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If you’re watching the Portland rally from Twitter today, remember the context:

Its organizers, the Proud Boys, meticulously plot what weapons to bring, who and how to attack, which cops are friendly, and how to cast blame on antifa when the dust settles m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c…
If you still honestly believe that extremist gangs like the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer are innocent free speech groups, defending themselves from antifa at their quarterly prayer barbecues, you aren’t paying attention
This is exactly what the Proud Boys want: Permission to fight, and assurance that all of their previous assaults will be forgiven as long as an anti-fascist is filmed punching someone in the face. The president just gave them his endorsement
It was a striking scene:

Portland police — long criticized for siding with, and sometimes befriending, far-right extremists — escorted and accommodated the out-of-town gangs that have terrorized this city for years.

Dispatch from me and @letsgomathias huffpost.com/entry/proud-bo…
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