BLM and Antifa march in DC, threaten to 'burn down' Washington



Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters marched in the streets of Washington, D.C., where demonstrators scuffled with police officers and the crowd shouted threats to "burn down" the nation's capital.

On Saturday night, members of BLM and Antifa protested in D.C., where they regularly chanted, "If we don't get it, burn it down!"

Chants of “If we don’t get it, burn it down” as the march continues in DC tonight #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/YMxy90P4oj
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612657687.0

Independent photojournalist Brendan Gutenschwager shared videos from the protest in D.C., where Antifa members waived an "Antifascist Action" flag as they marched.

‘Antifascist Action’ flag at tonight’s FTP March in DC #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/ovCTVAyGAe
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612661124.0

The crowd yelled the popular Black Lives Matter phrase, "Whose streets? Our streets! Whose streets? Our streets!"

“Whose streets? Our streets!” chants as the march continues in DC this Saturday night #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/CB3vsCodgH
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612660506.0

During the "FTP March" (an acronym for "F*** The Police"), the mob shouted the anti-police battle cry, "A.C.A.B. All cops are bastards!"

“ACAB” chants as the group mobilizes once again in DC on this Saturday night #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/CGaOPKtD0u
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612659197.0

The demonstrators stopped near a row of restaurants, where protest leaders delivered lectures about "race, Black and Indigenous lives" to nearby diners.

Speeches on race, Black and Indigenous lives next to the outdoor diners in DC #DC #DCProtests #WashingtonDC https://t.co/LaGQ5qW3hC
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612659395.0

At one point, things escalated after a black bloc protester shined a light into the face of a police officer, who then slapped away the flashlight. The black bloc member retaliated and smacked the police officer. The officer then pushed the crowd back by using his bicycle. The black bloc protester then slaps another cop. The officer thrusts his bike even more aggressively into the crowd dressed in all black. During the tense situation, a female in the crowd tells the officer to put his face mask on.

The BLM march ended with a speech honoring Eric Garner, according to Gutenschwager.

"We are here tonight because black lives matter," the BLM crowd repeated after the main speaker. "Despite black lives mattering, black people are still dying at the hands of the police paid for by our tax dollars."

The group recited the story of Eric Garner, a New York man who died while in police custody in 2014. During the story, the crowd called police officers the derogatory name of "pigs" on multiple occasions.

There were then several chants of "I can't breathe!"

The march ends with a speech honoring Eric Garner as the group wraps up tonight’s protest in DC #DC #DCProtests… https://t.co/HZeJBF9hW7
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1612665017.0

Washington, D.C., has been heavily guarded since the Capitol riots on Jan. 6. There were more than 26,000 National Guard troops in D.C. before President Joe Biden's inauguration.

"There are currently about 7,000 National Guard members in the city providing security," ABC News reported. "That number is expected to slowly go down to 5,000, and they are set to stay until about mid-March. The total cost for the deployment is expected to be close to $500 million."

The U.S. Capitol building has been fortified with barricades and fencing, which many are calling for the structures to be removed.

'Stop the Steal' rally turns bloody after four stabbed and in critical condition; counterprotests incite chaos in DC



There were several pro-Trump rallies held in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, including the "March for Trump" and the "Stop the Steal" rally in support of challenging the 2020 presidential election results. In retaliation, at least three anarchist and Antifa-linked groups planned counterprotests in the nation's capital, including the "F*** MAGA" protest. The clashing groups clashed on the streets of D.C., which resulted in four people being stabbed and nearly two dozen arrests.

The large protests in support of President Donald Trump were mostly peaceful, but violent skirmishes erupted on Saturday night between the adversarial groups.

A coalition of Black Lives Matter and Antifa supporters appear to be prepared for battle as they wield shields.

#antifa and #BlackLivesMatter form a line of shields as MPD holds their position. #MarchForTrump https://t.co/NdnbuptCWb
— eric thomas (@eric thomas)1607809318.0

A horde of black bloc members are seen marching towards police and throwing water bottles and bricks at them.

