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‘It’s Real Ugly’: Protesters Clash With Minneapolis Police After George Floyd’s
Ptarmigan:
A list of the buildings damaged, looted in Minneapolis and St. Paul
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-list-of-the-buildings-damaged-looted-in-minneapolis-riots
--- Quote ---Wednesday night's protest-turned-riot has left behind a trail of burned out buildings, smashed windows, and looted stores in south Minneapolis and beyond.
Much of the damage was centered on the area around the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct on Lake Street, where protests over the death of George Floyd led to a minority of demonstrators turn their attentions to nearby businesses.
Here are the reports of damage or looting that have come in since Wednesday evening. This story will be update as more reports come in:
In Minneapolis
– Target Lake Street: Looting, graffiti, property damage, fire damage.
– Wendy's Lake Street: Fire, destroyed.
– Autozone Lake Street: Fire, destroyed.
– Cub Foods Lake Street: Looting, property damage, fire damage.
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Too many buildings to list.
--- Quote ---Evan Frost
@efrostee
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11h
Some businesses like Gandhi Mahal have put up signs that they are minority owned, in hopes of not being looted. Still windows broken.
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https://twitter.com/efrostee/status/1266021815236923395/photo/1
Ptarmigan:
Minneapolis police station on fire as Twin Cities protests grow
https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-protests-grow-after-gov-walz-calls-up-guard/570830002/
--- Quote ---The Twin Cities continued to convulse Thursday in the wake of the Memorial Day death of George Floyd while being restrained by a Minneapolis police officer, another chaotic chapter in America’s — and Minnesota’s — long reckoning with the killing of unarmed black men by law enforcement officers.
Framed by grief and rage over Floyd’s death and uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, the day came in waves: Buildings burned. The police chief apologized. Prayer circles formed at the site of Floyd’s killing. Business owners boarded up windows. Post offices closed.
And Gov. Tim Walz called in reinforcements — the first time the Minnesota National Guard has been activated for a civil disturbance in 34 years. More than 500 Guard members have been activated and sent to Minneapolis, St. Paul and other communities, the Guard said in a tweet late Thursday.
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A Minneapolis police station has been set on fire. This is getting worse and worse! :mad: :argh:
Ptarmigan:
Protesters storm CNN building in fiery Atlanta protest
https://nypost.com/2020/05/29/protesters-storm-cnn-building-in-fiery-atlanta-protest/
--- Quote ---ATLANTA — Protesters set a police car on fire, struck officers with bottles, vandalized the headquarters of CNN, and broke into a restaurant in downtown Atlanta as a demonstration that started peacefully quickly changed tone Friday evening.
Protesters used barricades to break police vehicle windshields and jumped from car to car. Hundreds of the protesters confronted police outside CNN headquarters. They spray-painted the large, iconic CNN logo outside the building, breaking a windowed entrance. One protester climbed on top of the sign and waved a “Black Lives Matter” flag to cheers from the crowd.
Protesters pelted officers who came over with bottles, striking some of them. Other bottles thrown at authorities exploded behind the police line, but no officers appeared to get hit. Protesters chanted, “Quit your jobs.”
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The riot is spreading throughout the nation.
Old n Grumpy:
The elected officials who are letting this happen need to be arrested.
As soon as the first rock or bottle is thrown, the demonstration turns into a riot and it should be stopped with any means that is necessary.
If this were a bunch of conservatives protesting the closure of churches the result would be a lot different.
Ptarmigan:
LIVE UPDATES: Heavy police, National Guard presence amid extremist riots
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/live-heavy-police-national-guard-presence-in-minneapolis-amid-extremist-riots
--- Quote ---Authorities are expecting major clashes between extremists and law enforcement in Minneapolis on Saturday evening.
Some 2,500 National Guard soldiers have been mobilized to respond to the civil unrest in Minneapolis, which started out as protests over the killing of George Floyd, but which state and city leaders say has since been co-opted by extremist groups, predominantly from outside the city.
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It is going to get worse. :mad: :argh:
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