"Antifa"

Have you heard of the term "Antifa?" It is also known as the "Black bloc." These are the violent thugs wearing black masks and committing acts of violence in places like Berkeley.

"Black bloc" rioters

Ann Althouse reads the Washington Post, so we don't have to. From the Post's coverage of rioters in Berkeley:

The demonstrators included “Black bloc” protesters, who wear masks and black clothing to present a unified front as they disrupt events, making it difficult for police to recognize individuals in the group. They are often seen at protests organized by groups such as Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street, destroying property and setting fires. They torched a limousine in Washington last month on the day of Trump’s inauguration, and a group spray-painted buildings and smashed electrical boxes during a demonstration in Portland, Ore., earlier in January. When a group of them arrived at Berkeley, it swiftly changed the tenor of the peaceful demonstration....

Read more here.