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CHAZ Neighbors Hire Private Security Forces

Property owners near the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle, Washington, are reportedly hiring private security firms to protect themselves in the wake of the Black Lives Matter activists’ occupation of six blocks of the city.

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Nolte: This CHAZ Idea Is Growing on Me

The federal government is now so overbearing and powerful, every political decision is a bitter battle because we’re forcing our values and ideas on one another. Remove that stress, and things can only get better. 

Demonstrators march to the Seattle Police Departments East Precinct after marching inside

Trump on Seattle: ‘If We Have to Go in, We’re Going to Go in’

During a portion of an interview with the Fox News Channel released on Thursday, President Trump stated that he won’t allow Seattle to “be occupied” and “If we have to go in, we’re going to go in.” Trump also urged Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) to use the National Guard, but stated that “one way or the other, it’s going to get done. These people are not going to occupy a major portion of a great city.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks as he participates in

Microsoft CEO Bows to Employees Demanding Blacklist of Seattle Police: ‘We Have to Act’

More than 250 Microsoft employees have urged CEO Satya Nadella to cancel the company’s contracts with the Seattle Police Department as part of a larger movement to defund the city’s police force.  Nadella has bowed to the pressure, saying “My response is this: Yes. We have to act. And our actions must reflect the values of our company and be directly informed by the needs of the Black and African American community.”

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