John Sexton:
NBC hasn't completely separated itself from the "fiery but peaceful" mob of other media outlets but in this piece they do at least notice that there is a clear pattern to how the far-left operates.
It was approaching nightfall in Los Angeles on Sunday when black-clad demonstrators began to torch a row of self-driving Waymo taxis. Within minutes, videos of the fiery scenes began to pop up on social media."MORE. MORE AND MORE AND MORE," a group known as Unity of Fields posted on X, along with a video of the flaming vehicles.
It's part of a far-left online ecosystem that has proliferated in recent years, experts say. Some of the groups behind the accounts express contempt for peaceful resistance and glorify acts of violence -- and even murders, like those of the UnitedHealthcare CEO and two Israeli Embassy staffers...
The unrest in Los Angeles follows a pattern that has played out in numerous cities over the past five years in which protests that break out remain mostly peaceful during the day, but at night agitators engage in fiery clashes with police.
Not just online:
Sue Ellen
@EstergrenSue
I live in Minnesota and there is a St. Cloud cable station that has a commercial that was asking people to scan a QR code on their phone if they wanted to get paid to be part of the resistance. This is not surprising that they are recruiting paid protesters from the state of Minnesota. Tim Walz encourages this behavior- look no further than the 2020 Minneapolis riots.
Worth the watch: