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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

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%