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Riots

Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act amid unrest after second ICE-involved shooting

By Filings on Fri, 01/16/26
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“The Insurrection Act of 1807, the precursor of which was enacted by the first Congress in 1792, allows the president to assert federal authority by nationalizing the National Guard and deploying the military domestically to enforce the law and suppress rebellion.” - CPost

Jan. 6 plaque made to honor law enforcement nowhere to be found at the Capitol

By Filings on Tue, 01/06/26
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“In Washington, a capital city lined with monuments to the nation’s history, the plaque was intended to become a simple but permanent marker, situated near the Capitol’s west front, where some of the most violent fighting took place as rioters breached the building.” - ABC

Derek Chauvin guilty, but riots will hurt Minneapolis for generations

By Filings on Wed, 04/21/21
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“The pre-Chauvin trial/Daunte Wright riots threaten justice longer-term, as well: They discourage anyone from joining the police force. Some 200 officers have quit the Minneapolis Police Department or taken extended leave due to last year’s BLM riots.

Poll: “Americans' trust in the Black Lives Matter movement has fallen and their faith in local law enforcement has risen”

By Filings on Mon, 03/08/21
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“Last June, 60% in a USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll described Floyd’s death as murder; that percentage has now dropped by double digits to 36%.” - USA Today

The Fantasy Ideology of the American Insurrectionists

By Filings on Tue, 01/12/21
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“For too long many Christian leaders have remained silent, fearing the repercussions of calling out those who are obsessed with political fantasies that are leading them away from Jesus.” - TGC

Justice Department: No evidence of antifa involvement in Capitol riot

By Filings on Tue, 01/12/21
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“…a prosecutor with the Department of Justice, Ken Kohl, said in a call with reporters Friday that the agency had ‘no indication’ that antifa had any role in the violence. An assistant FBI director said the same. Federal authorities have instead identified and charged several Republicans and longtime Trump rallygoers who in most cases broadcast their actions themselves.” - WORLD

Luther on Political Riots

By Filings on Fri, 01/08/21
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“Luther may have gone too far in urging the Princes to crush the Peasant Revolt by force, which they were sure to do anyway. But in doing so, he laid out some thoughtful principles about when legitimate protests go too far.” - Veith

What to Do in Dangerous Times

By Filings on Tue, 07/07/20
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“In the words of Condoleezza Rice, how do we heal these wounds and move our country forward? Only by the grace of God, my friends, only by the grace of God. And by God’s grace, we can be wise men and wise women who ‘turn away wrath.’ How do we turn away wrath?” - P&D

What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant. Father Junipero Serra, and Christopher Columbus have in common?

By Filings on Tue, 06/23/20
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“None was a Confederate general. And all have had their statues torn down by mobs in the last few days, or, in the case of Roosevelt, had New York’s Museum of Natural History announce that a Roosevelt statue at the museum’s entrance will soon be removed.” - Byron York

6 ways looting hurts the poor

By Filings on Fri, 06/12/20
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“Looting and riots are sometimes presented as “a lashing-out against capitalism,” or even a form of reparations. But here are 6 ways looting most harms the poorest people.” - Acton

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