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| | [[Minnesota]] [[Attorney General]] and former DNC vice chair [[Keith Ellison]] is a proponent of Antifa and political violence<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/01/04/keith-ellison-invites-antifa-to-the-party/</ref> who's had a long-running dispute with the Minneapolis police.<ref>https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/06/22/ellisonprofile</ref> According to reports, | | [[Minnesota]] [[Attorney General]] and former DNC vice chair [[Keith Ellison]] is a proponent of Antifa and political violence<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/01/04/keith-ellison-invites-antifa-to-the-party/</ref> who's had a long-running dispute with the Minneapolis police.<ref>https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/06/22/ellisonprofile</ref> According to reports, |
| − | {{quotebox|The crowd that had gathered outside the police precinct was, for the most part, peaceful. White members of Antifa, however, began to attempt to do what they do and begin escalating the situation with violence. | + | {{quotebox-float|The crowd that had gathered outside the police precinct was, for the most part, peaceful. White members of Antifa, however, began to attempt to do what they do and begin escalating the situation with violence. |
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| | Before it got anywhere, a black man spoke up and addressed the crowd. | | Before it got anywhere, a black man spoke up and addressed the crowd. |
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| | [[File:Ellison-antifa.jpg|right|175px|thumb|The Antifa Manual calls for [[defunding police]].]] | | [[File:Ellison-antifa.jpg|right|175px|thumb|The Antifa Manual calls for [[defunding police]].]] |
| | Before the night was over, violent revolutionaries burnt down the Minneapolis 3rd precinct police station. Showing no regard for life or property. The mayor politely asked rioters to wear masks and practice social distancing.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/05/28/minneapolis-mayor-to-rioters-please-practice-social-distancing-wear-masks/</ref> Minneapolis "boy mayor" [[Jacob Frey]] still did not request [[National Guard]] assistance.<ref>https://bombardsbodylanguage.com/2020/05/29/body-language-minneapolis-riots-mayor-jacob-frey/</ref> [[DFL]] governor [[Tim Walz]] peddled a curious [[conspiracy theory]] that international drug cartels and [[white supremacist]]s were behind the violence.<ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/05/mn-gov-mobilizes-national-guard/</ref> [[St. Paul]], Minnesota mayor Melvin Carter said that all "protesters" who were arrested the first night in his city were from out of state.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500268-st-paul-mayor-says-arrested-protesters-were-from-out-of-state</ref> Mike Griffin, a longtime political activist from Minneapolis, told ''The New York Times'' there were people he never witnessed before demonstrating, including “well-dressed young white men in expensive boots carrying hammers and talking about torching buildings.” | | Before the night was over, violent revolutionaries burnt down the Minneapolis 3rd precinct police station. Showing no regard for life or property. The mayor politely asked rioters to wear masks and practice social distancing.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/05/28/minneapolis-mayor-to-rioters-please-practice-social-distancing-wear-masks/</ref> Minneapolis "boy mayor" [[Jacob Frey]] still did not request [[National Guard]] assistance.<ref>https://bombardsbodylanguage.com/2020/05/29/body-language-minneapolis-riots-mayor-jacob-frey/</ref> [[DFL]] governor [[Tim Walz]] peddled a curious [[conspiracy theory]] that international drug cartels and [[white supremacist]]s were behind the violence.<ref>https://www.waynedupree.com/2020/05/mn-gov-mobilizes-national-guard/</ref> [[St. Paul]], Minnesota mayor Melvin Carter said that all "protesters" who were arrested the first night in his city were from out of state.<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/500268-st-paul-mayor-says-arrested-protesters-were-from-out-of-state</ref> Mike Griffin, a longtime political activist from Minneapolis, told ''The New York Times'' there were people he never witnessed before demonstrating, including “well-dressed young white men in expensive boots carrying hammers and talking about torching buildings.” |
| − | {{quotebox|“I know protests, I’ve been doing it for 20 years. People not affiliated with the protests are creating havoc on the streets.”<ref>http://archive.is/QNWOS</ref>}} | + | {{quotebox-float|“I know protests, I’ve been doing it for 20 years. People not affiliated with the protests are creating havoc on the streets.”<ref>http://archive.is/QNWOS</ref>}} |
| | The Minneapolis Police department warned of “incendiary materials and accelerants” such as water bottles filled with [[gasoline]] found hidden in bushes and neighborhoods.<ref>https://twitter.com/MinneapolisPD/status/1267306513594494977</ref> Minneapolis [[veto]]-proof Democratic City Council considered disbanding the police department completely, leaving the citizenry vulnerable to [[lawlessness]] and Socialist thugs. One councilman said the entire council had been discussing the proposal “to some degree”: | | The Minneapolis Police department warned of “incendiary materials and accelerants” such as water bottles filled with [[gasoline]] found hidden in bushes and neighborhoods.<ref>https://twitter.com/MinneapolisPD/status/1267306513594494977</ref> Minneapolis [[veto]]-proof Democratic City Council considered disbanding the police department completely, leaving the citizenry vulnerable to [[lawlessness]] and Socialist thugs. One councilman said the entire council had been discussing the proposal “to some degree”: |
| − | {{quotebox|“Several of us on the council are working on finding out what it would take to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and start fresh with a community-oriented, nonviolent public safety and outreach capacity.”<ref>http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-members-consider-disbanding-the-police/570993291</ref>}} | + | {{quotebox-float|“Several of us on the council are working on finding out what it would take to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and start fresh with a community-oriented, nonviolent public safety and outreach capacity.”<ref>http://www.citypages.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-members-consider-disbanding-the-police/570993291</ref>}} |
| | Compassionate liberals destroyed a subsidized housing project under construction in the name of [[equality]]<ref>https://streamable.com/dxmc0w</ref> Initial reports estimated Democrats destroyed 220 buildings and 500 businesses, mostly in minority neighborhoods, and $55 million in damages. | | Compassionate liberals destroyed a subsidized housing project under construction in the name of [[equality]]<ref>https://streamable.com/dxmc0w</ref> Initial reports estimated Democrats destroyed 220 buildings and 500 businesses, mostly in minority neighborhoods, and $55 million in damages. |
| | {{quotebox|Minneapolis City Council members on Tuesday received an update from the city’s Community Planning & Economic Development department that estimated at least 220 buildings had been damaged, resulting in a minimum of $55 million in costs, though the city was “not yet ready to produce a credible estimate” of the losses.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/mayor-frey-seeks-federal-state-aid-for-mpls-as-early-estimate-shows-at-least-55m-in-damages/570984542/</ref>}} | | {{quotebox|Minneapolis City Council members on Tuesday received an update from the city’s Community Planning & Economic Development department that estimated at least 220 buildings had been damaged, resulting in a minimum of $55 million in costs, though the city was “not yet ready to produce a credible estimate” of the losses.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/mayor-frey-seeks-federal-state-aid-for-mpls-as-early-estimate-shows-at-least-55m-in-damages/570984542/</ref>}} |