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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    I want to help refocus this discussion — if it may be useful for anyone reading this.

    One has to look at this from 30,000 ft, as they say. Maybe higher.

    America is a broken, degenerate, corrupt nation. (It's not the only one, of course.)

    Politicians, police, regulatory authorities, judges and attorneys are no longer trusted.

    Within America, there are many millions of good citizens who have been powerless for years. You, reading this, are almost certain to be one of those.

    Voting makes no difference. Trying to work hard makes no difference. Saving diligently makes no difference. Being a good citizen, a good neighbor, and a good husband, wife or parent makes no difference. Sitting at home and caring deeply about what you see playing out in front of your eyes makes no difference.

    Anger and injustice go hand in glove. Accumulate enough injustice, piling up over the years, straw by straw on the camel's back, and something breaks. The thread about the Fourth Turning is all about this.
    I want to thank you for this Bill. It doesn't make a damn bit of difference because I did all of that. It does break and well it should. "I've had all I can stand, I can't stand no more." Popeye
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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Quote Posted by Ben Macdonald (here)
    I've been contemplating the question about whether violence is ever a solution to an act of violence, and whilst I understand the nature of humans to want to fight back against oppression, I just don't see how it's possible to achieve an outcome of peace and a more enlightened society.
    I posted an hour ago about the view from 30,000 ft. The view from 60,000 ft is that man is a very violent animal, the most violent and destructive of all living creatures.

    And squinting our eyes from that height, we can see the hypocrisy of politicians in America who condemn violent rioting while accepting the pragmatic necessity of starting unjustified wars, bombing civilians, and endorsing so many other violent, destructive outrages it'd be almost impossible to list them all.

    So if America likes to go to war, here's one right here on home soil. Right or wrong. that's what's starting to happen. From 120,000 ft, it might be societal karma.

    I've not seen a single comment from anyone, here or in any media or video, that remarks on this enormous disconnect.

    If one wants to take non-violent action, it'd be very very easy. But it would have to be extremely well-organized.
    • Sit-down protests on every major freeway entrance.
    • A national strike. By EVERYONE.
    • Anyone manning a gas station, or working at an airport, refusing to go to work.
    • Truckers and farmers blocking every highway by driving along in convoy at 5 mph.
    That'd bring the country to its knees within three days. Maybe two.

    Then, people would start talking. They'd have to.
    I would like to begin by stating that I hope Bill’s thoughtful and poignant post becomes a real call to action.

    Many times on this forum, I have expressed my extreme frustration on having, what I firmly believe, is knowledge of what is really going on with the CV 19 crises/ global elitists future world plans combined with a dire feeling of helplessness of how to do something meaningful about it.

    I believe what Bill has laid out in terms of peaceful resistance will have to be done at some point in the very near future for things to meaningfully turn in “ Our” favor.

    I begin by discussing the following quote from the first stanza of Bill’s quote:" …man is a very violent animal, the most violent and destructive of all living creatures. "

    The question this comment spearheads is WHY?

    I, like many on this forum, have enjoyed the privilege of being able to travel to several countries on this amazing planet. During my travels I have come to the following conclusion : The overwhelming majority of people are essentially the same. Simply put:

    They are inherently good, they love their God, family, friends, they abhor war and they to do not want to harm others.

    So, how could a being of higher perspective conclude that the human race living on this magnificent planet is violent and destructive.

    Bill, as you pointed out in the second stanza:

    It is the Leadership of this planet: their imposed system of corrupt governance, and perpetuation of an unbalanced financial system that is putrid, fetid, and foul. The leadership of Earth has consciously implemented systems upon the people that serve as the primary force manipulating humanity into committing incessant acts of destruction and violence.

    There is a thread on PA that discusses the theory of Planet Earth being a loosh farm for the those who control the global elite. David Icke’s phenomenal book, The Perception/Deception goes into incredible detail on exactly how all of the world’s major institutions, governments and perception controlling systems are set up in such a way as to promote the creation of negative base emotions/energies.

    Because of the overwhelming inherent goodness and loving nature of the human spirit - the cabalist elite must fiercely maintain the ubiquitous saturation of the Perception Deception throughout the entirety of global society in order to cause, create and maintain perpetual human violence/ destruction. It is here, in massively changing global perceptions, that forums like PA are most effective, and must continue.

    With that written - Yes, I, 100%, believe that Mr. Floyd’s death/CV 19 are elitist pysop’s created to maximize chaos, obliterate the world financial system and promote racial tension/division through intentionally fulfilling the illuminati mantric creeds of: order out of chaos, along with divide and concur.

