Dear Minneapolis:
We are sorry for what you are going through. We get it.
One day you’re living in a vibrant, multicultural city that, yeah, has its problems but is also pretty great.The next day, the president is calling you terrorists and insurrectionists and threatening to turn the U.S. military on you and your kids.
First off, thanks for standing up for Lady Liberty. The old gal had a rough year in 2025,and 2026 isn’t promising to be any better. She needs all the friends she can get, and the Twin Cities folks are true blue. And I’m not talking Democrat or Republican, as we’re past that.
It’s come down to deciding what kind of American you are. The kind who believes in the Constitution, rule of law and due process, or the kind who believes in strongmen, rule of the rich and armed authorities who will disappear you if you make them mad, citizen or not.
Minneapolitans have proven they’re on the righteous side of that divide.
but here’s the thing — you’ve got to keep these protests peaceful. Being the entertainment capital of the world, we won’t deny that it’s riveting to watch video after video of ICE officers slipping on, well, ice like some klutzy Keystone Kops short.And the passion with wich protesters are turning out, risking thier own safety to protect strangers, is inspiring.
But don’t take the bait.Don’t cross the line. Don’t use physical violence, whether it’s throwing a water bottle or something more. President Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act, just like he did in Los Angeles before sending in the National Guard using a lesser authority.even that turned out to be legally problematic,but he did it anyway.
