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Bedrock, USA: New Podcast Explores Rise of Extremism in Local Politics

With the national spotlight on the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, a new podcast series from Bloomberg CityLab and iHeartMedia shows two communities grappling with far-right politicians and ideologies.

Sequim, a rural town in Washington state at the top of the Olympic Peninsula, is generally a pretty sleepy place. But in early 2021, it was shaken — like an aftershock from Jan. 6. — Sequim, a rural town in Washington state at the top of the Olympic Peninsula, is generally a pretty sleepy place. But in early 2021, it was shaken — like an aftershock from Jan. 6.
Photographer: Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg

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By Laura Bliss

July 20, 2022 at 9:00 AM UTC

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Just days after thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, one small town in Washington was having its own reckoning with far-right extremism.