If the fireworks lobbed at police don’t achieve the desired results (i.e., a Kent State like event) they will resort to weapons to provoke the disciplined police officers. Its coming.
One thing we have on our side is the other side tends to believe its own lies.
If they believe their polls, which show them winning, they might back off the more extreme stuff.
The opposite point is, as they get desparate to preserve their power, they will to anything, use any tactic, no matter how destructive, unethical, or dangerous, if they believe it increases their chance at maintaining power.
Many of those in power would gladly kill off 3/4 of the Earth's population, if they thought there was a chance it would leave them in charge of the remainder.