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Ocelot II

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5. It's that, plus hating Tim Walz for having been Kamala Harris' running mate,

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Wed Jan 14, 2026, 09:38 PM

Jan 14

plus the presence of many Somali immigrants, plus Somali immigrant Ilhan Omar in particular whom he hates for being an outspoken progressive, plus George Floyd, plus Melissa Hortman who was murdered by a Trump fan, plus being a sanctuary state, and one that has legal protection for LGBTQ+ people and reproductive rights and all sorts of woke DEI stuff.

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Why is ICE concentrating in Minnesota? Texas probably has many more undocumented workers [View all] surfered Jan 14 OP

Trying to win the gubernatorial election in 2026? RockRaven Jan 14 #1

Blue state, Ilhan Omar, Tim Walz. It's not about immigration. It's about punishing and sowing chaos. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 14 #2

Notice that it's Minnesota and Portland. Klarkashton Jan 14 #3

And George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Derek Chauvin ibegurpard Jan 14 #4

It's that, plus hating Tim Walz for having been Kamala Harris' running mate, Ocelot II Jan 14 #5

A combination of things... indigovalley Jan 14 #6

And the Floyd protests started there Johonny Jan 14 #8

Hoping for enough provocation to invoke the Insurrection Act Arazi Jan 14 #7

Minnesota is a sanctuary state and Texas is not Raine Jan 14 #9

His whole charade isn't about undocumented workers. It's all staging Nixie Jan 14 #10

think you answered your own question there Takket Jan 14 #11

political war moondust Jan 14 #12

Sad thing is... kwolf68 Jan 14 #14

Texas is a Red State. Maybe not in the future, though, after Trump burns the country down. /nt artemisia1 Jan 14 #13

Florida, too superpatriotman Jan 14 #15

DeSatan just gave his final "state of the state" address earlier this week. Chock full of boastful allegorical oracle Jan 15 #23

it's a distraction from the Epstein Files RainCaster Jan 15 #16

Just a guess bucolic_frolic Jan 15 #17

I See You've Figured It Out. ColoringFool Jan 15 #18

I've heard rumors that San Antonio is seeing a Luz Jan 15 #19

Austin would fit their pattern as it's more liberal than other parts of the state surfered Jan 15 #22

Retribution because Gov. Walz ran against valleyrogue Jan 15 #20

Thing is, if they really wanted an "incident" with lots of deaths/wounds, they'd go to MS or AL or TX . . . hatrack Jan 15 #21