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Response to student protests across the US have escalated to violence this week, with students clashing, and arrests now exceeding 1,000.

We hear from students and BBC colleagues from across the States.

And the Americast team speaks to Niall Ferguson, historian and senior fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University, about how universities are responding to protests. HOSTS: • Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter • Sarah Smith, North America editor • Marianna Spring, Disinformation & Social Media Correspondent

GUEST: • Niall Ferguson, historian and senior fellow at the Hoover Institute at Stanford University

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Trevor Noah gives us the latest updates on the January 6th hearings, including the treatment of jailed defendants and Trump's delay in condemning the riots. Also, Daily Show contributor, Jordan Klepper, visits a Trump rally to get Trump supporters' take on the hearings. 

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For the first time ever, a former U.S. President gets arraigned on criminal charges, former President Trump issues a defiant response to the charges, and a week after protesters took over one of the chambers, chaos erupts at the Tennessee state house. Get the facts first with Morning Wire. 

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Jeremy Lee Quinn is an independent investigative photo journalist who was at the Capitol during the breach on January 6, 2021, he discusses with Bret what he learned during the event. 

Find Jeremy on The Public Report: https://www.publicreport.org/ 
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This episode contains strong language.

The pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol on Wednesday made their plans in plain sight. They organized on social media platforms and spoke openly of their intentions to occupy the Capitol.

But leaders in Washington opted for a modest law enforcement presence. In the aftermath, those security preparations are attracting intense scrutiny.

Today, we explore how the events of Jan. 6 could have happened.

Guest: Sheera Frenkel, who covers cybersecurity for The New York Times; Zolan Kanno-Youngs, a homeland security correspondent for The Times.

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Background reading:

• Inside Trump supporters’ online echo chambers, the chaos of Jan. 6 could be seen coming.
• Failures by the police have spurred resignations and complaints of double standards.
• During the storming of the Capitol, social media sites were used by the mob to share information, including directions on which streets to take to avoid the police and which tools to bring to help pry open doors.

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