Politics And Current Events

Postby **shafnutz05** » Sun May 31, 2020 1:54 pm

Yup... There were a lot of good actors out there, but unfortunately they never stood a chance.

Postby **nocera** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:20 pm

Protest scheduled for 3:30 in East Liberty. Hopefully this one stays peaceful.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:20 pm

Shooting at people on their own private property.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:21 pm

How many of yinz would have shot back?

Postby **grunthy** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:26 pm

How many of yinz would have shot back?

I wouldn’t shoot back with a gun. I’d shoot back with a lawsuit.

Postby **grunthy** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:27 pm

If police invaded my home unlawfully, I would protect myself and family though.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:31 pm

How many of yinz would have shot back?

It would have been Ruby Ridge 2.0 round these parts.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:40 pm

This should make you feel better.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Sun May 31, 2020 2:45 pm

“Almost no one remembers that”

That’s odd rhetoric. Does that person think that the Men in Black used their neurolyzers on everyone?

Postby **offsides** » Sun May 31, 2020 3:33 pm

Protest scheduled for 3:30 in East Liberty. Hopefully this one stays peaceful.

Me too but what has happened to the stay at home stuff and no groups larger then 25 allowed? I wouldn't mind getting back to my car cruises and shows.

Postby **MR25** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:00 pm

How does the President/DHS determine exactly what/who Antifa is, since there's no central, organized structure?

Postby **Trip McNeely** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:02 pm

How does the President/DHS determine exactly what/who Antifa is, since there's no central, organized structure?

It’s like saying White Supremacy is a terrorist organization. It’s dumb

Postby **nocera** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:08 pm

Protest scheduled for 3:30 in East Liberty. Hopefully this one stays peaceful.
Me too but what has happened to the stay at home stuff and no groups larger then 25 allowed? I wouldn't mind getting back to my car cruises and shows.

Looks like about 80 protestors have assembled in Market Square. I don't know if anything is happening in East Liberty or not but this is not nearly as organized as yesterday's march. KDKA is reporting that their plan is to go to the courthouse and federal building and paint it black. We'll see shortly, I suppose.
https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/live/

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:20 pm

Left the city for the first time in months yesterday by just dumb luck...a lot of that destruction is just a couple blocks from where I live...wild stuff.

Kinda breezed through the last 12 pages or so, but what's the score right now? There was a lot of competition as to who could post the most racially charged twitter videos, but I didn't track the points...who's winning?

Postby **nocera** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:26 pm

Tons of helicopter noise now. KDKA cut away from the live protest feed as soon as they heard some bad language. Heaven forbid we hear the F-word on a live internet stream. WPXI is currently showing a cat adoption show. The local media is awful.

*edit* KDKA is back to the protest. Link above if you want to watch. They're on the move now.

Postby **Viva la Ben** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:36 pm

The narrative has switched to the looters and complying with law enforcement. Think about who benefits from that.

Postby **Troy Loney** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:39 pm

Looks like there are like two dozen people wandering around. Give this another day or two and everyone will have moved on.

Postby **nocera** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:39 pm

KDKA is saying they're about 150 people deep. The courthouse is surrounded by cops in riot gear. This may not go well.

KDKA stopped broadcasting. When the group came to the courthouse and saw the cops in riot gear, most turned and went down another street while the organizers stayed and yelled a bit. They have since walked away and it looks like that's it for now.

Aaaaand it's back. Looks like they're blocking Grant Street right now.

Postby **MR25** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:53 pm

Marty Griffin trying to stir the pot

Postby **nocera** » Sun May 31, 2020 4:59 pm

In case anybody was actually worried...

Postby **willeyeam** » Sun May 31, 2020 5:14 pm

Left the city for the first time in months yesterday by just dumb luck...a lot of that destruction is just a couple blocks from where I live...wild stuff.

Kinda breezed through the last 12 pages or so, but what's the score right now? There was a lot of competition as to who could post the most racially charged twitter videos, but I didn't track the points...who's winning?

So when you posted this was there actually a part of your brain that thought this post would help anything?

Postby **nocera** » Sun May 31, 2020 5:17 pm

YouTube · Postby **mikey** » Sun May 31, 2020 5:30 pm

Left the city for the first time in months yesterday by just dumb luck...a lot of that destruction is just a couple blocks from where I live...wild stuff.

Kinda breezed through the last 12 pages or so, but what's the score right now? There was a lot of competition as to who could post the most racially charged twitter videos, but I didn't track the points...who's winning?
So when you posted this was there actually a part of your brain that thought this post would help anything?

Hilarious question for the thread at large.

But if it was a serious thought on your part, the answer is yes anyhow. It's such a pointless part of this all. I participate in this thread because I sometimes like to discuss some of the subject matter found in this thread...pointing out the trading of race-baiting tweets en masse like that is boring, and maybe by sardonically pointing out what a futile game that is, maybe even one less person will participate...