(Content Warning: Graphic footage):

BREAKING: Antifa black bloc violently confront MPD by throwing water bottles and bricks at them amongst other proje… https://t.co/GEGo5L7AcA
— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze)1607826642.0

An alleged Antifa member was physically removed from the fracas when a police officer picked him up like a child and dropped him on the street.

Antifa black bloc in DC is picked up like a baby and removed https://t.co/mQbcvOxrWq
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ELIJAH SCHAFFER)1607831938.0

Members of BLM and Antifa fought with the Proud Boys, despite police attempting to constantly separate the warring groups, as seen in video from Daily Caller field correspondent Shelby Talcott and Townhall senior writer Julio Rosas.

All out brawls in downtown DC between black bloc protesters and Proud Boys right now: https://t.co/ObPlnScI0W
— Shelby Talcott (@Shelby Talcott)1607818254.0


D.C. police are trying to keep the Proud Boys and Antifa separate to prevent fighting. https://t.co/V7d3qnwiIb
— Julio Rosas (@Julio Rosas)1607819577.0


At times, it’s just an all out brawl between the Proud Boys, Antifa, and D.C. police. Lots of pepper spray is being… https://t.co/8z1ugdDeyh
— Julio Rosas (@Julio Rosas)1607820576.0

Fireworks were reportedly launched towards the hotel that the Proud Boys were staying at, according to Matthew Miller from the Post Millennial.

Firework explodes in police line. Antifa seemingly used it to create a hole in the line so some of them could charg… https://t.co/Zvb1tDYcRa
— Matthew Miller (@Matthew Miller)1607815728.0


A man dressed in all black is surrounded by a group of Proud Boys, some of them are heard yelling, "He's got a knife!" One person walks behind the man with the knife and hits him in the head with an object. The group then jump on the man, and apparently, that is when the stabbings happened.


Chaotic scenes in DC as person carries knife into violent political street brawl. At least one person ends up stabb… https://t.co/ILMSZSbchS
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1607854302.0


The exact moment that the man drew his knife was captured by SWNS chief photographer Adam Gray.

A member of the #ProudBoys is stabbed during violent running street fights in #WashingtonDC tonight #DC #DCProtests… https://t.co/VoW3fwwpEj
— Adam Gray (@Adam Gray)1607827386.0

The four people who were stabbed were said to be in critical condition, some suffered "life-threatening injuries," according to D.C. fire spokesman Doug Buchanan.

Reports of at least 2 stabbed here on 11th Street in DC. Victims being transported from the scene now… https://t.co/SzpR60ePwQ
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1607826229.0

Proud Boys pray for the members who were stabbed, asking for a "moment of silence" for two "brothers" who are "fighting for their f***ing life" and "might not f***ing pull through."

Proud Boys pray just outside BLM Plaza for PB who was stabbed earlier in the night. https://t.co/AHnpAAI1HH
— Matthew Miller (@Matthew Miller)1607831525.0

Two police officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries and two people with minor injuries, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's office said.

@DCPoliceDept assisted an injured female officer as she limped her way outside of the counter-protest zone as civi… https://t.co/4jd2vRvSQv
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC 7 News - WJLA)1607827147.0

The Metropolitan Police Department reported making 23 arrests on Saturday: 10 for simple assaults, six for assaults on police officers, four committed "riotous acts," two charged with "crossing a police line," and one person had a taser and was charged with "possession of a prohibited weapon."

Video from reporter Brendan Gutenschwager appears to show the man with the knife being arrested.

DC Police arrest one of the counter-protesters near BLM Plaza #DC #MarchForTrump #ProudBoys #Antifa… https://t.co/HLCyA2dwhy
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1607834460.0


VIDEO: Black Lives Matter militants march by outdoor diners — who make absolutely sure their fists are raised in solidarity



As Black Lives Matter militants intimidate and bully more and more people, certain messages seem to be getting across — one of them being, "We own you. We'll do what we want to you. Do as we say, and maybe we'll leave you alone — but don't dare stand up for yourself, or you'll be sorry."

What's the background?

Who can forget the outrageous scenes in late August when leftist militants were caught on video harassing Washington, D.C., restaurant patrons because they refused to raise their fists in Black Lives Matter solidarity like other patrons seated around them?

