“Mostly peaceful protests” are apparently turning out to be profitable, at least for some street activists — and, presumably, their legal representatives — in the state of Washington. The city of Seattle this week agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit from more than 50 protesters who claimed injuries arising from confrontations with police during the 2020 riots following the death of George Floyd. City AttorneyAnn Davison, a Democrat-turned-Republican who, even in Seattle, defeated a far-left rival in the November 2021 election, explained in a news release issued by the city that cut…