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Has Trump's Payday Loan commercial started yet?

I don't get near the TV machine when he is about to talk.

Today's unemployment claims numbers (ooops not going as well)

While some are looking at the slow decline in claims as proof of a rapid recovery, at better look at the numbers is starting to tell a different story.

The number today seems like a continuing decline, but that is only because last weeks numbers were revised higher. In addition it was nearly 250k higher than projected. (250k would be a bad number all on its own normally). !.5 million new claims is a terrible crushing number that is twice as much as we saw in 2008/09, it only looks good in comparison to the huge numbers we saw in March.

What appears to be happening is that as we have reopened business is adjusting to the new reality of the underlying economy. The rotation towards more whit collar jobs has begun. This implies a much slower and longer recovery even after a vaccine.

We are in for a very rough summer.

Can we feature Sara Cooper at the Convention

Since it will have a large Digital component.

Bunch of sirens headed towards 38th and Chicago

Mix of types but I see 3 ambulances at least.

Watch angel investor Calacanis go off on Zuckerberg

Some Context from the 3rd precinct, (A hopeful update.)

Because I live pretty close to the sacred ground of 38th and Chicago we have felt relatively safe. Yesterday things began to change.
First the police informed the neighborhood captain that they had information that minority owned businesses would be targeted and prudence suggested that they remove those indications.
Next word filtered out that residential neighborhoods could be targeted. I have no idea of the source of the information but it was widespread. Block meetings emphasized the need to stay indoors and if you see anything suspicious or worrying to bang pots and pans to alert the block.
While that was happening the few open stores got information that there would be some level of protection and that authorities would be attempting to protect "Sacred Ground" from infiltration.
Having said that, that in no way prevented many of the neighborhood groups and business owner from arming.
Throughout the afternoon reports were coming in of cars without license plates cruising the alleys. I myself witnessed one in my own alley and saw at least two others as I moved throughout the neighborhood.

Now I want to talk about two incidents that sort of bookend the night. First I have very little direct knowledge as I was staying close to home on watch on my own block. However what I am going to say comes from at the very least family or friends I know.

First the Ali Velshi gassing at the 5th:
Lets be clear Ali reported what he saw from near the back of the group. What he didn't see was at the front of the group people were starting to throw debris and at least on business owner inside his shop reports that he thought people were trying to pull down the boards and get in. At that point the state police moved. This was after a half hour of warnings they were in violation of curfew.

Next the clearing of 38th and Chicago:
I can ear witness a group marching down Bloomington from Lake Street, turning onto 38th and moving to Chicago. I can now report from people who were guarding the gas station at 38th and Bloomington that the group was led by a vehicle with Alabama plates and that they were trailed by three Minneapolis cruisers. As they passed 15th they started moving much faster as at least 3 Humvees were parked there and had been for some time. There was some individual movement headed in that direction throughout the evening after curfew. I have no idea of what the triggering event there was as I haven't been up there this morning yet and the people who I have talked to from the immediate area were inside. I may have more information later as we know he owner of the BBQ place.

One last thing, as I was checking in at the gas station this morning six cruisers blazed down Bloomington headed south past us. Everyone in sight either waved or saluted as they passed.

From what I can tell is there is no loss of support for the cause, but there is a widespread belief that Mpls should not allow the cause to be highjacked.

Update:
Mail delivery has restarted. Package delivery trucks are out in force also (post office at least).

Let me be clear if the Cops didn't crack down in Mpls there would have been dead in the streets

There still maybe.
The neighborhoods are arming.

What is absolutely fantastic is that the protestors have lost no support. The city remains behind the cause.

Things ar truly a mess

I live in the 3rd precinct. First the neighborhood group has decided that the minority owned businesses take off that indication because we have been informed that it will only make them targets.

The last gas station anywhere close is now running out and here will be no deliveries, the trucks wont enter he city.

And for all of you who think it is only Right wingers. I was just at that business swarmed under with customers because despite 5 different attempts to break in a loot the store owner has managed to stay open. While there a young black male frustrated with how slow the line was, announced everything is and started agitating. That was a spontaneous act and not pre-planned. I got him out of the store and a bunch of others took over calming him down.

Will the tactics work in Mpls

It is an interesting but not unheard of approach.
The set a large perimeter this spread out the crowd and had them focused on the police and not any landmark, although the landmark was an objective.

They retreated into dead ground that had already been looted and was less vulnerable. (Incidentally showing the group the destruction that had been done to familiar places. ) Looking like they had given up the objective. That drew the crowd after them. Then after the crowd was pulled into a narrow area they stopped and drew focus back on themselves as an objective, The teargas was to thin the crowd. After the focus was truly set and the objective was clear they then started the retreat again until the crowd strung out and then disappeared taking the energy right out of it.

There were never going to be mass arrests. The last thing needed now was another log on the fire.

Now as the night goes on we will see if it works.