this will be where the pampered check out

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... and the paid and propagandized to maniacal extremes will escalate. I'd meant to point this out yesterday, as my internet connection was going south.

This is being hyped to the point of sounding like mass murder on the headline at groupthink, so, obviously, I chose to turn to al Jazeera. Unless there is new information at the top of the hour, I'm going to assume that tear gas and water cannon and some whacks with batons are the extent of it. All of which have historically been used on American protest, even peaceful protest, long before a week of it has transpired. Refer again, if you need it, to the Seattle riot police video.