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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2020 18:15:24 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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   This is a silly meme, but it sort of highlights that the #CHAZ people are in a position that is likely to quickly collapse.
   
   * No productive capacity, so they'll quickly become dependent on handouts.
   * Apparently no governance scheme, so no way to make and enforce decisions in a timely manner.
   * The extreme left is very fractious, and the group is likely to split into multiple factions, with the smaller factions quickly being exiled.
   * The owners of the homes and businesses located in the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone are not necessarily supporters, and may start agitating for the US government to retake the area and restore their control over what's left of their properties.
   * As of last night, there were rumors that an armed "warlord" was claiming to be in charge. If true, those who disagree would need to arm themselves and challenge the first person. (Or perhaps seize his weapon while he sleeps.)
   * At some point, once Seattle PD + FBI establish an impermeable perimeter, it is likely that the utilities (water, electricity, telephone / cable / internet) will be turned off and deliveries of supplies will be prevented. In this way, "New Somalia" may fall without a shot.
   • ⚗️⚗️⚗️ pnathan ⚗️⚗️⚗️ (pnathan@social.seattle.wa.us)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2020 20:10:10 UTC ⚗️⚗️⚗️ pnathan ⚗️⚗️⚗️

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     @lnxw48a1 I have extreme distaste for the fact that the local focus has gone from "SPD teargassed enormous parts of a neighborhood and performed literal violence against mostly-peaceful people" to "CHAZ".

     LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jun-2020 21:41:50 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • ⚗️⚗️⚗️ pnathan ⚗️⚗️⚗️
     @pnathan That is distressing.
     
     People went from opposing racial injustice and police brutality to "we're going to build are social anarchist playground in this little corner of the city". Regardless of whether their effort produces six blocks without police brutality, the rest of Seattle and the nation remains afflicted. I'd rather see them force a major city to restrict police abuse and reduce or remove police immunity from prosecution than watch them relive Lord of the Flies.