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As the acrid stench of smoke lingered in the air from a fire at the venerable St John’s Church, I strolled over to the middle of the park to look at a Secret Service structure that was covered with such pearls of wisdom as ‘F*** AmericaKKKa’. Buildings, including the [[Department of Veterans Affairs]], had smashed windows. The old standby, ‘eat the rich’, was sprayed near the Bombay Club. Clean-up crews were everywhere, performing the laborious task of effacing, as far as possible, the slogans that had been scribbled to liberate America.<ref>https://spectator.us/washington-war-zone-vandalism-protests/</ref>}}

As the acrid stench of smoke lingered in the air from a fire at the venerable St John’s Church, I strolled over to the middle of the park to look at a Secret Service structure that was covered with such pearls of wisdom as ‘F*** AmericaKKKa’. Buildings, including the [[Department of Veterans Affairs]], had smashed windows. The old standby, ‘eat the rich’, was sprayed near the Bombay Club. Clean-up crews were everywhere, performing the laborious task of effacing, as far as possible, the slogans that had been scribbled to liberate America.<ref>https://spectator.us/washington-war-zone-vandalism-protests/</ref>}}

Progressive rioters looted pharmacies for controlled substances.  National Guardsmen found broken glass baked into a pizza they ordered.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/12/national-guardsmen-found-glass-in-pizza-they-ordered-in-dc/</ref>  By mid June, year-to-date homicide numbers were 13 percent higher than the year prior. Nevertheless, the District PD is slated to be defunded by more than $15 million.

Progressive rioters looted pharmacies for controlled substances.  National Guardsmen found broken glass baked into a pizza they ordered.<ref>https://nypost.com/2020/06/12/national-guardsmen-found-glass-in-pizza-they-ordered-in-dc/</ref>  By mid June, year-to-date homicide numbers were 13 percent higher than the year prior. Nevertheless, the District PD is slated to be defunded by more than $15 million.

 

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