The government said the protesters were part of a heavily armed “cell” of left-wing activists, one of whom was accused of shooting an officer at an anti-ICE protest.
Mind you, several of them thought they were going to a rather ordinary protest, and had no reason to believe otherwise


People are thinking too small. Don’t get arrested over something so stupid when there are 9 of you. Build your political movement. Let it grow its potential. The second you start the violence, it’s very easy to crack down and you’re not going to win against the state when there are 9 of you.