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kentuck

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Sun Jan 18, 2026, 12:21 PM Sunday

The Mayor of Minneapolis was on a few Sunday talk shows this morning.. [View all]

...and he kept saying that the people of his city would not be "intimidated". Also, he said that some folks were afraid to leave their homes and go get groceries. That sounds like "intimidation" to me.

The goon squads are on their beat. If they don't like the way you look at them, they will gang up on you and tackle you to the ground and carry you to a nearby vehicle and throw you in the back seat. If you escape any injury, then you will be lucky. Why would anyone not be "intimidated"?

Meanwhile, FOX News, and other propaganda outlets for this regime, say that they are just doing their job. This should disturb every American. We are on a deep slide into authoritarianism.

They portray these thugs as God-fearing, "patriotic, law enforcement officers". But are they really? Or are they pardoned criminals and members of right-wing militia groups, wearing masks to cover their true identities?

It appears the regime is winning the propaganda war in defining these "law enforcement officers".

The Mayor of Minneapolis can say that they are not "intimidated". But from my view, he looked traumatized. He was slow to answer questions because he, himself, has been threatened with arrest. He is intimidated by these thugs masquerading as law enforcement.

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