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[[File:Velshi-riot.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|As buildings burned behind him, Ali Velshi of [[MSNBC]] reported with a straight face that [[leftist]] "protests" were "not generally speaking unruly."<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/05/29/msnbc-reporter-front-burning-liquor-store-protest-not-generally-speaking-unruly/</ref>]]

[[File:Velshi-riot.jpeg|right|350px|thumb|As buildings burned behind him, Ali Velshi of [[MSNBC]] reported with a straight face that [[leftist]] "protests" were "not generally speaking unruly."<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2020/05/29/msnbc-reporter-front-burning-liquor-store-protest-not-generally-speaking-unruly/</ref>]]

[[White]] [[Antifa]] [[liberal]]s were identified as smashing windows at an Autozone car parts store and Wendy's restaurant where the violence originated.<ref>https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1265906786541830144</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/vtzsYFs-2Qc</ref>  ''Jacobin'' magazine, described as "the closest thing to a flagship publication of the [[DSA]] left",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1195/walking-the-tightrope/ |title=Walking the Tightrope |last=Creegan |first=Jim |date=22 March 2018 |website=[[Weekly Worker]]|access-date=}}</ref> asked,  

[[White]] [[Antifa]] [[liberal]]s were identified as smashing windows at an Autozone car parts store and Wendy's restaurant where the violence originated.<ref>https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1265906786541830144</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/vtzsYFs-2Qc</ref>  ''Jacobin'' magazine, described as "the closest thing to a flagship publication of the [[DSA]] left",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/1195/walking-the-tightrope/ |title=Walking the Tightrope |last=Creegan |first=Jim |date=22 March 2018 |website=[[Weekly Worker]]|access-date=}}</ref> asked,  

{{quotebox|"Should we care about the looting of stores like Target and Autozone? ...Should we participate in this ritual condemnation even though our media consistently treats identical acts of property destruction by sports fans as simply revelry and exuberance, and corporate looting of working-class communities as business as usual? No.... until working people of all races unite against capitalists and their repressive apparatus, it is a good thing that bosses, government officials, and the police who protect them are sometimes reminded that black lives matter through a little proletarian fury."<ref>https://jacobinmag.com/2020/05/george-floyd-minneapolis-uprising-police-brutality/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"Should we care about the looting of stores like Target and Autozone? ...Should we participate in this ritual condemnation even though our media consistently treats identical acts of property destruction by sports fans as simply revelry and exuberance, and corporate looting of working-class communities as business as usual? No.... until working people of all races unite against capitalists and their repressive apparatus, it is a good thing that bosses, government officials, and the police who protect them are sometimes reminded that black lives matter through a little proletarian fury."<ref>https://jacobinmag.com/2020/05/george-floyd-minneapolis-uprising-police-brutality/</ref>}}

Fires and violence spread to [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] and nationwide from the burning of the Autozone store, Target, and Wendy's. Both the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayors identified the vast majority of arrests of leftwing rioters the first night were from out of state;<ref>https://www.fox9.com/news/twin-cities-mayors-vast-majority-of-violent-rioters-are-from-out-of-state</ref> crossing state lines to incite riot is a federal offense.  

Fires and violence spread to [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] and nationwide from the burning of the Autozone store, Target, and Wendy's. Both the Minneapolis and St. Paul mayors identified the vast majority of arrests of leftwing rioters the first night were from out of state;<ref>https://www.fox9.com/news/twin-cities-mayors-vast-majority-of-violent-rioters-are-from-out-of-state</ref> crossing state lines to incite riot is a federal offense.  

[[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.

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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Before the night was over, violent [[DFL]]ers 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 DFL 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 [[DFL]]ers 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 DFL 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 City Council Democrats considered disbanding the police department.  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 City Council Democrats considered disbanding the police department.  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|“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>}}

Initial reports estimated Democrats destroyed 220 buildings and 500 businesses, mostly in minority neighborhoods, and $55 million in damages. The ''Star Tribune'' reported

Initial reports estimated Democrats destroyed 220 buildings and 500 businesses, mostly in minority neighborhoods, and $55 million in damages. The ''Star Tribune'' reported

{{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-float|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>}}

The city then refused to issue permits to property owners to clean up burnt out store fronts and rubble unless they paid their city property tax six months in advance. Refusal to pay could result in seizure of the property.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/mpls-keeps-landscape-of-rubble-as-city-wants-taxes-before-permit/572091782/</ref>

The city then refused to issue permits to property owners to clean up burnt out store fronts and rubble unless they paid their city property tax six months in advance. Refusal to pay could result in seizure of the property.<ref>https://www.startribune.com/mpls-keeps-landscape-of-rubble-as-city-wants-taxes-before-permit/572091782/</ref>