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Joinfortmill

(20,180 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:42 PM 21 hrs ago

Governor Walz Speaks to Minnesota: Calls for Mass Resistance: Takes Your Breath Away.



Gov. Tim Walz announced that 2,000 to 3,000 armed federal agents have been deployed to Minnesota as part of immigration enforcement operations he described as a “campaign of organized brutality,” Wednesday night.

During a press conference streamed live on Youtube, Walz said ICE agents are conducting door-to-door operations, making traffic stops and detaining individuals at grocery stores, bus stops and schools. He added that agents are “ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live” and “pulling over people indiscriminately, including U.S. citizens, and demanding to see their papers.”

The governor claimed federal operations have included “breaking windows, dragging pregnant women down the street” and “shoving them into unmarked vans.”

My words: Impeach That Thug in the White House.
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Governor Walz Speaks to Minnesota: Calls for Mass Resistance: Takes Your Breath Away. (Original Post) Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago OP
Walz has more integrity than all the Republicans in Congress combined Whyisthisstillclose 21 hrs ago #1
He would have been a great Vice President to a great first female President. ChicagoTeamster 21 hrs ago #2
Nihilist creon 57 min ago #35
Thank you Governor Waltz. Impeach and Imprison the wh thug. Clouds Passing 21 hrs ago #3
Gov Walz trueblueinmo 21 hrs ago #4
TY, Gov Walz. Stay strong, and safe Minnesotans! electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #5
THAT'S exactly why trump is targeting Minnestota! 70sEraVet 20 hrs ago #6
Impeaching Trump, as much as that's needed relayerbob 20 hrs ago #7
Sadly, there is a process. Hope we manage to survive it. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #11
I admire him greatly Luvcatz14 20 hrs ago #8
What's ofc? littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #12
"of course" relayerbob 18 hrs ago #22
Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #24
lol - you did write: "of ofc" - so it could have stumped them :) Pluvious 1 hr ago #32
'twasn't me, I was just answering the question relayerbob 1 hr ago #33
Seccession time? MadMike47 20 hrs ago #9
I hope the Deep State puts their thinking caps on and comes up with something....Just saying. Joinfortmill 19 hrs ago #13
The man has gumption. Thanks for standing up for your state. I though the speech was well written Hotler 20 hrs ago #10
Thank you Governor Walz for taking this principled stand. democrank 19 hrs ago #14
If Fatso makes good on his threat to invoke the Insurrection Act Warpy 19 hrs ago #15
If he's gone this far, I am certain he's got that on the front burner of his things to do list. llmart 18 hrs ago #17
Yes, there will be Warpy 18 hrs ago #18
Guess I should have been more specific... llmart 18 hrs ago #19
There will be elections creon 55 min ago #36
Yup, gonna get real very soon. Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #25
You are right. It truly took my breath away. llmart 18 hrs ago #16
Hear, Hear peggysue2 18 hrs ago #20
I love my Governor! mzmolly 18 hrs ago #21
Thank you Governor Walz Beringia 17 hrs ago #23
Leadership with integrity... Kid Berwyn 6 hrs ago #26
What it is azureblue 5 hrs ago #27
Time for Walz to call out justaprogressive 5 hrs ago #28
Profound thanks, Governor Walz. Paladin 4 hrs ago #29
I saw this a very different way angrychair 3 hrs ago #30
This is what real leadership looks like! Fuck Donald Trump! Initech 3 hrs ago #31
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe 1 hr ago #34
I never thought I'd ever have to listen to something like this in my lifetime. Native 37 min ago #37

ChicagoTeamster

(468 posts)
2. He would have been a great Vice President to a great first female President.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:54 PM
21 hrs ago

A great injustice that the election was stolen by Musk's satellites.

70sEraVet

(5,270 posts)
6. THAT'S exactly why trump is targeting Minnestota!
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:56 PM
20 hrs ago

World-class leaders like Walz make trump look like the petty, corrupt imposter that he is.

relayerbob

(7,377 posts)
7. Impeaching Trump, as much as that's needed
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:17 PM
20 hrs ago

Will not stop this bullshit. Vance is totally behind it.