    The ultimate Endgame is the real implementation of a NWO consisting of Orwellian A.I. societal controls coordinated with a reset/new financial system.

    In order to achieve Bill’s list of the most effective ways to resist the Cabal’s planned Orwellian umbrella of societal changes that none of us wish to live under: We must become cohesive, cooperative, coordinated and supremely organized in order to have a chance at succeeding.

    The prevention of the above mentioned 3 C’s is a primary reason for: the media's exploitation of Mr. Floyd’s death, the rioting, the massive unemployment, the evaporation of the stock markets, the annihilation of the first amendment through deplatforming on social media, the social distancing, and the mask wearing.

    Through masterfully crafted design, the cabal will continue to make effective resistance extremely difficult. We have to be able to see and acknowledge these challenges as they occur and be able to respond in strategic unison to overcome.

    Overcome we must - in order for the “good” people of this planet to ever have a chance of living in a truly joyful world.

    So, who is going to step forward, who is going make the first move at organizing, planning, coordinating our resistance and movement away from tryanny… It is not impossible – we have social media – we have each other - WE CAN DO IT!!! -

    For motivation:

    1. Take a look at The Exomatrix thread on the current Resistance movement taking place all around the globe.

    2. Reread this excerpt from Bills’ post:

    If one wants to take non-violent action, it'd be very very easy. But it would have to be extremely well-organized.
    a.
    b. [LIST]
    c. [*]Sit-down protests on every major freeway entrance.
    d. [*]A national strike. By EVERYONE.
    e. [*]Anyone manning a gas station, or working at an airport, refusing to go to work.
    f. [*]Truckers and farmers blocking every highway by driving along in convoy at 5 mph.

    That'd bring the country to its knees within three days. Maybe two.


    Remember no one is coming to save humanity - humanity must save itself and the only way to do this is TOGETHER.


    We are the One’s we have been waiting for….'


    If not you - then who? - if not now- WHEN?


    Blessings Luke

    One final/favorite quote from Emerson/Collier :

    ...Always Remember...“The love that you withhold is the pain you carry - lifetime after lifetime.”
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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Quote Posted by AriG (here)
    Getting human consensus is like herding cats!
    Well, I can do that. At least the second part. The first part is different.

    So this is a situation where common stupidity sprawled into mass violence. That is what is called in Tibetan Mamo, or Indian Matrika. So we train in this and are usually less affected than the ordinary person.

    Floyd was a regular in a store who took his money and decided it was fake before he left. The only thing I have seen about this was another regular, an ex-employee, said it was so bad "the ink was still running". I would guess that is a figure of speech. Everyone there knew that when this happens, usually the person who passed it doesn't know.

    So they went out to ask for their cigarettes and his problem really started when they told the cops over the phone he was drunk.

    It is a fact that among some law enforcement and medical treatment, if you are drunk or on drugs, you are not human.

    The gift of rioting has arrived locally. If it is a protest, no message is clear. Violence with a message would be terrorism. Violence against the government would be a revolution. With no specific demand, it is crime.

    We for years have kicked around a list of specifics which we agree on 80-90%. It would mainly gouge the system. The cops didn't make the system. The possible outcome of this is perhaps, what, to save the lives of a few people who were getting arrested? How can one possibly stop them invading the wrong house and wasting grandpa? They may become a bit more careful if they think they might easily go up on murder. But when you target the wrong thing with a gun in a split second decision, this is different. That possibility will never really go away.

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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Great comments from everyone.

    There was a great article written by Whitney Webb that the Covid 19 situation was created and managed due to a conclusion made by the US military and intel agencies that we would be in conflict with China and we were quite unprepared in many ways, and that Covid was an operation to make the US (and other countries) more prepared for this eventuality. This makes a lot of sense to me.

    Now, fast forward to the riots. I think they were also created to root out domestic groups before things get messy with China. Antifa is one such group, funded by Soros and others. The far left radicals are well rooted and well organized, and precious few people are aware of this, at least until now. It also allows different levels of government to organize their efforts in the event of future social unrest, just like Covid operation set up measures which would allow for future biowarefare defenses.

    I realize there are other players with their own objectives so do not need to broad brush things, Gates/CDC/NIH, etc has its own thing going on as an example. And maybe the US/China conflict is itself a cover for other things.

