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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe post office for my zip code is on fire.
And I can hear the NG helicopters. This is just surreal.
dware
(12,588 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)is pretty disturbing.
Demovictory9
(32,521 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)sarisataka
(18,980 posts)Channel 4 showed a lot of them, I believe heading down Nicollet from the north
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)The protests were peaceful until now but a bank has been set on fire as well as the post office. Both of these buildings are right next to the 5th precinct building. I think the Office Depot store has been looted, too. This is crazy.
msongs
(67,539 posts)EllieBC
(3,054 posts)Seriously. That makes no sense and is cutting off ones nose to spite ones face.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)Cha
(298,306 posts)Might it be false flag?
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)down Lake Street from the site of last night's protests, and there haven't been any problems all evening until now. I am wondering whether there aren't anarchists or agents provocateurs, the sorts who often turn up during protests.
Cha
(298,306 posts)I hope the truth comes out.. since I don't have a clue I'm not going to speculate anymore except to say we've seen them take advantage before.. "..anarchists or agents provocateur..".
Skittles
(153,418 posts)seriously
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)Freethinker65
(10,123 posts)bamagal62
(3,286 posts)People doing the destruction that have a different agenda.
dalton99a
(81,730 posts)BannonsLiver
(16,555 posts)Theyve got enough problems.
Cha
(298,306 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,786 posts)I'm in Chicago watching it and it's scaring me.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)and the flash-bangs in the distance. And it pisses me off that the post office is on fire even though I only ever get ads in the mail.
msongs
(67,539 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)I don't know yet how much damage has been done.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,510 posts)Seems very suspicious to me. I'm betting outside forces are at play.
KY...........
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)It's a very small building, not much bigger than a gas station. I don't think they'd bother with it.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)This was maybe four or five years ago. Not arson or anything, dont know what happened. But it took more than two years to reopen it.
Instead of walking three blocks to the P.O. had to get in the car and drive to one. Mostly, I missed the ladies that worked there.
Sorry for your loss. This is getting out of hand. I lived in southwest Mpls. for 14 years, and this is all hard to believe.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,102 posts)Cha
(298,306 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)If so, maybe it caught good information.
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