@wwwillie - good advice for people attending "things." I never take my phone with me, I just buy a burner at target on the way. Good enough for pics/vids/documenting and calling for a ride out if needed. No ID either.
I am going to the no kings protest here tomorrow. Not planning any violence or vandalism but I will be ready if things to get out of hand. I also unfortunately had the need for knife and bulletproof clothing so I've got a level 2 ultralight tac vest I can slip under clothes pretty easily. Good enough to take a few rubber bullets as long as they don't shoot my face. Hopefully the rain in the forecast makes it even easier to hide with a light windbreaker. Thick padded moto jeans, wide brim hat with neck gator and built in up or down face mask.
N95s make decent respirators. You can't stay in tear gas but you can get enough time to get away instead of going down and getting caught, beaten, and dissapeared for a few days.
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EDIT: If I don't post for a while, well.....