Riot declared, National Guard called to downtown Portland
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US election night could spark mass protests and violence near the White House. Here’s how they are preparing for riots
As you walk around America’s capital Washington DC, the city looks like it’s preparing more for a riot than election parties. Shops are boarding up their windows, authorities are readying their defences against violent demonstrations, and an ‘anti-climb’ wall is being built around the White House. Tourists, once able to stand outside the White House…
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National Guard deployed to Philadelphia
Gov. Tom Wolf ordered soldiers to the city in anticipation of a second night of violent riots over deadly cop shooting The Pennsylvania National Guard was deployed to Philadelphia Tuesday as the city braces for a second night of violent riots after tense confrontations between angry demonstrators and police hours after two officers shot and killed a Black man. Several hundred guardsmen will assist…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 21 August 2020
Greetings from Tyler, Stand by to be refused service or canceled completely. You might lose your job. Maybe you’ll be kicked out of the store or restaurant. Unless of course you’re willing to bow down to every new mandate that someone dreams up. Then they might just leave you alone, temporarily. Better not draw any…
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Black Lives Matter Defends Chicago Looting as ‘Reparations’
(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) A Black Lives Matter organizer in Chicago is defending the violence that caused $60 million in damage and injured 13 police officers on Sunday, characterizing looting as “reparations.” Ariel Atkins, a BLM organizer, according to Chicago NBC network affiliate WMAQ, justified the riot in the Chicago Downtown Business District during a Monday…
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I saw rioting in the name of justice destroy a city for decades
A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building in Minneapolis. —AP “AMERICA is burning. But that’s how forests grow.” So spoke Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. “Riots are an integral part of the country’s march towards progress.” So read a now-deleted tweet from the Democratic Committee of…
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Protesters burn Bible, American flag as tensions rise in Portland
A protester burns a flag during a demonstration in Portland, Oregon. – Reuters Protesters burned an American flag and a Bible in Portland, Oregon, sparking outrage just as weeks of violent demonstrations seemed to be coming to a close. For more than 60 days, Black Lives Matters demonstrators, including a “Wall of Moms” and a…
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Trump denies Minnesota governor’s request for $500M to repair damage from riots
President Trump has denied a request from Minnesota’s governor for money to rebuild parts of Minneapolis that were destroyed during the riots following the death of George Floyd. “The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office said in a statement. “As we navigate one…
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SWEDEN RIOTS: Masked gangs set FIRE to 80 vehicles in shock violence weeks before election
SWEDEN was engulfed in violence last night as dozens of cars were set alight and stones were thrown at police by gangs of masked youths rampaged across the country. Fires were reported in Malmö, Gothenburg and Helsingborg and shocking footage showed youths destroying vehicles in a shopping centre and hospital car park in Frölunda Torg…
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