Local Businesses Love the ‘Domestic Terror’ Zone in Seattle, Actually
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President Donald Trump says Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, a largely police-free community space fashioned amid protests, is run by “domestic terrorists.” Seattle’s police department made (and walked back) a claim about anarchists “extorting” businesses in the area.
But actual businesses around the zone say they’re watching Ava DuVernay films, handing out granola bars, and having a nice time.
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