Protests erupt outside Capitol over Beshear's handling of pandemic, disrupting briefing

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3. Trump's Astroturf Shock Troops

(Washington Post) - "The outside effort from conservative groups is expected to be led by Stephen Moore, a conservative at the Heritage Foundation who is close with White House economic officials; Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots; Adam Brandon, president of FreedomWorks, a conservative advocacy organization; and Lisa Nelson, chief executive of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative organization with ties to the Koch brothers, according to the three people, who were granted anonymity to reveal details of an effort that had not been publicly revealed."

So far these demonstrations are mostly about reopening the economy, but they have the potential for quickly morphing into a dangerous combination of the Charlottesville, Virginia, Unite the Right march and Cliven Bundy's Nevada range-war armed standoff, complete with Proud Boys, klan members and the usual bunch of menacing rightwing characters protesting government tyranny. I expect this to grow.