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The tragedy of the riots sparked by George Floyds death was brought home by a distraught elderly black woman interviewed by the local ABC affiliate in her ruined south Minneapolis neighborhood.

These people did this for no reason, wept Stephanie Wilford, who lives in an apartment next to where shops were looted and burned Friday night. They went straight to . . . every store over here that I go to. I have nowhere to go now and I have no way to get there because the buses arent running.

The violence is not going to bring George back. George is in a better place than we are. Im going to be honest, I wish I was where George was.

But liberal agitators dont care about Stephanie and the poor urban communities that have been destroyed in the four-day orgy of self-congratulatory violence they sanctioned.

They are too busy dreaming up fantasy scapegoats.

Videos abound on social media of shadowy figures, dressed in black, systematically smashing store windows, but not looting, cutting through fences outside police stations, but not pushing the fences over softening defenses for the rioters.

These are the domestic terrorists who have hijacked peaceful protests across the country. Attorney General Bill Barr described them in his Saturday press conference as outside radicals and agitators [who] are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate and violent agenda.

In many places, it appears the violence is planned, organized, and driven by anarchistic and far-left extremists, using Antifa-like tactics.

This is why Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison pretends that the external agitators in Minneapolis riots were Trump-voting white supremacists, because the former DNC deputy chairman is one of those in his party who has normalized Antifa as a useful part of the political process.

See his Twitter feed of January 2018, when he posed for a selfie at a bookstore holding Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook and wrote: I just found the book that strikes fear in the heart of @realDonaldTrump.

No wonder he and the rest of Minnesotas Democratic leadership are trying to offload blame for their persistent policing failures.

Invariably, it is cities run by soft-on-crime Democrats where police forces betray the people they are supposed to protect.

The Minneapolis police force is the creature of a city that has had Democratic mayors for almost 50 years.

As former Mayor Rudy Giuliani told Fox News over the weekend, Dont elect progressive Democrats if you want to be safe.

All you need to know about Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is that he made the decision for police to evacuate the Third Precinct station, allowing it to be overrun by rioters and burned to the ground.

For four nights, criminals ransacked his city and terrorized its residents while the police were nowhere to be seen.

Instead of nipping the violence in the bud, Frey set a terrible precedent, allowing the contagion to spread across the country.

Brick and mortar is not as important as life, he blithely told a press conference Thursday night as the city burned.

Its just property, say liberals who have never known a life without plenty. But the property they dismiss so easily can be a lifes work, like the sports bar in Minneapolis into which Korboi Balla, a black firefighter, had poured his life savings. It was destroyed a few days before he was due to open this week.

Stores and businesses are a communitys lifeblood, and many will never come back, causing more misery for the most vulnerable.

In any case, the policing vacuum also unleashed terrible violence.

There are videos all over social media of mobs chasing defenseless people, knocking them unconscious and kicking them in the head as they lie on the ground. Looters punched a store owner in the head and beat her with planks of wood in front of her husband. A man reportedly trying to protect his store with a sword was beaten senseless.

Bad people exist. Thats why the vulnerable need police forces, which, for some perverse reason, progressives keep trying to disempower.

With five months left until the election, Democrats are trying to capitalize on mayhem and disharmony to make President Trump look bad.

But he is the avowed law-and-order president who vowed Saturday: My administration will stop mob violence, and well stop it cold.

Just as the 1968 riots led voters who were worried about social disorder to choose Richard Nixon as president, the 2020 riots are likely to play in Trumps favor.

Four NYPD cops were almost burned alive when a Molotov cocktail was thrown at their car over the weekend. Another officer was smashed in the face with a brick. On Saturday night alone, 33 cops were injured in pitched battles with anti-police protesters.

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan described it as an organized attempt to attack police with bottles, bricks, Molotov cocktails and brass knuckles.

Considering the mortal danger they faced, the officers restraint was remarkable.

At one point, when two police SUVs were surrounded by protesters trying to block their passage, cops decided not to be sitting ducks for another Molotov and gingerly drove though the mob.

There were no reports of serious injuries, but that didnt stop Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from demanding the cops be brought to justice.

Unlike in Minneapolis, the NYPDs forceful action stopped the city from being ransacked and burned to the ground and probably saved lives.

But instead of thanking them, Gov. Andrew Cuomo slams their behavior as disturbing and wants to investigate them.

Shame.

It took a pandemic for the CNN audience to cotton to the fact that Chris Cuomo is a vainglorious chump.

Maybe it was the tone-deaf back-slapping routines with his brother, the luv gov, that did it, with nary a mention of all the nursing-home deaths that could have been avoided.

Or maybe it was his hypocrisy instructing viewers to wear masks while famously refusing to wear one himself when he actually was infected with COVID-19.

