Joe's just reporting what the Republican politicians are saying here, but it's absolutely nuts how this image of cities in shambles has caught on. Downtown Louisville is fine. I'm in it right now. It only sucks because all the big landlords boarded up their undamaged buildings. https://twitter.com/joesonka/status/1300882339237691397

It's much emptier than normal, but that's not because of violence, it's because all the major corporations have their employees working remote.

"You can't go downtown anymore!" - people who come downtown once a year to go to the Spaghetti Factory and see Brad Paisley at the Yum Center

this is an idea that needs to happen, to revive this war-torn city https://twitter.com/eastchoast/status/1300888489525993472?s=20