The National Guard has been deployed and curfews have been set in many major American cities. This in response to the continued rioting, looting and violence that has spread across the country.
#BREAKING: SWAT and Pittsburgh Police officers now clearing the streets of downtown #Pittsburgh as a city-wide curfew is now in effect due to violent #GeorgeFloyd protests. https://t.co/3DcaekaD3d pic.twitter.com/1yq8qh71BR
— KDKA (@KDKA) May 31, 2020
10 minutes before Atlanta’s 9pm curfew, this loudspeaker announcement came from APD, warning of arrests. pic.twitter.com/NREuLTNEF9
— Blayne Alexander (@ReporterBlayne) May 31, 2020
National guard is at governors mansion ready to deploy gas if protestors stay here past 9pm curfew @cbs46 pic.twitter.com/Y8mQ5daPSe
— Astrid Martinez (@astridtv1) May 31, 2020
National Guard is now in DC, as protests continue. Earlier, @MayorBowser said US Park Police had requested support from the Guard. My colleagues @ZekeHartnerWTOP and @aletweetsnews are downtown. @wtop https://t.co/Ztd3hra6kr
— Neal Augenstein (@AugensteinWTOP) May 31, 2020
As curfew goes into effect, a sit-in continues outside Minneapolis’ 5th police precinct building. https://t.co/nQ0By5VpPL
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 31, 2020
Governors in Washington and Texas activate their respective National Guard units to help control protests. https://t.co/Lqtq6NkxK4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 31, 2020
BREAKING: Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced a curfew starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in response to the downtown Seattle protests. The curfew will be in effect from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. https://t.co/PgbRgOhraj
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) May 30, 2020
At the request of @CityofSeattle I have activated 200 members of the @WANationalGuard to help protect against property damage and manage crowds and traffic in downtown Seattle. They will be unarmed and work under the city's leadership. https://t.co/vCdbHzHA1h
— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) May 31, 2020
Here’s some of what’s already happened throughout the day.
Aerial view shows a large gathering of demonstrators in the streets of Philadelphia as a fire burns amid protests over the death of George Floyd. https://t.co/OdRVqCsGsg pic.twitter.com/B2vQGDUScD
— ABC News (@ABC) May 30, 2020
Live pictures on CNN: People vandalizing police cars in Chicago in broad daylight. Law enforcement now pushing the crowd away. pic.twitter.com/ObXOiXLCwf
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 30, 2020
Austin, Texas. Camera captures when a thrown rock narrowly missed a police officer’s face. #antifa #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/l5FhJyD7Bz
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 31, 2020
Predictably as Antifa’s network of professional instigators are exposed by Democrats in Minneapolis watching them burn & destroy, propagandists counter with their go-to conspiracy theory & point the finger at the right. How long before confederate flags and neo-Nazi signs appear? https://t.co/uli6TN4xbS
— Lara Logan (@laralogan) May 31, 2020
Philadelphia. #Antifa #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/7zpORbmMJ3
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 31, 2020
Outside the White House. #BlackLivesMatter #antifa pic.twitter.com/lJcwdQq0Gr
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 31, 2020
Los Angeles. #antifa #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/sYgUY8nlWR
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) May 31, 2020
It’s hard to know what’s going to happen from here, but I’m sure we can expect the chaos to continue.
I’ll be on TKR Live w/ Azzmador as a guest to discuss these major happenings momentarily. Be sure to tune in.
