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In Minneapolis, Murder with Impunity

January 27, 2026 Buck Banks

“Perhaps the most disturbing part of the Trump administration’s immigration operation in Minnesota is not just that agents of the state are killing peacefully protesting citizens on the streets. It’s that they’re doing it with the expectation of impunity, backed by top government officials who are brazenly lying about what happened.”

Homan’s a Bad Omen

January 27, 2026February 2, 2026 Buck Banks

Trump told little Greg Bovino to get the heck out of town,
And he’s sending Tom Homan to manage the Minneapolis crackdown.
But if you think ICE thugs have gone too far,
And you’re expecting conciliation from the Border Czar,
Trump’s just ensuring more dangerous behavior by “defining deviancy down.”

Klobuchar: Two-Thirds of Murders in Minneapolis Were by Federal Agents

January 26, 2026 Buck Banks

“There have been three killings in Minneapolis since the beginning of the year. Two have been committed by federal agents, one ICE, and the other border control. That’s what we’re dealing with here.”

— Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Walz Asks, What’s the Plan?

January 26, 2026 Buck Banks

“What’s the plan, Donald Trump? What is the plan? What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state? If fear, violence and chaos is what you wanted from us, then you clearly underestimated the people of this state and nation.”

— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), quoted by CBS News.

Pentagon Readies 1,500 Troops for Minneapolis Deployment

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

1,500

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, the Associated Press reports.

Mothers of All Threats

January 20, 2026 Buck Banks

Used to be that the greatest threat in the world was atomic bombs,
But the latest threat assessment just makes one want to facepalm.
Out of all the dangers in the world,
What gets Fox News’s panties in a whirl?
The “antifa tactics” employed by roving bands of militant wine moms.

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In Minneapolis, Murder with Impunity

— David Graham

Homan’s a Bad Omen

Klobuchar: Two-Thirds of Murders in Minneapolis Were by Federal Agents

“There have been three killings in Minneapolis since the beginning of the year. Two have been committed by federal agents, one ICE, and the other border control. That’s what we’re dealing with here.”

— Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Walz Asks, What’s the Plan?

“What’s the plan, Donald Trump? What is the plan? What do we need to do to get these federal agents out of our state? If fear, violence and chaos is what you wanted from us, then you clearly underestimated the people of this state and nation.”

— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), quoted by CBS News.

Pentagon Readies 1,500 Troops for Minneapolis Deployment

1,500

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, the Associated Press reports.

Mothers of All Threats

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“Whether you liked Ms. Harris or not, this last election was a choice, a very simple one. You had the choice between the Constitution and the criminal. And this country chose the criminal. You put a criminal at the top of America. A convicted felon.”

— Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I), on a podcast.

“You can kiss the midterms goodbye.”

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, on NewsNation, after President Trump shared a racist post of the Obamas.

“I did this to go on offense. And to put them in a position where they’re tap dancing. To put them in a position where they have to own their choices of using a U.S. attorney’s office to come after a senator.”

— Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a dispute that President Trump has publicly pushed, the AP reports.

Numerati

51.8%

Portion of young Miami residents who said in a recent survey they were likely to leave, with the area’s cost of living a key factor.

$1,000

“President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation,” ABC News reports. “The cost is set to go even higher this year to $1,300 per household, assuming the existing tariffs stay in place.”

14%

“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump’s first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses,” CBS News reports.

37 points

Chasity Verret Martinez (D) won Saturday’s special election for Louisiana State House District 60, defeating Brad Daigle (R), 62% to 38%, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. The Downballot reports it was “a massive 37-point overperformance compared to the 2024 presidential result.”

108,435

Employers laid off 108,435 people last month, the highest January number since 2009, according to a new report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. At the same time, hiring intentions haven’t been lower since then.