Rapidly approaching critical mass
#34

No video but saw a banner on one of the news networks that last night there were 300 fires in Philly alone. It must have been a zoo. I understand that it got so ugly close to the White House that they evacuated Trump, his wife and kid to the emergency bunker. Funny how all of a sudden nobody is talking about the Covid-19 anymore.
#35

My brother is very close to one of the riot locations in Philly. He said that there were Police helos buzzing his neighborhood all night. Another friend of mine who is still local told me they hit all the stores along a road I used to live on.
One of the 76ers, Joel Embiid, tweeted directing the rioters to my brothers neighborhood because "that's where all the cops live." He told them to look for "blue lights" outside of homes, because that's how to identify where cops live.
Kinney, the mayor of Philly, is a progressive. He has the "we have to give them space to destroy" mindset that the ex mayor of Baltimore so infamously voiced during the Freddy Gray riots.
One of the 76ers, Joel Embiid, tweeted directing the rioters to my brothers neighborhood because "that's where all the cops live." He told them to look for "blue lights" outside of homes, because that's how to identify where cops live.
Kinney, the mayor of Philly, is a progressive. He has the "we have to give them space to destroy" mindset that the ex mayor of Baltimore so infamously voiced during the Freddy Gray riots.
Last edited by Valorius; 06-01-2020 at 09:34 AM.
#36
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 964

No video but saw a banner on one of the news networks that last night there were 300 fires in Philly alone. It must have been a zoo. I understand that it got so ugly close to the White House that they evacuated Trump, his wife and kid to the emergency bunker. Funny how all of a sudden nobody is talking about the Covid-19 anymore.
The people not opposed to the rioting and looting were the same people telling people to stay inside because of Covid.
They were also the same people telling business owner's they were selfish for wanting to open their business.
Grandma isn't that important anymore to some people, I guess.
The word hypocrisy comes to mind.
#37

Covid???? what is that? Funny I haven't heard much about that all week. Funny what takes the spotlight and people's mind off a pandemic. Not exactly the way to get America open again. Now they will have to rebuild....I bet the glass people will prosper,
#38

Philly PD shoots tear gas at white protestors blocking I76 during rush hour. This does not bode well for tonight.
Philly PD also tear gased white protesters on the steps of the art museum today. They are not even waiting for nightfall.
*Protestors do not appear to be antifa, but rather progressive liberal white hipster types, which absolutely abound in the downtown Philly area.
Last edited by Valorius; 06-01-2020 at 02:53 PM.
#39

https://www.southwestjournal.com/new...nterstate-35w/
I also mentioned that I had worked in shipping. No product came into or left our yard without my signature... The reason I mention this is because we received a lot of product from Canada... As often as not, the Canadian drivers were immigrants of Eastern European decent, which often lead to communication issues... When I saw the drivers name I was reminded of those immigrant drivers. Not sure if the driver in this incident is one of those immigrants, but I did wonder about it. I thought that if he was an immigrant, it may have led to some confusion on his part which led him to cross the barrier, and drive onto that bridge...