Fizzles on the sizzling pavement

By Jared Holt | July 8, 2019 5:21 pm

A gaggle of far-right political activists, members of the Proud Boys, and hundreds of supporters gathered in downtown Washington, D.C., on Saturday for a rally that sought to highlight personalities who have been banned from various social media and payment-processing platforms for violating community guidelines, who demanded that they have their accounts reinstated on the grounds of “free speech.” The rally took place on one of the hottest days of the year at the shadeless Freedom Plaza .. across the street from the Trump International Hotel ...

... counter-demonstrators gathered and held a go-go dance party.

... Photographs and videos from the day’s events show many rally attendees at the perimeter of the rally, attempting to heckle and goad their opposition.

Scuffles were anticipated, but never materialized; Washington police strictly enforced a barrier between groups gathered at Saturday’s rally and yanked otherwise eager provocateurs out of crowds before situations escalated ...

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/far-right-rally-sizzles-on-washington-pavement/