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The battle for Minnesota | Power Line
The Twin Cities region of Minnesota is experiencing a renewed surge from immigration authorities, a fallout of the multi-billion-dollar welfare frauds, perpetrated predominantly by individuals of Somali ethnicity. Like other…
A Criminal Injustice System at Work
David Zimmer told the appalling story of Adbimahat Bille Mohamed at AmericanExperiment.org. Briefly, Mohamed is a serial rapist. In 2017, he raped a 15-year-old girl. He was not charged in the initial investigation, but was…
Operation Walz | Power Line
Yesterday the Star Tribune published the story “Trump claims Minnesota lost billions to fraud. The evidence to date isn’t close.” The story runs under the byline of Emmy Martin and Jeffrey Meitrodt. Martin is a Star Tribune…
DHS is breaking its own rules in D.C. immigration arrests, federal judge confirms
President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign received a legal setback on Tuesday when a federal judge issued yet another preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). For the second time…
The panic in wheedle park
The threat of immigration enforcement aimed at Minneapolis Somalis has set off a panic. City officials including the mayor and police chief are not on board with the idea of law enforcement. They favor non-enforcement, if not…
A clockwork orange prosecutor
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, University of Minnesota professor enters Hennepin County attorney race as ‘innovator’ candidate. Hennepin County is Minnesota’s largest by population and includes the city of…
Mass surveillance is powering a new era of pretextual traffic stops
Alek Schott was driving near San Antonio when a Bexar County sheriff's deputy pulled him over for allegedly drifting lanes. Though dashcam footage later confirmed that Schott never drifted, he was interrogated for 10…
Wazwaz (not Wazwaz) | Power Line
William Faulkner wrote the short story titled “Was” for the New Orleans Times-Picayune in 1925 (subsequently included in Go Down, Moses). The band Was (Not Was) had an interesting career in the 1980s. In my work as counsel…
In the trenches
ICE activity has continued in Minnesota, and the locals aren’t happy. From the left-leaning outlet Minnesota Reformer, Dozens of federal agents raid St. Paul business, sparking protest. The outgoing mayor of St. Paul,…
Declassified FBI file reveals surveillance of author Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge—the Hugo Award–winning science fiction author who passed away in March 2024—imagined a world where individuals, not governments, held the power. His 1981 novella True Names featured hackers known as…
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