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12. Yes. The WH is honing its tactics in blue states.

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:30 PM

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Minnesota is being baited. [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

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I hate the framing that the state hurting its own citizens is "bait." It's also state violence. WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #2

Post rec orangecrush Yesterday #5

You probably should use the term "federal government" or something along those lines rather than "state." W_HAMILTON Yesterday #9

Yup. SSJVegeta Yesterday #24

Yep. Murdering, blinding people is a bridge too far. Instead of tamping down the rhetoric and violence, Deuxcents Yesterday #3

Coming from the guy who orchestrated an insurrection. Emile Yesterday #4

That's the reason for the fury. Qutzupalotl Yesterday #6

Yup, it's the "why do you keep hitting yourself" argument. Initech Yesterday #40

I agree with you Emile. He calls it an insurrection. We saw his insurrection-a true insurrection on Jan. 6. And what did debm55 Yesterday #7

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #31

ding. this . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #34

The right is filled with Master Baiters Jerry2144 Yesterday #8

I posted this in a previous post. Mme. Defarge Yesterday #10

New Jersey JustAnotherGen Yesterday #21

It's a test market. Initech Yesterday #11

Yes. The WH is honing its tactics in blue states. applegrove Yesterday #12

And they can fuck right the fuck off. Initech Yesterday #19

Interesting transition Cirsium Yesterday #14

Just a thought. idahoblue Yesterday #18

If he want's to invoke the insurrection act he will, regardless of what we do MadameButterfly Yesterday #30

What difference would it make? Cirsium Yesterday #32

Statistically, in history MadameButterfly Yesterday #37

I am skeptical Cirsium Yesterday #42

It's also not 100% MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #44

It isn't an end in itself Cirsium 7 hrs ago #45

True, the protests by themselves don't do it MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #54

Media Cirsium 1 hr ago #57

It's possible Nasruddin Yesterday #36

And this is in the dead of winter in one of the coldest places in the country.... Sogo Yesterday #15

It's not the cold - they're there because it's the site of the George Floyd murder FakeNoose Yesterday #20

They're also there because of a Somalian population MadameButterfly Yesterday #39

Yes there IS a large Somalian population there. Why? Churches helped them getting there. bluestarone 7 hrs ago #46

Do the same churches that helped the Somaian regugees support Trump? MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #47

Don't know, but wouldn't surprise me in the least. bluestarone 3 hrs ago #49

Minnesota is being invaded sarisataka Yesterday #16

Didn't Walz say a few weeks ago that he had the State National Guard on standby? Where are they? Bev54 Yesterday #26

Walz is wisely cautious about risking a second Civil War sarisataka Yesterday #41

Yeah courts are doing nothing by allowing it to continue while they consider the case. Bev54 Yesterday #43

Besides, the MAGAs have most of the guns MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #48

Likely next step is to call on the cultists to start roving the streets and committing violence... Thomas Hurt 2 hrs ago #53

He baited Portland but didn't send enough ICE maxsolomon Yesterday #17

They also got good judges to put a stop to the nonsense, unfortunately not so in Minnesota Bev54 Yesterday #28

Are there judges in Minnesota supporting this? MadameButterfly 3 hrs ago #50

The state tried to get a restraining order to get ICE out and the Judge has given the government Bev54 3 hrs ago #52

Agreed MadameButterfly 2 hrs ago #55

A thought... idahoblue Yesterday #22

Every neighbourhood should also have a stash of road cones. They are good to put over Bev54 Yesterday #27

I'm sure that this will generate a strongly worded letter Orrex Yesterday #23

Excuse to cancel elections Beck23 Yesterday #25

Peaceful protests are legal happy feet Yesterday #29

Some of us here popsdenver Yesterday #33

Unfortunately, some folks in North Minneapolis did take the bait iemanja Yesterday #35

Is there a legal reason otchmoson Yesterday #38

MN is being bullied. People will only stand down so long JCMach1 3 hrs ago #51

Trump needed a death to invoke his insurection act. Rene Good just happened to be doc03 2 hrs ago #56