January 20: "Fort Sumter Friday"

You want me to stomp on cop cars? Pay me!

I wrote just three days ago that in relation to the upcoming (and probably violent) demonstrations against American democracy this Friday, "Follow the money and you'll learn why this demonstration is really laid on."

Well, well: "Ads in two dozen cities offer protesters up to $2,500 to agitate at Trump inaugural."

Donald Trump may have a point about paid protesters: Job ads running in more than 20 cities offer $2,500 per month for agitators to demonstrate at this week’s presidential inauguration events. 

Demand Protest, a San Francisco company that bills itself as the “largest private grassroots support organization in the United States,” posted identical ads Jan. 12 in multiple cities on Backpage.com seeking “operatives.”

“Get paid fighting against Trump!” says the ad.

“We pay people already politically motivated to fight for the things they believe. You were going to take action anyways, why not do so with us!” the ad continues. “We are currently seeking operatives to help send a strong message at upcoming inauguration protests.”

The job offers a monthly retainer of $2,500 plus “our standard per-event pay of $50/hr, as long as you participate in at least 6 events a year,” as well as health, vision and dental insurance for full-time operatives.

That comes to at least $33,000 per year plus benefits. Where is the money coming from? Who signs the checks, or is this all done with cash? What is the size of the payroll and how many people are on it?

Make no mistake: What is being done here is raising, equipping and funding a guerrilla army. This is insurrectionist in nature and reinforces what I said just after the election: the United States is now engaged in a low-intensity civil war. Get ready for a Fort Sumter event this Friday.

Update: Well, maybe not so fast: "DisruptJ20 Dramatically Scales Back Plans to Sabotage Inauguration After Project Veritas Sting"

Update: On the other hand:

Media warns of inauguration drone bombing, not 'safe'

DC Starbucks store removes tables, chairs from seating area ahead of inauguration -- so they can't be used as weapons.

On the other, other hand: At Activist Training Camp, Protesters Prep To Disrupt Inauguration

Six days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, dozens of people — from college students to gray-haired hippies — gathered in a classroom at American University in Washington D.C. to listen a lawyer offer tips on how to handle getting arrested.

Dozens? Just dozens?

Update, Jan. 21: