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Mid-Day Digest · January 29, 2026

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THE FOUNDATION

“Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” —John Adams (1770)

IN TODAY’S DIGEST

EXECUTIVE NEWS SUMMARY

The Editors

Trump and Omar trade barbs: Donald Trump couldn’t stop himself. When asked about the attack on Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall event, the president mused, “She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.” He did admit, “I haven’t seen” the video, adding, “I hope I don’t have to bother.” The attacker’s weapon of choice, apple cider vinegar sprayed from a syringe, may be odd, but there is no evidence that this attack was staged at this time. Omar argued that Trump’s rhetoric caused the attack, saying she wouldn’t need security “if he wasn’t so obsessed with me.” Omar also suggested that the attack was motivated by displeasure with the speed of Somali deportations. The suspect, Anthony Kazmierczak, is being held in jail and faces third-degree assault charges. The FBI took over the investigation on Wednesday.
FBI searches Fulton County election hub: Last month, election officials in Fulton County, Georgia, admitted an error during the 2020 election that violated state regulations. That “error” affected about 315,000 votes that were not properly verified. Election officials, however, downplayed concerns about potential fraud, suggesting that the error was a minor clerical processing mistake and did not affect the election outcome. Well, on Wednesday, FBI agents descended on the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center. It was not clear what they were looking for, as the FBI stated it was executing a “court authorized law enforcement action,” adding, “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing so there are no details that we can provide at the moment.” However, given last month’s admission by county election officials, it would not be surprising if this FBI visit is related.
Fed holds rates steady: Yesterday, the Federal Reserve voted 10-2 to take no action on interest rates and hold them steady at a range of 3.5% to 3.75%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the economic outlook was better than at their last meeting, explaining, “We’re not trying to articulate a test for when to next cut. … What we’re saying is we’re well positioned.” While the inflation rate is stubbornly stuck at roughly 2.7%, the Fed is unlikely to cut rates before May, when Powell’s term as chair ends. It will be interesting to see who President Trump names to replace Powell. The decision could lead to more dissent within the institution, which has long embraced consensus as its preferred operating model. This change will largely be due to Trump’s open criticism of Powell and the ongoing DOJ investigation into the Fed chair.
Soros-backed group targets ICE: The American people elected Donald Trump largely on the promise of a closed border and mass deportations. In 2026, mass deportations have still not materialized, with the administration still mainly limiting itself to pursuing illegals with a criminal record. Despite that levelheaded approach, the Left has lost its mind. Now, a coalition of Soros-backed district attorneys has formed a group called The Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach (FAFO). The group plans to share strategies “for pushing back against the lawless actions of federal forces in states and cities around the country” at its first meeting next month. One member, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner, promised that once leftists regain power, they will “hunt down” ICE agents like the Nazis were hunted down. The Left is pulling out all the stops to protect illegals, betting that the Right does not have the will for this fight.
“No Kings” … again: The same group that organized the “No Kings” protests last year, Indivisible, a left-wing “grassroots” group, is planning its next protest for March 28. This event will focus on Minnesota due to the ongoing immigration enforcement effort there. The flagship protest for “No Kings 3” will, of course, be in the Gopher State’s Twin Cities, but organizers expect (read: will pay for) protests nationwide. Indivisible’s co-executive director reported, “We expect this to be the largest protest in American history,” with as many as nine million Americans. Conservatives and Republicans may be asking themselves when they last coordinated millions of Americans to simultaneously show support for a policy position.
Klobuchar announces MN gubernatorial run: When Minnesota Democrat Gov. Tim Walz ended his reelection bid due to his state’s massive welfare fraud scandal, it created an opening for a prominent Democrat to step into the race. And Sen. Amy Klobuchar has done just that, announcing today that she is throwing her hat into the ring. The Gopher State has “been through a lot,” she lamented in her launch video. “These times call for leaders who can stand up and not be rubber stamps of this administration, but who are also willing to find common ground and fix things in our state.” On leaving her Senate seat, she says, “I like my job in the Senate. But I love our state more than any job. I love the people of Minnesota.” The four-term senator is likely seeking to align herself for another presidential run.
Population growth drops to 0.5%: The U.S. population grew by 1.8 million last year, the lowest growth it has experienced since the COVID pandemic. That is a growth rate of 0.5%. This represents a significant drop from the prior year, when 3.2 million people were added. Almost all of this decrease in growth is due to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement. As Christine Hartley, assistant division chief for Estimates and Projections at the Census Bureau, observed, “With births and deaths remaining relatively stable compared to the prior year, the sharp decline in net international migration.” Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Simon Hankinson noted, “The basic goal here was to stop people coming over the border illegally and being released, and to ramp up interior enforcement to actually remove people. This is an indicator that much of the strategy is working.”
Pentagon cuts red tape: In line with Secretary Pete Hegseth’s vision of putting the warfighter first, the War Department announced the elimination of 2,700 acquisition rules to cut back on burdensome bureaucratic regulations. Michael Duffey, the undersecretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, conveyed the new cuts on Tuesday at the Apex Defense conference. Duffy highlighted these cutbacks as “the most ambitious revamping of the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and DFARS (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) in recent memory,” and noted the need for a faster and more competitive acquisition system. “These eliminated mandates represent the death by a thousand cuts of excess regulatory requirements on both our government workforce and industry, removing the burdens of doing business with the Pentagon to invite new business and maximize innovation and competition,” Duffey elaborated. This is a step in the right direction toward streamlining the acquisition process by reducing cumbersome regulations.
CCP targeting America’s three “centers of gravity”: Military theorist General Carl von Clausewitz introduced the concept of a military center of gravity, the source of power, strength, and will to act. A new report indicates that China is targeting three of these sources of power within the U.S. political decision-making, the American network of geopolitical allies and partners, and power projection. The Chinese United Front Work Department is responsible for intelligence gathering and influence units aimed at disrupting American decision-making. Chinese diplomatic efforts to rewrite history in Southeast Asia, framing Taiwan as the last remaining bastion of WWII-era fascism, attempt to peel off American allies and partners. And the hacking operations code-named Vault Typhoon and Salt Typhoon are intended to sow chaos internally in the U.S. to prevent effective power projection. China remains our chief geopolitical foe and does not appear to want that to change.

Headlines

Letitia James fires lesbian who warns that “gender-affirming care” for kids is consumer fraud (Daily Signal)
Trump urges Iran to “make a deal” as U.S. fleet moves in (NewsNation)
UPS to cut additional 30,000 jobs (CNBC)
Trump admin determines SJSU violated Title IX with handling of “trans” volleyball player (Fox News)

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FEATURED ANALYSIS

Alex Pretti Wasn’t the Good Guy

Nate Jackson

It’s safe to say that the vast majority of Americans were horrified by videos and news of the shooting death of Alex Pretti at the hands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers. Watching another human die is a harrowing thing. People were either mad that law enforcement killed Pretti, or they were outraged that he was there tussling with officers in the first place. But the misinformation about Pretti has been just as horrifying, fueling anger and furthering the divide between previously reasonable Americans.

If you’re on social media, you know that your friends and neighbors are incensed, even if what they’re posting is completely untrue. It’s hard to blame people, given what’s circulating. Still, there are clues to the fakery.

Unfortunately, some misinformation came straight from the Trump administration, with several officials calling Pretti a “domestic terrorist,” alleging that he intended to “massacre law enforcement” and the like. President Donald Trump made some personnel changes after that, but even he said of protests, “You can’t walk in with guns.” Actually, yes, you can. What you cannot do is get into physical altercations with law enforcement, gun or not.

The administration has walked some of that back, though the impulse to counter the left-wing narrative is certainly understandable.

Speaking of The Narrative™, MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace fretted, “Donald Trump and his cabinet, his administration, are demanding once again that you not believe your eyes and ears.” While she spoke those words, the network displayed an AI-altered and enhanced photo of Pretti. His facial shape, teeth, and skin tone were changed to make him look friendlier and more masculine.

There were other, far worse alterations. Democrat Senator Dick Durbin stood on the Senate floor and showed a blown-up AI-generated image of Pretti on his knees being executed with a shot to the back of the head. How would any rational person immediately conclude this was an AI stillshot? The agent kneeling in the foreground has no head. Durbin’s own video of his speech is still posted on his X page, and that same image has widely circulated on social media for the obvious reason of shock value.

Generally, leftists have spoken about Pretti (and Renee Good before him) as upstanding citizens, when in fact they were both part of anti-ICE agitator groups. They were trained on how to impede deportation operations because discrediting ICE with video confrontations is their strategy.

Perhaps Pretti really was a nice guy at times, serving as a Department of Veterans Affairs ICU nurse. “This is like the perfect guy,” cooed CNN senior political commentator Ana Navarro. “Alex Pretti’s the guy you would want to date your daughter, the guy you’d want your son to grow up to be. … There is nothing that has been said about that man that isn’t wonderful. And so, they can’t malign him … because we have the videos.”

Funny she should mention videos.

A couple of new videos hit the internet yesterday showing a hothead Pretti curse at and spit on a federal agent and then repeatedly kick (and smash) the taillight of a federal vehicle on a public street. He was armed with a holstered handgun at that time, too. His own family confirmed it was him.

Another video of that same incident shows him vulgarly challenging federal officers to “assault me.”

Oh.

As I said, Pretti was a trained agitator. He was expressing his inner juvenile delinquent in the service of protecting — at the time of his shooting — Jose Huerta-Chuma, an Ecuadorian illegal immigrant with a violent record, from arrest and deportation. In fact, Pretti broke a rib when he got tackled by an ICE officer in an altercation before his death. He wasn’t new to the area. I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that ICE and Border Patrol agents already knew who he was before either violent encounter.

Does any of that mean Pretti should have been shot 10 times?

No. But the only person who 100% could have saved the life of Alex Pretti was Alex Pretti.

He shouldn’t have been there on either day he was videoed scuffling with federal agents. He shouldn’t have carried a firearm — without remembering to bring his permit, which made his carrying unlawful in Minnesota — when he intended to agitate against federal agents. He shouldn’t have gotten physically involved with federal agents or resisted arrest when they tried to subdue him.

If Pretti had done any of those differently, the 37-year-old “perfect guy” ICU nurse would still be alive.

I realize that it’s an emotional thing to see a human being get shot and killed, especially for women, who greatly surpass men in their empathy for the downtrodden. It’s emotional to think that a five-year-old boy was detained for no reason, though that story was also largely misreported. It’s alarming to see masked agents roaming the streets and to (falsely) think they’re killing random bystanders.

But I also think podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey is exactly right: “Women, we have the ability to use discernment and think clearly. We do not have to use emotion to make important policy decisions. Don’t be swept up by this campaign targeting us. Use your mind, ask smart questions, and stand strong.”

Alex Pretti was not the “perfect guy.” He wasn’t even the good guy.

One last point: Why was Pretti there? Because he hates ICE. Why was ICE there? Because Trump is attempting to clean up the very deliberate crisis created by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. They may be gone from office, but their actions are still claiming American lives. Nothing ICE agents have done even remotely compares to the violence and death against entirely innocent people like another nurse named Laken Riley.

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Samantha Koch: Fake Google Review Extortion Scam Targets Small Businesses — It’s a tactic that’s reminiscent of the mob: “Nice business you’ve got there; shame if anything happened to it.”
Emmy Griffin: Microplastic Scaremongering and Manipulation — Contrary to popular opinion, you likely do not have a credit card’s worth of plastic floating around in your body.
Thomas Gallatin: Virginia Dems’ Redistricting Gambit Thwarted — A district judge blocked Virginia Democrats’ gerrymandering efforts in a big blow for the folks trying to make Old Dominion a single-party state.
Gary Bauer: Colossal Corruption in Minnesota — It’s likely that what is going on in Minnesota is the key to the corruption we are seeing by the Left all over the country.
Gregory Lyakhov: Alex Pretti’s Death Must Be Understood Separately From Renee Good’s — Both were doing things in places that they should not have been, but Good presented far more of an immediate threat than Pretti.
Patrick Hampton: The Risks and Reality Checks for Anti-ICE Protesters — If you’re ever tempted to wade into a volatile situation, remember Alex Pretti’s story and choose the smarter, safer path.

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SHORT CUTS

Theater of the Absurd

“I would beat the s**t out of him now if I could.” —Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Vice President JD Vance (“I’ll buy a front-row seat!” —Mark Alexander)

Can’t Fix Stupid

“Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws.” —Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey

Delusions of Grandeur

“This is like the perfect guy. Alex Pretti’s the guy you would want to date your daughter, the guy you’d want your son to grow up to be. … There is nothing that has been said about that man that isn’t wonderful. And so, they can’t malign him … because we have the videos.” —CNN senior political commentator Ana Navarro

Dumb & Dumber

“I want to bring back a tweet from Charlie Kirk in 2018. He says this: ‘The 2nd Amendment is not for hunting, it is not for self protection. It is there to ensure that free people can defend themselves if god forbid government became tyrannical and turned against its citizens.’ And I think a lot of people are pointing to this because, I mean, what we saw in the [Minneapolis] streets.” —CNN host Kasie Hunt

“The birth of the Second Amendment was about the people being able to protect themselves in case the government was to turn on them. … Exactly what’s happening right now.” —”The View” co-host Sara Haines

Non Compos Mentis

“I want to tell you what I mean when I say that I am going to kill Donald Trump. I mean I’m going to obtain a conviction rendered by a jury of his peers at a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on evidence presented at a trial conducted in accordance with the requirements of due process resulting in a sentence duly executed of capital punishment.” —Ohio Democrat Attorney General candidate Elliot Forhan

“I want Stephen Miller to be the number one in the Nuremberg Trials when this is done … the first one who is tried and convicted and f***ing dangles.” —Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson

“There’s a reason why we have not seen a resurgence of the Proud Boys. And that is because I believe a lot of them are likely made ICE officers.” —former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross

Lack of Self-Awareness Award

“We’re being divided by media for profit, by misinformation.” —NBA coach Steve Kerr

“It’s not like they’re rooting out violent criminals. They’re taking five-year old kindergartners.” —Steve Kerr regarding ICE

Leftmedia Lies

“CNN is blaming ‘MAGA vitriol’ for the attack on Ilhan Omar, yet they CONTINUE to call Trump ‘HITLER’ a full year after he was SHOT. This is how you get a once respected News Network to rate behind the YULE LOG.” —Jimmy Failla

For the Record

“I don’t think about [Ilhan Omar]. I think she’s a fraud. She probably had herself sprayed, knowing her.” —President Donald Trump

Observations

“Modern American governance increasingly pretends that obligations are optional while benefits are universal. We have built a system in which membership rights are extended without the responsibilities of membership, and then we act surprised when social cohesion frays and public trust collapses.” —Michael Smith

“Keep in mind the activists’ goal: They don’t want ICE to deport illegal immigrants in a safe, smooth, and efficient way. They want to stop the deportations.” —Byron York

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ON THIS DAY in 1944, the USS Missouri was launched in New York City. It was the last American battleship, and its other claim to fame is serving as the setting of the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. It was decommissioned in 1955, but recommissioned from 1986 to 1992. It now serves as the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor near the USS Arizona National Memorial.

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THE FOUNDATION

“Where there is no law, there is no liberty; and nothing deserves the name of law but that which is certain and universal in its operation upon all the members of the community.” —Benjamin Rush (1788)

IN TODAY’S DIGEST

EXECUTIVE NEWS SUMMARY

The Editors

Trump sticking with Noem: Responding to the shooting death of a second anti-ICE agitator at the hands of federal immigration enforcement officers over the weekend, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended CBP agents’ action by falsely labeling agitator Alex Pretti as a “domestic terrorist.” That response ignited calls for her removal and threats of impeachment from Democrat lawmakers. Even moderate Democrat Sen. John Fetterman, who has largely supported Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement, called for her removal, stating, “She is betraying DHS’s core mission and trashing your border security legacy. DO NOT make the mistake President Biden made by not firing a grossly incompetent DHS Secretary.” Trump’s response has been a simple “No,” though he added, “I think she’s doing a very good job.” The trouble is, there is a growing discontentment with Noem among Republicans on Capitol Hill as well.
Border czar meets with Tim Walz and Jacob Frey: Border Czar Tom Homan, who was sent to take over the immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota this week, met yesterday with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Homan reported, “While we don’t agree on everything, these meetings were a productive starting point.” Walz continues to insist that his state does and always has cooperated with ICE in handing over illegal immigrants in Minnesota custody. Meanwhile, Frey promised that his city will continue to flout federal immigration law and continued to assert that law enforcement, not massive numbers of illegals, rioters, and fraudsters, is the source of the strain upon his city. If Walz wishes to soothe the troubled waters in his state, he will need to exercise some leadership and compel cooperation from his state’s mayors.
Pretti had a previous violent encounter with ICE: Alex Pretti had a history with ICE. Before his fatal tussle, Pretti interfered with ICE chasing a suspect down the street, getting out of his car to scream and berate the agents. He was tackled and allegedly suffered a broken rib before being quickly released. One week later, he violently obstructed an immigration enforcement action, refusing to comply and struggling with officers until he was killed. Details about his death are starting to be released. DHS issued a memo of “factual reports — not analytical judgments” showing that one Border Patrol agent and one Customs and Border Protection officer fired their weapons at Pretti. The report did not identify the agents or which one was the source of the fatal shot.
Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance at town hall event: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event on Tuesday night when a man stood up and used a syringe to squirt her with a liquid before being tackled. Omar stood her ground against the man and can be heard describing him as a “f**king a**hole.” Despite her team insisting she needed to go to a hospital and change for fear of the liquid, Omar insisted, “Just give me 10 more minutes,” before telling the crowd that they are “Minnesota strong.” U.S. Capitol Police report that the man is in custody and will be facing “the most serious charges possible.” Omar reported on X after the event that she was fine and would not let bullies win.
Schumer wants another shutdown: Democrats see a political opportunity to exploit the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota, so Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to halt a funding measure for DHS that is part of a six-bill spending package. Schumer is demanding that the DHS funding measure be pulled, an action Republicans oppose so as to avoid having to send the legislation back to the House. Furthermore, the House Freedom Caucus has vowed to block any spending package that does not include funding for DHS. Schumer called ICE’s actions “state-sanctioned thuggery” and rejected President Trump’s subsequent de-escalation actions as not “good enough.” Schumer is angling for another government shutdown with his demand, since breaking up the spending package would require the Senate’s unanimous consent, something Republicans won’t give.
Reviewing the DC air crash: It’s been almost a year since the DC air crash that killed 67 people, and a hearing was held by the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday to determine what the investigation into the crash has revealed. Investigators found that several factors contributed to the fatal collision, including inaccurate instrument readings, crowded airspace, failures in the FAA maps, neither the plane nor the helicopter having identification and collision-avoidance technology, and the plane crew not being warned of the helicopter by air traffic controllers. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy called the crash “100% preventable,” adding that the Federal Aviation Administration ignored the warnings for years of dangerous flight congestion at Reagan National Airport. She explained that the collision resulted from systemic failures across multiple institutions, as well as excessive reliance on pilots to visually maintain separation between aircraft.
Dems stand to lose six House seats after 2030 Census: A new study from Carnegie Mellon University redistricting expert Dr. Jonathan Cervas estimates that, following the 2030 Census, California and New York will lose four and two House seats, respectively. That represents a 10% loss in congressional representation for those blue states. Meanwhile, the study indicates that Texas and Florida are on pace to gain four seats each. This could prove to be a significant loss for Democrats’ future House control aims. The primary reason for these lost seats is population decline. Both California and New York have continued to see residents flee their states, largely due to their high-tax policies. Residents in New York pay roughly $5,000 more in taxes per person than the national average, and $7,000 more than residents of Florida and Texas. Furthermore, New York has not recovered some 368,000 jobs lost during the pandemic.
Virginia targets current gun owners: Virginia State Senator Azlan Salim, who was born in Bangladesh, has introduced legislation that will put Virginians on the wrong side of the law if they don’t turn in any gun magazine that holds more than 10 rounds. Salim’s legislation was advanced out of committee on Monday. Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, who recently lost his position to a Democrat who gleefully wished death upon the children of his opponents, has come out against the legislation in the strongest terms. Miyares summed it up: “Seems some want to lower criminal penalties on everyone but law abiding citizens of Virginia.”
Ukraine war casualties could hit 2M by spring: As the war in Ukraine grinds toward four years since Russian troops invaded in February 2022, the number of soldiers killed or wounded on both sides of the conflict is reaching a staggering total. A recent study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates that the war will have two million casualties by the spring. Russians have suffered 1.2 million casualties, 325,000 of which are troop deaths. That’s the highest number Russians have seen since World War II. Meanwhile, Ukraine has suffered between 500,000 and 600,000 casualties, of which an estimated 140,000 are deaths. Of course, neither Kiev nor Moscow offers accurate or timely casualty numbers, with Russia absurdly admitting only 6,000 soldiers killed.

Headlines

“No Kings” protest organizers target Minneapolis-St. Paul for next flagship demonstration (Fox News)
Trump warns Iraq against reinstalling Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister (WSJ)
TikTok settles landmark social media addiction lawsuit ahead of trial (National Review)
Amazon slashing some 16,000 jobs in its latest layoff round (CBS News)

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Anti-ICE Doxing Network Exposed

Thomas Gallatin

Independent journalist Cam Higby released a story over the weekend that exposed how leftist anti-ICE agitators in Minnesota have been coordinating to track, identify, and impede federal law enforcement.

The group uses Signal chats to gather information, communicate, and coordinate. Higby infiltrated these chats and sought to identify a number of the people involved, especially at the leadership level, who have been engaged in efforts to obstruct ICE from doing its job.

The tactics of these anti-ICE agitators are pretty simple. First, they gather information on suspected immigration officials by collecting license plates into a database. Then, they track these suspected agents to find where they are staying. They also coordinate to impede suspected ICE actions.

Of course, they do all this in the name of “protesting,” but these aren’t simple protests. They’re acts of obstructing law enforcement. Indeed, the agitators’ strategy is to discredit ICE and stop all enforcement of federal immigration law.

In fact, the recently deceased Alex Pretti, who was killed while resisting arrest, was a member of this Signal chat network.

However, Higby uncovered other names that raise the possibility that this coordinated anti-ICE effort includes members of the media and even Minnesota politicians.

Since the allegations about these political individuals have not yet been confirmed, we will not share their names. However, there appears to be enough smoke for the FBI to investigate the potential fire.

As FBI Director Kash Patel made clear, “We immediately opened up that investigation because that sort of Signal chat being coordinated with individuals, not just locally in Minnesota, but maybe even around the country — if that leads to a break in the federal statute or a violation of some law, then we are going to arrest people. You cannot create a scenario that illegally entraps and puts law enforcement in harm’s way.”

If Minnesota Democrats are involved, it may explain Democrat Governor Tim Walz’s sudden willingness to at least appear to de-escalate the situation via his phone conversation with President Donald Trump. The governor is already in hot water over the Somali welfare fraud scandal, and he has repeatedly used incendiary rhetoric about ICE, which may be why he is suddenly trying to make nice with Trump.

Should it be found that members of the Walz administration were complicit in doxing and impeding federal immigration law enforcement, it would further expose that these anti-ICE protests are neither organic nor grassroots; rather, they are part of an organized, agenda-driven campaign by radical leftist groups to undermine the Rule of Law and sow discord across the country.

If Democrats are complicit in such activities aimed at obstructing the lawful actions of federal law enforcement officers, they may be guilty of insurrection. Anyone working against the federal government in such a manner needs to be held to account.

Keep an eye on this story. If it does turn out that Democrat officials were involved in these Signal chats, and even directing their actions, then we’re dealing with a much bigger scandal.

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Michael Smith: Is America a Nation of Citizens, or a Territory of ‘People’? — How census rules, immigration enforcement, and political incentives quietly rewired the American social contract.
Sophie Starkova: An Ousted Chinese General Matters for Taiwan — Xi Jinping is consolidating power and making moves that may indicate he views the window for attacking China’s island neighbor as opening.
Linda Moss Mines: America 250: A National Commemoration — From Washington, DC, to the smallest of towns and villages, prepare for the bells of liberty, equality, and justice to ring out across the nation.

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SHORT CUTS

Non Compos Mentis

“The Nazis ultimately lost. Nazi ideology was outlawed through de-nazification. One day we will see the de-MAGA-ification of this country. It will come. And you know what else happened? Leaders of the Nazi regime were prosecuted and tried as war criminals.” —radio host Lenard “Charlamagne” McKelvey

“I’m not trying to upset Latinos. This is said because I know my history. [S]lave patrols were some sort of military-like-ish policing force that was going out and grabbing and disappearing people based upon their skin color. People were having to walk around and show their papers. … That’s what it looks like to me.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) comparing ICE to slave patrols

“You’re a f***ing fascist pig. You should f***ing kill yourself. I hope your wife dies. I hope your mom and dad die. I hope everything wrong that could go in your life happens.” —a voicemail left for an ICE agent

Demagogues

“We are not a nation that guns down our citizens in the street. We are not a nation that allows our citizens to be brutalized for exercising their constitutional rights. … Minnesotans have reminded us all what it is to be American, and they have suffered enough at the hands of this Administration.” —former President Joe Biden

“To me it is very clear that the mission the president and Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller and JD Vance and all of them sent these federal officials on is a mission to violate people’s constitutional rights.” —Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro

“When you publicly execute two people within 10 days, there have to be consequences.” —Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)

Memo to Tim Walz

“Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Jewish. Leaders making false equivalencies to her experience for political purposes is never acceptable. Despite tensions in Minneapolis, exploiting the Holocaust is deeply offensive, especially as antisemitism surges.” —U.S. Holocaust Museum

For the Record

“In a matter of 24 hours, Tim Walz went from claiming this is an Anne Frank situation to collaborating with what he suggested are the latter-day SS.” —Sohrab Ahmari

“I’m looking at that whole situation. I love everybody. I love all of our people. I love [Alex Pretti’s] family. And it’s a very sad situation.” —President Donald Trump

“It’s perfectly reasonable to believe a shooting was bad and still believe ICE’s overall purpose is right. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a partisan hack.” —David Harsanyi

“In Georgia, a 26-year-old illegal alien with no prior record raped an 11-year-old girl at knifepoint. The illegal alien came here during the Biden Administration. It is why we must deport more than those convicted of crimes. This guy had no prior record.” —Erick Erickson

Re: The Left

“[Minneapolis] Mayor [Jacob] Frey thinks there is a ‘moral imperative’ to not cooperate with federal law enforcement. … Just imagine the reaction if any elected Republican said there was a ‘moral imperative’ to not cooperate with federal environmental laws, federal gun laws, or federal tax laws.” —Gary Bauer

“In Virginia, we just swore in a Democrat attorney general who fantasized about the murders of his political opponents’ children. This is the alternative to the Republican Party, and this is who they elect as top law enforcement officials. Is there any doubt that our civil liberties will be in jeopardy if they get power again?” —Gary Bauer

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“The snow feels nothing like the snow we grew up with — that’s for sure. I’ve always thought this is the true purpose of NASA. Spraying chemicals and weather modification.” —Candace Owens after wondering why ice isn’t melting at 30 degrees

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ON THIS DAY in 1986, seven American astronauts perished when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, crashing back into the Atlantic. President Ronald Reagan spoke to a grieving nation, saying, “We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them … as they prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth’ to ‘touch the face of God.’”

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Is Trump’s Gestapo getting on your nerves? Looking for ways to show support for undocumented Americans by standing up to federal law enforcement? You’re not alone. Rest assured, there are things you can do to show you’re part of the resistance.

The Babylon Bee has put together the following list of simple ways you can do today to resist ICE:

Eat some tacos: They were probably made by illegal immigrants, but even if they weren’t, they’re still delicious.
Perform routine maintenance on your agent-ramming SUV: Running down ICE is best done with proper oil changes and tire pressure checks.
Go sit in a Target: This will definitely accomplish… something.
Wear a sombrero at all times so ICE will chase you and the illegals can run away: Throw in a fake mustache for extra effect.
Spend years building up a tolerance to pepper spray and tear gas: Nothing wrong with playing the long game.
Add a new verse to John Lennon’s “Imagine”: It’s the go-to tactic for standing up to right-wing fascism.
Make sure all photographs of you are edited to make you more attractive: In case anything happens to you, you’ll look much better on the news and get a lot more sympathy.
Crochet a rainbow shawl with “NO ICE” on it: It’s gay and it’s for a good cause.
Storm the Capitol: Because standing up to the government is OK again now.
Post a TikTok video of you screaming at the top of your lungs: Nothing gets your point across like sounding like a total loon.
Wear a button on your designer gown at an exclusive Hollywood awards ceremony: If you’re a famous actress, everyone will listen to you.
Get elected governor so you can stop obeying laws: Simple and effective.

ICE won’t stand a chance if everyone joins together and follows the steps listed above. What are other ways someone can resist ICE? Share your suggestions in the comments.

Minnesota is the place to be!

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“A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete execution of the trusts for which it is responsible, free from every other control but a regard to the public good and to the sense of the people.” —Alexander Hamilton (1788)

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Minnesota updates: President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke by phone on Monday to discuss cooperation on the deteriorating illegal immigrant roundup in that state. Also, Trump announced that Border Czar Tom Homan will take over enforcement in Minnesota and will allow a state-level investigation into the killings of two anti-ICE agitators. Walz says that his state has cooperated in handing over criminal illegals and blamed county- and city-level officials for non-cooperation. Gov. Walz is the leader of the Gopher State, and so far, his “leadership” has entailed encouraging agitators and promising to prosecute ICE agents. The intervention of an anti-ICE agitator that turned fatal over the weekend led to the escape of a criminal illegal sought by ICE. If Walz is serious about cooperation, he will need to force the cities and counties in his state to hand over criminal illegals.
Hotel standoff: On Sunday evening in Minneapolis, a group of anti-ICE agitators surrounded a Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel and smashed windows, destroyed the hotel’s sign façade, graffitied the building with “ICE OUT” and “ICE KILLS” messages, and raised a din of noise. These agitators were members of the Sunrise Movement, a radical leftist outfit that receives funding from nonprofits such as George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, the Ford Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation. A post on Sunrise’s social media states their objective: “Our strategy to target hotels that are housing ICE agents is WORKING,” adding, “Two hotels in the Twin Cities just decided to pause their operations rather than house ICE agents.” Eventually, heavily armed federal agents arrived and quickly deployed tear gas and flash-bangs to disperse the agitators.
Midterm conventions? Both the Republican and Democrat Parties are pursuing the idea of holding a midterm convention to boost turnout this November. The Republican National Committee approved a rule change on Friday that would enable its first-ever midterm convention. Democrats are quietly floating the same idea, pulling from their own historical playbook, having held such conventions in the 1970s and ‘80s. The RNC is acting in accordance with the president’s suggestion to hold a convention. RNC Chair Joe Gruters proposed that the event would likely be held in August, which is usual for RNC conventions, and that it would be a “Trump-a-palooza” highlighting the president’s accomplishments and congressional candidates. Eighteen House races are expected to be toss-ups this fall, with the Republicans looking to hang on to a razor-thin majority.
Venezuela’s shift: The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, made an appearance on the nation’s state-run TV on Sunday and stated that she has had “enough already of Washington’s orders over politicians in Venezuela.” She called on the Trump administration to allow Venezuela to resolve its internal political differences without U.S. interference. President Trump praised Rodríguez’s leadership just last week, saying she “had done a very good job” of working with the U.S. It’s unclear whether Rodríguez is sending a message to the Trump administration or posing to the cameras to show strength to her own people. Regardless, Rodríguez might want to tread carefully with Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado waiting in the wings should Trump decide that Rodríguez is not working out.
NBC discovers that ObamaCare is lousy: Government healthcare has always been a bad idea. It’s obvious in the UK, where wait times are routinely months or years; it’s obvious in Canada, where the Medical Assistance in Dying scheme has become a leading cause of death; and it’s obvious in the U.S. with the (Un)Affordable Care Act. It’s so obvious that even NBC News is now reporting about the system’s failure. One couple, NBC explains, had to switch to a bronze plan under ObamaCare for economic reasons, leaving them with an $18,000 annual deductible despite only a couple of thousand dollars in savings. The average deductible for an individual on the bronze plan, NBC discovered, is $7,500. NBC is quick to blame the expiration of enhanced subsidies in January as the root issue, but all that the expiration exposed is the unaffordable nature of the Democrats’ healthcare scheme.
AAP ignores CDC: The American Academy of Pediatrics, which comprises approximately 67,000 pediatricians, released its vaccine recommendations on Monday, standing by its stance from last year and rejecting the CDC’s changes to the schedule. The AAP is refusing to follow the CDC’s lead on removing hepatitis A and B, COVID-19, influenza, rotavirus, and meningococcal immunizations from its list of 18 recommendations. Dr. Sean O’Leary, a pediatrician who chairs the AAP’s committee on infectious diseases, claims the CDC is not making decisions based on science, but rather ideology, and that the AAP is going to continue to make its recommendations “based on what’s in the best interest of children.” A spokeswoman for HHS countered that the CDC’s positions are informed by a whole scientific panel of public health experts, physicians, and scientists, noting that the AAP “is angry that the CDC eliminated corporate influence in vaccine recommendations.”
Virginia group starts new sanctuary 2A movement: As newly inaugurated “moderate” Democrat Abigail Spanberger continues to push the hardest-left agenda she can think of on the good citizens of the Old Dominion, some are beginning to fight back. The Virginia Citizens Defense League is calling for the “Second Amendment sanctuary movement 2.0,” which would essentially be a reactivation of a movement that swept the Commonwealth in 2019 and 2020 when leftists were pushing gun control laws. At that time, 95% of county leaders in the state pledged not to enforce unconstitutional gun laws. The Lynchburg City Council is set to vote today to reaffirm its Second Amendment sanctuary status in the face of Spanberger’s new spate of gun control laws. VCDL leader Philip Van Cleave says the group is also focused on flipping the control of the Virginia Senate back to Republicans in 2028.
Last Israeli hostage returned: The remains of 24-year-old Ran Gvili were brought into Israel on Monday, marking the return of the last remaining hostage taken into Gaza by Hamas militants during their October 7, 2023, terrorist attack. Gvili was a police officer who was killed on the day of the attack, and his body was taken into Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces stated that Gvili’s remains were identified and confirmed by the National Center of Forensic Medicine, the Israel Police, and the Military Rabbinate, and his family had been notified. Since the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, the IDF carried out a “large-scale operation” to locate Gvili’s body. The return of the last hostage was “an extraordinary achievement,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We promised — and I promised — to bring everyone back. We brought them all back, down to the very last captive.”
Persecution of Christians rises around the world: According to the Christian organization Open Doors, almost 400 million Christians across the globe face persecution this year. The organization’s 2026 World Watch List notes the top 50 countries, including the likes of Eritrea, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen, where Christians are being threatened with extreme persecution. Nigeria topped the list for the most Christians martyred last year, as the African nation was home to 3,490 of the 4,849 Christians who were killed for their faith in 2025. Syria also rose to the top 10 most dangerous countries for Christians as the Islamic State surged to power. Last June, 22 Christians were attacked and killed in Damascus. American Christians need to pray for their brothers and sisters in the faith across the world who are enduring persecution.

Headlines

Gregory Bovino relieved as Border Patrol commander-at-large (NewsNation)
FBI investigating Minnesota anti-ICE Signal group chats (Fox News)
Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ access to Oregon voter rolls (Fox News)
Zelensky: U.S.-Ukraine security deal “100% done” after trilateral talks (Washington Times)
Iran regime reportedly issued nationwide shoot-to-kill orders (Fox News)

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Noem on Thin Ice, Homan Dispatched for Cleanup

Nate Jackson

We know that the anti-ICE clowns have a fairly organized strategy to disrupt lawful enforcement of U.S. immigration law. Their objective is to discredit ICE and the entire Trump administration by provoking the kinds of conflicts that got Renee Good and Alex Pretti killed. People died, these radical leftists rationalize, but at least ICE looked really bad.

Oh, and the guy ICE originally sought — a violent criminal named Jose Huerta-Chuma — escaped capture while the subversives occupied ICE agents.

As the New York Post editorial board put it, “The anti-ICE crew is getting exactly what it wants right now. People looking at a video on TikTok don’t get any of the context: All they’re seeing is a crowd of agents beating a guy onto the ground, with shots then ringing out and him ending up dead. Having Homeland Security double down now is all too likely to produce more such scenes.”

That means Team Trump had better adjust its own strategy. That doesn’t mean pulling out of Minnesota or ceasing to detain and deport illegal alien criminals, but it does mean a shift in how ICE interacts with the agitators, and it also means some significant personnel changes.

It seems that President Donald Trump is working on this, beginning with a shift in tone. “Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America’s streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of federal law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized at the hands of illegal alien criminals,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. “It is President Trump’s hope and wish and demand for the resistance and chaos to end today.”

Personnel moves came next. “I am sending [Border Czar] Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight,” the president announced on Truth Social yesterday. “He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.”

Homan is a serious man who has served in immigration enforcement for decades under administrations of both parties. He has also been at the center of a seemingly growing internal dispute with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over who should be deported. Homan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons have advocated that the emphasis be put on illegals with criminal records or final deportation orders. Noem and other administration players, by contrast, have favored and pushed a broader approach.

The one that is causing optics problems for ICE.

Noem herself has caused optics problems with her irresponsible rhetoric after Pretti’s death. She called him a “domestic terrorist,” which is at best hyperbolic nonsense. That term has a specific definition under federal law, and Pretti doesn’t meet it. Neither did Renee Good, whom Noem hit with the same label. Noem (falsely) added that Pretti was “brandishing” his gun, saying, “This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.” None of that is supported by the known facts of the case, and as our Mark Alexander says, it “serves only as an accelerant.”

Noem is a team player and praised Trump’s decision to send Homan. “This is good news for peace, safety, and accountability in Minneapolis,” she said. “I have worked closely with Tom over the last year and he has been a major asset to our team.” Both Noem and Homan directly report to Trump, and Noem had a long meeting with the president on Monday.

That doesn’t mean Noem’s job is entirely safe. Naturally, many Democrats are rallying for impeachment or demanding that Trump fire her.

That won’t happen — yet. However, Trump ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino out of Minnesota after he essentially said the same things as Noem — that Pretti “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”

We certainly can’t count on Democrats like Governor Tim Walz to speak responsibly. He’s busy comparing Minnesota to the story of Anne Frank and the Nazis, for which even the U.S. Holocaust Museum rebuked him. We should be able to count on Team Trump to accurately speak about incredibly tense situations. Doing so would calm Americans, rather than fomenting more division and anger.

Speaking of Walz, he wrote an op-ed in which the first paragraph condemns “the Trump administration’s assault on Minnesota” and “campaign of organized brutality against the people of our state.” He assails the enforcement of immigration law as targeting people who “have done nothing wrong except exist as a person of color.” That’s inflammatory hogwash that inspires the people harassing federal agents in the streets.

On the same day Walz’s incendiary op-ed was published, the president and the governor had what Trump called “a good conversation.” I’m skeptical that a guy who thinks the Trump administration is the reincarnated Nazi regime is interested in cooperating at all, even to meet Trump’s series of very reasonable conditions.

Let’s conclude with a strategic view: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris opened the border, allowing 10-15 million illegals to flood across. Minnesota and several other states and cities, all run by Democrats, are sanctuary jurisdictions, and ICE has to operate in these places because more illegal aliens reside there. Anti-ICE agitators organize, provoke, and film in order to discredit law enforcement. Precious few people appear capable of speaking honestly about the situation or what they (think they) see on video. Everyone is angry and spoiling for a fight.

It turns out that the more access to “information” people have, the more difficult it becomes to restore the Rule of Law.

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Emmy Griffin: Vance, Our Pro-Life ‘Ally in the White House’ — Positive reinforcement was given to the March for Life crowd from stalwart pro-life advocate JD Vance.
Douglas Andrews: Carney Caves — The temporarily tough-talking Canadian PM was “aggressively walking back” his earlier remarks about a new trading partnership with Communist China.
Jack DeVine: Trump in the Court of Public Opinion — I hear alarm bells. Is the Trump presidency in crisis?
Gary Bauer: Deadly Rhetoric — Is there any doubt that our civil liberties will be in jeopardy if Democrats get power again?

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Non Compos Mentis

“Our city has been invaded by masked gunmen kidnapping family members and friends and neighbors of ours to send them to concentration camps. … I’m not saying they’re putting people in ovens yet, but these are concentration camps.” —Minneapolis book store owner Jamie Schwesnedl

“We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that children’s story about Minnesota.” —Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

The Fix Is In

“After previously calling ICE ‘Gestapo,’ Gov. Tim Walz just compared removals pursuant to federal law to capturing people to carry out genocide. … Walz is using this reckless rhetoric as signs appeared in Minneapolis over the weekend calling for people to ‘Kill Nazis.’” —law professor Jonathan Turley

Braying Jennies

“I am absolutely heartbroken, horrified, and appalled that federal agents murdered another member of our community.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

“These [ICE] agents are barely trained. They’re supposedly getting trained for 47 days because they wanted to have 47 after the president. That’s crazy. … They walking around like they’re hooded thugs.” —Democrat strategist Donna Brazile

Laying the Groundwork

“Even if there is an investigation that ultimately proves that at the time of the shooting it was legally justified, I don’t think that even matters at this point because there is so much outrage.” —Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara

Reality Check

“Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America’s streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of federal law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized at the hands of illegal alien criminals.” —White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

For the Record

“For Kristi Noem to brand the protesters shot by ICE in Minneapolis as ‘domestic terrorists’ is just hyperbolic nonsense. And her comment about the latest shooting, ‘This looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement,’ is completely baseless and serves only as an accelerant.” —Patriot Post Publisher Mark Alexander

Stranger Than Fiction

“I can think of no better excuse for New Yorkers to stay home, take a long nap, or take advantage of our public library’s offer of free access to Heated Rivalry.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani peddling a gay romance novel

“The Democratic Coalition of Satan Worshippers thanks Gov. Tim Walz for not standing in the way of spreading Satanism in the State Capitol Building. Satan has a special place for you.” —a display in the Minnesota State Capitol

Sexism Bait

“So many of the best films I saw this year were made by women. You just see the barriers at every level because so many were not recognized at awards time.” —actress Natalie Portman

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ON THIS DAY in 1880, Thomas Edison received a patent for his invention “to produce electric lamps giving light by incandescence.” The incandescent lamp brought electricity into widespread use.

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“No compact among men … can be pronounced everlasting and inviolable, and if I may so express myself, that no Wall of words, that no mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the one side, aided by the sapping current of corrupted morals on the other.” —George Washington (1789)

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Winter storm leaves a mark: An unusually large and powerful winter storm has nearly finished dumping a colossal amount of snow and ice on the U.S. after it traveled from Arizona to Maine. Over three-quarters of a million Americans experienced power outages, with many regions warning that turning the lights back on will be a slow process. Making these long power outages even worse, reinforcing shots of bitterly cold Arctic air are forecast to move over the eastern half of the U.S. through at least next week. Nine deaths have been attributed to the storm so far — seven in the South, one in Kansas, and one in Massachusetts. Southern states saw freezing rain and ice that brought down trees and power lines, while northern states saw over 18 inches of snow.
Comer suggests leaving Minnesota to its fate: With the shooting death of anti-ICE agitator Alex Pretti by ICE agents over the weekend in Minneapolis, which has served to fuel even more anti-ICE sentiments, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer suggested that the Trump administration pull back on immigration enforcement in Minnesota. “If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and the governor are going to put our ICE officials in harm’s way and there’s a chance of losing more, you know, innocent lives or whatever, then maybe go to another city and let the people of Minneapolis decide, ‘Do we want to continue to have all of these illegals? Are we going to allow our governor, attorney general, and mayor to get away with this?’” A number of Republican lawmakers are also calling for a full investigation into Pretti’s death.
Dems gear up for another shutdown over ICE: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is signaling that the budget will not be passed by the deadline this Friday, and another shutdown may be looming. Congress has been passing the budget in separate appropriations bills this month rather than via the titanic omnibus bills seen too often in recent years, but DHS funding is unlikely to make it past Senate Democrats. Senators Schumer, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Jack Reed have suggested dropping the DHS bill and passing the remaining five bills for other government departments. Others have suggested reworking the DHS bill, although time is limited for that with the deadline looming and the Senate out of session today due to inclement weather. Schumer’s grandstanding comes in response to the deaths of two leftist agitators who were killed as they impeded ongoing law enforcement operations.
Don Lemon should be arrested: On Saturday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit declined the DOJ’s request to overturn a Minnesota magistrate judge’s refusal to approve arrest warrants for five anti-ICE agitators who stormed and disrupted a St. Paul, Minnesota, church’s worship service. Among the individuals the DOJ sought to arrest was former CNN personality Don Lemon. While the Eighth Circuit Court refused to overturn the judge, it concluded that the DOJ met the probable cause standard for charging Lemon and the other agitators. Lemon, meanwhile, sought to frame himself as completely innocent and insisted that the Trump administration would “go around a judge” in its efforts to prosecute him. Lemon continued to paint himself as not one of the agitators, despite participating in and defending the action as a legitimate protest.
Virginia Dems push for highest income tax in nation: California currently imposes the highest income tax in the nation, but may not much longer if Democrats in Virginia get their way. Democrat legislators in the Commonwealth introduced legislation that would effectively increase Virginia’s top income tax rate to 13.8%. These lawmakers are couching the tax hike as making “millionaires pay their fair share of taxes.” They want to increase the state government’s annual revenue by $1 billion to fund a range of increases in welfare-related services, including education, housing, and public services. The irony is that new Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger focused her campaign on making Virginia affordable. This legislation would produce the exact opposite, but Spanberger has proven that her campaign messaging was intended to deceive, not inform voters of her intentions.
Canada backs down on China deal: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited China last week and said the country would embrace a partnership with that nation for the new world order. During Carney’s visit, the two countries proposed a deal to lower tariffs on Chinese EVs and Canadian agricultural products. Carney went so far as to blast the use of tariffs in a speech to the World Economic Forum, a comment that was likely directed at the U.S. president. Donald Trump said he would not allow Canada to serve as “a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China” to send products into the U.S. He then threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Canadian products if Canada signed the proposed deal with China. Since then, Carney has backed off the deal, saying his country has no plans to pursue it.
Secret weapon against Venezuela? “The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” said President Trump right before he revealed that it had been used in the extraction of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela. Both Trump and Venezuelan sources have attested to the use of a secret weapon that neutralized Venezuelan air defenses, communications, and command systems before U.S. helicopters entered Caracas. “They never got their rockets off. They pressed buttons, and nothing worked,” Trump remarked. The details of the weapon remain classified, but several Venezuelan witnesses on the ground confirmed that something “like a very intense sound wave” was launched that shut down all their foreign-supplied radar and defense systems, incapacitating their ability to respond. The Trump-dubbed “discombobulator” did its job to bring about the detention of Maduro, demonstrating American dominance.
Orwellian “kill switch” speeds ahead: Sometimes when Congress is trying to accomplish big things, like fund the Departments of War, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Health and Human Services, smaller things can slip through the cracks. But when that “smaller thing” is a kill switch that will automatically shut off an American’s car, voters understandably get angry. Rep. Thomas Massie proposed an amendment to be added to the funding bill that would counter a Biden-era requirement to develop a kill switch in cars aimed at stopping drunk driving. Massie’s amendment failed when 76 Republicans voted with Democrats against it. Opponents of the kill switch have rightly called it Orwellian; the pressure will be on for Republicans to propose clean legislation to kill the kill switch.
Mullahs have killed more than 30,000 protesters: The total number of Iranian protesters slain in the Islamic government’s crackdown on widespread protests across the country since December 28 has been difficult to ascertain. The official state media has put the total killed at just over 3,000, while the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency has placed the estimate at just under 5,000. Data from Iranian doctors puts the total at 16,500. However, a recent report from two senior Iranian Ministry of Health officials estimates the number to be more than 30,000. And that number came in just two days — January 8 and 9. Those killed were primarily by gunshot wounds, which would be in line with the Iranian regime’s use of military forces to quell the protests. If these numbers are accurate, it would represent the single largest mass killing by a government’s forces against its own people in the modern era.

Headlines

Trump sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota (NewsNation)
DHS officials debunk viral claims ICE used five-year-old boy as “bait” (NY Post)
IDF recovers body of final hostage Ran Gvili (Jerusalem Post)
Columbia University picks new president after scrutiny over mishandling campus protests (NY Post)

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Armed Subversive Shot in Minneapolis

Douglas Andrews

First things first: We here in our shop roundly reject the use of deadly force against peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment rights. Of course, nothing like that has happened in the sanctuary state of Minnesota or anywhere else, and we commend our law enforcement officers for their remarkable restraint amid untold thousands of tension-filled encounters with not-so-peaceful provocateurs.

And because of this, we can say unequivocally: Had Renee Good and Alex Pretti been peaceful protesters rather than violent agitators obstructing federal law enforcement operations, they’d be alive today. Full stop.

The video of the Pretti shooting is grim, as shootings always are.

As The Wall Street Journal reports, “In the hours after the shooting, the Department of Homeland Security alleged that Pretti ‘violently resisted’ disarmament until officers fired ‘defensive shots.’ But bystander footage … contradicts that version of events. The footage appears to show a federal officer pulling a handgun away from Pretti. Less than a second later, an agent fires several rounds.”

That’s a troubling assessment, to be sure, and it appears that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem got a bit out over her skis in her initial explanation of events. But prudent people, from President Donald Trump all the way down, are right to refrain from rendering a judgment until all the facts are in, all the officers involved have been interviewed, and all the video footage has been thoroughly reviewed.

“We’re looking, we’re reviewing everything and will come out with a determination,” said the president yesterday during a five-minute phone interview with the Journal. “I don’t like any shooting. But I don’t like it when somebody goes into a protest, and he’s got a very powerful, fully loaded gun with two magazines loaded up with bullets also. That doesn’t play good either.”

Minnesota is a right-to-carry state, and Pretti was indeed carrying — which he had every right to do. But one has to question the wisdom of wading into a tense law enforcement operation with a loaded weapon if your intent is merely to peacefully protest. In any case, it’s rather rich to see all these leftists suddenly finding their religion on Second Amendment rights.

As our Mark Alexander, himself a former law enforcement officer, notes, “In a confrontation with police, there is no obligation that they stop and ask about your carry permit. That’s a red herring. And it’s not clear whether, when resisting arrest, Pretti, at some point, reached for his weapon.”

If only Minnesota’s state and local law enforcement officials were working with their federal brothers rather than against them. To this point, President Trump took to ALL CAPS to say, “LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB!” while adding that failed Governor Tim Walz and insurrectionist Mayor Jacob Frey “are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric!”

In addition, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he’s sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota. “He has not been involved in that area,” said Trump, “but knows and likes many of the people there. Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.” Homan, as you’ll recall, is the career law-enforcement professional who was presented with the nation’s highest civil service award by none other than Barack Obama — and then promptly branded a Nazi when he answered Donald Trump’s call to service.

Speaking of Nazis, I give you Governor Walz, who disgracefully demagogued over the weekend, “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s gonna write that children’s story about Minnesota.”

If only somebody would write a children’s story about the need for a civil society to enforce its laws. And about the difference between peaceful protest and violent insurrection.

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Roger Helle: In Their Own Words — We’ve become used to lying, but there is a spiritual gift in the Word of God that we’ve overlooked. It’s called “discernment.”

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Leave Minneapolis Now — Minneapolis is in trouble, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is making it worse. But should President Trump even step in at this point?

SHORT CUTS

Fact-Check: False

“In just one year, Donald Trump has tanked the economy, sent prices soaring, decimated the job market, and left families everywhere struggling.” —DNC Chair Ken Martin

False Equivalence

“It is really damning when we think about the degree to which mass-media outlets reported on Joe Biden. … Yet we are seeing behavior from Donald Trump that is increasingly erratic and alarming and everyone’s pretending that this is normal.” —Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

The BIG Lies

“Liam Ramos is just a baby. He should be at home with his family, not used as bait by ICE and held in a Texas detention center.” —former Vice President Kamala Harris

“The first murder in the city of Minneapolis was perpetrated by federal agents.” —Minneapolis City Councilmember Jamison Whiting

Re: The Left

“The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric! Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB!” —President Donald Trump after the latest fatal confrontation with police in Minneapolis

“One has to ask, what is all this hullabaloo going on in Minneapolis? Simple, it is about deranged people who do not understand the law, and are willfully breaking the law, and insidiously defending those who have broken the law.” —Allen West

“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris opened the border, creating a humanitarian crisis, and now leftists say the real problem is cleaning up that mess.” —Nate Jackson

“When I fret that the Trump administration may be overplaying its hand in dealing with narco-terrorists, I am reminded we are in this position because of Biden, a man the very Democrats who demand I denounce Trump gave cover to, a pass to and pretended he had no problems.” —Erick Erickson

European Weakness

“Just last year, here in Davos, I ended my speech with the words, ‘Europe needs to know how to defend itself.’ A year has passed, and nothing has changed.” —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

For the Record

“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations.” —Donald Trump

The Tide Is Turning

“In essence, [JPMorgan Chase] debanked plaintiff’s accounts because it believed that the political tide at the moment favored doing so. JPMC’s reckless decision is leading a growing trend by financial institutions in the United States of America to cut off a consumer’s access to banking services if their political views contradict with those of the financial institution.” —legal complaint in the lawsuit between Donald Trump and JPMorgan Chase bank

Upright

“In the ancient pagan world, discarding children was routine. From the skeletons in brothels to the child sacrifice of the Mayans, the mark of barbarism is that we treat babies like inconveniences to be discarded rather than the blessings to cherish that they are. … The March for Life … is about whether we will remain a civilization under God or we whether we ultimately return to the paganism that dominated the past.” —Vice President JD Vance

Roasting Gavin, Again

“I think [Gavin Newsom] may be in over his hairdo. And being on the national stage is very different than being governor of California with no signature achievements. But to say strange things like, ‘President Trump is a Tyrannosaurus rex’ — what the [heck] does that mean? I could say, ‘Gavin Newsom is a Brontosaurus with a brain the size of a walnut.’” —Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Belly Laugh of the Day

“Michelle Obama should start a podcast with Meghan Markle because no two women have complained more and contributed less.” —satirist Jimmy Failla

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CLOWNSHOW: Minnesota National Guard Deployed to Federal Facility to Distribute Snacks, Coffee, and Hot Chocolate to Anti-ICE Mob — Told to Wear Vests So They’re Not Mistaken for Federal Agents | The Gateway Pundit

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CLOWNSHOW: Minnesota National Guard Deployed to Federal Facility to Distribute Snacks, Coffee, and Hot Chocolate to Anti-ICE Mob — Told to Wear Vests So They’re Not Mistaken for Federal Agents

National Guard emblem featuring a soldier with a musket, surrounded by a circular blue and red design with the text "Always Ready Always There."

In yet another display of absolute weakness from Democrat leadership, the Minnesota National Guard has been reduced to serving as a catering service for radical left-wing agitators.

Instead of maintaining order or protecting federal property from the lawless mobs that have besieged the city, our brave men and women in uniform are now apparently being ordered to reward the mob.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the National Guard weeks ago as protests surged after federal immigration operations intensified in the Twin Cities.

According to reports coming out of Minnesota, Guard members have been deployed to a federal facility, not to hold the line, but to ensure the anti-ICE protesters stay warm and fed.

News commentator Anthony Cabassa broke the unbelievable story, revealing that the Guard has effectively been turned into a taxpayer-funded concierge service for the radical Left.

“MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.”

But it gets worse.

The orders given to these Guard members highlight just how backwards the situation has become. The leadership is so terrified of offending the mob—and so afraid of the rioters turning violent—that they have ordered the troops to distinguish themselves from actual federal agents.

According to Cabassa, the troops were issued specific instructions regarding their attire:

“They were given reflective vests so protestors don’t confuse them with federal agents.”

You can watch the video HERE.

The bizarre scene unfolded as protests continued to intensify across Minneapolis in response to the January 24 fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal Border Patrol agent.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other Democrat leaders have repeatedly aligned themselves with anti-ICE activists, sanctuary policies, and soft-on-crime ideology. But this latest incident pushes the absurdity to a new level.

The National Guard exists to protect citizens, critical infrastructure, and public order, not to act as a mobile café for mobs protesting the enforcement of federal law.

At a time when border chaos, fentanyl deaths, and violent crime are devastating American communities, Minnesota Democrats are busy turning serious institutions into props for performative politics.

Welcome to the Clown Show.

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JUST IN: Trump GOES OFF – Demands Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor to Cooperate with Federal Government Amid Minnesota Insurrection, Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Ending Sanctuary Cities | The Gateway Pundit

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JUST IN: Trump GOES OFF – Demands Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor to Cooperate with Federal Government Amid Minnesota Insurrection, Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Ending Sanctuary Cities

Donald Trump seated at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, discussing policy with the American flag and other memorabilia in the background.

President Trump on Sunday issued a blistering statement and list of demands for local Democratic leaders, namely Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, amid the ongoing violent riots in Minneapolis.

The President further called for Congress to “immediately pass Legislation to END Sanctuary Cities, which is the root cause of all of these problems.”

“American Cities should be Safe Sanctuaries for Law Abiding American Citizens ONLY, not Illegal Alien Criminals who broke our Nation’s Laws.”

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Border Patrol fatally shot a man, identified as 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, during a struggle on Saturday morning after the suspect pulled his gun on agents, sparking riots and further attacks on law enforcement.

Anti-ICE rioters immediately began clashing with ICE and setting fires as law enforcement deployed crowd control measures following Pretti’s death. Thousands of anti-ICE rioters established an “autonomous zone” after overwhelming Minneapolis police and driving them out of the area.

On Sunday, a viral video from the riots shows a mob of rioters violently attacking and tackling a federal officer.

SHOCKING VIDEO: Federal Officers Attacked and Tackled by Violent Minneapolis Rioters

The Trump Administration has recently placed roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers on standby for deployment to Minnesota as President Trump weighs invoking the Insurrection Act. Additionally, Minnesota National Guard troops have been mobilized in Minneapolis to support law enforcement.

On Saturday, in an apparent warning to Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and other Democratic leaders nationwide, Trump went off, condemning leftist politicians for “encouraging Leftwing Agitators to unlawfully obstruct their operations to arrest the Worst of the Worst People” and “putting Illegal Alien Criminals over Taxpaying, Law-Abiding Citizens.” He further credited the Democrats for the shooting deaths of Renee Good, who attempted to ram an ICE agent with her car, and Alex Pretti, who clashed with agents while armed with a pistol.

“I won the Election in a Historic Landslide, and Republicans won Majorities in both the House and Senate, in large part, because we pledged to SEAL THE BORDER, which we have done, and launch the largest Mass Deportation of Illegal Alien Criminals in American History,” Trump declared. “This Deportation effort is underway, and in Republican run Cities and States, these operations are going peacefully and smoothly, because Local Law Enforcement Officers are allowed to work with their Federal counterparts.”

“That is why I am hereby calling on Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor in the United States of America to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our Nation’s Laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of Division, Chaos, and Violence,” Trump said.

Trump gave the following four commands to Democratic officials, all of which are “rooted in COMMON SENSE, and will provide the best possible circumstances to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” he said:

1. Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, along with all Illegal Criminals with an active warrant or known Criminal History, for Immediate Deportation.

2. State and Local Law Enforcement must agree to turn over all Illegal Aliens arrested by Local Police.

3. Local Police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.

4. Democrat Politicians must partner with the Federal Government to protect American Citizens in the rapid removal of all Criminal Illegal Aliens in our Country. Some Democrats, in places like Memphis, Tennessee, or Washington, D.C., have done so, resulting in safer streets for ALL.

The Trump Administration is standing by, and waiting for ANY Democrat to do the right thing, and work with us on these important matters of MAKING AMERICA SAFE like it is in all sections of our Country where we are, together with Local Leadership, participating and involved,” Trump said.

Full statement below:

During the four years of Crooked Joe Biden and Democrat failed leadership, Tens of Millions of Illegal Alien Criminals poured into our Country, including Hundreds of Thousands of Convicted Murderers, Rapists, Kidnappers, Drug Dealers, and Terrorists.

I won the Election in a Historic Landslide, and Republicans won Majorities in both the House and Senate, in large part, because we pledged to SEAL THE BORDER, which we have done, and launch the largest Mass Deportation of Illegal Alien Criminals in American History. This Deportation effort is underway, and in Republican run Cities and States, these operations are going peacefully and smoothly, because Local Law Enforcement Officers are allowed to work with their Federal counterparts. For example, in the five Republican run States of Texas, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Louisiana, ICE has arrested 150,245 Criminal Illegal Aliens over the past year — with ZERO protests, riots, or chaos. Why? Because Local Police and ICE are cooperating and working together.

Meanwhile, Democrat run Sanctuary Cities and States are REFUSING to cooperate with ICE, and they are actually encouraging Leftwing Agitators to unlawfully obstruct their operations to arrest the Worst of the Worst People! By doing this, Democrats are putting Illegal Alien Criminals over Taxpaying, Law-Abiding Citizens, and they have created dangerous circumstances for EVERYONE involved. Tragically, two American Citizens have lost their lives as a result of this Democrat ensued chaos.

That is why I am hereby calling on Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and EVERY Democrat Governor and Mayor in the United States of America to formally cooperate with the Trump Administration to enforce our Nation’s Laws, rather than resist and stoke the flames of Division, Chaos, and Violence:

1. Governor Walz and Mayor Frey should turn over all Criminal Illegal Aliens that are currently incarcerated in their State Prisons and Jails to Federal Authorities, along with all Illegal Criminals with an active warrant or known Criminal History, for Immediate Deportation.

2. State and Local Law Enforcement must agree to turn over all Illegal Aliens arrested by Local Police.

3. Local Police must assist Federal Law Enforcement in apprehending and detaining Illegal Aliens who are wanted for Crimes.

4. Democrat Politicians must partner with the Federal Government to protect American Citizens in the rapid removal of all Criminal Illegal Aliens in our Country. Some Democrats, in places like Memphis, Tennessee, or Washington, D.C., have done so, resulting in safer streets for ALL.

In addition, I am hereby calling on the United States Congress to immediately pass Legislation to END Sanctuary Cities, which is the root cause of all of these problems. American Cities should be Safe Sanctuaries for Law Abiding American Citizens ONLY, not Illegal Alien Criminals who broke our Nation’s Laws.

All of these requests are rooted in COMMON SENSE, and will provide the best possible circumstances to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! The Trump Administration is standing by, and waiting for ANY Democrat to do the right thing, and work with us on these important matters of MAKING AMERICA SAFE like it is in all sections of our Country where we are, together with Local Leadership, participating and involved.

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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A War Has Erupted On The Streets Of America, And It Is Going To End With Martial Law In Major U.S. Cities | The Economic Collapse

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Chaos has erupted in the streets of major cities all over this country, and it appears that we have reached a boiling point which could cause events to completely spiral out of control. We knew that there was no way that the Trump administration was going to back down on immigration enforcement, and we knew that there was no way that the left was going to back down and allow ICE to conduct mass deportations without resistance. In fact, the left now has “response teams” that literally operate like military units in cities such as Chicago, Minneapolis and New York City. So it was inevitable that we would see more violent confrontations, and now another protester has died. The left is promising to fight back harder than ever, and President Trump is seriously considering invoking the Insurrection Act. As both sides continue to raise the stakes, it is just a matter of time before this crisis ends with martial law in major U.S. cities.

Every time a protester dies, it is just going to make things even worse.

Following the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, enormous protests immediately erupted in Minneapolis, New York, Washington and Los Angeles…

Protests erupted in multiple U.S. cities after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti, a 37‑year‑old intensive care unit nurse, during a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, escalating tensions over immigration enforcement and prompting Democratic lawmakers to demand that federal officers leave Minnesota.

Demonstrations broke out in Minneapolis, New York, Washington and Los Angeles, with hundreds braving subzero temperatures in Minnesota to confront federal agents in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting involving an ICE officer earlier this month.

Things got particularly crazy in Minneapolis.

James O’Keefe and his team were surrounded by hundreds of rioters, and he is claiming that they barely made it out of there alive…

It takes a lot of courage to venture into a situation like that in the first place, because the streets of Minneapolis are a war zone at this stage.

In a subsequent post, O’Keefe described how lawless things have become in the downtown area…

URGENT UPDATE: I’ve never experienced anything quite like today in my life. I’ve interacted with the Cartel and have witnessed some crazy things in the desert in ‘24. But what strikes me is how organized these agitators in Minneapolis are. They have spotters everywhere in the city and suburbs, on street corners, even 30 minutes away from downtown. They have people at hotels that work with them and signal to them which made it making it difficult for us to lose our tail once my cover was blown. Usually I lose a tail. Not this time. We switched locations THREE times. I recorded and posted this while leaving Wayzata, while they were STILL surveilling. We all agreed we must make the threats public ASAP, even if we had people still in the field with the hidden cams.

Earlier around noon, while @camhigby released his report on the Signal threads, I was inside what appeared to be a fully autonomous Zone. No police presence. The police were told to leave. I identified myself as Press and they said they will kill Press and will not let me leave. My skin was fully covered because it was so cold. But because they couldn’t verify who I was, they screamed and started throwing ice bottles at us. One hit, @SKRUCHTENMMA, a marine who was with me. They patted him down like THEY were the authorities, attempting to confiscate any weapons. They were set to destroy our vehicle before we even got to it. I will have a full video report shortly.

But the bigger picture here is more important. I am angry. But not at the agitators. I find myself already angry at the people who don’t understand what we’re dealing with and will do nothing about it. When I got to the suburbs I felt like I was in a simulation.

I believe the American people need to wake up. This moment is a warning about where we’re headed. Fear pushes people to care only about their money and their families—I get it. But when fear turns inward, when self-preservation and greed replace moral courage, evil goes unchallenged. And history shows that what we ignore today will come for all of us tomorrow.

In that post, O’Keefe mentioned a report that was released by Cam Higby.

Apparently Higby had infiltrated the Signal groups that the left is using to direct the activities of their “response teams”…

Let’s begin with citizen journalist Cam Higby’s bombshell reporting, who says he “infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them.”

“Each area of the city has a Signal group, or in some cases multiple groups. Let’s start with a screen recording of all members of the south side group,” Higby said.

Spotters on the ground flag license plates that are then run through a database of suspected federal vehicles, and if a match is found specific instructions are sent out through the Signal groups to units that are specifically tasked with impeding ICE…

Higby describes spending several days undercover deep within left-wing activist Signal groups that coordinate pressure campaigns against ICE agents. He notes that members use emojis to designate their specific roles and responsibilities.

According to Higby, the group’s core operations include organizing mobile patrols that continuously search for suspected federal vehicles. When a vehicle is flagged, its details are shared with designated “plate checkers,” who cross-reference the information against a database of known federal assets and update the records if a match is confirmed.

“Dispatch runs a maxed-out call all day, telling protesters where ICE has been spotted and how they can best be impeded,” he said.

These leftists are running a very sophisticated operation, and it appears that local police are cooperating with them on at least some level…

I have never seen anything like this before.

At one point some of the rioters decided to try to set up an “autonomous zone” in the part of the city where Alex Pretti was killed…

Left-wing rioters erected barricades in the streets of Minneapolis after Border Patrol agents fatally shot a man in possession of a gun Saturday.

Alex Pretti, 37, was killed during what a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) statement described as a “targeted” enforcement operation at 9:05 a.m. local time, triggering riots. Jorge Ventura, reporting for the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF), posted video of one such barricade made with dumpsters and trash cans Saturday afternoon.

“Protesters have blocked and barricaded multiple streets near the shooting, many people from out of town are starting to arrive here in Minneapolis and despite the massive amounts of tear gas used by authorities, the crowd is only getting bigger,” Ventura says.

Ventura told the DCNF that Minneapolis police and the Minnesota State Patrol “are letting them take to the streets” and not making any effort to remove the barricades. The Minneapolis Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the DCNF.

It is difficult for me to put the chaos that we are witnessing into words.

Fox’s Garrett Tenney was on the scene as these rioters were setting up the “autonomous zone”, and he was quite shaken by what he saw…

We’ve got a couple thousand protesters here, just completely filling this entire area. And one of the chants you heard them saying, for the last few minutes, is “Keep this block.” They’ve set up barricades blocking off this entire area that were removed by police initially. They have now moved those garbage trucks, the tables, the chairs, and they’re saying that they are going to keep this almost making it an autonomous zone.

They were chanting before that, “Whose streets? Our streets.” And that is significant, because, as we’ve talked about, Governor Tim Walz said, we have the forces that we need to secure this area; we don’t need the federal agents here. We saw, though, what happened as soon as the federal agents left this area, local and state police were completely overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of protesters that were here and got driven out of this area altogether. So, clearly they did not have the forces they needed to secure this area, then. The question is going forward into tonight, when things tend to get a little dicier, will they have the forces to control and to secure the city as a whole, or is it going to be a repeat?

The local police are pretty much standing down and allowing the rioters to do whatever they want.

Apparently some of the rioters were even brandishing guns…

We keep being told that the protesters are “peaceful”, but they aren’t peaceful at all.

They physically confront ICE officers wherever they can find them, and these confrontations often turn violent.

In fact, we just witnessed one incident in which an ICE officer had his finger bitten off…

In a disturbing incident amid ongoing anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officer had his finger bitten off by a rioter, according to a post from Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.

McLaughlin shared graphic photos on X, showing the injured officer sitting in a vehicle, his uniform caked in mud, as a gloved hand tends to his mangled finger.

One image shows the severed fingertip, bloodied and raw, and another shows it preserved in a small plastic container, presumably for medical evaluation.

McLaughlin confirmed that the officer will lose the finger.

We all knew that there would be more violence.

Of course there is no way that the Trump administration will back down and allow the left to claim victory.

That is not the way that President Trump operates.

And after everything that has transpired, there is no way that the left is going to back down either.

So a lot more violence is coming.

It probably won’t be too long before President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act.

But that certainly won’t be the end of it either.

Ultimately, I believe that we will see martial law in major U.S. cities, and that will be extremely unfortunate.

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Top Democrats Choose To Stir The Pot By Calling On Anti-ICE Rioters To Escalate Matters | End Of The American Dream

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When there is rioting in the streets, it is the responsibility of all politicians to calm people down. If we are going to have a civilized nation, we must resolve our differences peacefully. So when there is violence in the streets like we are witnessing in Minnesota right now, for the good of the country our leaders need to call for peace. But instead of doing that, some top Democrats are choosing to stir things up even more. This is exceedingly irresponsible, and a lot more people could end up dying as a result.

There is a very important question about the crisis in Minnesota that most people are not asking.

When Alex Pretti died, what was ICE trying to do?

The answer is that ICE was attempting to deport an illegal immigrant with a criminal record that had been involved in domestic violence…

The accused criminal migrant in the operation that resulted in the shooting death of a Minneapolis anti-ICE protester Saturday has been identified as illegal alien Jose Huerta-Chuma.

Huerta-Chuma, of Ecuador, was arrested by Department of Homeland Security officers on Saturday and apprehended for driving without a license, according to Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and the Washington Times.

Huerta-Chuma’s criminal record includes charges for domestic assault, disorderly conduct, and driving without a license, federal authorities said.

The mainstream media isn’t even talking about this.

Alex Pretti never should have been there.

He needlessly died trying to prevent the feds from deporting a violent domestic predator.

It is time for top Democrats to tell the rioters to go home.

If there are concerns about the tactics that ICE is using, they need to be addressed using legal means.

Civil conflict is not good for the country, but some top Democrats continue to stir the pot.

For example, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling on the left to “mobilize against what we know is wrong”…

Do not let this administration intimidate you out of using your First Amendment right to organize and mobilize against what we know is wrong.

We must remember: we outnumber them.

We can’t allow them to divide us. We must stay united to fight for a better future for all of us.

Physically impeding federal law enforcement officers from legally doing their jobs is against the law.

Any politician that calls for protesters to do that is stoking rebellion against the federal government.

When AOC stated that “we outnumber them”, she was suggesting something very sinister.

I don’t think that she even understands how far over the line she has gone.

Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar is using rhetoric that is even more heated…

More incitement came from Minnesota Representative and Squad member Ilhan Omar, who posted the video to X and wrote that it appears to be “an execution by immigration enforcement.”

“I am absolutely heartbroken, horrified, and appalled that federal agents murdered another member of our community. It is beyond shameful these federal agents are targeting our residents instead of protecting them,” she wrote, lying for maximum effect to target ICE agents.

She went on to claim that the incident “isn’t isolated or accidental,” and charged that the Trump administration is “trying to beat us into submission rather than protect us.”

“This administration cannot continue violating constitutional rights under the guise of immigration enforcement. ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately,” Omar wrote. “Their presence is terrorizing our communities, violating rights, and taking lives with zero accountability.”

Federal officials certainly did not “target” Alex Pretti.

It was actually the other way around.

Alex Pretti was there to physically confront federal officials and prevent them from doing their jobs.

If he would have just allowed them to do their jobs he would still be alive today.

Of course many top Democrats are putting all of the blame on ICE officers and are putting none of the blame on the protesters. In fact, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz just held a press conference in which he compared the Trump administration’s immigration policies to Nazi Germany…

‘We believe in law and order in this state. In this state, we believe in peace, and we believe that Donald Trump needs to pull these 3,000 untrained agents out of Minnesota before they kill another person.’

During the press conference, Walz compared America’s immigration laws to Nazi Germany, saying: ‘Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody’s going to write that children’s story about Minnesota.’

He knows that this kind of talk is going to stir people up even more.

But I think that is what he wants.

You would think that someone like Barack Obama would take a more sober approach, but even he is choosing to stir things up…

Obama placed the blame for Pretti’s death, along with the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in the same city, squarely on the shoulders of the ICE and Border Patrol officers involved, and with Trump administration officials who have defended them.

The Democrat politician said the federal agents caused the deaths by using ’embarrassing, lawless and cruel tactics’ which have endangered US citizens.

He also slammed government officials for being ‘eager to escalate the situation while offering public explanations for the shooting that aren’t informed by any serious investigations – and that appear to be directly contradicted by video evidence’.

We now have a situation where neither side intends to back down.

The Trump administration cannot afford to back down now because allowing the rioters in Minnesota to win would make President Trump look very weak, and that is something that the White House is desperate to avoid.

And the protesters have absolutely no intention of backing down after the deaths of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. Instead, they are gearing up for the next round of the fight.

So more people are going to get hurt.

In Washington, we could actually see a government shutdown by the end of this week because some Senate Democrats are vowing not to vote for any bill that contains funding for ICE…

The U.S. government is nearing the brink of a partial shutdown by the end of the week after federal immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minnesota on Saturday, the second such incident this month.

The Senate is set to vote this week on a massive House-passed $1.2 trillion package to fund the Department of Homeland Security, along with a wide swath of government, before the Jan. 30 deadline. But the shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is now threatening to derail the funding package as a growing chorus of Democrats warns they will oppose it unless funding for the Department of Homeland Security is stripped out.

This is a very serious situation.

It takes 60 votes for a bill to advance in the Senate, and Chuck Schumer knows that he is holding all the cards…

The rapidly escalating opposition to the measure, which includes $64.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, including $10 billion for ICE, amplified the likelihood of a partial government shutdown at the end of the month. The legislation requires the support of Democrats to muster the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster and advance in the Senate.

“Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the D.H.S. funding bill is included,” Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, said in a statement, calling what is unfolding in Minnesota “appalling” and “unacceptable in any American city.”

Now that Schumer has drawn a line in the sand, it is unclear how this crisis is going to be resolved any time soon.

President Trump is certainly not going to give Schumer what he wants.

Instead, I believe that President Trump may soon invoke the Insurrection Act.

In a very long post on Truth Social, President Trump actually accused Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz of “inciting Insurrection”…

This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!), and ready to go – What is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that many of these Police were not allowed to do their job, that ICE had to protect themselves — Not an easy thing to do! Why does Ilhan Omar have $34 Million Dollars in her account? And where are the Tens of Billions of Dollars that have been stolen from the once Great State of Minnesota? We are there because of massive Monetary Fraud, with Billions of Dollars missing, and Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State through the Democrats’ Open Border Policy. We want the money back, and we want it back, NOW. Those Fraudsters who stole the money are going to jail, where they belong! This is no different than a really big Bank Robbery. Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric! Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB! 12,000 Illegal Alien Criminals, many of them violent, have been arrested and taken out of Minnesota. If they were still there, you would see something far worse than you are witnessing today!

I think that Trump used the word “insurrection” very purposely.

I think that he is starting to lay the groundwork for invoking the Insurrection Act.

Of course once that happens, I expect the left to raise things to another level as well.

By the time this crisis is ultimately over, I anticipate that we will actually see martial law in major U.S. cities.

That is an outcome that we should be working very hard to avoid, but unfortunately both sides are boiling with anger right now.

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AG Pam Bondi Sends Strongly Worded Letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Two political figures, one with blonde hair and the other with gray hair, appear in a split image against a backdrop of flags.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has sent a sternly worded letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, accusing his state’s leftist immigration policies of putting federal law enforcement officers in grave danger.

The letter comes on the heels of a deadly shooting in Minneapolis, where Border Patrol agents shot an armed agitator during an immigration enforcement operation, sparking riots and unrest in the liberal stronghold.

Bondi’s letter directly blames Walz and other Minnesota Democrats for fostering “lawlessness” by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.

“The State of Minnesota has refused to enforce the law, and the consequences are heartbreaking. Americans are watching politicians ignore federal immigration law, criminals attack federal law enforcement, and rioters storm church services. I write to urge a change,” Bondi began.

Bondi continued, “Unfortunately, you and other Minnesota officials have refused to support the men and women risking their lives to protect Americans and uphold the rule of law. Because Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul have chosen to ignore federal immigration law by enacting sanctuary laws and policies, the federal agents led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have operated alone. And politicians in your state are not just refusing to help these agents, they are putting federal agents in danger.”

The letter demands immediate action to “bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota” and support federal efforts to remove criminal illegal aliens, stating that such cooperation “will save lives.”

Bondi offered three steps Walz could take to “restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota.”

She wrote:

First, share all of Minnesota’s records on Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Service programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program data, with the federal government. Allowing the federal government to efficiently investigate fraud will save Minnesota taxpayers’ money and ensure that Minnesota’s welfare funds are being used to help those in need, not enrich fraudsters.

Second, repeal the sanctuary policies that have led to so much crime and violence in your state. Removing criminal illegal aliens from Minnesota neighborhoods will save lives, and state and local officials should support this goal. All detention facilities in your state should cooperate fully with ICE, honor immigration detainers, and permit ICE to interview detainees in custody to determine immigration status. I urge you to reach an agreement with ICE that allows them to remove illegal aliens in custody of Minnesota’s prisons and jails and avoids pushing these interactions into your streets.

Third, allow the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to access voter rolls to confirm that Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law as authorized by the Civil Rights Act of 1960. Fulfilling this common sense request will better guarantee free and fair elections and boost confidence in the rule of law.

Bondi said she is confident that these actions would “help bring back law and order to Minnesota and improve the lives of Americans.”

The AG concluded the letter by saying, “The time has come for state and local officials in your state to change course. As the chief law enforcement officer of the United States, I am committed to enforcing federal immigration laws and keeping every American safe. Minnesota can and should be a partner with this administration. Do not obstruct federal immigration enforcement; do not allow rioters to take over the streets and houses of worship; do not hinder federal officials from investigating financial fraud and violations of election laws. Whether state and local politicians stand in the way or not, we will work every day to protect Americans and make Minnesota Safe Again. I request that you join us in that effort.”

In a letter to MN Gov. Tim Walz (D) Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records. @JasonWhitely pic.twitter.com/Iin9jPxaxs
— Steven Spainhouer (@SpainhouerinTX) January 25, 2026

The shooting has ignited widespread protests, with radicals clashing with law enforcement and declaring an “autonomous zone” ruled by the leftist agitators.

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Week in Review · January 19-23, 2026

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Dumb & Dumber
“This is First Amendment activity.” —Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison regarding the storming of a church (Now do mosques…)
“None of us are immune to the voice of the public. … It’s just something you’ve got to live with in a society like this.” —Keith Ellison
The BIG Lie
“We did not rush into that church. We actually went and sat down and participated in the service.” —Nekima Levy Armstrong, organizer of the protest meant to spread terror at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday
Justifying Terrorism
“ICE has led the way in their charge of going onto school properties and detaining people from places that should be just as well kept sacred. … They cannot expect residents who are feeling terrorized and sieged to be operating under any different circumstances or any different rules than they are operating in.” —St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her
Lack of Self-Awareness Award
“ICE should not be able to storm houses of worship.” —House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Demagogue
“I am in support of abolishing ICE. … What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We’re seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it’s doing is terrorizing people no matter their immigration status.” —New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
Shot/Chaser
“ICE just detained a 5-year-old child. Don’t tell us this is about ‘the worst of the worst.’ That’s a lie. Absolutely vile.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
“ICE did NOT target a child. The child was ABANDONED. On January 20, ICE conducted a targeted operation to arrest Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias an illegal alien from Ecuador who was RELEASED into the U.S. by the Biden administration. As agents approached the driver Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, fled on foot — abandoning his child. For the child’s safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.” —DHS
Persona Non Grata
“The one place where we thought we would never experience this is the U.S. Godd**n States.” —Ilhan Omar
Praetorian Guard
“Donald Trump says you’re a criminal and you belong in prison … not because you did anything wrong, mind you, but because you did everything right.” —Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sucking up to former Trump inquisitor Jack Smith
Lawfare Tsunami 2.0
“The blue tsunami means that Congress is going to haul Elon Musk, ‘Big Balls,’ and a bunch of other people’s [rear ends] in front and say, ‘What crimes did you commit?’ And it’s going to get really serious. And the same with Trump. … We are serious about this. We are prosecuting. We’re going to uncover every document, every phone call, everything you did. We will be relentless about it.” —podcaster Jennifer Welch
“That means adding seats to the Supreme Court so that [its] immunity decision can be overturned and so Donald Trump can be held accountable for his crimes.” —former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta
Braying Jenny
“It’s time to do something about [Donald Trump], because he’s leading us into World War III.” —”The View” co-host Joy Behar
Letting the Cat Out of the Bag
“We’re one of 16 states to provide care to people regardless of their immigration status.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom admitting that American taxpayer dollars are going to illegal aliens
Race Bait
“Armed, masked, undertrained ICE agents are going door to door, ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live.” —Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
“I think that they’re entitled. And that entitlement comes from a supremacy, a white supremacy. And they think that this country was built for them.” —former CNN anchor Don Lemon speaking of the congregation of the church where he led protesters to invade and shut down worship
“We are seeing a sustained effort to eradicate the Voting Rights Act. That is the crown jewel … of the civil rights movement and an essential part of Dr. King’s legacy. … There is a concerted effort to re-segregate America.” —former Attorney General Eric Holder
“They about to outlaw the idea of white supremacy and white hate. Like, they are about to be like, ‘Oh, that’s not a thing.’ … We have seen these random black bodies be strung up down south. … You embolden everybody to take off their hoods. That is what [Trump] has done.” —Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
Village Idiots
“If you stand against heavily armed masked federal troops invading American cities and using Gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens — if you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest — then send a message to this president.” —singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen
“We’re seeing our neighbors being kidnapped, peaceful protesters being assaulted and murdered, our civil rights being stripped, resources to fight the climate crisis being cut for fossil fuels and animal agriculture destroying our planet, and people’s access to food and healthcare becoming a privilege for the wealthy instead of a new basic human right for all Americans.” —singer-songwriter Billie Eilish
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News Weakly – 1/24/2026 | Winging It

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The New Tolerance
Protesters in St. Paul (ironic name for this story) disrupted a church service at a church where the pastor is also a local official with ICE. The DOJ is threatening to investigate, but the group is defiant. They don’t think a church should be allowed to have an ICE official as its pastor and they will defend their right to dictate who can or can’t be a pastor to a church.

Unclear on the Concept
High school and college students walked out of class this week in protest to Trump’s immigration policies. One veteran attended the protest … to protest the protest. “I’m a veteran. And when I saw a bunch of illegals crossing the border over the last four years under Biden, it broke my heart. I support legal immigration.” He gets it. They don’t. What do the students hope to accomplish? What do they want if they did? Open borders? No law enforcement? Or just to be allowed to choose for themselves who gets in and who doesn’t? Do they even know?

Like Paul Said
Clergy, in direct opposition to Scripture (Rom 13:1-6), got themselves arrested in Minneapolis when they decided to protest the government. They didn’t get a sword (Rom 13:4), but suffered the consequences anyway.

Global … Warming?
Essentially everything from Arizona to New England is encountering one of the most potentially dangerous storms in a long, long time because of … global warming? I’ve said it before … if this global warming keeps up, we’re all going to freeze to death.

A Matter of Interest
A federal judge in Minnesota is facing questions about conflict of interest after refusing to approve criminal charges against Don Lemon who was involved in the protest at the Christian church there earlier. The judge’s wife works as an Assistant Attorney General in Keith Ellison’s office and is a vocal critic of the DOJ’s efforts.

Your Best Source for Fake News
(It’s all Minnesota, today.) In protest of ICE actions in Minnesota, law enforcement arrests churchgoers for interfering with the protest. I guess the protesters should be allowed their freedom of religion … where they worship their right to subjugate others’ freedom of religion. Dems take a different approach. They argue that ICE crackdowns will make illegal immigrants afraid to vote. They probably have a point … right there on the top of their heads. So it’s understandable that Trump has plans to convert the entire city of Minneapolis into an insane asylum. Some would call that extreme … others, “a good start.”

Must be true; I read it on the internet.

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Date: January 22, 2026
Host: Jim Schneider
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From the state of Minnesota to Mayor Mamdani of New York City, this edition of Crosstalk takes listeners around the nation and the world to bring you up-to-date on what’s happening. Here’s a selection of stories from the past week:

–America has officially withdrawn itself from the World Health Organization.

–The Department of Homeland Security joined the Department of Justice in arresting 3 individuals in connection with the planned riot at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday.

–A Minnesota federal magistrate judge has refused to sign a criminal complaint connected to former CNN host Don Lemon for his role in the church riot incident in St. Paul.

–There’s a disturbing report coming out of Minnesota that dogs belonging to an immigration officer are being targeted.

–In a chilling series of social media posts on Saturday evening, Minnesota state senator and former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh pledged to make the Cedar Riverside neighborhood a “no-go zone” for “white supremacists.”

–A Biden appointed judge issued a whack ruling last week, essentially hamstringing how federal law enforcement deals with peaceful protesters in Minnesota.

–Minnesota parents Destiny and Shawn Jackson claimed that their truck was lifted off the ground by a teargas canister as they were peacefully driving home with six kids from a basketball game. The problem? The couple was allegedly filmed participating in the mob that was harassing federal officers.

–Federal officials on Monday announced the seizure of more than $14,000 in undeclared cash from a pair of Somali-born American citizens heading out of Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport on Sunday.

–A racial equity and restorative justice non-profit funded by Minnesota taxpayers is calling for donations to a new bail fund that’s helping free anti-ICE agitators and illegal immigrants detained in Minneapolis.

–A federal law enforcement officer was injured Wednesday in California when a criminal illegal alien from El Salvador allegedly rammed officials with his car, prompting shots to be fired.

–U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Wednesday that it was surging people into Maine to conduct arrests of illegal immigrants there, looking to push back on the sanctuary politicians who run the state.

–A leading China analyst is warning that the recent surge of anti-ICE protests across the U.S. may not be as organic as they appear. He alleges that networks, tied to the Chinese Communist Party, could be covertly financing and directing the unrest.

–Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed on Tuesday that he supports abolishing ICE. On the “The View” TV show, he accused ICE of “terrorizing” people and violating the law while disregarding people’s “humanity.”

–New York City lost nearly 5,000 businesses early last year as employers closed their doors or left for other low tax states.

–Independent journalist Nick Shirley has testified before the House Judiciary Committee concerning widespread fraud. Jim provided audio from his testimony.

Three Lies About the Minneapolis Anti-ICE Protests | IFA

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The Minneapolis anti-ICE protests are a sign that we are a divided nation. Propaganda and lies are making the situation worse. Our country needs the Lord Jesus Christ and the truth that comes from following Him.

Visit your state page to pray.

Violence and Love?

There are lots of lies circulating about the Minneapolis protests, but this one is a real whopper. It involves Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who claims that the violent protests against ICE are a beautiful way of showing love. While appearing on ABC’s This Week, hosted by Jonathan Karl, Frey stressed, “I think it’s important to tell the whole country that this is not just about resistance here in Minneapolis, it’s about love.”

The lovey-dovey Frey is so wrapped up in hugs and kisses that he ignores the violent tactics that are being inflicted upon ICE agents while trying to do their job. Who knew that cursing, yelling death threats, punching, tackling, using cars as weapons, and storming into churches were all actions of love? Apparently, the mayor’s definition defies all logic and dictionary definitions.

“We are showing something far more powerful and consequential here, which is love. We are standing up for one another. You’ve got neighbors helping neighbors. You’ve got people uniting and coming together in this beautiful way,” gushed Mayor Frey.

Apparently, unchecked lawlessness and chaos are “beautiful” expressions of love. But the U.S. Justice Department isn’t buying into this charade. They vowed to open an investigation into the disruptions, using the “full force of federal law.”

On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mayor Frey insisted that Minneapolis would be “calm” again if federal agents would just leave. “We want to get back to a place where we can just love on our city, do our daily activities, just like any other town in America.”

That sounds all warm and fuzzy, but the problem is that Frey’s words are big, fluffy lies. The truth is that rampant fraud, theft, and criminal activity abounds in his sanctuary city. If he really wants to show love, he should follow the law by protecting legal American citizens instead of thieves and fraudsters.

Mobs and Mistaken Identity

The second lie involving the Minneapolis protests is a tangled tale of mistaken identity. It all began when a group of unlucky software engineers was misidentified as ICE agents by an angry mob of protesters. The men were enjoying their lunch when suddenly they found themselves, and the deli they were eating in, surrounded.

Ironically, one of the men who was misidentified as an ICE agent belongs to an anti-ICE Signal chat and is “on the anti-ICE side politically.” Before the confrontation, he received a message from SW Minnesota Rapid Response, which claimed that “plainclothes ICE agents were dining at the restaurant.” This message stated that the presence of ICE agents had been “confirmed by the owner” of the deli.

The group of software engineers was shocked upon realizing that they were the ones identified as the ICE agents. The men ventured outside the restaurant, only to be accosted by protesters yelling, “I hope you die,” while others called them “pedophiles.”

The software engineers addressed the protesters, explaining, “We do custom apps for a whole bunch of companies around Minnesota and the country.” One asked, “Do I look like an ICE agent?” This response only angered the mob more, who responded with “Yeah, you look like a f****** ICE agent,” and “Get the f*** out,” while blowing whistles.

The “ringleader” of the protesters raged that the software engineers were “white privileged males” who deserved what was happening to them. One man, identified as Lee, shared, “One of us is pro-ICE, one anti-ICE, others on the fence. After this, I think some of them are rethinking everything.”

The Left will always show its true colors. They are more interested in causing division and chaos than in any real change. The irrational nature of the anti-ICE protests in Minnesota is opening the eyes of many people who are beginning to understand that the protests are not about protecting the lives of illegal immigrants, but rather tearing down the nation that gives rights to legal citizens.

Teacher Insults Student Defending ICE

The third lie related to the Minneapolis protests is both disturbing and infuriating because it involves students who go to school to be educated, not indoctrinated. A social studies teacher and Gender and Sexuality Alliance adviser at Becker High School in Becker, Minnesota, is seen in a widely circulated video arguing with a student about the shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Some students defended the ICE agent’s actions in the confrontation, but the teacher, identified as Dr. Heather Abrahamson, insisted that “Your job as a police officer is to de-escalate.”

In the video, one student points out, “It was a split second.” The teacher responds, “No, because watch the video. He was not in danger!” A student states, “Just because you’re yelling does not mean you’re winning an argument.” Abrahamson reacts, “Just because you’re alive doesn’t mean you’re intelligent.” Another student who overheard the teacher’s comment questioned, “You just gonna take that man? She just called you stupid.”

Nowadays, educators are teaching more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Instead, some are pushing activism and social justice. Political views and opinions are treated as part of the social studies curriculum, but no one is allowed to object.

This is certainly a disturbing trend, but this is why we must continue praying and informing others about what’s really going on. The battle for truth is raging, but we are not powerless. Now more than ever, it’s time to put on the full armor of God and stand against the schemes of the enemy.

Lord Jesus, our nation is experiencing great division. We need Your strong hand to intervene and guide us to peace and healing amongst the chaos. Have mercy on our country.

These are just some of the lies circulating about the Minneapolis anti-ICE protests. How are you praying?

Angela Rodriguez is an author, blogger, and former teacher who studies the signs of the times, as well as the historical and biblical connections between Israel and the United States. You can visit her blogs at 67owls.com and 100trumpets.com. She is also the author of Psalm 91: Under the Wings of Jesus and Hallelujah’s Great Ride. Photo Credit: Fibonacci Blue – https://www.flickr.com/photos/44550450@N04/55053755439/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=182203164.

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What the Mainstream Media Doesn’t Tell You About Immigration Law with @MegynKelly

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Why is the biblical (and common sense) purpose of the government to punish wrongdoers being reversed in Minnesota? Federal agents are being blocked from arresting criminals, local officials are shielding criminals from accountability while sweeping massive amounts of fraud under the rug, and anti-ICE agitators are disrupting worship services without any local police response? Who is in the right, legally?

Political journalist @MegynKelly joins the program to expose the legal reality behind the radical activism happening in Minnesota and the growing conflict between the feds and the state. Drawing on her experience as a lawyer, Megyn explains clearly and concisely why sanctuary cities are defying federal authority, and why Americans (especially Christians) can no longer afford to stay silent as Islam quietly gains ground in the West.

Together, Frank and Megyn will answer questions like:

— Why did Megyn become a lawyer and how did she make the shift into political journalism?
— Does freedom of speech give us the right to protest and disrupt a worship service?
— What is the FACE Act of 1994?
— What’s the connection between BLM and the church agitators in Minnesota?
— What will happen to Tim Walz, Jacob Fry, and Don Lemon?
— Why does ICE face resistance in blue states but not red states?
— How are sanctuary cities complicating ICE’s ability to enforce immigration laws?
— What is the ultimate endgame of woke activism, according to Megyn?
— Who has jurisdiction over immigration, the federal or state government?
— Why is Islamophobia a bogus term?
— Why should Americans take note of what’s happening in the UK?

Winston Churchill once said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on.” If you’re feeling overwhelmed after reading through the latest news headlines and need clear and concise explanations of what the law says about today’s most complicated cultural issues, this is the episode for you!

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Mid-Day Digest · January 23, 2026

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Good news: Crime is down: The murder rate across America hit a historic low last year, says a newly released report from the Council on Criminal Justice. The report, which analyzed crime stats from 40 cities, noted that 11 of 13 crime categories saw a decline. Nine categories saw decreases of 10% or greater, and homicides dropped 21%. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted the lowest homicide rate since 1900, concluding, “This is what happens when you have a President who fully mobilizes federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals and the worst of the worst illegal aliens.” The city with the largest drop in homicides was Denver, which reported a 41% decline, followed by Washington, DC, and Omaha, both with 40% declines. Overall, violent crime dropped to its lowest level since 2019, and car theft dropped by 27%.
Warrantless ICE entrees? Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit legal organization, circulated an ICE memo obtained from two unnamed government officials to Congress, and Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal has now released it to the public. The memo, signed by Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, instructs ICE agents on methods to enter the homes of illegal immigrants using only a Form I-205 “administrative warrant.” The whistleblowers and Blumenthal decry this action, as administrative warrants have typically only been used to arrest illegal immigrants in public places. Form I-205 differs from a judicial warrant in that it is signed by an ICE officer and relies on a prior final removal order issued by a judge. Typical judicial warrants to forcibly enter a home require a neutral magistrate’s signature. Although in today’s political climate, neutral magistrates may be an extinct species.
House passes last four funding bills: On Thursday, the House passed its final funding bills for 2026, as three minibus bills were packaged and passed by a vote of 341-88. These bills provide funding for the War Department, HUD, HHS, Transportation, Labor, and Education. The bill funding DHS was also passed by a vote of 220-207, despite opposition raised by Democrat leaders, who sought to politicize the death of anti-ICE agitator Renee Good over their opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement. Speaker Mike Johnson praised the House’s progress and attributed it to “returning the appropriations process to a committee-led, member-driven approach, as it should be.” The funding bills now head to the Senate, where they are expected to be taken up prior to the January 30 deadline.
Trump sues JPMorgan for $5 billion: In the wake of the protest-turned-riot on January 6, 2021, a bevy of institutions took action to silence the 45th president. Shortly after he left office, Donald Trump and his organization were informed that JPMorgan Chase had made the “final and unequivocal” decision to close his accounts, giving him just weeks to find an alternative. The lawsuit alleges that JPMC’s decision was because “the political tide at the moment favored doing so.” The bank argues that its commitment to following the letter and the spirit of the law left it no choice but to debank the former president against its own wishes. Somehow, the largest banking institution in America arguing that its hands were tied and that it had no alternative but to take unilateral action of a kind never seen before, without taking the issue to court, just doesn’t ring true.
Sayonara, WHO: The Trump administration officially withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization yesterday, ending its 78-year membership with the UN’s health agency. The White House pointed to the WHO’s mishandling of the COVID pandemic and subsequent “failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence” from the likes of China as the reason for this action. The fact of the matter is that, like much of the UN, the WHO has become little other than an organization that exists to push increasingly radical leftist ideology under the guise of “healthcare” and “science.” It’s a globalist front organization, and it’s about time America reclaimed a bit of sovereignty and left.
The TikTok deal: All those leftists who use TikTok can thank President Trump for saving it, but they won’t. After a year of extensions on the complete ban, a deal has been reached for a group of investors that includes the American tech giant Oracle, the California-based private equity fund Silver Lake, and the United Arab Emirates investment firm MGX, with ByteDance keeping a 19.9% stake in the U.S. operation. Trump’s fourth extension was going to end today, so the deal came in the nick of time. The New York Times cried foul because several of the investors have ties to Trump, but the real concern is whether China still controls the algorithms and data. The deal did not transfer the company’s algorithm to the new enterprise; rather, ByteDance is licensing it to the U.S. TikTok. Who controls the propaganda machine remains to be seen.
No more funding for research via fetal tissue: Donald Trump, the self-described “most pro-life president ever,” sometimes needs reminding of that fact, but not this time. The National Institutes of Health on Thursday ended federal funding for any research that uses tissue from aborted babies. This win prevents the sale of aborted babies to labs for research into areas like stem cells, but NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya stressed that parents who suffer miscarriages can still donate the baby’s body to science. Abortion is the moral issue of our time, and widespread adoption of the abortion pill has led to an explosion of problems, but decisions like this from the NIH that get between abortionists and a paycheck are a step in the right direction.
Nick Shirley eyes California: The upstart journalist who exposed the “Quality Learing Center” in Minnesota is turning his attention to California. His path is not easy. Nick Shirley’s home has been doxed, and his family has received calls from the public, forcing him to hire 24-hour security. Undeterred, Shirley has said he will pursue fraud cases in California to discover the truth. He specifically mentioned California’s high-speed rail project, which has been ongoing for decades and has produced no visible results so far. Earlier this year, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli launched an investigation into the $24 billion the state had spent over the last five years to combat homelessness, an amount “no one can account for.” Blue states, it seems, provide fraud investigators like Shirley fertile ground with which to work.
TPUSA sends cease-and-desist to Candace: She has been asking for it for months, and it finally happened: podcaster Candace Owens received a cease-and-desist letter from Turning Point USA. The final warning implores Owens to stop her ongoing smear campaign since the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, wherein she has been spinning increasingly outlandish and false conspiracies blaming members of TPUSA and even Charlie’s wife, Erika, for “somehow” being involved in his murder. An increasingly unhinged Owens responded to the letter by insisting that it was more “evidence” proving her wild conspiracy claims and then claimed, “Get your lawyer to send a cease-and-desist to the sun, and you will have better luck getting it to stop than getting me to look away from what happened to Charlie. That’s how I feel, uhkay?” Looks like Owens will soon be facing a lawsuit.

Headlines

Trump revokes Canada’s spot on “Board of Peace” following Davos remarks (Fox News)
Judge bars FBI from reviewing seized Washington Post reporter’s electronics (Washington Examiner)
Trump aims to topple Cuba’s communist regime by the end of the year: report (NY Post)
The Chinese spy machine infiltrating Taiwan’s military (WSJ)
Satire: Minnesota arrests churchgoers for interrupting protest (Babylon Bee)

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This Weekend’s Other ICE Storm

Nate Jackson

Much of the nation is deeply concerned about winter weather this weekend, but ICE is dominating the news coverage. Why? Because Leftmedia hysteria over the actions and tactics of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement helps Democrats and hurts the Bad Orange Man.

There are so many news ICEicles out there today, but I want to use those to better view the big picture, which is the Left’s tireless work to discredit everything President Donald Trump and his administration do. They don’t want to clean up ICE enforcement. They want to end ICE enforcement. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris opened the border, creating a humanitarian crisis, and now leftists say the real problem is cleaning up that mess.

I’ll start with pollaganda — the use of polls to steer rather than reflect public opinion. In the wake of what I think was the justifiable shooting death of Renee Good, numerous media outlets are blaring headlines to say something along the lines of “Americans think ICE is going too far.” Yes, I’m sorry Good is dead. But the Leftmedia coverage of it has not been fair or honest, and emotion, not evidence, is dictating much of the public’s response.

That said, our Mark Alexander rightly warned in early December that ICE already had an optics problem — and that was before Good’s death or a whistleblower’s claim that an ICE policy allows agents to enter the home of a suspected illegal alien without a warrant. If true, that’s a significant problem, though I’m reserving judgment because of the left-wing operation to discredit ICE.

Regardless of the truth or the Left’s lawless motivations, leftist agitators are successfully turning the public against ICE.

The latest example came yesterday. “ICE just detained a 5-year-old child,” Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Somalia) railed on X. “Don’t tell us this is about ‘the worst of the worst.’ That’s a lie. Absolutely vile.”

What a missed opportunity for Omar to plug one of those Somali daycares her Minneapolis constituents run. I hear there are lots of openings.

Sarcasm aside, the Department of Homeland Security says Omar is lying: “As agents approached … Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, [he] fled on foot — abandoning his child. For the child’s safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.”

That’s why both are in ICE custody, now in Texas. Leftists scream if children are separated from their parents, and they scream if a child is detained with his father. That’s because they’re screaming about enforcing immigration law, not about children. They certainly don’t raise much of a complaint about the human traffickers who abuse migrant children; only ICE receives their ire — for apprehending child sex offenders!

“Parents are asked if they want to be removed with their children,” DHS added, “or ICE will place the children with a safe person the parent designates. This is consistent with past administrations’ immigration enforcement.” Furthermore, “Parents can take control of their departure and receive a free flight and $2,600 with the CBP Home app.”

Officials at the boy’s school claim that he was used “as bait” to lure his father out of his house. The Leftmedia bewails the “abhorrent” viral photo of the boy, though it looks totally innocuous to me.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Minneapolis yesterday to address the broader situation and “bring down the temperature.” How did USA Today headline it? “Vice President Vance defends ICE detainment of 5-year-old in Minnesota.”

That was only one small part of Vance’s comments and purposes, but he did note, “If the argument is that you can’t arrest people who have violated the law because they have children, then every single parent is going to be completely given immunity from ever being the subject of law enforcement.”

That’s a fair point, but Conejo Arias’s attorney says, “These are not illegal aliens. They came properly and are pursuing a legal pathway.” That will need to be sorted out.

Vance also knew where to point a finger, saying, “Frankly, a lot of the media is lying about the job that [ICE agents] do every single day.”

As for the overall situation in Minnesota, Vance’s message was simple. Before he arrived, he said, “If you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement and accept that we have to have a border in this country. It’s not that hard.” While there, he added, “The directive that I got from the president of the United States is ‘Meet these guys halfway.’ Work with them so that we can make these immigration enforcement operations successful without endangering our ICE officers, and so that we could turn down the chaos a little bit, at least. I think a lot, actually.”

Democrat Governor Tim Walz responded that he was “glad the Vice President agrees the temperature needs to be turned down, but actions speak louder than words.” His solution? “Take the show of force off the streets.”

Why is there a show of force? Because Minnesota is a sanctuary state where state and local officials don’t cooperate with federal officers. Why were Walz, state Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey served with Justice Department subpoenas on Tuesday? For alleged conspiracy to obstruct federal law enforcement.

Meanwhile, some anti-ICE activists who stormed that church service on Sunday found out that doing so is a crime.

“We have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who allegedly played a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota,” announced Attorney General Pam Bondi. Later, she added, “A second arrest has been made at my direction. Chauntyll Louisa Allen has been taken into custody.”

Given that the anti-ICE agitators filmed themselves violating the FACE Act, it’s hard to argue with the arrests. Armstrong tried, however, telling CNN, “We did not rush into that church. We actually went and sat down and participated in the service.” Is that what you call it?

Former CNN personality Don Lemon, who entered the church with the protesters and live-streamed their intimidating service interruption — definitely only for the sake of journalism! (wink, wink) — has not been arrested. Never mind, I guess, that Lemon is on video announcing his disruptive intent, noting that Armstrong began her agitating work after George Floyd’s death.

Lemon’s lawyer, Abbe Lowell of Hunter Biden infamy, says the DOJ is engaged in a “stunning and troubling effort to silence and punish a journalist.” A magistrate judge rejected charges against Lemon. That judge, by the way, is connected to the anti-ICE Democrat machine, which seems like a conflict of interest. According to Fox News’s Bill Melugin, “Multiple sources tell me & colleague [David Spunt] that the federal magistrate in Minnesota who refused to sign off on an arrest warrant for Don Lemon is Douglas L. Micko and that his wife works as an Assistant Attorney General in Minnesota AG Keith Ellison’s office.”

Whew, that’s a lot of news, but again, there’s a big picture.

Democrats, their Leftmedia propagandists, and their horde of left-wing agitators have a singular strategy: Discredit ICE and Trump by creating and filming confrontations with federal agents. Never mind that a lot of migrant criminals are in our nation illegally. Never mind that many of those criminals have victimized American citizens. Never mind the Rule of Law. The Left is waging a propaganda war against law enforcement.

ICE doesn’t always do everything perfectly, and there are definitely risks of overstepping. But those factors are exponentially increased when agitators provoke conflict. The ugly part is that’s exactly their strategy, even if it gets people killed.

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Mark Alexander: Profiles of Valor: Col Lee Ellis (USAF) — “Leadership is not about rank, status, or even success [but] about the impact we have on others and the legacy we leave behind.”
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SHORT CUTS

Letting the Cat Out of the Bag

“We’re one of 16 states to provide care to people regardless of their immigration status.” —California Gov. Gavin Newsom admitting that American taxpayer dollars are going to illegal aliens

Praetorian Guard

“Donald Trump says you’re a criminal and you belong in prison … not because you did anything wrong, mind you, but because you did everything right.” —Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sucking up to former Trump inquisitor Jack Smith

Shot/Chaser

“ICE just detained a 5-year-old child. Don’t tell us this is about ‘the worst of the worst.’ That’s a lie. Absolutely vile.” —Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

“ICE did NOT target a child. The child was ABANDONED. On January 20, ICE conducted a targeted operation to arrest Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias an illegal alien from Ecuador who was RELEASED into the U.S. by the Biden administration. As agents approached the driver Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, fled on foot — abandoning his child. For the child’s safety, one of our ICE officers remained with the child while the other officers apprehended Conejo Arias.” —DHS

The BIG Lie

“We did not rush into that church. We actually went and sat down and participated in the service.” —Nekima Levy Armstrong, organizer of the protest meant to spread terror at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday

Just Deserts

“We have arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong, who allegedly played a key role in organizing the coordinated attack on Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.” —Attorney General Pam Bondi

Re: The Left

“In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this week, every liberal made the totally original point that anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis are walking in King’s footsteps! King protested — and they’re protesting. See? Same thing.” —Ann Coulter

“The Democratic Party has repeatedly searched for what might come next: a successor to the civil rights movement that once defined its moral authority. Over the decades, a series of causes have been framed in those terms, often with strained comparisons to the racial discrimination of the mid-20th century. … Now, Democrats appear to have settled on a new cause: illegal immigration.” —Ben Shapiro

Political Futures

“The midterms will turn on one question only: Is Trump hatred — among Democrats, Hollywood, much of the media and academia — so deeply rooted that President Donald Trump gets credit for nothing?” —Larry Elder

Observations

“When the primary measure of rightness becomes how intensely one feels about an issue rather than how well one understands it, conversations break down. It becomes harder to persuade, to empathize with opposing views, or to find shared ground. Social media amplifies this dynamic — outrage and absolutes draw attention in ways that nuance rarely does.” —Samantha Koch

“Children under the age of 13 should not be on social media. Not because technology is evil, but because childhood is fragile and social media is not built for moral development.” —Armstrong Williams

Upright

“We believe deeply in the bonds we share with Europe as a civilization. … They have to get out of the culture that they’ve created over the last 10 years. It’s horrible what they’re doing to themselves. They’re destroying themselves. … We want strong allies, not seriously weakened ones.” —President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland

“The explosion of prosperity, and conclusion, and progress that built the West did not come from our tax codes; it ultimately came from our very special culture. This is the precious inheritance that America and Europe have in common. We share it. … We have to keep it strong. … We have to defend that culture and rediscover the spirit that lifted the West from the depths of the Dark Ages to the pinnacle of human achievement.” —Donald Trump

For the Record

“So total revenue has hit new highs, individual income taxes are at record levels (though down slightly under Trump) but the debt keeps rising. Raise your hand if you know why. Yes, it’s because spending keeps increasing.” —Cal Thomas

Insight

“We are a nation that has a government — not the other way around.” —Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

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ON THIS DAY in 1964, the 24th Amendment was ratified, banning poll taxes in federal elections. Today’s Democrats act like this battle still isn’t won, resisting voter ID and voting in person on Election Day as if both somehow violate basic rights. Instead, they destroy election integrity with bulk-mail ballots.

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The stage is being set for one of the most dramatic years of civil unrest that any of us have ever seen. In major cities all over the United States, vast numbers of far left activists are being recruited for “rapid response teams” that seek to disrupt ICE operations as much as possible. Of course when members of these “rapid response teams” confront ICE officers, violence often erupts. We have already seen so many examples of this, but there is no way that the left is going to back down now. Instead, they plan to take things to an entirely new level in the months ahead.

Of course it is against the law to try to prevent federal law enforcement officers from carrying out their duties, but these far left radicals don’t seem to care.

In New York City, an “army” of over 4,000 anti-ICE activists is currently being created…

New York City socialists are mustering an army of more than 4,000 anti-ICE activists to form “rapid response” battalions and obstruct the feds in an expected imminent crackdown on illegal migrants in the Big Apple.

Mayor Mamdani’s comrades with the DSA outlined the mission Thursday at a monthly meeting of their Immigrant Justice Working Group in the swanky Midtown digs of the Chinese Communist Party-linked People’s Forum, where photos of communist idols Fidel Castro and Che Guevara decorate the walls.

In Chicago, more than a dozen “rapid response teams” have already been formed…

Aurora Rapid Response Team
Berwyn-Cicero Rapid Response Network
Chicago Far South Side Rapid Response
Chinatown/Bridgeport ICE Watch, led by the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community
DeKalb Area Rapid Response Team
Immigrant Solidarity DuPage
Kenwood-Hyde Park-Woodlawn Rapid Response Team
La Villita Se Defiende
Northside Lakefront Rapid Response Team (Uptown, Edgewater, Lakeview and Lincoln Park)
Northwest Side Rapid Response Team
PASO, or the West Suburban Action Project, conducts Know Your Rights workshops, rapid response, and trainings for rapid responders looking to support Chicago-area suburbs like Cicero, Berwyn, Melrose Park and more.
Protect Rogers Park
Southeast Side Rapid Response Team
Southland Rapid Response Team (Blue Island, Crestwood, Alsip)
Southwest Rapid Response

In Minnesota, a “centralized rapid response network” was developed long before the current violence erupted…

During the months preceding the surge of ICE agents to the Twin Cities, local people and organizations created a relatively centralized rapid response network, in which observers would submit sightings with varying levels of substantiation to an admin on a mass text system. As soon as admins could intake, reformat, and verify the reports, they would blast it out on the system and people nearby would converge. This seemed to work for turning people out to major operations, like a raid on an apartment complex, but began to falter as ICE experimented with faster, more lightweight operations.

Many of these anti-ICE activists are hardcore radicals that are not afraid to use force.

On Saturday, Senate candidate Jake Lang was viciously assaulted by a “large leftist mob”…

Social media is being flooded with multiple instances of conservative commentators, protesters and also unaffiliated bystanders being assaulted and some nearly killed. This includes former J6 prisoner and “controversial” Florida Senate candidate Jake Lang, who was rushed by a large leftist mob, cornered, beaten and reportedly stabbed.

Lang was attacked following a speech he gave a the Minneapolis City Hall for his “March Against Fraud”. There were no Minneapolis police to be found during the incident. Lang was struck over the head several times with various weapons, and had to be hospitalized for severe lacerations and cranial bleeding. Keep in mind, this attack was for Lang simply giving a speech.

Whether or not one agrees with Lang’s views on immigration and race, he has the right to voice them without being nearly murdered.

Lang should be very thankful that he was not killed.

It could have happened so easily, because these radicals are not messing around.

On Sunday, anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota stormed a Baptist church…

One of the members of the church posted after the incident, “ICE protestors invaded my church this morning. They stormed in right as the sermon started, surrounded the congregation, and started shouting obscenities and their disgusting slogans. As the children started crying, this seemed to enrage one man even more and he started screaming about how we are ‘privileged pigs.’”

“It’s hard to know what to say or do in a situation like this but the congregation began to pray, read Scripture, and sing. Eventually we were told to move to another part of the church and the protestors were cleared out,” the person added. “I don’t know what kind of person can do something this disordered and evil but I keep thinking Father forgive them for they know not what they do. Pray for Minnesota.”

How would you respond if this happened in your church?

With the way that things are going in this country, that could really happen.

Shockingly, Don Lemon was actually “embedded with the protesters” as they came storming into the church…

Former CNN host Don Lemon had been embedded with the protestors as they stormed the church, claiming that he was “not part of the activists, but we’re here just reporting on them.” As the activists shouted and interrupted the service, Lemon said, “so this is what the First Amendment is about, about the freedom to protest.” The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is investigating potential violations of the FACE Act in response to the incident, which prohibits obstructing, injuring, or intimidating people who are exercising their First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of worship.

Don Lemon seems to think that he will be able to avoid prosecution by claiming that he was simply “reporting” on the protest.

We’ll see how that works out.

Another one of the individuals that stormed the church is a member of a school board in St. Paul, and she claims that she would do it again if given another opportunity…

Chauntyll Allen, leader of Black Lives Matter Twin Cities, who was among the group, tells TMZ … the jarring protest inside the church was necessary to make clear to the parishioners that having a pastor who is also an ICE official is unacceptable.

Chauntyll, who’s also a St. Paul School Board member, argues the community is being ripped apart by ICE … so the group disrupting a church service — and upsetting some parishioners — in comparison is pretty small potatoes.

The protesters have been dragged by people on the Right for going inside the church … but Chauntyll tells us she doesn’t think a line was crossed … and she would do it again if given the opportunity.

This is how crazy things have become.

The streets of the Twin Cities have been turned into a war zone, and the police are just standing aside and watching.

On Monday, a crowd of anti-ICE women stormed a Target in St. Paul and demanded that ICE agents be prevented from using the store’s bathrooms…

An incident like that is pretty funny, but what isn’t funny is that some anti-ICE radicals are now starting to break out their guns.

In fact, one anti-ICE protester in St. Paul was just filmed carrying around a rifle…

Disturbing footage out of St. Paul, Minnesota, shows a rotund man standing guard in a neighborhood armed with a rifle, a wild escalation in leftists’ protest tactics against ICE.

The footage, seen over 7.6 million times as of writing, features a man armed with a rifle and a suppressor, as he tells reporters he’s protecting his community.

“Do you live in the neighborhood?” a reporter asks him.

“Yep, this is my block. This is my area. I don’t go into other people’s neighborhoods and try to intimidate them, right? I protect my people.”

Meanwhile, 1,500 U.S. troops have been ordered to get ready for a potential deployment to the Twin Cities…

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, as the state reels from intensifying anti-ICE protests after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to the unrest, and two battalions of the 11th Airborne Division were placed on prepare-to-deploy orders in case he does so, two defense officials told NBC News.

So what happens if anti-ICE radicals start taking shots at U.S. soldiers that have been deployed to Minnesota and those soldiers start firing back?

Once Americans begin killing Americans in the streets, things could spiral out of control very rapidly.

Of course the truth is that people are already getting hit by bullets.

Just last night, two police officers in Portland were shot as an anti-ICE mob rioted at an ICE facility in Portland…

On Monday, January 19, 2026 at 8:21 p.m., Portland Police Officers assigned to North Precinct responded to the area of Northeast 21st Avenue and Northeast Clackamas Street to a report of a threat with weapon call. Officers arrived and located the suspect on Northeast Clackamas Street between Northeast 16th Avenue and Northeast 17th Avenue.

The suspect fired shots at the officers, striking two of them. The officers were transported to the hospital by ambulance, treated, and their conditions are stable.

The suspect ran off and numerous officers set up a perimeter around the area in an effort to contain the suspect.

This is just the start of the chaos.

The radical left’s “rapid response teams” aren’t going to back down.

Neither will the Trump administration.

Widespread civil unrest is in our immediate future, and it isn’t going to be pretty.

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“Nothing is more certain than that a general profligacy and corruption of manners make a people ripe for destruction.” —John Witherspoon (1776)

IN TODAY’S DIGEST

EXECUTIVE NEWS SUMMARY

The Editors

Hawaii’s strict gun law faces SCOTUS challenge: Hawaii has some of the most restrictive gun laws of any state. One of those laws has been challenged, and the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today. In Wolford v. Lopez, the state’s ban on open carry on private property that serves the public, such as a grocery store, without “express authorization” is being challenged as an infringement on residents’ Second Amendment rights. The Court’s Bruen decision in 2022 ruled that the right to bear arms includes bringing “a handgun for self-defense outside the home.” It would appear that Hawaii’s law is in direct conflict with the Bruen decision and is an underhanded effort to block Hawaiians from exercising their 2A rights.
Unaffirming affirmative action: The attorneys general for Florida and Texas both issued opinions on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that, in keeping with Dr. King’s dream, forbid affirmative action and DEI policies in their states. Florida AG James Uthemeier commented that racial discrimination is morally wrong and unconstitutional, “Yet Florida maintains several laws on its books that promote and require discrimination on its face.” Some Florida laws that Uthemeier seeks to challenge require minority quotas on boards, councils, and in government contracts. In Texas, park locations, clean energy funds, and water projects approved in part due to affirmative action policies are likely to be reconsidered. Affirmative action and “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” infiltrated American society over decades, and it will take decades to undo the damage, but Florida and Texas are leading the way.
ICE gets court win limiting congressional oversight visits: Following Democrat lawmakers’ efforts to force themselves unannounced into an ICE facility last year on the pretext of Congress’s oversight authority, the Department of Homeland Security made a new policy barring members of Congress from performing surprise inspections. On Monday, Judge Jia Cobb rejected Democrats’ challenge to the new rule and agreed with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s argument that the agency needs to be informed of a lawmaker’s planned facility visit to ensure the “adequate protection” of the lawmaker and ICE personnel. Cobb also noted that the passage of last summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act created an independent revenue stream for ICE and notably did not include a guaranteed access language tied to the funding.

Speaker Johnson addresses Parliament: For the first time in its 250-year history, the speaker of the House of Representatives addressed the Parliament of London, which has existed in some form for over 700 years. Johnson spoke favorably of the “special relationship” between the U.S. and the UK, noting that “our nations have evolved and grown and strengthened in so many ways together.” Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the British House of Commons, introduced Johnson, joking, “We’ve only just about forgiven you” for the first trade dispute between the two nations, the Boston Tea Party, “so I’ll say no more about any others,” obliquely referencing the far less friendly tone of the U.S. president. Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have harshly criticized the UK in recent days, but hopefully, Johnson’s visit can soothe some troubled waters.
Teachers union leaders support Maduro and communism: The Chicago Teachers Union is, as the name implies, a group meant to support public school teachers in the Chicago area, so readers can probably guess what it was up to in early January. That’s right — leading an emergency protest in concert with other socialist groups to oppose Operation Absolute Resolve, where the U.S. captured the illegitimate leader of Venezuela. To understand how this took place, it is useful to examine CTU’s executive board, which includes one member, Kobi Guillory, who also serves on the Freedom Road Socialist Organization’s central committee. The FRSO issued public statements in support of Maduro’s regime and has wished for terrorist organizations to experience “success upon success.” While conservatives are unlikely to be surprised by a strong link between teachers unions and radical Marxists, their brazen connections can still come as a shock.
Venezuelans are appreciative of Maduro’s extradition: A local Venezuelan polling firm asked 1,006 Venezuelans about their feelings on Operation Absolute Resolve and the capture of their illegitimate president, Nicolás Maduro. American leftists may be surprised to learn that 92.2% of respondents said they were grateful to President Trump for his stunning action, while only 6.3% said otherwise. Venezuelans aren’t limiting their gratitude to the commander-in-chief either. When asked if they agreed with the U.S. “becoming the principal ally and only provider of products for the Venezuelan state,” 90.6% said yes. Americans have been so insulated from tyranny for so long that they struggle to understand some basic facts, but as it turns out, human beings are usually grateful when their oppressors are killed or captured.
What is a woman? Dems won’t say: Of nearly 20 potential Democrat 2028 presidential contenders, only one knows what a woman is. Axios recently observed how these Democrats responded to the following question: “Can a man become a woman?” The list of Democrats includes Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kamala Harris, Sen. Cory Booker, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The majority of these Democrats dodged the question entirely. For example, Newsom deflected, “Yeah, I just, well, I think, uh, for the grace of God.” The lone Democrat who didn’t go all mealy-mouthed and weak-kneed was former Obama White House Chief of Staff and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, whose answer was simply, “No.” This issue continues to be a major weakness for Democrats because they are afraid of crossing the LGBT contingent of their base.

Sanders snubs Holocaust Museum board meetings: Bernie Sanders, who’s as Jewish as a ham sandwich and has falsely accused Israel of committing genocide, has not attended one meeting of the Holocaust Memorial Council in the 18 years since his appointment. Congress established the Council in 1980, requiring 55 members to be presidentially appointed to five-year terms, with an additional 10 members coming from the House and the Senate. Two Trump-appointed members are among a dozen others who have signed a letter requesting that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer replace Sanders, whose “beliefs and public statements do not reflect the stated mission of the museum.” The letter states, “With Jew hatred and Holocaust distortion rising globally, it is imperative that Senate-appointed representatives on the Council are fully engaged and steadfastly supportive of its mission.” It’s probably best practice to have someone on the Holocaust Council who doesn’t hate Israel.
China’s birthrate continues to plummet: China’s 1979 one-child policy continues to threaten the future of the world’s largest communist country. Despite ending the policy in 2015, the birthrate of the East Asian nation is in a continuous free fall. Last year, China saw a total of 7.92 million babies born while experiencing 11.31 million deaths. This continues a trend of falling birth rates, now at a record low of 5.63 births per 1,000 people, down from 6.4 births per 1,000 two years prior. The population “replacement level” is 2.1 births per woman. China has not only dropped below two births per woman but is now below one birth per woman. If this trend doesn’t turn around soon, China’s future is doomed. However, China is far from the only country struggling with declining birth rates, as the U.S. is currently at 1.6 births per woman.

Headlines

Team Kamala asked if Josh Shapiro was an Israeli double agent (Hot Air)
Kremlin says Trump has invited Putin to join “Board of Peace” for Gaza (Not the Bee)
Canada-China trade deal poses national security threat to U.S. (Washington Stand)
Humor: ICE protesters reveal next nine places they will attack (Babylon Bee)

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Sour Lemon and the Leftist Resistance in Minnesota

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On Friday, the Justice Department announced that it had subpoenaed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation of both Democrats for interfering with federal immigration enforcement efforts. On Sunday, Don Lemon and a bunch of anti-ICE rabble-rousers invaded a church during a worship service because they allegedly thought there was a connection between the church and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. On Monday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the Trump administration has apprehended quite a few aliens in Minnesota.

In other words, the Land of 10,000 Somali Daycares remains at the center of the immigration universe.

“PEACE AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN MINNEAPOLIS!” Noem posted on X. “We have arrested over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis because Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refuse to protect their own people and instead protect criminals.”

She added, “There is MASSIVE Fraud in Minneapolis, at least $19 billion and that’s just the tip of [the] iceberg. Our Homeland Security Investigators are on the ground in Minneapolis conducting wide scale investigations to get justice for the American people who have been robbed blind. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN.”

Obviously, her post goes against the grain of the Leftmedia’s reporting and public mood. If you believe the polls, Americans have quickly soured on the Trump administration’s enforcement, especially after Renee Good’s death.

Minnesota, of course, was the only state Ronald Reagan didn’t win in 1984, so it’s not like its left-wing politics are something new.

Let’s focus for a moment on Don Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023. He claims he “didn’t even know” about the mob’s plans to disrupt and effectively end the worship service at Cities Church, but he embedded with them and then entered the building with them to film their actions. They mistook the pastor, David Easterwood, for a man of the same name who is the acting director of the St. Paul ICE field office.

“Listen,” Lemon insisted, “there’s a Constitution and a First Amendment to freedom of speech and freedom to assemble and protest.” His actions, he claims, were “an act of journalism.”

Lemon has been put “on notice” by the Justice Department’s Harmeet Dhillon, who said, “The First Amendment [does not] protect your pseudo journalism of disrupting a prayer service.”

Lemon also made clear what he thinks of any Christians who object to his or the mob’s behavior. “I think people who are in religious groups like that — it’s not the type of Christianity that I practice — but I think that they’re entitled, and that entitlement comes from … white supremacy,” he told leftist podcaster Jennifer Welch. “They think this country was built for them, that it’s a Christian country.”

That’s not journalism; that’s hateful bigotry and left-wing activism. That describes much of today’s Leftmedia.

But wait — here’s the funny part.

Lemon could face charges under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which is generally a law meant to govern protests at abortion clinics. But another possibility Dhillon raised is the Ku Klux Klan Act. “The Biden DOJ used the Klan Act conspiracy charges tacked onto the FACE Act in the case of protests outside abortion clinics to bring much longer sentences,” she explained. “So there are a number of tools available to us.”

That could make Lemon even more sour.

Federal law enforcement officials are in this situation because Minnesota officials refuse to enforce the law.

State Attorney General Keith Ellison called the church invasion a “protest” that “is fundamental to American society.” I’m guessing that, as a Muslim, he wouldn’t say the same thing about an invasion of a mosque.

It’s bad enough that Ellison praised the illegal “protest,” but The Daily Wire reports, “A top staffer for Hennepin County’s Soros-backed prosecutor was among the protesters.” That would be Jamael Lundy, who “works as intergovernmental affairs coordinator for Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, is married to St. Paul City Council member Anika Bowie, and is running for a seat in the state legislature as a Democrat.”

So, the state’s chief law enforcement officer and a prosecutor are part of the problem, but as I mentioned above, the resistance includes Mayor Frey and Governor Walz. After Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent because she disobeyed direct orders and accelerated her car while he stood in front of it — in other words, a justified shooting, gaslighting notwithstanding — Frey demanded that ICE “get the f**k out” of Minneapolis. Walz accused ICE of “organized brutality against the people of Minnesota.”

Both men have made numerous other inflammatory comments that debase the Rule of Law and arguably incite protesters to more radical and sometimes violent actions. Democrats know what they’re doing, which is why they throw in a “peaceful” admonition here and there. Frey even laughably asserted that the angry mob resistance “is all about love.”

Whatever, dude.

Walz and Frey have absolutely impeded federal law enforcement operations. Hence the DOJ subpoenas.

In fact, as our Michael Smith argues today, Democrat non-enforcement — and impeding enforcement — is why we have a veritable immigration street war.

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Deputy AG Todd Blanche was on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. He talked about ICE agents and how they are being attacked by the radical left.

Blanche explained that federal law enforcement has the right to do their job under the law and that no one should interfere with them. He called out Governor Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for impeding ICE by encouraging unlawful behavior.

“What you just heard was a complete lie. That is absolutely not what is happening on the ground in Minnesota,” Blanche referring to a clip of Congresswoman Jayapal’s accusations against ICE.

Blanche explained that there are numerous law enforcement actions throughout the US tied to immigration, but you don’t see outrage, and cited Minnesota as an exception to that.

“These blatant accusations that they are violating the First Amendment or somehow committing crimes are not only completely false, but they are doing real damage to our law enforcement officers around the country,” Blanche said.

“There are thousands of immigration actions all over this country every single day, and nowhere do you hear this outrage, this made-up outrage from local politicians and activists, except for in Minnesota, and that should be telling to the American people,” Blanche continued.

“How does this impact operations there, and are you going to appeal that decision?” Bream asked regarding a judge restricting how ICE responds with non-lethal weapons.

“We are still looking at whether to appeal what that judge did at this point, but I’ll tell you it’s absurd for the media and some of these politicians to call what these folks are doing as peaceful protests. They are throwing rocks at ICE officers. They are standing in the roadway where they try to drive by. They are putting their vehicles in the roadway while they try to drive by,” Blanche explained.

“What should be happening is local leaders should be sending law enforcement out to stop the protestors from assaulting ICE officers for doing nothing except for their job,” Blanche continued.

“You have men and women who have families going out and doing exactly what they are supposed to do and being screamed at, pushed, assaulted, having rocks thrown at them. We will not tolerate that, and that’s been our position from the beginning and it will remain our position for the rest of this administration,” Blanche said.

Deputy AG Blanche called out Governor Walz and Mayor Frey for promoting the chaos that is in the streets of Minneapolis. He explained that no one, including politicians, has the right to interfere with federal agents doing their job.

“You saw the Governor and the Mayor actively encouraging, encouraging criminals to go out on the street and impede ICE. That is not allowed under our law. When a federal officer is out doing their job, they have to be allowed to do their jobs,” Blanche continued.

“No matter who you are, whether you are a Governor, a Mayor, or somebody out there on the streets assaulting ICE, you cannot under federal law, you cannot impede a federal officer doing their job,” Blanche said.

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WATCH: @DAGToddBlanche says Democrats' accusations against I.C.E. agents are doing "real damage" to law enforcement around the country. pic.twitter.com/gW253aruRd
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ICE Director Todd Lyons was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo to talk about ICE operations in Minneapolis.

“It feels like the Democrats lit the match and now they are trying to attack the agents who are doing their job,” Bartiromo said.

“These Democrats oversaw a wide-open border where some criminals came in. 350 people on the terrorist watchlist were encountered under Biden’s years,” Bartiromo said.

“Then they told citizens to get in the faces of ICE when ICE reacted. Now they are attacking ICE for doing their job,” Bartiromo said.

“What is taking place here? Please tell us,” Bartiromo continued.

Lyons explained that rhetoric coming from elected officials, mainly on the left, had increased attacks against ICE agents.

“We started seeing this back in April, and I, you know, I sent up the flare and started asking, you know, elected officials not to stoke such dangerous rhetoric about ICE,” Lyons said.

“You are seeing attacks on ICE officers and our other federal partners for only going out there and doing their law enforcement mission,” Lyons continued.

“We went to Minnesota on that criminal fraud case over 9 billion dollars. Homeland Security investigations and the FBI were investigating. At the same time, we had more than 470 criminal illegal aliens this year alone since President Trump took office rereleased back into the communities,” Lyons said.

Lyons also explained that federal law enforcement uses social media to show that they are specifically targeting illegal alien criminals. He also said that the accusation that ICE is targeting US citizens is completely false.

“If you look at our social media sites and see our fresh releases, you’ll see consistently ICE agents, deportation officers have arrested murderers, gang members, serial rapists, people wanted from their home country for heinous crimes,” Lyons continued.

“Yet, unfortunately, you don’t hear that. What automatically assuming from elected officials is that ICE is out there doing something wrong,” Lyons said.

“It’s horrible for the fact that people say that ICE is now targeting US citizens. That’s not the case. We have to send more officers and agents just to protect the men and women that are out there trying to do their regular lawful law enforcement mission,” Lyons explained.

“The narrative that the Democrats are sending out there is that ICE is going down, breaking up families, taking people who are working hard, having people be afraid to go to work,” Bartiromo commented.

“If you go ahead and you look at what we have done since January 20th. You know, 70 percent of all illegal aliens that ICE has arrested last year and going into this calendar year, have criminal convictions, or pending criminal charges, or warrants, or criminal histories back in their home country,” Lyons continued.

“As much press as we do, as many releases as we put out, it’s just no one will pick up the fact that we are actually out there focused on our law enforcement mission,” Lyons said.

“These sanctuary jurisdictions. You would not see this many ICE agents and special agents on the street, focused on the criminal illegal alien mission, if they would just turn people over to us,” Lyons explained.

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