Tonight's protests

There's a very, very large police presence outside the Xcel Center tonight. I haven't seen this many cops since the protests on Day 1, and I haven't seen the riot gear since then, either. It's all out tonight.

I'm hearing (from a couple of the hospitality staff) that employees from surrounding businesses were asked to go home early. Police must be expecting it to hit the fan.

I'll be staying inside - sorry, no pictures of a tear-gassed Lance gracing the internet anytime soon.