    In any case, my motto for myself is: Feel with your heart, but think with your head......
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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Quote Posted by AutumnW (here)

    According to authorities there are over 10,000 of these "accelerationists" in the city. St. Paul arrested over 50 people last night. ALL OF THEM were from out of state. The authorities are checking phones of the people they have arrested, doing contact tracing of sorts on these people. These people are connected to right wing militia style groups with a civil/race war fantasy. They are opportunistically using the legitimate, peaceful George Floyd protests as a cover to actualize their neo-nazi fever dream.
    --Kudzy

    So the really extreme stuff is your typical heavily armed right wing Neo-Nazi, according to your friend. Of course the tangerine Fuhrer is attempting to blame this on anti-fa. What is your take on that? And thanks for posting this. It is enlightening.

    In Canada journalists are saying Trump's declaring anti-fa a terrorist organization is a way to toss peaceful and or merely highly agitated protesters in prison. And you are saying, meanwhile actual neo-Nazis have perfected their "damage and then scatter' tactics down to a tee.


    My take is identify and arrest the accelerationists and let's see who is the organization behind them. Who is filling the bottles with gasoline, dropping off pallets of bricks before the 'protest' in Dallas, who are the young white leaders videoed handing out cash and directing protesters where to go and what to do?

    Do you recall that several of the Bernie community organizers were left-wing radicals? Like this one?
    https://theconservativetreehouse.com...ders-campaign/


    Quote Project Veritas spent some time in Iowa with the revolutionary communists at the heart of Bernie Sanders campaign. In a video expose’ (see here) the Veritas group showcase Bernie Sanders campaign workers who are prominent Antifa activists. The calls to violence are quite disturbing but familiar for those who followed the “Occupy Wall Street” movement, RevCom, or the Democrat Socialists of America; all factions of the same far-left ideology.

    A Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign Field Organizer, Kyle Jurek, was secretly recorded bragging about his extreme left-wing fringe views, calling for violence and death to those who oppose Sanders’ radical policies. Kyle Jurek, who works out of the Sanders campaign Iowa office, has been paid at least $9,775 since starting in his official campaign role. Project Veritas Action Fund’s undercover journalists secretly recorded Jurek’s statements for months; recording footage on multiple occasions where he lashes out against Sanders’ Democratic opposition, President Trump’s supporters, and others.

    The recordings give insight into the mentality of many Sanders staffers and what they truly believe. In the video, Jurek details his expectations for the 2020 Presidential election and emphatically states that cities will “burn” if President Trump wins re-election.
    I predict the evidence to come out will show that radical left anarchists outnumber radical right 'Nazis' 10 to 1 as the out-of-state instigators in these violent and fire-starting events.

    And that anyone defending and bailing out Antifa leadership will be exposed as well.

    This is/was a valid protest for awareness and positive change and it has been hijacked by organized, destabilizing terrorists for radical destructive change and they don't mind burning down landmarks and property and killing innocents in their way.

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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Re some previous reflections...

    If street fight worked well in America, the policemen would have been dealt with on spot.

    It’s kind of odd but the kind of hell of interrogation these people are now going through is beyond my wildest imagination and ways they will be treated till the rest of life.

    I don’t believe in prisons and executions. Prison system based on punishment for guilt is very archaic. Punishment does not treat or heal sins.
    It only conforms with and confirms the ancient tradition of corporeal punishments by restraint or otherwise.

    Prisons should be completely dissolved and turned to therapy centers and monasteries instead, using modern, ethical and compassionate methods to help people fix their lives.

    But I can imagine the crowd could have dealt with them on spot, in some countries.


    There is no right take on this i can make really, sorry


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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Here is a blue print of how to go about it, courtesy of George Soros' son:


    Documents Detail Plan to Create Civil Unrest and Martial Law in Baltimore

    May 29, 2020 InfoWars 1


    Alex Soros, founder of Friends of Democracy

    Two years ago, official-looking internal documents appearing to belong to Friends of Democracy, an activist group run by the son of George Soros, described an acceleration of civil unrest to justify the rollout of martial law nationwide. The documents were posted to 4chan and appear to detail a Soros-backed plan to incite civil unrest in the Baltimore area in 2015. The documents also reveal coordination with Baltimore law enforcement.

    Documents posted to 4chan appear to detail a Soros-backed plan to incite civil unrest in the Baltimore area and reveals coordination with Baltimore law enforcement.

    Internal documents appearing to belong to Friends of Democracy – George Soros’ son’s activist group – describe an acceleration of civil unrest to justify the rollout of martial law nationwide.

    According to the docs, the group sought to use the protests over the death of Freddie Gray as a detonator for larger violent demonstrations in the Baltimore area.