Content warning: Language:

1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights con… https://t.co/kAceaq1yEW
— Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@Fredrick Kunkle WaPo)1598384374.0
Protesters says people who don’t raise there fist is a white supremact #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB… https://t.co/fgu4AiBJFj
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1598315410.0

A viral video showed Black Lives Matter militants harassing elderly diners outside a Pittsburgh restaurant over Labor Day weekend, cursing at them and even taking a sip of a drink. Three of the alleged culprits were charged.

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PITTSBURGH PA https://t.co/PxZGxpJIca
— Dr 'This Claim is Disputed'Gator PhD (@Dr 'This Claim is Disputed'Gator PhD)1599432682.0

It got worse in St. Petersburg, Florida, in late September when protesters harassed and threatened two elderly diners. One of the diners, a woman, made the mistake of battling back when a protester sat in a seat at their table — which resulted in the couple being surrounded. One protester was heard asking the other diner, a man, "Why don't you shut up? Who the f*** you think you're talking to?" The activist who stole the seat told the woman, "I'll knock your old-ass boyfriend the f*** out!" and accused her of being a "wild Karen in her natural f***ing habitat!"

Content warning: Language:

Protestors are now going restaurant by restaurant to chant at diners on Beach Dr. in St. Pete. A lot of diners yell… https://t.co/DKQiws1HXc
— Josh Fiallo (@Josh Fiallo)1600907691.0

Also in September, Black Lives Matter protesters descended upon outdoor diners in Rochester, New York, forcing patrons to leave while smashing up tables and throwing chairs. Amid the terrifying scene, incredibly one of the BLM assailants yelled at retreating patrons, "There's no need to run! Nobody's hurting y'all! We're shutting the party down! Nobody's gonna touch you! Calm down!"

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Rochester, N.Y.: #BLM rioters swarm a restaurant and knock over the dining tables. https://t.co/lxa0b5hHeh
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1599273278.0

Learning their lessons?

Which brings us to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and the scene of yet another Black Lives Matter march on Sunday evening. Multiple media outlets had declared former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election against President Donald Trump the day before, but unrest was still in the air apparently.

Video journalist Brendan Gutenschwager recorded a clip of the BLM militants marching down a street — and four diners watching from the sidewalk and obediently raising their fists, apparently without having to be ordered to do so:

Diners put their fists up for Black Lives Matter as a large group of protesters marches by #AnnArborProtests… https://t.co/izxExzrWiX
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1604880550.0

Well, one of diners lifted his palm skyward — but apparently that was good enough for the protesters.

In fairness, another video showed a number of diners who didn't raise their fists and weren't harassed for not doing so; and perhaps the diners who raised their fists actually agreed with the cause of Black Lives Matter and were only too happy to show their solidarity.

But still the Pavlovian response from the four diners indeed demonstrates how quickly bad news travels — and how speedily some learn the Ps and Qs of finding yourself in the middle of a left-wing protest.

BlazeTV's Elijah Schaffer takes shelter after being told rioters wanted to 'assassinate' him; protest violence erupts around the US



Protests on election night veered dangerously toward violence in several cities across America as the results rolled in towards the 2020 presidential decision.

Social media showed scuffles breaking out in places like Los Angeles, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.

Washington D.C.

Elijah Schaffer of BlazeTV documented the protests breaking out in Washington, D.C. where thousands were protesting mostly against President Donald Trump.

DC: Antifa have mobilized in very large numbers and they are marching to an unknown location Let’s go https://t.co/Pup33tB80S
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ELIJAH SCHAFFER)1604463575.0

Schaffer documented what appeared to be Antifa members accosting members of the press, including Schaffer.

Schaffer was also forced to evacuate and seek a safe position after hearing from a liberal journalist that Antifa members were seeking to do him harm.

Can confirm they are on the hunt with intent to hurt/kill A liberal journalist also came up and warned meHe sai… https://t.co/4oHZ9bMgxT
— ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ELIJAH SCHAFFER)1604466672.0

Schaffer indicated in a second tweet that he was making use of security provided by The Blaze.

