~~Protesters gathered at the Home2 Suites by Hilton near the University of Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Daily, where they believed federal immigration agents were staying after the killing of Alex Pretti. Video from the scene shows protesters making loud noises outside and graffiti on the windows with messages saying things like “ICE out,” alluding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal government agency which has been at the forefront of the Trump administration’s ongoing mass deportation campaign.
The New York Post reported the demonstrators also attempted to throw things at people inside the lobby and smash windows. Video shows two federal officers with long guns standing outside the hotel lobby as protesters gather. “Where’s the local PD?” one officer can be heard saying in the video, referring to the police department.
Eventually, law enforcement dispersed the crowd using the irritant colloquially known as teargas.~~
The National Guard took up guarding the Whipple Federal Building two days ago and now DHS’s foot soldiers have been freed up to attack protesters elsewhere.
Giving out donuts and coffee sounds nice, but this operation isn’t in any way about limiting DHS terror.
Walz is the one that called them up, so it isn’t so ICE can attack elsewhere. Walz is trying to lower the temperature so protestors feel safe.
Ask yourself whether an external force protecting the federal building helps or hurts ICE. Walz, and political leaders in general, will always choose the “negative peace of the lack of conflict” over the “positive peace of the presence of justice”. It may not be his intention to promote ICE, but when you provide defense for an aggressor it further enables their aggression.
Did you see Walz when he did the debates with Harris? That dude doesn’t have that kind of mindset. He suuuuuucks at the political mumbo jumbo. He’s trying to protect his people ffs.
Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of greedy, asshole, mf’s on both sides (99% of the right and probably 30% of the left). Walz? No way, he’s not one of those guys.
Whether it is his intention or not, that is the impact. Politicians can be nice and still end up promoting injustice due to timidity or a bias toward finding solutions through slow and steady politics or court cases.