{"id":17945,"date":"2021-05-13T15:45:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=17945"},"modified":"2021-05-13T15:45:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:45:23","slug":"quick-takes-the-new-lawless-wastelands-minneapolis-seattle-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2021\/05\/13\/quick-takes-the-new-lawless-wastelands-minneapolis-seattle-portland\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes \u2013 The New Lawless Wastelands: Minneapolis; Seattle, Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: False utopias and their inevitable consequences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrV61ATP3Ec\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5372\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/EaglewithFlag.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minneapolis\u2019s \u201cno go zone\u201d\/\u201dautonomous zone\u201d where only the hell of \u201cSocial Justice\u201d reigns supreme is so bad, that the zone\u2019s enforcers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlineblog.com\/archives\/2021\/03\/minneapoliss-no-go-zone.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping out inquiring eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The George Floyd memorial is an &quot;autonomous zone&quot; with several blocks controlled by activists. Police don&#39;t even go in. We tried to respectfully get video-but left after two people confronted us near the barricades.<br \/>Later learned many protestors don&#39;t even feel comfortable there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5w32fxQ0hR\">pic.twitter.com\/5w32fxQ0hR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianEntin\/status\/1369456310073298944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even though they try to hide how much of a hellhole this \u201czone\u201d is, the news is getting out, from people <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/john-s-2\/2021\/03\/09\/man-killed-saturday-inside-police-no-go-zone-known-george-floyd-square-n380531\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">getting killed<\/a> to those under occupation <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/ed-morrissey\/2021\/03\/16\/george-floyd-autonomous-zone-residents-help-n380821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crying out for help<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CHAZ\/CHOD in Seattle, just <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/john-s-2\/2020\/12\/18\/seattle-police-sweep-cal-anderson-park-anarchists-take-empty-house-across-street-n377919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeps on coming back<\/a> like a recurring sexually transmitted disease.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSeattle police were scheduled to sweep through Cal Anderson Park Wednesday morning. Instead, they city put the sweep on hold because a homeless person who has been living in the park filed a request for a restraining order. The city wanted to wait for the judge to issue his decision before moving forward. Yesterday the judge did issue his decision, refusing to issue a restraining order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSo Cal Anderson Park has now been cleared. Unfortunately, yesterday some of the anarchists from the park took over a nearby unoccupied house that is just down the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And, <em>of course<\/em>, there were \u201cdemands\u201d:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Activists occupying of a house at the north end of Cal Anderson Park have put out a list of demands and plan to talk about it publicly at 4p <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KOMONews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KOMONews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mjfCiwtNMU\">pic.twitter.com\/mjfCiwtNMU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Markovich (@mattmarkovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattmarkovich\/status\/1339673103207546881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Out: Pirates of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In: <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/john-s-2\/2020\/12\/18\/portland-cleans-homeless-boat-encampment-known-pirates-columbia-river-n377931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pirates of the Columbia River<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn addition to being an eyesore for people on the bridge, the site has become a location connected to frequent thefts from other residents of Hayden Island. In fact, that\u2019s where this group of homeless people picked up their nickname.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018The Pirates of the Columbia,\u2019 said Carol Kersley whose boat was stolen, \u2018because they steal anything that\u2019s not nailed down.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cEarlier this month KATU did a story about the situation. The leader of a group called the Waterfront Organizations of Oregon told the channel, \u2018The pirates raid our communities. They threaten our people. They steal our property.\u2019 He added, \u2018This has got to come to an end.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Quick Takes \u2013 The New Lawless Wastelands: Minneapolis; Seattle, Portland\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: False utopias and their inevitable consequences.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/EaglewithFlag.gif\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: False utopias and their inevitable consequences. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2021\/05\/13\/quick-takes-the-new-lawless-wastelands-minneapolis-seattle-portland\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[19,65,42,20,69,35,48],"class_list":["post-17945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-progressives","tag-communism","tag-doom","tag-mood-music","tag-occupy","tag-quick-takes","tag-rip","tag-social-justice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17946,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17945\/revisions\/17946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}