Breaking: A large mob has flooded the U.S. Capitol one day ahead of the planned "Day of Rage" against Netanyahu's visit to Congress. pic.twitter.com/1BlVvOdn1S https://t.co/4HUKrf4IQx

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) July 23, 2024

Forklift diesel engine hums were drowned out by deafening rings of steel barricades clanking together as the sun set over Washington, D.C., on Monday. Despite an unexpected heavy rainstorm, laborers wearing bright yellow reflective safety vests worked in a well-orchestrated rhythm to unload flatbed trucks carrying thousands of metal gates.

The barriers are intended to control thousands on Wednesday in what is anticipated to be an intense series of anti-Israel protests on Capitol Hill.
and this is not a known threat how
U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) told The National Desk (TND) Tuesday morning that they have been working urgently to ensure they are prepared for a likely unprecedented number of demonstrators.

Police expect a “large number of demonstrators” and were making additional security arrangements but said there were no known threats.
I hope they do better than the USSS, for which, once, there was no higher standard.
A coalition of groups is expected to participate in the protests, among them ANSWER

…they used to call themselves International ANSWER, back when they were shouting about the second Iraq war, but I suppose that sounded too much like COMINTERN…

(an acronym for “Act Now to Stop War and End Racism”), women-led peace and human rights group Code Pink
... a U.S. anti-war group. The group describes itself as a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities. It was founded in 2002 by Jodie Evans, Medea Benjamin and of the other usual antiwar suspects. Its website lists hysterical allegations of US war crimes, and states that thousands of civilians were killed in Fallujah in 2004. Maybe it was millions. Benjamin was a 2000 candidate for the U.S. Senate on the Green Party ticket. She lost...

…Jodie Evans’ husband is Sri Lankan-American tech centimillionaire (or perhaps multi-billionaire by now) Neville Roy Singham, He’s been a Maoist Black Nationalist from childhood— which is some trick considering he is half Asian and half white — and one of his current projects is The People’s Forum, which has co-organized a large number of post 10/7 pro-Hamas protests …

Palestinian groups such as Palestinian American Community Center and Jewish groups including Jewish Voice for Peace.

CodePink told Reuters organizers had arranged buses for human rights advocates to come to Washington from numerous states across the country.

📬 From the inbox:

Congressional Staff for a Ceasefire Now will hold a demonstration during the Netanyahu address tomorrow.

Text 202-643-3813 for more information! pic.twitter.com/gPgVifHA5k

— Congressional Progressive Staff Association (@cpsaDC) July 23, 2024