Protesters apparently lit an American flag on fire just blocks away from the White House.

American flag set on fire a few blocks from the White House here at the protests #DCprotests #washington #DC https://t.co/WMSBXJvzbq
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@Brendan Gutenschwager)1604464572.0

In another tense scene caught on social media, a protester confronts a man carrying an American flag and demands that he put it away.

Anti-Trump protesters are trying to prevent a man from waving an American flag outside the White House: “Put this f… https://t.co/0uzMj0o8m8
— Julio Rosas (@Julio Rosas)1604464080.0

Seattle

Nine protesters were arrested by police in Seattle during a protest that included hundreds of people. They charged with assault on an officer and other charges related to destruction of property. Protesters said that they would continue to protest regardless of the results of the presidential election.

Los Angeles

Protests in Los Angeles also appeared to be headed towards violence when the police department took action and issued a dispersal order after declaring the protest an unlawful assembly.

Due to a large and unruly crowd, the LAPD has declared an unlawful assembly & issued a dispersal order in the area… https://t.co/Nt60l8iUF4
— LAPD HQ (@LAPD HQ)1604463087.0

The LAPD detained some individuals who were wearing kneepads or helmets, but they did not indicate if any had been arrested.

Protesters ostensibly against police brutality also used U-Haul trucks in order to block traffic in major streets in San Jose, California.

Here's video from Reuters about the protests in Washington, D.C.:

LIVE: Protesters demonstrate in Washington, D.C.www.youtube.com

'At some point, they're gonna sit at the wrong table': Black civil rights official predicts 'violence' against protesters who harass diners



A black civil rights official predicted to "Fox & Friends" Friday that "violence" awaits "intimidators" who've been harassing restaurant diners as part of protests against alleged racial injustice and police brutality.

What are the details?

Peter Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, told the network that protesters who have been harassing easily picked-on diners — many of them elderly — will soon overplay their hand: "It's not gonna end well at some point. At some point, they're gonna sit at the wrong table, and it's gonna have some violence."

Reacting to video of two elderly diners harassed and threatened by protesters in St. Petersburg, Florida, hours after a grand jury on Wednesday decided to not charge police in connection to Breonna Taylor's shooting death, Kirsanow took the bullying leftists to task.

"This type of behavior obviously is unjustified, but it's rationalized by these protesters — and they're not even protesters: They're intimidators, disruptors of the peace, in some cases they engage in overt violence, but it's rationalized by them because of this false narrative of systemic racism and that cops are disproportionately shooting blacks," he told "Fox & Friends."

What happened to the elderly diners?

Video of the St. Petersburg incident shows a mob of protesters repeatedly chanting, "Stand up, fight back!" while facing diners at a restaurant before one apparent activist pulls up a seat at a table occupied by an older man and woman.

The woman at the table quickly stands up and says, "Nope, this is my table" and unsuccessfully attempts to tip the protester out of the chair before he slams it back down — and then two more activists fill the remaining empty seats while flashing signs and joining the chant. Additional activists followed and stood to surround the couple.

One activist can be heard telling the man, "Why don't you shut up? Who the f*** you think you're talking to?" before the first activist who stole a seat told the woman, "I'll knock your old-ass boyfriend the f*** out!" and accused her of being a "wild Karen in her natural f***ing habitat!"

Content warning: Language:

Protestors are now going restaurant by restaurant to chant at diners on Beach Dr. in St. Pete. A lot of diners yell… https://t.co/DKQiws1HXc
— Josh Fiallo (@Josh Fiallo)1600907691.0

"Fox & Friends" said the video quickly went viral and received more than 1.8 million views on Twitter in under 12 hours.

Not the first time

The St. Pete bullied diners weren't the first victims of this type of left-wing intimidation.

A group of leftist militants were caught on video harassing Washington, D.C., restaurant patrons late last month, apparently because they refused to raise their fists in Black Lives Matter solidarity like other patrons seated around them.

