Minnesota/Minnesotans C or D

Sorry Matt, I heard the same thing from my friend (who made the decision to temporarily split town with his family), stay safe :/

I sound like a crazy person but these vehicles are driving around all night. I've seen them. Going to St Paul yesterday a black BMW SUV shot past us on 94, no plates

these are beyond dispute at this point, you are one of numerous mpls friends who have seen this in their neighborhoods. I have seen mentioned the added detail of large bags in the backs of these cars, which in light of the police's statement that they have found caches of accelerants in residential neighborhoods...

I’ve been thinking about all the people I know in the area, including ilx people, a lot lately. Hope everyone continues to be safe, and if there’s anything we can do from outside the state, let us know.

I have some friends who considered joining some students driving up from Iowa to peacefully protest and help aid, but I think it was wise they joined local efforts instead. I think having out of state people showing up is more of a risk than anything right now?

i don't think coming here is a good idea

Friend on twitter @msfeatherweight was tweeting out all the mega sus vehicles in their neighborhood last night for example:

‘28th street just had 2 vans, an SUV, and 3 sedans with their lights off, going around 50mph, with Identity Evropa regalia’

these are beyond dispute at this point

i think this is true but we've been hampered repeatedly by reports that come up disconfirmed, and then of course there's:

Walz said he got "out over my skis" on reports of people coming from outside area. He said they are still trying to get a better understanding of this.

— Jessie Van Berkel (@jessvanb) June 1, 2020

j. I think the outside agitators thing is being overdone in one way - MN is so fucking high on our own supply that we need to believe violent white supremacists are nefariously imported from out of state when they are probably just from Coon Rapids or Lakeville or St. Cloud

otm

forest lake

exactly

but I personally in Minneapolis consider someone from Forest Lake being in the city after curfew just as much of an outsider as someone from Michigan, all due respect to the two Twins games they attend each year

yeah, i think we're saying the same thing

Minn AG Keith Ellison is quoted acknowledging the mysterious no license plate vehicles in this article (which I otherwise have no particular opinion of):
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-protests-white-supremacists-antifa.html

Scary stuff.

friend relayed from ANOTHER friend who got it from HIS neighbors (the actual signal chain): someone found two full propane tanks between their houses in s mpls

Jesus fuck

that is terrifying

that sounds v much like white supremacist militia shit

I live in nempls and am kind of shocked at how quiet it has been here, keep waiting for the other shoe to drop

neighbors have found kerosene soaked wood in the alleys and I have seen pics online of bottles of gas and such, but that's really about it other than the shops on Central being boarded up and the police station looking like a Mad Max fort

oh and let's not forget the police union offices on University, honestly surprised there hasn't been protests there yet

I had heard that Moon Palace got burned--what a relief!

― Dan I.

I've been worried about this place too because of their location. Glad they're doing ok.

Just saw Hymies Records posting that they're doing alright and thanking the support they've had. As I mentioned on the other thread, I feel extra protective over the record stores having got to know a lot of the people working at them. We managed to get boarded up at Agharta and are closed at the moment. Hoping that my boss has been able to get home and get some rest. He had a few long nights staying over at the shop.

My wife's sister and partner live in Minneapolis and said it has been rough by them. They got out of town on Friday as they could see buildings on fire from their home. Heartbreaking to hear my sister in law say they expected to come back to their place being burned down.

Hope that everyone is hanging in there.

I hope that people are recognising the presence of that accelerant and prepared firewood and warning others about it being around. So people have a chance to check for and therefore dispose of it.
Sounds nightmarish.

Reports of a basement fire and lighter fluid found at an apartment building across the street from me last night. Seemingly the entire national guard arrived with the fire truck.

What neighborhood Geoffrey?

Stevens Square

i heard that was the building with boiler room coffee

Great thread:

Bob Kroll’s letter yesterday to the Minneapolis Police Federation membership showed us what rank-and-file officers voted for in their leadership, and it is yet another sign that the department is irredeemably beyond reform.

— Steve Fletcher - Minneapolis Ward 3 (@MplsWard3) June 2, 2020

#BREAKING: Minneapolis Public Schools votes unanimously to terminate its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department, in response to the death of #GeorgeFloyd.

— Ryan Faircloth (@RyanFaircloth) June 2, 2020

xp

This is literally my exact experience as a Councilmember. https://t.co/8jg0YdDou4

— Phillipe Cunningham (@CunninghamMPLS) June 2, 2020

no idea what Steve Fletcher's prior record is, but respect to him for speaking truth now

Naomi Kritzer on the arsonists: https://naomikritzer.com/2020/06/03/minneapolis-outside-agitators/

Booming. Thanks. Crossposting to fuck the police thread.

Imagine being someone that actually knew and cared about George Floyd and seeing this in person pic.twitter.com/lAyXZjmibR

— Neizan (@PMDawnStan) June 4, 2020

hmmmmm

No one who lives the North Loop should be allowed to hold public office

that neizan person ... is a huge racist asshole ?

Oof

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/04/holy-land-ceo-fires-daughter-after-racist-posts-from-her-past-resurface/

The Minneapolis Police Department has proven themselves beyond reform.

It’s time to disband them and reimagine public safety in Minneapolis.

Thank you to @MplsWard3 for your leadership on this! https://t.co/AQfHM5M6eR

— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) June 5, 2020

that Holy Land shit is fucked up

I buy that a lot

yeah hittin minnesotans where it hurts

I guess it felt better to support local than, like, Sabra or whatever

I think Emily's sells some too though

Federal prosecutors charged Branden Michael Wolfe, 23, of St. Paul with arson in connection with the fire at the 3rd pct. in Mpls May 28. Police say at the time of Wolfe's arrest, he was wearing a tactical vest with his name written on a piece of duct tape stuck to the back. pic.twitter.com/jk0Lc79ron

— Matt Sepic (@msepic) June 8, 2020

https://www.startribune.com/authorities-offering-5-000-for-information-about-suspected-arsonist-in-st-paul/571089712/

Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of a man they say set fire to a St. Paul neighborhood school and several businesses recently.

The man was seen starting fires at several locations, including Gordon Parks High School. Authorities did not know where the man lives.

Holy Shit, I know those sunken eyes, that's the Autozone guy too!

maybe

so he's the One Bad White Guy? hrrm

haha, well, apparently there were a lot of white dudes with skeletor faces out doing bad shit that night

Members of the American Indian Movement are preparing to tear down the statue of Christopher Columbus at the Minnesota State capitol pic.twitter.com/8vLdELlxqG

— Max Nesterak (@maxnesterak) June 10, 2020

now do nyc

this 'scandal' regarding the MFF is making me actively furious

if you don't know, people are mad that the Minnesota Freedom Fund, dedicated to posting bail for activists, is getting dragged on all sides for having raised $35m in two weeks, and 'only' having spent 200k so far. people mad about this have literally no idea how anything works and they're carrying water for the far right. the BoD are already getting anti semitic death threats

Just looked at it on Twitter, and it's so horrifying. Makes me sick seeing that much anti-Semitism in one place.

It's crazy that this is even a remotely successful fake scandal. IT'S A BAIL FUND! It uses money AS NEEDED to bail people out! The scandal would be if they'd somehow spent MORE than was needed for bail over the past two weeks. And they can't even be accused of deliberately collecting more than they needed, because once the donations started flooding in they told people to donate elsewhere and stopped accepting money.