{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cranach","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith","author_name":"Gene Veith","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/author\/geneveith\/","title":"Protests, Riots, and Sending in the Troops","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SFbkNsIBJR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2025\/06\/protests-riots-and-sending-in-the-troops\/\">Protests, Riots, and Sending in the Troops<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2025\/06\/protests-riots-and-sending-in-the-troops\/embed\/#?secret=SFbkNsIBJR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Protests, Riots, and Sending in the Troops&#8221; &#8212; Cranach\" data-secret=\"SFbkNsIBJR\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/305\/2025\/06\/960px-CA_Guard_and_protestors_June_2025.webp","thumbnail_width":960,"thumbnail_height":640,"description":"Protests against efforts to deport illegal immigrants in Los Angeles degenerated into riots, as protesters burned vehicles, looted shops, and attacked (I.C.E.) agents with rocks, hunks of concrete, and fireworks. So President Trump called out the National Guard and the Marines. Is this tyranny or law & order? How effective are protests in swaying public opinion?"}