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riots

Jul 2020

Mike Lee: Why are Democrats objecting to a resolution that says “mob violence is bad”?

Allahpundit Jul 02, 2020 9:21 PM

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“You can’t really oppose this, it seems to me, without being on the side of the mobs.”

Boom, in more ways than one: Firearms sales rocket upward nationwide in response to #DefundthePolice, riots

Ed Morrissey Jul 02, 2020 8:41 AM

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Reaction.

Will Biden, Dems “abolish the suburbs” if elected?

Ed Morrissey Jul 01, 2020 6:01 PM

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The key to a landslide?

Seattle Mayor was unhappy CHOP people approached her house

Jazz Shaw Jul 01, 2020 9:21 AM

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Chickens coming home to roost

Jun 2020

Surprise! Gun sales explode in Minnesota after riots, #DefundthePolice

Ed Morrissey Jun 25, 2020 12:01 PM

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“People are really scared.”

San Francisco riots feature “Kill Cops” graffiti

Jazz Shaw Jun 23, 2020 8:01 AM

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Ya think?

CNN: We should probably put up a wall around our building

Jazz Shaw Jun 22, 2020 4:31 PM

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I thought walls were bad…

NYC disbanded its anti-crime unit. Guess what happened next

Jazz Shaw Jun 21, 2020 11:01 AM

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“unexpectedly…”

Minneapolis firefighters: Our leadership checked out during the riots too

Ed Morrissey Jun 18, 2020 8:01 PM

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Plus: Strib notes rioters “largely home-grown.”

Dear New York City: Do you miss Rudy yet?

Jazz Shaw Jun 18, 2020 12:31 PM

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You probably should

CNN: Imagine there’s no police … but we still have a few “violence workers” on hand

Ed Morrissey Jun 17, 2020 4:01 PM

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Imagine there’s no euphemisms … it’s easy if you try … er, attempt … er, strive …

One researcher predicted 2020 chaos a decade ago… and what comes next

Jazz Shaw Jun 17, 2020 2:31 PM

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Days of future past

Goodell: Won’t someone please sign Kaepernick?

Ed Morrissey Jun 16, 2020 8:01 PM

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“I welcome that, support a club making that decision and encourage them to do that.”

Shocker: Poll shows Americans at their most unhappy in almost 50 years

Ed Morrissey Jun 16, 2020 5:31 PM

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A political momentum building?

Today’s hot topics on #TEMS: Retail bounce, defund trounce, SCOTUS renounce, GOP’s urban pounce, and more!

Ed Morrissey Jun 16, 2020 3:41 PM

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4 pm ET with Andrew Malcolm and Michael Petrilli!

Second thoughts: Quieter Minneapolis balking at dismantling the police department?

Ed Morrissey Jun 16, 2020 3:31 PM

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“Reckless.”

ATF offers $70,000 reward money for help identifying arson suspects from St. Paul and Minneapolis

John Sexton Jun 15, 2020 9:21 PM

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“We’ve narrowed in on particular individuals who we suspect started one or more fires…”

NYC Molotov throwers facing life in prison

Jazz Shaw Jun 13, 2020 5:31 PM

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That’s life, kids

Seattle protesters declare “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” in city as police pull back

Allahpundit Jun 10, 2020 11:31 AM

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“I guess whatever the f*** we’re doing is effective.”

CBP helicopter hit with lasers from Canada during riots

Jazz Shaw Jun 10, 2020 9:21 AM

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Blame Canada?

Minneapolis police make arrest in 3rd Precinct arson, and … looks not so outsidery after all

Ed Morrissey Jun 09, 2020 12:01 PM

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“He has grandiose ideas, a lot of them … and zero common sense.”

WaPo poll: Floyd homicide no isolated incident — but police too timid in dealing with rioters

Ed Morrissey Jun 09, 2020 10:01 AM

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Nuance.

Minneapolis manufacturer: The city doesn’t care about protecting us — so we’re outta here

Ed Morrissey Jun 09, 2020 8:41 AM

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And guess who’s pouncing?

Sunday morning talking heads

Allahpundit Jun 07, 2020 8:01 AM

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Insurrection.

Drug cartels, white supremacists, outsider arrests: MN elected officials worst offenders for riot misinformation

Ed Morrissey Jun 06, 2020 11:31 AM

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Themes.

Today’s hot topics on a special #TEMS: Floyd case prosecutions, police reforms, public order

Ed Morrissey Jun 05, 2020 1:26 PM

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2 pm ET!

Buffalo cops knock old man unconscious, ignore him as he bleeds from the ear

Allahpundit Jun 05, 2020 11:21 AM

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Culture.

Chicago riots wipe out most grocery sources for minority residents

Jazz Shaw Jun 05, 2020 8:01 AM

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Eating their own

Missouri: That Lake of the Ozarks party didn’t move the COVID-19 needle after all

Ed Morrissey Jun 04, 2020 8:01 PM

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” … no one will believe public health officials again”?

“Consider destroying your enemy”: Project Veritas infiltrates Antifa, insanity ensues

Ed Morrissey Jun 04, 2020 2:01 PM

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“Practice things like an eye gouge. It takes very little pressure to injure someone’s eyes.”

NYT staffers revolt over publication of Tom Cotton’s “Send in the Troops” op-ed

Allahpundit Jun 04, 2020 11:31 AM

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Insurrection.

NYPD chief to Cuomo: Apologize for slagging us — and apologize publicly

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2020 2:01 PM

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Feeling lucky?

SecDef Esper: No, it’s not the time to invoke the Insurrection Act; CNN: White House “not happy” with Esper remarks

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2020 12:01 PM

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“My aim is to keep the department out of politics and to stay apolitical.”

“Vigilante justice” in Philadelphia

Jazz Shaw Jun 03, 2020 10:31 AM

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Holding on by their fingernails

NYC Council “shocked” by curfew announcement

Jazz Shaw Jun 03, 2020 9:21 AM

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The surprise shutdown that failed to work

Riot charges in MN sure look local — and leftist

Ed Morrissey Jun 03, 2020 8:41 AM

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Even the SPLC says … come on, man.

AP: Say, are the media encouraging the riots with our coverage?

Ed Morrissey Jun 02, 2020 8:41 PM

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Is it news, and does it matter?

Two more NYC Molotov throwers (both attorneys!) identified

Jazz Shaw Jun 02, 2020 7:21 PM

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Domestic terrorism statutes in play

In NYC, the riots have shown that the lockdown is over

Jazz Shaw Jun 02, 2020 5:21 PM

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Throw in the lockdown towel

Biden: Police reform is “long overdue” and shouldn’t wait for my presidency

Ed Morrissey Jun 02, 2020 2:01 PM

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“No more excuses, no more delays.”

Big Apple disintegration: 700 arrested, assaults on police, looting as riots shake the five boroughs; Meghan McCain: “DeBlasio and Cuomo are an utter disgrace”; Update: Cuomo lays blame on de Blasio, NYPD; More Cuomo: I may need to “displace” de Blasio

Ed Morrissey Jun 02, 2020 12:01 PM

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“They are not out-of-towners. We know who they are.”

HPD Chief to Trump: “Keep your mouth shut”

Karen Townsend Jun 02, 2020 11:21 AM

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Angry rant supporting protesters goes viral

Maryland Gov: You shouldn’t compare George Floyd with Freddie Gray

Jazz Shaw Jun 02, 2020 10:41 AM

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Really? The similarities are rather hard to ignore

Voting during a plague, riots

Jazz Shaw Jun 02, 2020 9:21 AM

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Going to require some improvisation