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Independent Journalist Tours The Cities Destroyed By Black Lives Matter Rioters
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Posted on 07/01/2020 9:39:50 PM PDT by MNDude

These could very well have been the most widespread simultaneous riots EVER in US history ... but the media coverage has simply not conveyed the scale of what occurred."

ependent journalist Michael Tracey has been traveling the country over the past few weeks to try and capture the wholesale destruction caused by the Black Lives Matter riots which he suspects the media is refusing to cover because they don't want to be perceived as "discrediting the movement."

"[Chicago Police] officer mentioned to me being shocked at how little media coverage the riots in these neighborhoods received -- an opinion locals tend to agree with," Tracey said while touring Chicago the other day. "The scale of it is crazy. But journalists apparently don't want to be perceived as 'discrediting the movement' or whatever."

"These could very well have been the most widespread simultaneous riots EVER in US history, at least within an extremely contained period of time (weekend of May 29 to June 1, scattered incidents afterwards) but the media coverage has simply not conveyed the scale of what occurred."

Fox News reported Monday that experts say the BLM riots are likely to be "the most expensive civil disturbance in US history" and are expected to "far exceed" the $1.4 billion in damages (in 2020 dollars) from the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

As Fox News reported: "In Minneapolis, where some 400 businesses were damaged, owners and insurance experts estimate costs of the damage to exceed $500 million, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune."

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: antifa; blacklivesmatter; blm; chat; civilunrest; election2020; electionyearriots; raceriots; rioting; riots; violence; wecanthavenicethings
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1 posted on 07/01/2020 9:39:50 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: MNDude

“These protestors are peacefully burning, looting, beating, and stealing!” - the media when forced to even talk about the violence.
“Show me where they have to be polite!” - Fredo Cuomo when cornered on the violence.
After that, they doubled down on how peaceful the looting, burning, and beating was.


2 posted on 07/01/2020 9:54:16 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: MNDude

Well, Vendome can tell you all about the damage

You see, my territory encompasses the Bay Area

I drive through war zone after war zone in every city

Milpitas Fremont Union City, Hayward San Leandro Oakland Emeryvile Richmond San Francisco Walnut Creek

Devastated


3 posted on 07/01/2020 9:58:28 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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Businesses destroyed and yet, they are expected to pay their rents after being brought to their knees and the rioters have cost them untold thousands and millions of dollars in losses to inventory and now have rebuild the physical infrastructure of their businesses which where destroyed by vandalism fires and more

One Walmart was torched not once but twice

Several dealerships had 30, 40 and over 70 vehicles stolen and many left on the lots were damaged or destroyed

Black Lives Matter?

Where are they going to shop?

How will these businesses “absorb “ the costs?

KuhRayZee...


4 posted on 07/01/2020 10:05:00 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: MNDude

Not covered because ‘the press’ is the butt boy of the democrat party.


5 posted on 07/01/2020 10:09:07 PM PDT by GOPJ (Leo Terrell - Michael Shellenberger - Stephen Hsu.."TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH" -(imred)
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To: Vendome

Nothing happened in Marin. Nothing. Try anything here you’ll get shot dead


6 posted on 07/01/2020 10:16:23 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guv-mint you get is the Trump winning express ! Yea haw ! Trump pence II!)
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To: Vendome

Are you serious?


7 posted on 07/01/2020 10:24:00 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Truthoverpower

I thought you’d get tickled with a peacock feather while sipping Chardonnay in your hot tub.


8 posted on 07/01/2020 10:25:33 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: MNDude

Mostly peaceful protests, riots and burnings.


9 posted on 07/01/2020 10:29:46 PM PDT by The Mayor (I am outraged at your outrage toward the outrage!)
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To: MNDude

Another word redefined by the left is the word peaceful.


10 posted on 07/01/2020 10:33:04 PM PDT by Raycpa
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Tracey has a point. Media do avoid showing how much damage was done. Here’s a citizen video of looted and boarded-up businesses in midtown Manhattan. The danage is far more extensive than shown in media reports.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=325&v=xY7lxIjz48c&feature=emb_logo


11 posted on 07/01/2020 10:43:40 PM PDT by TheMole
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To: MNDude
You misspelled Black Lies Murder.
12 posted on 07/01/2020 10:47:28 PM PDT by elengr (Benghazi betrayal: rescue denied - our guys DIED - treason's the reason obama s/b tried then fried!)
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13 posted on 07/01/2020 10:47:59 PM PDT by timestax
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“Milpitas Fremont Union City, Hayward San Leandro Oakland Emeryvile Richmond San Francisco Walnut Creek”

Not a bad start.

L


14 posted on 07/01/2020 10:48:14 PM PDT by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: MNDude

Build reeducation camps for them. Have the Army turn them into potential Stepford wives and husbands, free from drugs. Those who refuse to graduate can go to concentration camps. ;)


15 posted on 07/01/2020 10:50:49 PM PDT by familyop ( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy".)
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To: MNDude

One would think the Rev. MLK Jr. riots were more widespread & destructive. 110 cities IIRC.


16 posted on 07/01/2020 11:14:25 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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One photo showed a boarded up store that said, “Minority Owned”.

So what? The rioters ignore that kind of sign, but if the owner had added “Minority Owned, Smith & Wesson Protected”, they might have to worry so much.

My house would say, “Protected by ADT (big deal), and my boys, Smith, Wesson, Ruger, Colt, and Remington”.

I think even the stupidest leftist would get that message, in spades, and if not, in lead.

When I asked my son if he had any .22 cal tincan plunking ammo, he didn’t say, how many rounds do you want. He said, how many hundreds of pounds do you want. I raised him right.


17 posted on 07/01/2020 11:21:03 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (??)
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Dude, it is Fugly.

Go to Union Square in San Francisco and see everything boarded up

Walk to O’Farrell and see more

Go to Japan Town and observe destruction

Ditto on O’Farrell

Hayes Valley

No

Marina District

Financial District

2.4 miles down Geary

It’s awful


18 posted on 07/01/2020 11:38:45 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I wish I were not

It’s Mogadishu out here...


19 posted on 07/01/2020 11:39:49 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Truthoverpower

San Rafael was destroyed so, there’s that


20 posted on 07/01/2020 11:41:00 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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