Laura Jedeed (Misanthrophile)

"This is as amped up as I've seen the Patriots!" the guy who said he wouldn't let anyone hurt press tells another protester excitedly. "We aren't staying on our side of the street today!" He discusses the anger everyone feels about Jay's death with other protesters for a while

A large contingent of Proud Boys are moving out, getting into cars at Court and Capitol

People just sort of standing around. The familiar boredom of a far right event without an enemy to focus rage and create excitement sets in

There are maybe 6 black people here and they're all clustered in the middle to be interviewed by press

A period of extreme boredom. Then, suddenly, the armed men take off running and so do I I am told someone saw three Antifa cars. Apparently what tipped them off was that one of them was an Escalade, "and no one drives that shit in Salem!" George Soros really coming through

No Antifas found. Crowd returns dejectedly to the park, where they will likely resume earlier conversations re: where Antifa are and when the crowd can fight them

I earlier overheard a conversation with some Proud Boys who got hit with some kind of liquid in a scuffle that happened before I got there. One of them was convinced it was battery acid. Another thought a concrete mixture They believe these things to be true, it's not an act

Things seem to be winding down. Mostly Proud Boys at this point, who keep talking hopefully/worriedly about another Antifa attack. A steady stream of trucks leaving I may leave soon too