Not to mention the rallying behind the "Blue Lives Matter" flag. In addition to the threat of stochastic terrorism, they are signaling that they believe that the state's primary function should be to utilize its monopoly on violence to oppress black and brown communities, and they are willing to carry out mass casualty events in order to achieve that. They aren't just posting. They are participating in direct action and we have to be serious about that.

Simply dismissing them because of their buffoonish clownery is a huge mistake, in my opinion. These people are deadly serious and capable enough even in spite of themselves.