The most surreal photos of the storming of the Capitol
It's hard to believe this is America
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Jacob Lambert
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Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.