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In reply to the discussion: Please, PLEASE read this about the Mpls. protests - from Minnesota Public Radio! [View all]ancianita
(36,053 posts)47. It's doing that alleviates fear. Journalists, the FBI, and other orgs can data collect. It's doable.
We can map the models, attitudes of police chiefs and their plans, to see what's worked.
It's a big country with a lot of unpredictable dynamics, but even that is instructive.
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Please, PLEASE read this about the Mpls. protests - from Minnesota Public Radio! [View all]
scarletwoman
May 2020
OP
So saying MAGANIGHT was just coincidence? Perhaps, but it was a LOUD signal.
cayugafalls
May 2020
#31
I embedded one phone link in my OP, but didn't want to take the time to chase down more.
scarletwoman
May 2020
#12
I've seen four phone videos of white guys destroying while black people try to stop them.
tblue37
May 2020
#18
Thank you! My ancient laptop won't play Twitter videos, so - although I can see they exist,
scarletwoman
May 2020
#20
Thank you! I'm up in Sandstone, MN, so I'm definitely removed from the action.
scarletwoman
May 2020
#21
There are videos but they're kind of scattered around in Twitter & Facebook.
scarletwoman
May 2020
#15
This isn't about Americans protesting anymore. It's about insurgents hijacking America's narrative
ancianita
May 2020
#24
Spot on! 4chan and Deep Web.... the Insurgents have to be cheering and coordinating...
JustFiveMoreMinutes
May 2020
#32
That is exactly right. But Trump has also been hijacking America's narrative for 3.5 years.
cayugafalls
May 2020
#34
It's good to be afraid. It's smart to be vigilant. You save democracy that way.
ancianita
May 2020
#46
Every mayor and police chief should be surveyed on these questions. We can get to the bottom of this
ancianita
May 2020
#40
It's doing that alleviates fear. Journalists, the FBI, and other orgs can data collect. It's doable.
ancianita
May 2020
#47
Media not showing these white guys, you gotta go on Twitter to see the truth. Plenty there.
BamaRefugee
May 2020
#29