Either way, Fredo lost 50 percent of his audience in the last two months. Now they know; its unlikely theyll come back.

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Victorian Liberal Leader Michael OBrien is laying the blame for todays Black Lives Matter protest in Melbournes CBD squarely at the feet of Premier Daniel Andrews.

As protesters began to gather in front of State Parliament early on Saturday afternoon, Mr OBrien was at the back of the building and said the Premier should have followed the example of the NSW government and gone to court to stop the event.

Protesters have gathered in the CBD.Credit:Joe Armao

The Liberal Leader said Mr Andrews has encouraged what looks set to be the largest public gathering in the state since the COVID-19 pandemic emergency began, by sending "mixed messages" earlier in the week about whether people should attend.

The Premier, Health Minister Jenny Mikakos and Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton all had a clear message by Thursday, that attending the rally was not safe with cases of COVID-19 still being detected in the community and that people should find another way to protest.

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The ACT government says the opposition has massively underestimated the cost of its ambitious pledge to plant 1 million trees over the next decade if it wins the next election. The announcement on Friday by Opposition Leader Alistair Coe came as part of the party's pledge to ensure there was green space within a 10-minute walk from all Canberra homes. Mr Coe said Labor had slashed the ACT's tree canopy from 30 per cent to 21 per cent. The promise to plant a million trees is yet to be fully costed, but Mr Coe said the Liberals would rely on families, community groups, schools and local businesses to help deliver it. He said each plant should cost between $10 to $20. "A million trees will be a collaboration of the public realm as well as the private realm," he said. "The devastating bushfire season and coronavirus has reminded us how precious our natural environment is for the health and wellbeing of local communities. "Our long-term vision is to plant 1 million trees and preserve precious green space to ensure all Canberra families and community groups can enjoy the benefits of the fresh outdoors." Mr Coe said the policy was based on consultation with local communities. "Especially when you're in the Woden town centre or Gungahlin town centre, it is clear there is a shortage of green space," he said. "People right across Canberra are desperate for more green space." But City Services Minister Chris Steel said Mr Coe's costings were way off the actual cost of planting a million trees. He said the $10 to $20 per tree figure given by the opposition was based on a small plant size, and did not include maintenance costs. Mr Steel said the actual cost per tree would be more like $380. READ MORE: "Unfortunately the Canberra Liberals' plan has no detail, is completely uncosted and goes to show they're completely inexperienced with government," he said. "$10 to $20 per tree would see a tube sock planted in an urban environment that would be trampled and simply would not reach maturity in an urban environment." He said the government was committed to increasing the amount of green space in the city. "ACT Labor believes green space is critically important to the character of our city," Mr Steel said. "We have been increasing the amount of park land that is available." Mr Steel said the government would plant tens of thousands more trees in the coming years, and wanted to increase tree canopy to 30 per cent. Opposition environment spokeswoman Elizabeth Lee said planting a million trees would improve the overall quality of life of Canberrans. "The most obvious benefits of trees are the role they play in carbon reduction, their shade and protection that can reduce temperatures in urban areas and of course, their natural beauty befitting our proud heritage as the bush capital," she said. "One million trees will strengthen and protect Canberra's air quality and green spaces for generations to come." Mr Coe has been tight-lipped about what other environmental policies the Liberals would take to the October election, but said the party would be focused on delivering "very tangible improvements to Canberra's environment". The Liberals have already promised to freeze residential rates in their first term of government and start abolishing payroll tax if they win this year's election.

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The ACT government says the opposition has massively underestimated the cost of its ambitious pledge to plant 1 million trees over the next decade if it wins the next election.

Mr Coe said Labor had slashed the ACT's tree canopy from 30 per cent to 21 per cent.

The promise to plant a million trees is yet to be fully costed, but Mr Coe said the Liberals would rely on families, community groups, schools and local businesses to help deliver it.

He said each plant should cost between $10 to $20.

"A million trees will be a collaboration of the public realm as well as the private realm," he said.

"The devastating bushfire season and coronavirus has reminded us how precious our natural environment is for the health and wellbeing of local communities.

"Our long-term vision is to plant 1 million trees and preserve precious green space to ensure all Canberra families and community groups can enjoy the benefits of the fresh outdoors."

Mr Coe said the policy was based on consultation with local communities.

"Especially when you're in the Woden town centre or Gungahlin town centre, it is clear there is a shortage of green space," he said.

"People right across Canberra are desperate for more green space."

But City Services Minister Chris Steel said Mr Coe's costings were way off the actual cost of planting a million trees.

He said the $10 to $20 per tree figure given by the opposition was based on a small plant size, and did not include maintenance costs.

Mr Steel said the actual cost per tree would be more like $380.

"Unfortunately the Canberra Liberals' plan has no detail, is completely uncosted and goes to show they're completely inexperienced with government," he said.

