#BlackLivesMatter

A Violent Game of Arsonist Wack-A-Mole

Right-wing out-of-towners are wreaking havoc in St. Paul and other cities

A friend from Minneapolis posted this. She received it from her friend, Jeff Forester, who lives in Uptown Minneapolis. As Harriet says, some insight from within. It’s dark but worth reading.

So for those of you who are interested — I have no idea how national media is covering this — here is what is happening on the ground from my perspective. It is a long post.

All day yesterday people were out on the street helping businesses — EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS IN UPTOWN has boarded-up windows and locked down their stores. The 3rd Precinct, which burned on down Thursday night, is on the east end of Lake Street. Uptown, where we live and the 5th Precinct police station is located, is three miles west on lake street. All of Lake Street was looted on Thursday night. On Friday EVERY BUSINESS on Lake Street and adjoining commercial districts, was boarded up.

Many spray-painted murals on the plywood — let folks know they were a local or minority-owned business. Essential businesses.

Last night was by far the worst night. Protests during the day were peaceful. There was an 8:00 pm curfew. Everything changed when the…