314: The George Floyd Rebellion

How long can their new utopia last?

Protesters in Seattle have established a communal 'autonomous zone' to prove they don't need police, but I suspect it's a ticking time bomb.

Links:

• THE DEMANDS OF THE COLLECTIVE BLACK VOICES AT FREE CAPITOL HILL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
• BLM and ActBlue. Where is the money going?
• Rapper organizer of the Seattle autonomous zone says Trump has 'put a hit on his head'
• ActBlue, the Democrats’ Not-So-Secret Weapon - The New York Times
• Inside Seattle Autonomous Zone - Desiree DeLoach talks to Caleb - YouTube
• Tim Eyman shows up to Seattle CHAZ - YouTube
• Anti-racist protesters in Seattle established an 'autonomous zone' - Insider
• Candace Owens on Twitter: "Wow this video is really important and every person needs to watch and share it. Black Lives Matter donations go directly to a superpac called “ACT BLUE” that has given hundreds of millions to Democrats running for President. How is this legal? #BLM is LITERALLY a shell company." / Twitter
• Location of Services in Capitol Hill's Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) #capitolhillautonomouszone #BLM #CHAZ : MapPorn
• The Future of Capitol Hill's New Autonomous Zone Is Predictable - Slog - The Stranger
• ‘Welcome to Free Capitol Hill’ — Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone forms around emptied East Precinct — UPDATE | CHS Capitol Hill Seattle
• Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Educational movie night. This is seattle without militarized police. Where are your riotous looters NOW? They are watching documentaries. Fuck you SPD. Photo credit to a close friend. : Seattle
• Seattle Public Schools to cut ties with Seattle Police Department for one year | KOMO
• Black Lives Matter Calls For Statewide General Strike Friday | Seattle, WA Patch
• Shaun Scott🌹🤝 on Twitter: "I'd push back on this: part of the political hurdle to defunding the police is that many are unable to imagine a world without police. Don't you think having an area which illustrates/embodies the world we're trying to build helps bolster the political case we're making?" / Twitter
• Houston chief says investigators should look 'very closely' at history between George Floyd, Derek Chauvin | Fox News
• Federal Debt Tops $26 Trillion for First Time; Jumps $2 Trillion in Just 63 Days | CNSNews
• Malcolm X : White Liberals and Conservatives - YouTube
• ActBlue Expenditures | OpenSecrets
• Christopher Columbus statues toppled in Richmond, beheaded in Boston | TheHill
• Lawmakers Want To Know Why DHS Used Drones To Surveil Protestors - Nextgov
• Badge-less police officers are showing up at protests. It’s dangerous. - The Washington Post
• Aftermath of Floyd death drives news interest, notably CNN
• Space news: Scientists discover repeating pattern fast radio bursts
• The 4 Likeliest States to Legalize Marijuana in November | The Motley Fool
• Cruise ship carrying 8 passengers is last to dock | CNN Travel
• Coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August: Harvard study
• Texas reports record number of coronavirus hospitalizations weeks after reopening | TheHill
• Democrats' police reform bill would ban chokeholds, make civil suits against officers easier
• YouTube
• Mayor Bill de Blasio on Twitter: "This morning we committed to move resources from the NYPD to youth and social services as part of our City’s budget. Our young people need to be reached, not policed. We can do this AND keep our city safe." / Twitter
• Trump’s Order to Pull U.S. Troops From Germany Alarms European Allies - WSJ
• New York City reopens under Phase One on Monday
• Defunding police: What it means and what it could look like - CNN
• Edward Colston statue pulled down in Bristol, England during protest - CNN
• Predator Drone Spotted in Minneapolis During George Floyd Protests
• As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence
• Federal Agents Lacking Insignia in Protests Raise Accountability Concerns - WSJ

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