"$10 to $20 per tree would see a tube sock planted in an urban environment that would be trampled and simply would not reach maturity in an urban environment."

He said the government was committed to increasing the amount of green space in the city.

"ACT Labor believes green space is critically important to the character of our city," Mr Steel said.

"We have been increasing the amount of park land that is available."

Mr Steel said the government would plant tens of thousands more trees in the coming years, and wanted to increase tree canopy to 30 per cent.

Opposition environment spokeswoman Elizabeth Lee said planting a million trees would improve the overall quality of life of Canberrans.

"The most obvious benefits of trees are the role they play in carbon reduction, their shade and protection that can reduce temperatures in urban areas and of course, their natural beauty befitting our proud heritage as the bush capital," she said.

"One million trees will strengthen and protect Canberra's air quality and green spaces for generations to come."

Mr Coe has been tight-lipped about what other environmental policies the Liberals would take to the October election, but said the party would be focused on delivering "very tangible improvements to Canberra's environment".

The Liberals have already promised to freeze residential rates in their first term of government and start abolishing payroll tax if they win this year's election.

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These people burning and looting American cities are not protesters, they are professional looters and rioters. Stealing from stores and burning cars and stores is not a protest. It is an outright criminal activity.

Most of these looters and fire bugs are very anti-white racists. They hate all police because they want the nation to fall into lawless anarchy.

How does stealing honor the memory of George Floyd or bring any sort of comfort to his friends and family?

When a fairly small town like Bemidji , Minn., can lockdown with a curfew because of rioters, you know these thugs have went way overboard. This is more like a civil war than a meaningful protest.

Mayors, governors and the president have to step up and take charge or this thing will get much more worse. I never thought that the horrible coronavirus would be put on the back burner replaced by looting and rioting. Unbelievable. Is this what the liberals in Hollywood and in the media wanted? Well, they got their wish. Just sickening.

Kovach lives in Nevis, Minn.

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Letter: It looks like liberal Hollywood and the media got their wish - INFORUM

The Liberal MLAs are set to shift from collaborative players to critical ones.

Sonny Gallant, leader of the Third Party, says the Liberal caucus is withdrawing from direct participation in decision-making and input with the governing Conservatives and Official Opposition Green Party.

Gallant, in an opinion piece penned to The Guardian, states elected members have two primary roles: representing constituents and holding government accountable.

Premier Dennis King has won praise for governing in a strong spirit of collaboration with the Greens and the Liberals since winning a minority government in April 2019.

The three parties had appeared to be working particularly well together over the past three months to find the best approaches to deal with the ongoing pandemic.

Gallant says the province found itself in a "situation we had never been in before'' in March, and the six Liberal MLAs saw the need to work with the other two parties to best address the COVID-19 crisis.

However, he says the Liberal caucus is now stepping out of that rather friendly, cozy relationship. Time now, he adds, to start suggesting ways government can do things differently.

"We just felt as a group and as a team that we change our approach,"he told The Guardian late Wednesday afternoon.

Gallant says the Liberal caucus plans to take on a more direct role in making sure that the province is ready for a potential second wave of COVID-19.

Islanders deserve to know that we have a good stockpile of personal protective equipment,"he states in the opinion piece.

"They also need to see a plan that will deal with the backlog of health care services that has built up and that safe steps are being taken to care for a potential round of patients affected by the virus."

Green Leader Peter Bevan-Baker says he is disappointed, but not surprised, by the Liberals looking to rock the boat rather than paddle along in unison.

Bevan-Baker suggests the Liberal caucus appears to be returning to the old, more combative way of doing politics.

He believes, though, it is entirely possible to hold government to account while constructively and co-operatively working together to get legislation enacted.

I really feel it is a shame that the Liberals feel that they can no longer contribute to the collaborative model that we have been pioneering here on Prince Edward Island,"says Bevan-Baker.

He says the collaborative approach to P.E.I. politics for more than a full year has been successful in advancing an agenda that benefits all Islanders.

He adds that in the past on P.E.I., the Liberals and Conservatives would simply take turns waiting for their turn to govern.

Bevan-Baker says he does not know the key to the Green party forming the next government under this current atmosphere of collaboration.

"That is a great question, and I wish I knew the answer to that,"he said in a telephone interview with The Guardian Wednesday.

He says he and his fellow Green MLAs are always ready to stand up and offer critical input.

He adds his party will have plenty of opportunity to distinguish itself from the Liberals and Conservatives in the months ahead.

Gallant, meanwhile, raises concern that the Greens will ease up on criticizing government in favour of seeking deals and accommodations that meet their political agenda".

Government House Leader Sidney MacEwen was contacted by The Guardian for this story but did not return the call by deadline.

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