the media equipment. Mogelson just kept calmly filming.
I didn't even know TNY had a filming unit.
I can't see where he would have the foresight to wear a MAGA hat or otherwise disguise himself. Who could have possibly predicted what would happen that day, other than the insurrectionists themselves?
--- End quote ---
I seem to recall that last summer Mogelson got himself in among the BLM demonstrators in Philadelphia. at some risk to himself from the police. At least, I think it was Mogelson. I think I remember there were still photos published. I had the impression, maybe incorrectly, that he was freelance. If my memory is correct, he must have a knack for blending in. With all the selfies the insurrectionists apparently took Jan. 6, maybe it wasn't too difficult to film what was going on. I mean, if everyone was filming stuff with their phones, maybe he didn't stand out that much. I've heard about his video--it's been mentioned on the NBC network news--but I haven't seen it.
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