"Thanks to the free speech-stifling dictates of Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, only the first 250 people will be admitted. Without question, Minnesota Democrats had hoped that the President would simply cancel the event, but he will not allow partisan politicians to deprive people of their First Amendment rights to gather peacefully to hear directly from the President of the United States."
"This November 3, the U.S. is having elections that are determining for you who live and work and have family on the other side. You have an opportunity to choose a humanitarian government with a different approach that knows and understands the needs of migrants."
The curfew will be in place until 6am Saturday, and only those who are going to work, seeking medical assistance or dropping off a mail-in ballot will be allowed to leave their homes, the city announced on Twitter. A similar curfew was imposed for Wednesday night, after Black Lives Matter protests escalated into riots that left 53 police officers wounded, dozens of businesses looted and ATMs around the city blown up on Monday and Tuesday.Philadelphia's branch of the BLM organization continued to show its tolerance and inclusiveness by burning down a Vietnamese Baptist church
The protests began after two police officers fatally shot a knife-wielding black man named Walter Wallace Jr. on Monday. Video recorded by a bystander shows the officers backpedaling as the 27-year-old Wallace moves toward them and ignores their commands to drop his knife.
Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police President John McNesby asked on Wednesday that city officials quickly release all available evidence on the shooting to "support your officers, back your officers, and let's get a handle on this thing." But Mayor Jim Kenney said on Friday that he and the Wallace family agreed to release the bodycam footage and 911 audio of police being called to the scene on November 4 "in the hope that it will provide enough time to ease tensions and release the recordings in a constructive manner."
The second curfew was ordered just as hundreds of Pennsylvania National Guard troops were setting up their positions in the city after being deployed by Governor Tom Wolf earlier this week. Kenney said the troops will be stationed at government buildings and other infrastructure and may be sent to other key areas, such as business areas, as needed. He said their presence is unrelated to Tuesday's election, and the need for their continued deployment will be reviewed on a day-to-day basis.
On Tuesday night the BLM mob torched a Vietnam Baptist Church in Philadelphia — because racism.
Baptist Press reported:The building of Vietnam Baptist Church in Philadelphia was burned Tuesday night (Oct. 27) during the second night of unrest in the city after the police shooting of a Black man Monday (Oct. 26).
Pastor Philip Pham received a call Tuesday night from a church member whose friend had seen the flames and seven fire trucks surrounding the church.
"I have no idea why they attacked our church," Pham said. "They burned it from the roof. They threw flammable chemicals on the roof and [flames] burned through the roof" and down through the rest of the building. He said the facility is a "total loss."
Of primary concern to Pham were three hard drives. Since before purchasing the building in 2005, Vietnam Baptist Church has served as something of a community center each weekday, providing help with immigration paperwork, taxes and even marriage counseling.
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