Topic: Riot Control

Tucker Carlson argued that the Capitol riot is being used as a pretext to crack down on civil liberties and control language. He noted that the Flight Attendants Union called for participants in the riot to be banned from commercial flights, a move that has already resulted in people being denied boarding. Carlson posits that the "racist" label is being applied to the event to justify future restrictions on Trump supporters.

A discussion of modern riot control technology questions why advanced tools like acoustic weapons or "sticky foam" (the goo) are not being utilized by police. References are made to the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle and the various high-tech non-lethal options that have been promised but remain absent from current street deployments.

The UK Home Office is testing a new "chemical gun" known as the Discriminate Irritant Projectile for riot control. The device fires CS gas or pepper spray from a distance of 100 feet, leading to comparisons with the chemical weapons currently being debated in international conflicts.

Dvorak analyzes a scene in The Newsroom where serious topics like London austerity riots and Mitch McConnell are rapidly followed by a discussion of Sex and the City. He argues this is a sophisticated propaganda technique designed to make the brain more receptive to messaging by pivoting to familiar pop culture.