Fascist Thugs Invade Innocent People's Homes in Order to Intimidate Them and Prevent Protests at the GOP Convention-- Mainstream Media Are All Over It

Just kidding-- about the media, anyway.

UPDATE: This whole thing is looking quite serious. The Feds are involved in these outrageous acts, apparently spurred on by recent loosening of wiretapping laws. Crazily, Amy Goodman and some of her people were arrested too. WaPo is at least picking up on it, as are various smaller news outfits now.

An excerpt from the must-read Greenwald post:

Following up on this weekend's extreme raids on various homes, at least 250 people were arrested here today in St. Paul, Minnesota. Beginning last night, St. Paul was the most militarized I have ever seen an American city be, even more so than Manhattan in the week of 9/11 -- with troops of federal, state and local law enforcement agents marching around with riot gear, machine guns, and tear gas cannisters, shouting military chants and marching in military formations. Humvees and law enforcement officers with rifles were posted on various buildings and balconies. Numerous protesters and observers were tear gassed and injured. I'll have video of the day's events posted shortly.

I thought New Orleans would be the site of fascists on parade, with Gustav coming and Blackwater being called for duty. But it looks like Gustav was a distraction from the real fascist action in Minneapolis. Un-fucking-believable. I can only hope this will wake some people up to what the country has become.