How are things going around here? Not great. The protest movement that was theoretically about George Floyd or police brutality is now just an ongoing low-key civil war. Sure, I know, it’s not everyone. It’s just some cities, it’s just some people. But it’s an ugly mess and even if only a comparatively small percentage of the population is out there in hand-to-hand scuffle-fare, the sentiments behinds those confrontations seem to be pretty widespread.
Don’t believe it, huh? Well y’all, check out the video of these old people on the verge of combat. It’s like the Battle of Aunt Edith. Or maybe the Battle of Bull Walk.
Seniors from The Villages in Florida protesting against each other: pic.twitter.com/Q3GRJCTjEW
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) June 27, 2020
President Trump shared that video this morning. You can hear the old guy in the first golf cart yelling “white power” at the people calling him a racist and Nazi, so naturally he was accused of sharing a White Power video.
Here’s how Minnesota is going.
I've never heard somebody seriously use the term "cracker" or say that "all lives don't matter" until today in Minneapolis/St. Paul: pic.twitter.com/it65d5l369
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) June 27, 2020
BLM activists chant "Nazi" at a black man holding an American flag on the pro-police side of today's protest in Minneapolis/St. Paul: pic.twitter.com/uRWiR9Tva1
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) June 27, 2020
A recent gunfight in the streets of Minneapolis.
Exact date, location and source are unknown. pic.twitter.com/AHhALuW1BV
— Kyle Hooten (@KyleHooten2) June 27, 2020
Sidewalk graffiti, down the street from Cup Foods in South Minneapolis.#GeorgeFloyd #MinneapolisRiot pic.twitter.com/c7RxWXWJds
— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) June 3, 2020
A woman was followed and heckled by Black Lives Matter protestors and has water dumped on her before being further shoved and assaulted at a hijacked pro-police rally in Minnesota. She had to be escorted out by police as BLM activists taunted her. pic.twitter.com/RuZLKYNIfF
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 28, 2020
A Latina for Trump gets harassed by BLM.
BLM protestors overtook the "Support The Police Rally" today at the MN Governor's Mansion & were allowed to walk around the barricades to agitate the pro-police side in shouting matches. Attendees claim The Police were told to stand down. pic.twitter.com/rY4QrnbQVP
— Alpha News MN (@AlphaNewsMN) June 28, 2020
Good ol’ Portland has been getting shown up by Seattle’s CHOP lately. Here’s how things are going there though.
Antifa is now openly assaulting police officers in Portland. pic.twitter.com/0TOMTkehZN
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 28, 2020
Antifa rioters in downtown Portland tore down the American flag at the Justice Center, burned it and replaced it with a “Black Lives Matter” sign. pic.twitter.com/vojfMslrVJ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 28, 2020
Antifa rioters in downtown Portland hurl projectiles at police again tonight in ongoing battles. They’ve been rioting outside the Justice Center for hours. pic.twitter.com/a4IxEkF3Nw
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 28, 2020
But CHOP still on top.
One of Raz’s guys (supposedly, according to comments) punches a dude in the face at the Seattle occupied zone while tearing down the barricades. pic.twitter.com/xWimTNzubx
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 27, 2020
Sunday morning, several hundred protesters remain in CHOP and are refusing to dismantle the camp until their demand to defund and disband the Seattle Police Department is met.👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/u9tCXOE3AP
— Elizabeth Core (@EllaCoreleone) June 28, 2020
There was the D.C. incident we talked about yesterday. Here’s more on that.
Another angle of the Antifa who goes for my neck. We are working on this ID pic.twitter.com/xhAynrJrdh
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 27, 2020
Here's one of the ones we are still working on ID'ing pic.twitter.com/kawEgaDi0H
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 28, 2020
Also in D.C.
BLM CHANTS: “no cop zone” in DC suburb neighborhood pic.twitter.com/wEjqgPpwon
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) June 28, 2020
BREAKING: BLM protesters shut down traffic in tunnel in DC pic.twitter.com/l2FUXt1Ilm
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) June 27, 2020
In Target.
BLM has now entered a mini shopping center and Target in DC – no looting – they are protesting in Target now pic.twitter.com/Xz2KQ1SIBX
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) June 28, 2020
BLM to @Target “we will shut your buisness down” pic.twitter.com/jwP9jW5EjF
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) June 28, 2020
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Some photos of the BLM vandals who dumped buckets and buckets of red paint all over the street in Salt Lake City. Photos by @AdamRexx. pic.twitter.com/ovoaDaHWni
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 28, 2020
California.
Peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters make convincing arguments about their cause to motorists in San Jose. pic.twitter.com/vQ9P275FRz
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 28, 2020
So listen here, I know these are “incidents” and you might call them “isolated” (although this barely touched the surface of what is floating around on social media). And if you ask me, I think most people really would rather live peacefully and without conflict, getting along with their lives, watching their kids grow up and doing their own thing. But this stuff IS happening right now, in a fairly big way, and that’s news.
But you don’t see it ON the news. It’s all about “mostly peaceful” and big Black Lives Matter pander logos when you load Netflix or go to the grocery store. Of course, when people were in the streets demanding the end to lockdowns the news reported those ACTUALLY PEACEFUL protests like they were the zombie apocalypse.
And I know, it’s easy to criticize the media, easy to blame them and point the finger and call them names. It’s easy.
It’s super dang easy is what I’m saying. There’s no “but.” It’s just really, really easy. And true.