Today in Bristol, a lynch mob of far right scum bags targeted a hotel housing refugees. It was not the police who prevented them from reaching the building and unleashing violence/attempting to murder them, but a large group of antifascists. The videos look very intense, there was a lot of fighting as the small number of police present stood by and watched. Folks on the ground reported that police on horses didn’t arrive until the far right was roughly 15 feet away from the front entrance. The antifascists held their ground and bravely put their bodies on the line to protect the people inside. Aside from their often thankless bravery, this kind of work is extremely scary and causes trauma that remains with you for a lifetime. But it is *the* only way to get rid of fascists. I know it’s not for everyone, it shouldn’t be, but it’s necessary work. Scary times, but folks like these always give me hope.