Police with the assistance of the National Guard have brought peace back to some of the cities hit by riots.

But Seattle, always a hotbed of radical leftists and Antifa action, has had militant leftists take over several blocks in the city, establishing what they call the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” or the “Capitol Hill Free Zone.” One of the buildings in the area was a local police precinct which they also seized after the police abandoned it rather than defend it. Is this unreal or what?

Warning for language:

Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone in Seattle. 6 blocks retaken back for the people. “You are now leaving the USA” when you enter. Long live the fucking revolution. ✊🏽 pic.twitter.com/xgFVjA33mx

— Armani (@historyofarmani) June 9, 2020

Good morning to the Seattle Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone! 🌞☕️✊ pic.twitter.com/6UTD8FSv1y

— ❤️Black Rose/Rosa Negra🖤 (@BRRN_Fed) June 9, 2020

I’m outside of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct for @townhallcom. Police have pulled out of the area and protesters have set up barricades in the streets. They have declared it a “Cop Free Zone.” pic.twitter.com/iYFQ9B4jhz

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) June 9, 2020

Some of the signs posted around the area. One calls for the defunding of the Seattle PD and the dropping of all charges against protesters. Another says, “The cops will always be racist because capitalism requires inequality.” pic.twitter.com/hhmHL9q113

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) June 9, 2020

Notice how among other things, they don’t do this “soft pedal” thing Democrats are doing trying to do an Orwellian redefining what “defund police” means. They make it clear they mean “abolish” and “cop-free.” Democratic efforts to call it something else are just trying to sugar coat it. Giving in to these people, giving them a little, they literally take a mile more.

They have reportedly asked for folks to man the barricades armed. Here are folks talking about it.

This photo is not a good indication of the fortifications in the protest zone. All roads leading into the zone are barricaded by vehicles, metal barricades, and armed citizens.

— Omari Salisbury (@Omarisal) June 9, 2020

Now are establishing shifts, and plans are forming to create space for houseless folks, and folks are encouraged to bring tents and camping gear to create a living space similar to occupy for protesters #BLM #BLMprotests #seattleprotest #Praxis #8ToAbolition #FreeCapitalHill

— Meagan Angus (@meagana93) June 9, 2020

https://twitter.com/anarchomastia/status/1270219550773047297

Occupy 2.0, but even worse and armed.

If they think that would stop a takeover if officials wanted to order one, they are gravely mistaken and it would not end well.

But far left Seattle would more likely simply cede them that part of the city. Too bad for anyone in that zone. My Northwest still called them “peaceful protesters” and some on the city council including their socialist member, Kshama Sawant, said they would support a 50% defunding of the police. Continuing to reward bad behavior and accede to radical leftists.

Sources tell me @SeattlePD has no plan for what comes next with precinct. No plan to move things back in, etc., or reclaim area. Protesters have dubbed the surrounding blocks an autonomous zone, or more colloquially, “Free Capitol Hill.” #Q13FOX (Image taken Monday) https://t.co/h1bc7m6W4y pic.twitter.com/F7JurM8L2n

— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) June 9, 2020

The Seattle east police precinct has been entirely boarded up. Traffic in & out of the zone is controlled by the anarchists & communists. Militants are calling this their commune. Police are ordered away. https://t.co/yWTqGrSwIz pic.twitter.com/rBwocYh0Dl

— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) June 9, 2020

Notice the “Kill the police” on the barricades. Does that mean “defund?”

HT: Twitchy