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SamuelTheThird

(662 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 05:58 PM Saturday

Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are 'Next'

The Trump administration appears to be deploying the same playbook it used in Minnesota—leveraging allegations of fraud to justify significant federal oversight—in other blue states across the country, starting with California and New York.

“POTUS loves Minnesota and the people. It’s a state where he received historic Republican support, and he has long called out [Governor Tim] Walz for his incompetence and terrible leadership,” a senior White House official tells WIRED. “The fraud is so blatant and widespread that it’s a good place to start, but it’s only the beginning. CA and NY next.”

https://www.wired.com/story/california-and-new-york-are-next/

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Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are 'Next' (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Saturday OP
We in NM have been wondering when they might show up ALBliberal Saturday #1
Possibly tomorrow desertrat505 Saturday #6
Thanks for info ALBliberal Saturday #10
ICE in NM lindalou65 Saturday #16
Appreciate the information so much ALBliberal Saturday #20
Good luck with that, Donnie... regnaD kciN Saturday #2
It's less about fearing they can literally occupy all that territory SamuelTheThird Saturday #3
The only exception would be Insurrection Act then Martial Law. Technically they could start shooting with either Cheezoholic Saturday #7
70+ marked ICE vehicles currently in KC xmas74 Saturday #4
Riddle me this: Why are large numbers of heavily-armed paramilitary goons needed Ocelot II Saturday #5
I cannot believe judges are not putting bluestarone Saturday #8
Ne Yorker here edhopper Saturday #9
Californian here! We'll join you! Initech Saturday #13
We could put edhopper Saturday #14
This message was self-deleted by its author desertrat505 Saturday #11
"POTUS loves Minnesota and the people." Initech Saturday #12
He could, but only when his diaper is off. Jack Valentino Saturday #19
Tom Paine's bones struggle4progress Saturday #15
Let me tell you something about NYC mr715 Saturday #17
He might target Albany SamuelTheThird Sunday #21
Sounds like the Trump administration: "The fraud is so blatant and widespread that it's a good place to start, but it's Jack Valentino Saturday #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Sunday #22

ALBliberal

(3,254 posts)
1. We in NM have been wondering when they might show up
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:02 PM
Saturday

And it’s unclear as to why they aren’t quite here yet. Any thoughts fellow New Mexicans?

desertrat505

(9 posts)
6. Possibly tomorrow
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:31 PM
Saturday

I’m not on any social but was told yesterday it was posted on Threads 72 hour notice

Little anxious myself

lindalou65

(381 posts)
16. ICE in NM
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:32 PM
Saturday

I live in Albuquerque and saw there were reports of sightings near 4 th St and Osuna. This information came up on my Facebook posted by Albuquerque Indivisible.
It’s time to pay attention!

regnaD kciN

(27,503 posts)
2. Good luck with that, Donnie...
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:05 PM
Saturday

There's a reason the regime is targeting Minneapolis: it's a small enough city that they can flood it with federal agents, and easily outnumber the local authorities. (Not that it's working so well for them anyway.)

Imagine them trying to do the same to NYC, LA, or the SF Bay area. Hell, imagine them trying to do that to any combination of the three simultaneously. They'd have no chance. Which is why the fears of "he'll use the Insurrection Act and impose martial law" are so pointless. There aren't enough military forces to successfully occupy even the blue cities, let alone all the country.

SamuelTheThird

(662 posts)
3. It's less about fearing they can literally occupy all that territory
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:09 PM
Saturday

and more about interfering with the election

Cheezoholic

(3,552 posts)
7. The only exception would be Insurrection Act then Martial Law. Technically they could start shooting with either
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:35 PM
Saturday

But with the latter it would be, lets just say, more "justified". Not saying either will happen although I do think an attempt at the Insurrection Act, at least in isolated locations, will be tried. And you are right. This country is big enough that the military can't control large areas unless they start shooting. Thats where the cookie crumbles. And I do believe as "divided" as this country may seem, we are nowhere near a Civil War type division and a military starting to shoot would only pull this country more together than apart IMO. Plus they aren't being to smart about it if their reasoning is to use either to affect the midterms. They better slow their roll because in no way would this country put up with something like martial law for very long. Of course there's always the possibility of some kind of MAJOR False Flag type event, and I mean major like a dirty bomb taking out half a million people.

An ACTUAL terrorist attack like that scares me more than any other scenario actually because these guys can't even tie their shoes and we are as unprepared as perhaps anytime in our history to an attack.

xmas74

(30,026 posts)
4. 70+ marked ICE vehicles currently in KC
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:11 PM
Saturday

Yesterday they raided an apartment complex in Grandview,MO and also snagged a student at the local high school. Similar reports are coming out of St Louis.

I know they're worried in KC. Other cities have kept it relatively non violent. KC and St Louis regularly show up year after year as two of the most violent cities in the US. Threats have already been made. The worry is that between residents being angry and the III%ers coming in to stir up trouble- cesspool of violence.

Ocelot II

(129,415 posts)
5. Riddle me this: Why are large numbers of heavily-armed paramilitary goons needed
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:15 PM
Saturday

to combat the white-collar crime of fraud, whether committed by immigrants or citizens? Fraud investigations are normally carried out by the FBI's forensic accountants and other bean-counter types, which is exactly what was done wrt MN's Feeding Our Future welfare fraud cases. There were paper trails, as there always are in such cases, and the books were examined, the fraud was discovered and the crooks - none of whom were undocumented immigrants - were prosecuted. It was not necessary for armed ICE agents to storm people's homes or snatch suspects off the streets. And now the US Attorney who prosecuted the cases and who knows how to do fraud prosecutions better than anyone, has quit in protest because he was told to prosecute Renee Good's widow!

None of this has anything to do with fraud.

bluestarone

(21,378 posts)
8. I cannot believe judges are not putting
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:41 PM
Saturday

This fire out!! It's gonna grow into a world destroying fire.

edhopper

(37,126 posts)
9. Ne Yorker here
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:45 PM
Saturday

Try it Donnie boy, just fucking try it.
One of ours, every fucking one of yours.

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Initech

(107,683 posts)
12. "POTUS loves Minnesota and the people."
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 06:55 PM
Saturday

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you. No he doesn't. He can go shove it up his ass.

mr715

(2,889 posts)
17. Let me tell you something about NYC
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:48 PM
Saturday

I know you said NY, but I'll speak for NYC.

That shit ain't gonna work in NYC. There are 10,000 people per square inch and every one of them loves their neighbor.

Jack Valentino

(4,485 posts)
18. Sounds like the Trump administration: "The fraud is so blatant and widespread that it's a good place to start, but it's
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:55 PM
Saturday

only the beginning."


The Supreme Court and boot-licking grifting members of this Republican Congressional delegation
will be next----- after we Democrats take back the House,
and start to take back our country !


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