Expect child abduction to go on the rise as well. Now that people, especially conservatives, are normalizing masked anonymous people rolling up and throwing people in unmarked vans. How long will it be before bad guys start adopting this as a tactic.

4/4
Have a designated medic and protect them.

Have someone recording, and make sure their phones are set to sync the videos to the cloud. Make sure another person has access to them.

Always have an exit strategy.

Leave no person behind.

3/4
leaf blower for tear gas
buckets/cones to cover tear gas
Thinking a lacrosse stick would be good for returning tear gas to sender

Learn to phalanx, Roman and Greek troops had the right idea.

2/4
Ear plugs and/or ear protectors
1/2 in plywood or HDPE plastic for shields
Pickle barrel/HDPE for body leg armor
Hardhat/bike helmet/face guard
pads for your joints
cup or rigid protection for you groin

They aren't protesters, they are "tourists" on a tour of LA.....

@stephenking.bsky.social I am waiting for them to start offering "pardons" to people who can run for 30 days from authorities or licensed hunters. They could offer corporate sponsorship...

It almost feels like someone wrote a store that was kind of like that.

Why bother when you can just set up concentration camps across the south and Texas?