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Fifth Column

At least four protesters stabbed during violent clashes between Proud Boys and Antifa after 15,000 Trump fans attended Million MAGA March in DC; in Washington state demonstrator shot at 'Stop the Steal' rally

2020-12-13

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]

Clashes erupted between members of the Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter protesters in D.C. on Saturday night after thousands of Trump supporters gathered for the second Million MAGA March

Four protesters were stabbed and transported to hospital in a critical condition, cops confirmed

Eight people in total were taken to hospital over the course of the night, including two police officers

Cops made at least 23 arrests as the Proud Boys and BLM protesters fought

The massive pro-Trump crowd had gathered after the Supreme Court issued Trump with yet another loss on Friday night in dismissing a case filed by the Texas Attorney General to overturn results in four states

The 'Stop the Steal' rally was protesting with claims of voter fraud, despite courts across the country throwing out the numerous suits filed by the Trump campaign when no evidence of their allegations was found

Michael Flynn, the former National Security Adviser pardoned by Trump, spoke to rallygoers

Alex Jones and Rudy Giuliani's star witness Melissa Carone also addressed the crowd

Enrique Tarrio, the head of Proud Boys, revealed on social media he was also at the White House on Saturday

Meanwhile in Washington state, a person was shot in similar violent clashes between protests groups

Washington State Police declared a riot in Olympia at around 1.30pm PST

And in Sacramento, five cops were injured and six people arrested following violent protests

Christian Trump Supporter Attacked 3 Times by Antifa at Washington, D.C. Protest
[Breitbart] Antifa
Antifa

...the armed wing of the Democratic Party...
and BLM protesters attacked a Christian Trump supporter during an event in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening. A man wearing all black comes up behind the man and punches him in the back of the head.

A tweet by journalist Drew Hernandez shows a man walking down a sidewalk in the nation’s capital. He says "Jesus Christ is coming back" to the surrounding crowd of hecklers. Sometime later, a man wearing black bloc comes up behind him and punches him in the back of the head.

Another man attempts to pepper spray the Christian man who takes off after his attacker. After chasing the man a few yards, he turns around and comes back.

Sometime later, he is seen trying to pick up a bicycle and another attacker jumps on his back. Others in the area pull the attacker off his back.

In another incident, Antifa/BLM protesters and Trump supporters engaged in a fight outside the Capitol Hilton Hotel. The video below shows a Trump supporter being hit in the head with a megaphone by one of the Antifa protesters.

Earlier in the day, Trump supporters gathered in Freedom Plaza for the "March for Trump" rally. The crowd sang "God Bless the USA."

1 Shot in Violent Protests in Washington State
[NewsMax] Police in Olympia arrested one person Saturday afternoon following a shooting at a violent protest between two heavily armed groups near the Capital building.

The Thurston County sheriff’s office confirmed the arrest but didn’t immediately release details.

The Olympia Police Department said the person who was shot was taken to a hospital by other civilians. That person’s injuries are unknown.

Police said they are aware of several videos involving the shooting.

The two groups had opposing political views, and each side was heavily armed with rifles, handguns and clubs, and engaged in violent clashes, police said. Police arrested a person earlier in the day for a firearms violation.

“We’ve had sporadic confrontations between groups throughout the day,” said Sgt. Darren Wright of the Washington State Patrol.

About 100 law enforcement officials with Olympia Police Department, Thurston County sheriff's office and Washington State Patrol tried to keep the protest orderly. Police declared a riot early in the afternoon and told the crowds to disperse.

Officials described a chaotic, fluid situation where the two groups clashed on the streets in Olympia before moving onto the grounds of the Capital building, where they continued engaging in violence against each other. Many of the protesters wore helmets and carried shields and clubs.

“Both groups were heavily armed, including firearms,” said Lt. Paul Lower of the Olympia Police Department. “They were fighting amongst themselves, two factions with opposing political beliefs.”

Groups planning demonstrations in the city included a group that wanted COVID-19 restrictions lifted, another protesting President Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential election last month, and a Black Lives Matter counter-protest.

Police said the groups were dispersing away from the Capital and back onto city streets when the shooting occurred. Video in the aftermath of the shooting shows a person on the ground, and another with a handgun walking across a parking lot.

Posted by:trailing wife

#18 UL2863: B says it better than I, and in fewer words.

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-12-13 20:04

#17 I am sure to the folks at the Washington Post not wearing a mask is reason enough to justify stabbing someone.

