I’m at BLM Plaza, where a contingent of anti-Trump protesters with shields and umbrellas are preparing to march. They’re heading to McPherson Sq to meet another group that was recently rushed by a group of Proud Boys. I could hear fireworks shoot off from blocks away. #DCprotests

This is the police line at BLM Plaza, which is still blocked off between H and Eye St. The fence defenders are playing “Welcome to DC” and hanging tight as fireworks and other explosions continue to burst to the east. #DCprotests

As marchers pass the Residence Inn on 13th, some guests have come out on their balconies to film. Protesters are shining laser pointers at them, accusing them of being fascists and Trump supporters. #DCProtests

Police pepper sprayed a handful of protesters at the corner of 13th and K St, as bike cops used their bikes to push and jostle the crowd, chanting “move back!” I saw at least 3 people being treated by medics after. #DCProtests

Moments after I took this video fireworks exploded at the front entrance of the Hyatt Hotel. Proud Boys and anti-fascist protesters had been starting to brawl at the entrance. Police in riot gear have since cleared the street back to 16th. #DCprotests

Police made a couple arrests at K Street just now after hundreds of Proud Boys descended on anti-Trump protesters near BLM Plaza. Unclear which group the folks who were arrested were from. #DCprotests

The thing about following the Proud Boys around is they’re kind of... lost. They’re not from around here and don’t know #DC. I overheard one reciting the alphabet song to figure out where he was going.

The group ebbs and flows as different clusters rejoin the group. They’ve been marching in circles around downtown for hours, chanting “whose streets? Our streets!” And “fuck Antifa!” #DCprotests