This is amazing. Tim Waltz calls out the National Guard to hand out donuts and coffee to the protesters. Big win. #nationalguard #uspol vs #ice
This is amazing. Tim Waltz calls out the National Guard to hand out donuts and coffee to the protesters. Big win. #nationalguard #uspol vs #ice
HAPPENING NOW: MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.
They were given reflective vests so protestors don’t confuse them with federal agents.
https://xcancel.com/anthonycabassa/status/2015515107363549485
UNKNOWN if this is a commitment by the governor or the Guard to defend the city, or a PR move to gain favor. Watch this situation, time will tell.
HAPPENING NOW: MN National Guard members have arrived at the site of the federal building, and have been ordered to distribute donuts, coffee and hot chocolate to anti-ice protestors.
They were given reflective vests so protestors don’t confuse them with federal agents.
https://xcancel.com/anthonycabassa/status/2015515107363549485
UNKNOWN if this is a commitment by the governor or the Guard to defend the city, or a PR move to gain favor. Watch this situation, time will tell.
"A #GeneralStrike is a work stoppage across multiple industries. The overall goal is to pause #economic activity to compel change. General strikes are uncommon in modern #America but were once a staple of #protest politics and are still frequently employed in #Europe.
Citing the killing of #ReneeGood by federal agent Jonathan Ross, the “ICE Out” day organizers say the general strike is intended to be a day of nonviolent reflection."
https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2026-01-22/fridays-ice-out-of-minnesota-day-is-a-general-strike-heres-what-that-means
"Minneapolis was home to a landmark #GeneralStrike nearly 100 years ago...
The #strike caused #Minneapolis’ industrial area... to shut down.
#police shot 67 picketing workers — most of them were shot in the back — and 2 were killed. 100,000 people attended the funeral procession for one of the strikers. The governor dispatched the #NationalGuard, and the [business owners] eventually agreed to the union’s demands, making the general strike a success.
https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2026-01-22/fridays-ice-out-of-minnesota-day-is-a-general-strike-heres-what-that-means
1,500 #soldiers on standby for possible #Minnesota deployment, reports say, as #state mobilizes #NationalGuard
The soldiers are on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence escalates in Minnesota, according to the Washington Post. It is typical for the #Pentagon “to be prepared for any decision #Trump may or may not make,” the White House said in a statement to CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/us/minnesota-protests-national-guard-immigration-hnk?cid=ios_app
1,500 #soldiers on standby for possible #Minnesota deployment, reports say, as #state mobilizes #NationalGuard
The soldiers are on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence escalates in Minnesota, according to the Washington Post. It is typical for the #Pentagon “to be prepared for any decision #Trump may or may not make,” the White House said in a statement to CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/us/minnesota-protests-national-guard-immigration-hnk?cid=ios_app
Well, it’s happening. It’s a frightening time in the US.
I hope this is to protect the #protesters & not the “enforcers”.
#Minnesota Gov #TimWalz mobilizes state #NationalGuard amid ongoing #protests to support the MN State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the MN National Guard, said in a statement Saturday.
“We are staged & ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time,” Tsuchiya added.
#law
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-protests-renee-good-hnk?cid=ios_app
Well, it’s happening. It’s a frightening time in the US.
I hope this is to protect the #protesters & not the “enforcers”.
#Minnesota Gov #TimWalz mobilizes state #NationalGuard amid ongoing #protests to support the MN State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the MN National Guard, said in a statement Saturday.
“We are staged & ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time,” Tsuchiya added.
#law
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/us/ice-shooting-minneapolis-protests-renee-good-hnk?cid=ios_app
#FederalAgents Are Violating the #Rights of Americans
#ICE & the #NationalGuard [& #CBP] are acting with impunity.
#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #RightToProtest #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #RESIST
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/autocracy-in-america-ice-and-the-national-guard/685279/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxZAMKZOcpgx2UdVifPm-R5Y
#FederalAgents Are Violating the #Rights of Americans
#ICE & the #NationalGuard [& #CBP] are acting with impunity.
#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #Constitution #RightToProtest #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #RESIST
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/autocracy-in-america-ice-and-the-national-guard/685279/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxZAMKZOcpgx2UdVifPm-R5Y
#Minnesota Gov #TimWalz directly addressed #Trump & #KristiNoem, #DHS secy, saying in a news conference: “You’ve done enough.” He said the #state does not need “any further help from the #federal government.”
Walz said the #shooting was “totally predictable” & “totally avoidable.” He said federal ofcls were NOT coordinating with local law enforcement.
#law #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #RightToProtest #DueProcess #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
#TimWalz has twice mentioned the #protests that followed the #murder of #GeorgeFloyd by a #Minneapolis #police officer in 2020, & lessons learned from that experience. The governor was criticized by some for not mobilizing the #NationalGuard more quickly at the time.
Bob Jacobson, the commissioner of the #Minnesota Dept of #PublicSafety, said a #state law enforcement agency was working with the #FBI to investigate the #shooting.
Governor #TimWalz said he had activated the state’s Emergency Operations Center & issued a “warning order” to prepare the #Minnesota #NationalGuard. “We have soldiers in training & prepared to be deployed if necessary,” he said. [Hell yeah. This is 100% what every governor must do. I wrote to Pritzker about it, but 🤷🏼♀️]
#Trump #law #ExtraJudicialKillings #Minneapolis #RightToProtest #DueProcess #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
Hundreds of federalized #NationalGuard members demobilized in #Oregon, #Illinois and #California
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/06/oregon-national-guard-trump/
> The troops were part of the #Trump administration’s plan to support #immigration enforcement operations.
#Trump will drop push for #NationalGuard deployments in #LA, #Chicago and #Portland
https://laist.com/news/politics/trump-will-drop-push-for-national-guard-deployments-la-chicago-portland
> Courts blocked troops from deploying in Chicago and Portland, and the Los Angeles deployment effectively ended after a judge blocked it earlier this month.
Keep doing what you can, with what you have, with those around you 💪
Democracy Docket: Trump Pulls National Guard from Los Angeles, Ends Attempted Deployments in Portland and Chicago
Keep doing what you can, with what you have, with those around you 💪
Democracy Docket: Trump Pulls National Guard from Los Angeles, Ends Attempted Deployments in Portland and Chicago
#Trump approves deployment of 350 #NationalGuard members to #NewOrleans
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/24/trump-national-guard-deployment-new-orleans
> Critics say deployment is unwarranted and could cause fear in the city, which has seen a decrease in violent crime rates
A U.S. appeals court will allow President Donald Trump to keep thousands of national guard troops in Washington for now, temporarily halting a district judge’s ruling declaring the deployment unlawful. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/world/crime-legal/appeals-allows-trump-deployment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #nationalguard #courts