Luvcatz14

(43 posts)
8. I admire him greatly
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:18 PM
20 hrs ago

But at the end of the day no one is coming to save us but…us. Not the military or fbi or the cia or the police, etc. No one. There’s a really good article on Salon.com by Amanda Marcotte about this. She mentions a man in MN wondering who to call. And of ofc the answer is there’s no one to call.

We pinned our hopes on Mueller, the democrats, voting, etc. Now we’re down to ourselves.

Pluvious

(5,264 posts)
32. lol - you did write: "of ofc" - so it could have stumped them :)
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 01:45 PM
1 hr ago

It's like writing "send me the PDF file" - also redundant, but most people don't know what PDF is the acronym for

Joinfortmill

(20,180 posts)
13. I hope the Deep State puts their thinking caps on and comes up with something....Just saying.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:55 PM
19 hrs ago

Hotler

(13,743 posts)
10. The man has gumption. Thanks for standing up for your state. I though the speech was well written
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:35 PM
20 hrs ago

and presented/

Warpy

(114,414 posts)
15. If Fatso makes good on his threat to invoke the Insurrection Act
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:39 PM
19 hrs ago

We will be in national strike territory.

llmart

(17,346 posts)
17. If he's gone this far, I am certain he's got that on the front burner of his things to do list.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:50 PM
18 hrs ago

We need to do every thing we can to stop him, because we just can't wait until November. There will be no elections in November if that happens.

Warpy

(114,414 posts)
18. Yes, there will be
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:00 PM
18 hrs ago

Elections were wisely left to the states and they will proceed.

There will be violence, but it won't be universal.

llmart

(17,346 posts)
19. Guess I should have been more specific...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:07 PM
18 hrs ago

There will be sham elections. I live in a state that had fake electors and nothing has happened to any of them - nothing.

llmart

(17,346 posts)
16. You are right. It truly took my breath away.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:48 PM
18 hrs ago

What a passionate statement covering all the bases. He's a true leader, unlike the cowardly orange excuse of a man.

We cannot look away from all that's happening in Minnesota because, as he said, it could be our state next. We need to rid Congress of ALL republicans - every last one of them.

Kid Berwyn

(23,176 posts)
26. Leadership with integrity...
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 08:53 AM
6 hrs ago

…vs NAZIs led by an imbecilic and increasingly desperate traitor pedophile protector.

Go, Sarge!

azureblue

(2,676 posts)
27. What it is
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:17 AM
5 hrs ago

Is Trump is trying to get people to fight back against ICE, so he can declare a national emergency, and prevent the elections. Trump wants bloodshed and ICE is doing their best to incite a riot. ICE is Trump's private Army.

What ICE fears is exposure - people finding who they are and their personal data. Russia already DOS'd the ICE dox website (what does that tell you?) And they fear being held accountable for their crimes of terrorism. If we can break the ICE, (pun) we can stop Pedo Don.

What is a shame is our own police and state NG are not standing up to ICE's terrorism, which makes me thing they are in on it. All it would take would be one instance of cops kettling an ICE detachment, throwing them in a vehicle and jailing them some place unknown.

MN has a Castle doctrine law - I think every house should post a copy on the front door, along with a copy of the 2nd amendment..Make ICE think they will get shot if they even bang on the door. IOW do anything to make ICE afraid to kidnap / assault / murder people. Use bear spray. Even open carry, like the black panthers are doing in California.

justaprogressive

(6,343 posts)
28. Time for Walz to call out
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 10:27 AM
5 hrs ago

The Minnesota National Guard to protect the citizens of Minnesota!!!

I'd love to see a standoff in downtown Minneapolis!!!!!

Maybe the M$M would cover THAT!

Paladin

(32,327 posts)
29. Profound thanks, Governor Walz.
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 11:27 AM
4 hrs ago

So nice to see a prominent politician, doing what's proper and desperately needed. Way past time to confront and prevent the movement to turn our nation into a police state. I just hope to hell it's not too late.

How about a "for real" Nobel Prize for the Governor of Minnesota? He damn sure deserves it.

angrychair

(11,760 posts)
30. I saw this a very different way
Fri Jan 16, 2026, 12:06 PM
3 hrs ago

He is implying he will call up that national guard but what is misunderstood is that just means they will be out there beating down protestors with ICE not protecting them. That isn't how that works.

This is only more oppression of first amendment rights to pacify a wannabe dictator.

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