Safe exit is to the west.

What happened next was unusually problematic, even for these protests: Five blocks from the juvenile detention center, a Starbucks was demolished. Seattle radio host Paul Gallant went after President Donald Trump last month by denying that the riots are violent. Seattle radio host and so-called Twitter-based criminal defense advocate Paul Gallant “dunked” on President Donald Trump last month by denying that the riots are violent, then the radio host was scored on by rioters who set fire to his apartment. I have shifted up to Seattle today to follow a large demonstration that’s in solidarity with Portland. pic.twitter.com/OOJgzUmusk, — Paul Gallant (@GallantSays) July 25, 2020. pic.twitter.com/ZRG0WiJptn, — Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) July 25, 2020.

The gathering started in the Capitol Hill district — formerly home of the infamous CHAZ/CHOP “autonomous zone.” Its intended goal, according to KIRO, was for Seattle radicals to show solidarity with the ongoing Black Lives Matter riots protests in Portland. ESPN 710 Seattle radio host Paul Gallant dismissed a warning last month from President Donald Trump about the violent anarchists that were causing significant damage in Seattle.

They’ve had a lot of encouragement from academia, from the liberal media, and from powerful figures in the Democratic Party.

You're logged in to Facebook. Read our, Brian Rokos, The Press Enterprise / Twitter screen shot, Drew Angerer / Getty Images; Brian Blanco / Getty Images, Report: Dem Senators Worried About Feinstein Ahead of Monumental SCOTUS Battle: 'She's Not Sure What She's Doing', Report: Seattle School Teaches Students To Call Rioters 'Freedom Fighters,' Encourages Kids To Bail Them Out, Biden Tries To Play Beau Biden Card, Trump Counters with Takedown of Hunter, Sheriff of Kenosha County Endorses Trump, Praises His Support for the Community, Joe Biden Claims He Got to the Senate 180 Years Ago, Princeton Declares Itself Racist for PC Points, So Trump Admin Opens an Investigation, NBA Great Barkley Obliterates Defunding Police: 'Who Are Black People Supposed To Call? pic.twitter.com/71Ssie3hai. The Starbucks underneath has been destroyed, and cops are telling us to stay away in case something explosive is inside.

Apparently, none of the rioters cared about the apartments above the Starbucks. American Politics, World Politics, Culture. After all, razing a Starbucks is almost a ritual for these sorts of protests; it’s not officially striking a blow against capitalism unless some Venti-sized damage is done to one of its multitudinous franchises. This is bad enough, but for certain elements of the left, property destruction is a perfectly acceptable form of protest. While I’m sure there’s some individual diversity of opinion within ESPN as an organization, as there is with any media conglomerate, the worldwide leader in sports isn’t precisely known as a hive of open conservatism.