Content warning: Language:

1) In a scene that played out several times Monday, a Black Lives Matter protest that began in Columbia Heights con… https://t.co/kAceaq1yEW
— Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@Fredrick Kunkle WaPo)1598384374.0
Protesters says people who don’t raise there fist is a white supremact #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB… https://t.co/fgu4AiBJFj
— RawsMedia (@RawsMedia)1598315410.0

After a viral video showed Black Lives Matter militants harassing elderly diners outside a Pittsburgh restaurant over Labor Day weekend, three of the alleged culprits were charged.

No doubt you recall this pathetic display. (Content warning: Language):

PITTSBURGH PA https://t.co/PxZGxpJIca
— Mexicano perdido Dr RollerGator PhD (@Mexicano perdido Dr RollerGator PhD)1599432682.0

Also in early September, Black Lives Matter protesters descended upon outdoor diners in Rochester, New York, forcing patrons to leave while smashing up tables and throwing chairs.

(Content warning: Language):

Rochester, N.Y.: #BLM rioters swarm a restaurant and knock over the dining tables. https://t.co/lxa0b5hHeh
— Andy Ngô (@Andy Ngô)1599273278.0

Anything else?

Kirsanow also noted in his "Fox & Friends" interview that there's no data showing that black people are disproportionately targeted in police shootings and that media members have handled police shootings of unarmed black people "irresponsibly."

And as for the charge that "systemic racism" is infecting our country, he said that "the evidence, the data, for decades now, has been irrefutable that that is not the case."

"There's a huge cohort of individuals that leap on the initially reported facts and perpetuate them because many of the facts related to George Floyd, for example, Breonna Taylor, began to come out, but the media wasn't reporting them, and this type of hysteria develops because of a false narrative, and it needs to be corrected because something is going to happen soon," Kirsanow added. "We've already seen billions of dollars' worth of property damage, in large part because of the belief in this false narrative."

VIDEO: Leftist militants harass DC restaurant patrons who refuse to raise their fists: 'White silence is violence!'



A group of leftist militants were caught on video harassing Washington, D.C., restaurant patrons Monday evening, apparently because they refused to raise their fists in solidarity like other patrons seated around them.

White silence is violence protesters chant #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm #Blacklivesmatter… https://t.co/Gx4kdXKX8S
— RawsMedia™ (@RawsMedia™)1598321106.0

In the above clip, a crowd of militants descend upon a lone woman seated on a sidewalk in front of what appears to be an eatery of some sort, lean across her table, and scream just inches from her face, "White silence is violence! White silence is violence!" Later they chant, "No justice, no peace!"

Fists are raised skyward all around her; but she does not comply.

In the second clip, leftists harass a couple seated outside another restaurant, presumably for the same reason: The man and woman won't raise their fists like their fellow patrons seated around them.

Image source: Twitter video screenshot, composite, redacted

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But as we can see from the next clip, it's much less problematic when you do what the mob says. Indeed, a young child stands and raises his fist along with the adults with him, and voices can be heard telling him "good job" as he gives them the thumbs up:

Young child raises his fist to support jacobblake #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm #Blacklivesmatter… https://t.co/0r0RJFxYqr
— RawsMedia™ (@RawsMedia™)1598321183.0

How did observers react?

As you might imagine, a number of Twitter users were disgusted by what they saw on video:

  • "Wow. The left turned into fanatic religious ideologues pretty fast," one user wrote.
  • "She should raise her hand...and give them the finger!" another user suggested.
  • "Only one I raise my hands to and kneel for is God himself. These POS need their asses beat. Leave the innocent ppl alone. This is only fueling the patriots to rise and when ppl start reacting these pansies will cry and ask why is this happening boo hoo. Punk ass bitch cowards," another user noted.
  • "They are going to f*** with the wrong person one day...." another user wrote.

And one Twitter user referred to an iconic moment in history to make his point:

Image source: Twitter

Anything else?

There was violence and unrest in D.C. as well Monday night:

More objects into the street while protesters chant burn it down #dcprotest #dcprotests #blmprotest #ACAB #blm… https://t.co/8tTEjPCfls
— RawsMedia™ (@RawsMedia™)1598321404.0

The action in the nation's capital appears to be in response to the police-involved shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, which resulted in rioting and attacks upon law enforcement.