Five Things That Seem To Stand Out About the Riots

 I've watched about 16-to-20 hours so far of the riots...mostly LA....maybe an hour of NY City.

1.  There just aren't any black engaged in the art of riots.  It's  about 50-percent Hispanic and 50-percent young whites (age 18 to 30).

2.  All this action in LA is in a 1 by 1 miles area.  If the FBI, ICE or Marines were to use modern surveillance....you could track the cellphones being used, and image 'players' with drones.

3.  Each time you tossed a brick, and it was noted on a camera....identifying you....that's a fed-charge....minimum of a year just for attempted assault.  I doubt that the 'players' realize this.

4.  By the end of summer....I would anticipate more than 3,000 'players' in some conviction deal....doing a minimum of one year in a fed-prison.  

5.  The more that Mayor Bass appears on some interview....the less convincing I am of her capability to be a city leader.  

Threat Chatter

 I watched a podcast this AM....former Democrat strategist....Dr. Naomi Wolf...gave a assessment of the 'beginning' string of events...warning of a Bolshevik-style revolution in the US....with the LA riots simply stage one.  

She thinks some financial collapse in the making, and around the 4th of July....there's likely to be some terror-event or mass casualty situation.

I paused over this and pondered.

Financial markets are in decent shape....with the worst sector being commercial property mortgages 'crapping-out'....meaning too many properties (like hotels, restaurants, malls, office-buildings).....half-empty or failing in terms of lease options left.  Lot of banks are handcuffed to these people....were giving excess time to find buyers.  

As for revolution?  There was a ISIS-rumor from early 2025...suggesting in excess of 1,000 'agent' in the US, and staged for some future event.  BS-level of the story?  From one to ten....I'd give it a '5'....meaning some agents are probably here but the 1,000 number is a question-mark.

If you had fifteen events in one single day to occur?  That's the kind of trigger that I'd say it's mass terror and would trigger public reaction.  However....to suggest anyone beyond the current crew (Trump's picks)....would be ridiculous and I can't think of any Democratic senator or leader that I'd want in the driver's seat.

That the terror stuff and Antifa riot folks being tied together?  NO.  At the very top....there might be some ex-CIA folks who lead both groups....but I can't see how ISIS and Antifa would be teamed-up.

The last analysis?  I would suggest most Americans (probably near two-thirds of society)...aren't pro-riot, anti-ICE, or willing to support Antifa.  Buying into CNN's theme, or MSNBC's propaganda?  NO.  

Last advice?  For the 4th....stay local in some small community and be skeptical of your safety.

Lawlessness Inflation

 So you own x-storefront in a zone with  riots and lawlessness.  You pay taxes....you pay for property insurance....you expect 'protection' by the police and fire department.

So you get peaceful riot folks.....who scare off customers.  The riot folks also interfere with the delivery of goods. The riot folks damage  your windows and signs.  The riot folks also loot on occasion.

So your cost of business escalates....which you pass directly upon customers.

Your insurance cost?  That goes by by 100-percent....perhaps even 200-percent.

The police cars burnt out?  That cost burden goes onto your property tax.

The police officers wounded or medically retired because of PTSD?  That  cost burden goes onto your property or sales tax.

At some point, you evaluate the idea of leaving a metro-area for a more rural area....for less profit, but with less lawlessness inflation.

In the case of LA...the cherry on the cake?  Why would any tourist come and visit?  So your chances of getting a piece of the tourist dollars?  Pretty much zero.

That World Cup stuff, and Olympic guests business?  Forget that.