Posted by: Airandee 2020-12-13 15:13

#16 #12 "Masses" is actually a concession to the size of the crowd. The first draft said "A tiny group of snaggle-toothed snake-handling Jesus freaks who didn't even go to Harvard..."

Posted by: Matt 2020-12-13 12:45

#15 /\ Yes, the potential for armed skirmishes, ambushes, and attacks is beginning to rear it's ugly head. Not good, good at all.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-12-13 12:39

#14 Please elaborate, RM

Posted by: Ulaper Lumumba2863 2020-12-13 12:39

#13 ESfB3863: the current situation is messy. What I'm speaking of is magnitudes above what we see now.

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-12-13 12:25

#12 "the masses nodded along to falsehoods"

The "masses"? WTF?
They really have morphed into Pravda

Posted by: Punky Brown3008 2020-12-13 12:12

#11 This is the WAPO's description of the Trump supporters:

All day, the masses nodded along to falsehoods, prayed for the country and cheered beside one another without masks.

The praying part always pisses them off.

Posted by: Matt 2020-12-13 12:07

#10 Stabbed members of the Proud Boys. Jez, they just messed up.

Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2020-12-13 12:05

#9 They wear masks and carry knives and guns

They hurl Molotov cocktails and barricade building exits before throwing firebombs into those buildings, inside of which public employees are trapped

They attack elderly citizens on the steeets of Washington DC
They attack Republican officials on the streets
They harass and attack citizens dining in restaurants
They threaten to unleash mobs on the homes of citizens and their families
They unleash Twitter mobs in the thousands to call for the murder of schoolchildren whose crime is wearing a MAGA hat
They stage campaigns of slander and lies to bring down anyone who has any connection to Trump

They attack journalists
They attack and murder police
They will do whatever they can to suppress any and all exposure of their lies crimes and brutality

In all of the above they gave the passive support, and in many cases the active encouragement, of
- the national leadership of the Democrat Party
- hundreds of elected Democrat officials nationwide
- nearly the entire newsmedia, university officials and academics, and the entertainment industry
- Wall Streer and Big Tech billionaires and executives
- dark money suppliers
- open suppliers of money, human capital and expertise such as George Soros
- Chinese Communist Party agents, assets and provocateurs

... and we're supposed to turn the other cheek in the face of this onslaught?

Understood: they think we're stupid. But do they think we're suicidal as well?

Posted by: Deadeye the Elder5711 2020-12-13 10:46

#8 Could be 1 of the tens of thousands of convicted felons the left has released from prison just for this type of attack on the right.

Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2020-12-13 10:32

#7 ^ it's already been a bloody 6 months. Blamtifa have killed over 30 people already.

The murder rate in Chicago, NYC and a dozen other US cities has soared thanks to these killers' and their Democrat and media enablers' anti-police campaigns.

The fire was lit a long time ago.

Any pushback from the Right is just matching fire with fire.

Posted by: Elmusotch Speaking for Boskone3863 2020-12-13 10:31

#6 Gonna be a bloody 4 years

Posted by: Rex Mundi 2020-12-13 10:26

#5 ^ caption from DM: "the suspect [ie the Antifa peep with the knife in the above photo] had his face covered. It is not known if he was taken into custody or escaped after the incident"

The Democrats, who hold power in the affected cities states and now the executive branch, have openly supported the thugs who are stabbing, stomping, and shooting normal citizens.

Democrats and their media mouthpieces have told us that killers are "peaceful protesters" and that actually peaceful citizens are violent proto-Nazis.

We cannot rely on the presumption of rule of law.
We must not expect truth and justice to prevail.
To do so would be suicidal.

Draw your own conclusions.

Posted by: Galactic Coordinator Lumumba8048 2020-12-13 09:44

Posted by: Ulavirong Omeager2818 2020-12-13 08:22

#3 /\ Unfortunately, the same algorithm applies to the military.

Posted by: Besoeker 2020-12-13 08:05

#2 Anti-left and Trump supporters who think Law Enforcement will treat them the same as ‘peaceful’ Antifa and BLM protestors are making a huge mistake. Law enforcement has ignored violence by the left, protected Antifa and at times routed Trumps supports directly into Antifa and BLM matter mobs.

Posted by: Airandee 2020-12-13 07:58

#1

If we must fight for Justice, then so be it.

I hope and pray all Law Enforcement Officers quickly recover and ID their assailants. Because no matter whom caused their injuries. Injuring any Law Enforcement officer, 1st Responder or caregiver cannot and will not be tolerated by a civil and just society.

Posted by: NN2N1 2020-12-13 05:46

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