Because it has been so recent, suspected hard Right violence has taken center stage for the media. It fits their narrative. But before the assault on the Capitol and now after it, the Left had and has their own violent plans that likely far overshadow any notions from the Right.

FNC: “A self-described ‘hardcore leftist’ was arrested Friday for allegedly issuing a call to arms online to recruit like-minded individuals to join him in violently confronting pro-Trump supporters expected to gather at the Florida state Capitol in Tallahassee on Sunday, just days before the presidential inauguration…Daniel Alan Baker – an alleged Antifa supporter who participated in several anti-police protests last year around the country, including in Seattle’s CHOP/CHAZ zone – was arrested ‘without incident’ by FBI agents early Friday with assistance from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Tallahassee Police Department…Baker can be seen in photos and YouTube videos with ‘anarchist-type monologues’ playing in the background and beside Antifa flags and a variety of firearms, including those with high-capacity magazines. Within the last 24-48 hours before his arrest Friday, social media posts showed that Baker was actively attempting to purchase additional firearms, including an AK-47 and a pistol, prosecutors said.”

Florida is taking no chances, as they well know there is a potential of violence from any side.

Thank you @GovRonDeSantis for activating the National Guard to help protect the capital city from any potential threats over the coming days. https://t.co/JeQYf9iday

— Mayor John E. Dailey (@MayorOfTLH) January 16, 2021

This is a sample from Baker’s recent hit parade. “This is an armed COUP and can only be stopped by an armed community!” a flyer posted by Baker said. “If you’re afraid to die fighting the enemy, stay in bed and live…There will be no faith in law enforcement until every single department is shut down and replaced by new faces. Y’all better hope the cops find you before we do cuz l believe in torturing prisoners for information. Yall better turn yourselves in cuz we dont intend to involve the cops.”

Florida fights back. “Extremists intent on violence from either end of the political and social spectrums must be stopped, and they will be stopped,” said U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe. “The diligent work in this case by the FBI and other public safety organizations has averted a crisis with this arrest, and we will not stop in our efforts to detect, deter, and disrupt anyone else planning to incite or commit violence. While extremists who plan mayhem may skulk in the shadows, it’s important that we force them into the light and bring them to justice…This arrest serves as a message to anyone who intends to incite or commit violence in the Northern District of Florida: If you represent a threat to public safety, we will come for you, we will find you, and we will prosecute you.”

This piece was written by David Kamioner on January 18, 2021. It originally appeared in DrewBerquist.com and is used by permission.

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