    Read full article here…

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    From Jim Stone:
    I had the real version of this, lost it, and could never get back to it. The real version is longer and does not have the post it note on it. However, the text of what is here seems to be what was in the real version. This is what is allowed now for "the kiddies to see". It is enough.

    The original was taken with a crappy cell phone cam that had a high noise floor and to get the file smaller I removed the colors in the noise and rendered it to 15 shades of gray. So it is not as pretty but it is 20 percent of the size. Anyway -

    Jonathan Soros owns this org. Obviously daddy is involved also, but formally, Jonathan owns it.

    [...]

    So here is what I have, even though it is not the best (I dredged this up today) and posted it to let certain people know I am not stupid and not hurling false accusations from this web site. They'll no doubt still claim I am, but I am going to drive another spike anyway. THE GOOD STUFF IS ON THE SECOND PAGE FROM THE END.

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    Michael Gray's latest blog shows clear evidence that Antifa is one of the provocateurs exploiting this situation to further their cause. Some media reports in Taiwan and other asian countries are stating that many Chinese are also participating in the riot to ruin Trump's reputation on behalf of China.
    Antifa abused Black Lives Matter again

    Black Lives Matter lost a tremendous opportunity to begin to change race relations in the US.

    Following the horrendous death of George Floyd, the nation was united to change. So powerful was the video that all Americans could see that something had to be done.

    However BLM allowed radicals like Antifa to once again take control of the narrative and lose the high moral ground that could have made Floyd’s death a true turning point.

    The arson and looting in major cities over this weekend have certainly muddied the waters and disrespected Mr. Floyd’s death. Also the amount of damage to black-owned businesses and properties should also be a wake up call for BLM members that Antifa is not an ally, but agent provocateurs. President Trump is correct in designating Antifa as a terrorist organization.

    The insurgency of Antifa into peaceful protests is not an organic outgrowth but a calculated, well funded paramilitary operation. As you can see by this recruitment flyer laying out the terms and conditions for new recruits to be paid and rewarded with bonuses for their illegal activities.

    The name referenced in the document, which the recruits are told must be kept secret, is D.A. Donnelly who is the treasurer for Friends of Democracy.



    Clearly this is a well-funded operation with strong ties to far left organizations.

    I assume we will see high-level arrests in the coming days as federal law officials have been tracking Antifa money operations for the last two years.

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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Martin Luther King, Jr.

    An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind......Mahatma Gandhi

    To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him....Buddha

    I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature..... Paulo Coelho

    “And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children’s futures. And we are all mortal.” John F Kennedy

    World peace through nonviolent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Nonviolence is a good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace out of which a system of peace can be built....artin Luther King, Jr., December 1964

    As an Australian male watching what is happening now all over the world I am disheartened that the flash point that we see on our tv's and hear on our radio's happens time and time again. Have we not progressed in any other way except violence. I am so sorry that George Floyd died at the hands of a man who plainly didn't care for his well being at all. Im so sorry that the domino affect happens and the entire globe looses their minds, their business's, homes, and freedoms as a result.

    Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.

    --Martin Luther King, Jr., "Loving Your Enemies," Strength to Love

    I hope for the my children's sake that Peace and Reason come back to an already tense world we live in. My condolences go to George Floyds family.

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    Default Re: The death of George Floyd in police hands, Minneapolis, 25 May 2020

    Nations and even humanity as a whole also have their own karma. They have childhood, adolescence, adulthood, etc.

    Some aspects of self culture are easier discussed than achieved. Anger & rage have a subtle quality of power (or perceived sense of power) than can be addictive--being able to stop one's self during the rush takes intention and practice. Without proper care, an abscess of character develops where even the slightest touch can cause a discharge of filth.

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    ICYMI

    We're all human...

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    Mike Max, reporting from the site in downtown Minneapolis where 150 peaceful George Floyd protesters were arrested Sunday night, talks about the humanity he witnessed over several hours between demonstrators and law enforcement (8:19).
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    This particular event is very fishy, as has been pointed out. The cop broke his neck. Then the very strange response by the paramedics is suspect. And they worked together? And the cop worked at the club for 17 years? Okay, right, nothing to see here, eh?

    Then the orchestrated riots, with people looting and burning, provided piles of bricks to hurl?

    And now we hear how Soros was involved again in busing in rioters. And of course the Chinese via their youth organizations across America's learning centers, are inciting violence throughout the fanatical left wing legions of young and disillusioned. Not to mention the illegal foreigners who live amongst the citizens but without status or rights, who can only gain and have nothing to lose by engaging in these activities.

