Terrifying Cause and Effect Dept: This weekend, as Trump declared Democrats "an angry mob," actual mobs of fascist thugs known as Proud Boys - "Fuck around and find out" - roamed and rioted on both coasts, beating up people, celebrating violence as "a very effective way to solve problems," and chanting, "I like beer!" as police mostly stood by. In proof of a disquieting, growing alliance that should give us all pause, before brawling in New York they spoke at the Metropolitan Republican Club.