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tblue37

(68,213 posts) Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:30 PM 20 hrs ago

ICE thugs go hog wild and toss gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis

Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-12T21:37:28.243Z

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ICE thugs go hog wild and toss gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis (Original Post) tblue37 20 hrs ago OP

Don't be surprised when people start shooting back. And If Trump wants to start a civil war, OAITW r.2.0 19 hrs ago #1

This is an area that has almost no immigrants in Minneapolis FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #2

Precisely! tblue37 19 hrs ago #4

Not so many immigrants live in the neighborhood, but there are a lot of restaurants Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #6

That's what Trump wants... sop 19 hrs ago #3

Jeez, that's Lyn-Lake, the intersection of Lake St. and Lyndale Ave. - it's a very busy, diverse commercial area, Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #5

ICE-goons are trying to re-enact the George Floyd murder FakeNoose 7 hrs ago #7

OAITW r.2.0

(31,556 posts)

1. Don't be surprised when people start shooting back. And If Trump wants to start a civil war,

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:43 PM

19 hrs ago

ask how's that's working with your buddy, Putin.

FakeNoose

(40,258 posts)

2. This is an area that has almost no immigrants in Minneapolis

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:45 PM

19 hrs ago

... as stated by one of the BlueSky posters who lives there.

Really ... it never was about immigrants anyway, am I right?

tblue37

(68,213 posts)

4. Precisely!

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:47 PM

19 hrs ago

Ocelot II

(129,215 posts)

6. Not so many immigrants live in the neighborhood, but there are a lot of restaurants

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:51 PM

19 hrs ago

that employ them.

sop

(17,523 posts)

3. That's what Trump wants...

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:46 PM

19 hrs ago

Ocelot II

(129,215 posts)

5. Jeez, that's Lyn-Lake, the intersection of Lake St. and Lyndale Ave. - it's a very busy, diverse commercial area,

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:49 PM

19 hrs ago

with many restaurants, a couple of theaters, a bike shop, a bowling alley, a wide variety of shops and a lot of pedestrian traffic. Just exactly the sort of area where you should expect jackbooted government thugs to pepper spray shoppers and families out for pizza. Fuck me...

FakeNoose

(40,258 posts)

7. ICE-goons are trying to re-enact the George Floyd murder

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:12 AM

7 hrs ago

It's so much easier to declare martial law when you have angry protestors out on every street corner.

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