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2024-05-30 00:25:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 738CB6D2ACB719FA92A2F3AE10C0410F626BA4E0B9E51D56697EFA0CAB9900C8
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Important context: Before Trump’s tweet, peaceful protests in MN had given way to violence, with days of rioting, looting, destruction and 2 deaths. Rioters attacked police buildings, schools, a post office, bookstores, a library, and hundreds of other sites. https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-police-station-set-on-fire-protesters-march-downtown/570849592/?refresh=true https://www.startribune.com/a-deeper-look-at-areas-most-damaged-by-rioting-looting-in-minneapolis-st-paul/569930671/?refresh=true https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/12/14/no-charges-in-fatal-shooting-during-george-floyd-unrest#:~:text=Calvin%20Horton%20Jr.%2C%2043%2C%20was%20found%20shot%20outside%20Cadillac%20Pawn%20%26%20Jewelry%20on%20May%2027 https://web.archive.org/web/20201023083736/https://kstp.com/news/hennepin-county-medical-examiner-identifies-body-found-in-burned-pawn-shop-in-minneapolis/5900493/#:~:text=man%20whose%20body%20was%20found%20inside%20of%20a%20burned%20south%20Minneapolis%20pawn%20shop%20as%2030%2Dyear%2Dold%20Oscar%20Lee%20Stewart%20Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul
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