Check out the behind the scenes organizers of a lot of what was happening in Minneapolis. They have AOC on video talking with some leftist radical groups. This is on the level of Project Veritas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=xfsuKCgwDpo&feature=emb_logo
I was perplexed at how very young the protesters were/are. This makes sense now.