    If you want to see the actual mechanism at work in society, one only need look at the prisons where the population congregates according to race, creed, and ideology. To force racism underground is only to screw the lid down on the pressure cooker.

    This is not about race, although you'd never know it by listening to the media.

    This is a class war, a war of ideologies. And if we don't soon re-target our angst in this direction we will tear the fabric of society apart. A house divided and so on...

    There is a technocratic takeover going on. It was inevitable, again because of the prevailing ideology. Instead of advancing basic knowledge by allocating substantial resources towards research, we have opted instead toward the development of what we know already - technology. Technology is not advancement, it is merely the turning of what we know into countless gadgets for the express purpose of making a profit. Profit does not contribute to knowledge but to power.

    We must take back the political body, the supposed will of the people, from these technocrats. Lobbying must not be allowed for any corporation, only by the acting CEO or other single designated person acting on the behalf of the company and no one else.

    The companies and corporations must be divested of preference, for they are already preferable and require no further help.

    Companies must pay living wages and must not be allowed to exploit economically under-privileged regions.

    We must move away from the fiat currency, and demand payment in the form of rent and mortgage, food and travel, etc. Tangible elements all of us need and that are essential for a happy life. Not dollar bills that can be manipulated.

    It is sad to see the youth of today suffering so badly from their own ignorance, wrapped in self-serving rhetoric that is devoid of substance. Like Wade says, hacking at the branches is futile. You got to get to the root.

    Again, one must look to who benefits, who gains. Follow the money and you get to the real reasons and motivations for these riots. It is not about race at all.
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    Some may not yet be aware of these successive news reports just a few minutes ago. (From CNN, here, also on other media)

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    Independent autopsy shows Floyd died due to compression to the neck and back, examiners say

    An autopsy ordered by the family of George Floyd showed that Floyd died of "asphyxia" due to compression to the neck and back, two medical examiners said.

    Dr. Allecia Wilson said, "the evidence is consistent with mechanical asphyxia as the cause of death." She called Floyd's death a "homicide."

    Dr. Michael Baden also said that Floyd died of "asphyxia" due to compression to the neck and back.

    Baden said that the "autopsy shows that no underlying medical problem that caused or contributed to his death. He was in good health."

    Family attorney says George Floyd died from asphyxiation

    Disputing an initial police finding, a private autopsy report commissioned by George Floyd’s family found that Floyd died from asphyxiation caused by sustained neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain, according to a statement from Floyd family attorney Ben Crump.

    Dr. Allecia Wilson, who conducted the autopsy, described the manner of death as homicide at a news conference today.

    Crump’s statement further calls for the arrest of all the officers who played a part in Floyd’s death and calls for a first-degree murder charge to be brought against Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police Department seen kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes in a video caught on social media.

    Attorney says Floyd was dead on the scene

    Attorney Ben Crump said George Floyd was “dead on the scene” in Minneapolis.

    “The ambulance was his hearse,” Crump said during a news conference where the Floyd family unveiled an independent autopsy.

    “Police officers were the reason for (George Floyd’s) death,” Floyd family attorney Antonio Romanucci said. "There are extreme and systemic failures in the Minneapolis police department."

    My own comments
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    1. This is important, because in the event that Derek Chauvin night be acquitted (not impossible!), then all bets would be off re what might happen next.
    2. It seems absolutely self-evident that the other officers who stood watching should be charged. Again, if they were civilians and not in uniform, they'd all have been arrested by now. Being police officers doesn't exonerate them from anything at all when they watch a crime being committed feet away from them and do absolutely nothing to prevent it.

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    “Get tough Democrat Mayors and Governors,” Trump tweeted on Sunday, even as protesters gathered outside the White House for the third straight day. “These people are ANARCHISTS. Call in our National Guard NOW. The World is watching and laughing at you and Sleepy Joe. Is this what America wants? NO!!!”


    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...er#maincontent

    Man, that is some fourth dimensional mental jujitsu the Q crowd can feed on. What does it really mean. Look at the placement of the words as relates to...and etc....blah blah blah. Oh, and the alt right, instead of grasping Trump's pro-fascist attitude will say, "well of course. They have to do something about the anti-fa!"

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    People ARE talking.

    Mike Max, reporting from the site in downtown Minneapolis where 150 peaceful George Floyd protesters were arrested Sunday night, talks about the humanity he witnessed over several hours between demonstrators and law enforcement (8:19).
    WCCO 4 News - June 1, 2020

    Everyone is a human being, first.

    (I didn't see this posted here yet?)
    Hallmark moments don't stand much of a chance against hard right violence, in the long run.

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