{"id":15682,"date":"2020-06-02T13:19:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=15682"},"modified":"2020-06-02T14:17:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:17:16","slug":"its-very-easy-to-trace-these-piles-of-bricks-at-riot-hotspots-to-the-perpetrators-but-democrats-city-governments-wont-investigate-or-prosecute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=15682","title":{"rendered":"<b>BRICKgate<\/b>: It&#8217;s very easy to trace these piles of bricks strategically placed at riot hotspots to the perpetrators but Democrat-run city governments won&#8217;t investigate or prosecute."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Piles of BRICKS mysteriously sprouting up near riot hotspots all over US have journalists demanding answers<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->RT.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15683\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15683\" class=\"wp-image-15683 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed599a585f540078a17124a-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed599a585f540078a17124a-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/5ed599a585f540078a17124a-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 REUTERS\/Sam Wolfe; REUTERS\/Neil Hall\/File Photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stacks of bricks left seemingly unattended in riot hotspots across the US \u2013 as if begging to be snatched and thrown by unruly mobs \u2013 have protesters and journalists wondering whether the violent street clashes are orchestrated.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not every day one sees a stack of bricks just lying around unattended, especially when there\u2019s no construction to be seen\u00a0\u2013 but a rash of reports of pallets of bricks turning up as if by magic in over half a dozen cities over the weekend has investigators trying to get to the bottom of who\u2019s seemingly giving would-be rioters the tools they need to turn what began as peaceful protests violent.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/theangiestanton\/status\/1266632882862403585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1266632882862403585&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F490444-bricks-appear-mysteriously-cities-riots%2F<\/p>\n<p>A group of protesters in Dallas called attention to the unexpected bounty of construction materials near the city\u2019s courthouse on Saturday. \u201c<em>Ain\u2019t no damn construction around here!<\/em>\u201d a savvy demonstrator says in the clip, while another urges his fellow protesters to \u201c<em>do better<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brick sightings soon mushroomed across the Dallas area, complete with humorous comments about a\u00a0<em>\u201cpatio virus\u201d<\/em>\u00a0infecting the neighborhood. Commentators had plenty of theories, claiming the rioters\u2019 fairy godmother was<em>\u00a0\u201cwhite supremacists\u201d<\/em> or Antifa, but none delivered conclusive proof.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: tonight\u2019s Dallas riot was pre-planned<\/p>\n<p>Organizers were directing the crowd where to go<\/p>\n<p>They had pallets of 100 bricks ready for rioters<\/p>\n<p>They were yelling to the crowd \u201cgo left, there are 100 bricks on the corner over there\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t random chaos<\/p>\n<p>More info to come<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; E (@ElijahSchaffer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElijahSchaffer\/status\/1266636912002912256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Texas journalist called around to local government and found that the city of Dallas was claiming ownership of the bricks, thus triggering a whole new round of speculation\u00a0\u2013 smoking gun, or official incompetence?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: City is picking up bricks and are property of the city.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kambree (@KamVTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamVTV\/status\/1267500413504413697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The oddly-situated piles of construction materials have been cited by podcaster Tim Pool, conservative organizer Charlie Kirk, and others commenting on the rioting to support claims that outside interests are fueling the most destructive elements.<\/p>\n<p>While the unrest began last Monday in Minneapolis, triggered by the death of a black security guard, George Floyd, who died after a white police officer was filmed kneeling on his neck for seven minutes, protests and riots have since spread across the country, fueled by longstanding racial and class tensions as much as outrage over police brutality.<\/p>\n<p>Another \u201cresearcher\u201d has even claimed to have uncovered a connection between the bricks sprouting from sidewalks in Frisco, Texas and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates. The bricks were said to be delivered by a corporation called AcmeBrick, owned by Berkshire Hathaway, a massive holding company on whose board Gates sat until recently.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BDesigns6\/status\/1267494340777127936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1267494340777127936&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F490444-bricks-appear-mysteriously-cities-riots%2F<\/p>\n<p>But the Frisco Police Department declared the offending bricks were part of a \u201cplanned HOA construction project,\u201d explaining they\u2019d been removed \u201cwith permission\u201d to be \u201creturned at a later time.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: City is picking up bricks and are property of the city.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kambree (@KamVTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamVTV\/status\/1267500413504413697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And the Kansas City Police Department alerted citizens on Sunday to be on the lookout for rogue brick stashes, warning they were lurking all over the city to be \u201cused during a riot.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have learned of &amp; discovered stashes of bricks and rocks in &amp; around the Plaza and Westport to be used during a riot. If you see anything like this, you can text 911 and let us know so we can remove them. This keeps everyone safe and allows your voice to continue to be heard.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; kcpolice (@kcpolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kcpolice\/status\/1267197965380333568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City had its own mysterious brick eruptions in the East Village neighborhood on Saturday night, a vanishingly rare event in a city under constant construction in which unattended building materials tend to vanish in seconds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Yo, we got bricks. We got bricks!&quot;\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Rioters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Rioters<\/a> in Manhattan chanced upon a cache in the street equipped with bricks and a shovel at 10:01 p.m. on Second Ave between St. Marks Pl. and Seventh St. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dYB7vHdYqL\">pic.twitter.com\/dYB7vHdYqL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin R Hogan (@KRHogan_NTD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KRHogan_NTD\/status\/1266952860299857921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Other images appeared to show police vehicles maneuvering the bricks into place.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonOfAssata\/status\/1267444649729368064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1267444649729368064&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F490444-bricks-appear-mysteriously-cities-riots%2F<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/no_more_nazis\/status\/1266771689561640962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1266771689561640962&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F490444-bricks-appear-mysteriously-cities-riots%2F<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, the sudden appearance of heavy piles of masonry takes logistics most protesters are incapable of organizing on the fly. It would seem to be a simple matter for cities \u2013 especially in places like New York where every inch of space is watched over by surveillance cameras \u2013 to catch the brick bandits in the act. Of course, leaving piles of bricks around in case a riot happens to occur is hardly a crime\u2026 yet.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/490444-bricks-appear-mysteriously-cities-riots\/\">Piles of BRICKS mysteriously sprouting up near riot hotspots all over US have journalists demanding answers \u2014 RT USA News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Piles of BRICKS mysteriously sprouting up near riot hotspots all over US have journalists demanding answers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15682\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}