# Minneapolis police say 'Umbrella Man' was a white supremacist trying to

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 29, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669 "2020-07-29T01:44:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/1 "2020-07-29T01:44:24Z")

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They have a name, but no arrest yet.

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**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/2 "2020-07-29T02:10:01Z")

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There’s already a thread

> [@Umbrella Man is a Hell's Angel and not Antifa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umbrella-man-is-a-hells-angel-and-not-antifa/916663/5):
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> Moved to MPSIMS (from QZ)

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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/3 "2020-07-29T03:23:18Z")

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Really? I posted that to QZ? Sorry.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_was_in_Saudi)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/4 "2020-07-29T03:58:34Z")

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Someone may close this. I see there is an earlier discussion.

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/5 "2020-07-29T07:19:30Z")

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I attempted to flag it for a mod but I can’t tell if anything happened.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/6 "2020-07-29T07:55:16Z")

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> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#):
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> Really? I posted that to QZ?

No. The other thread was posted to QZ, not yours.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/7 "2020-07-29T07:55:45Z")

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> [@Paul\_was\_in\_Saudi](#):
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> Someone may close this. I see there is an earlier discussion

Closed.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-police-say-umbrella-man-was-a-white-supremacist-trying-to/916669/8 "2020-07-29T07:55:54Z")

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