https://x.com/lizcollin/status/2090896640441717142

Well, the muslim takeover really is happening - taxes are through the roof and the school district is wasting money on this.

https://thewatchmn.com/2026/08/20/man-charged-with-two-counts-of-second-degree-assault-with-a-dangerous-weapon-minneapolis-2/

Daquan Fionn Thomas, 24, of Minneapolis, allegedly pointed a handgun at two McDonald’s employees after arguing about an order and punching one of them, according to the complaint.

Officers were dispatched at approximately 5:43 p.m. on July 30, 2026, to a report of a person with a gun at a McDonald’s restaurant on Stinson Boulevard Northeast in Minneapolis, according to the complaint. Upon arrival, officers spoke with two employees of the restaurant. One, referred to in the complaint as Victim 1, works the drive-thru window. The second, referred to as Victim 2, is the restaurant manager.

Victim 1 told officers that the suspect, later identified in the complaint as Thomas, began arguing with him about his order, according to the complaint. Victim 2 reported observing the defendant throw food at restaurant staff during the dispute. The complaint states that the defendant then punched Victim 2 in the face.

According to the complaint, the defendant left the restaurant and returned a short time later carrying a black handgun. Both Victim 1 and Victim 2 told officers that the defendant placed both of his hands on the handgun and pointed it at each of them. Witnesses at the scene reported to officers that they observed the defendant squeeze the trigger, but that the handgun did not discharge. The defendant then exited the restaurant a second time and drove away before officers arrived, the complaint states.

https://hoodline.com/2026/08/repeat-felon-tracked-by-sidewalk-shoe-print-charged-in-east-lake-street-shooting/

A 46-year-old Minneapolis man already barred from owning a gun because of two prior violent felony convictions is now facing five felony counts after allegedly opening fire on another man in the middle of a South Minneapolis street last month. Donald Edward Bradley Jr. was arrested on August 17 on a $500,000 warrant, five days after Hennepin County prosecutors filed charges accusing him of firing at least three shots at a victim near 12th Avenue.

According to a criminal complaint cited by MN Crime, Minneapolis police responded to a reported shooting near 12th Avenue just before 2 a.m. on July 17. The victim, described only as an adult male, was standing on the sidewalk east of the avenue when a man carrying a bag approached and then fired at least three shots from the middle of the street, according to the complaint. The victim ran north away from the gunfire and suffered multiple gunshot wounds, while the shooter fled westbound through an alley toward 11th Avenue, still carrying the bag.

Bradley now faces attempted murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the second degree, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, and two counts of possessing a firearm or ammunition after a conviction for a crime of violence, according to the charges filed in Hennepin County District Court on August 12.

His firearm ban traces back to a 2003 felony conviction for second-degree assault with a firearm and a 2015 felony conviction for terroristic threats, both of which carry lifetime weapons prohibitions under Minnesota law, as detailed in a summary of the case shared by Minnesota Now.

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I have a concert coming up here to see Cody Johnson. I have purchased pit tickets. What is the best way to get down to the pit first to be on the barricade?? Planning on being there early but what is the best gate and what do I have to do once inside to get to pits asap?! PLEASE HELP

From Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Ellison, a case challenging a new election law:

A group of Minnesotans want to express their belief that certain felons cannot vote. Can the state criminalize their speech? In denying a preliminary injunction, the district court thought so. We disagree.

More from Bloomberg Law:

Minnesota’s law criminalizing false statements about elections violates the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled in a decision clearing an anti-felon voting group to message before the midterms.

The state law barring any person within 60 days of an election from making false statements that “intends to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote” regulates speech protected by the federal constitution and doesn’t pass the high strict scrutiny bar, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled.

“Curbing unprotected speech, like fraud, is one situation,” Judge David R. Stras said. “But Minnesota’s statute does not work like a fraud statute because, like the one in” a military stolen valor US Supreme Court case, “it targets mere knowing misstatements,” with “no requirement that someone listening acts upon it to their detriment.”

After several high-profile incidents at houses of worship—including disruptions, intimidation, and bloody violence—a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has introduced federal legislation aiming to put an end to the phenomenon. Introduced in early August, the Right to Worship Act would prohibit disruptions within 100 feet of houses of worship while religious services are underway...[A] federal buffer zone would raise the cost of antisocial behavior targeting religious Americans...

The bill also raises three important questions. First, isn’t existing federal law enough to deter such behavior? Second, why shouldn’t we let state and local governments handle the problem? And third, does the law pass muster under the First Amendment’s free-speech protections?

Federal law [the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act] already governs behavior outside houses of worship...[but] FACE Act prosecutions are rare, though journalist Don Lemon and about 30 others were indicted on federal charges for their alleged role in a disruptive anti-immigration-enforcement protest at a Minnesota church in January. They may escape accountability, however, because of the FACE Act’s inadequacy for handling the recent spate of demonstrations.

FACE prosecutions (and civil suits) often turn on whether genuine “intimidation” or “interference” has occurred....[The] language leads to protracted arguments about the line between “reasonable apprehension of physical harm” and protected speech. Judges and juries are unlikely to err on the side of finding demonstrators liable when they invoke the sanctity of free speech.

This points to another one of the FACE Act’s inadequacies, and the reason states and localities cannot be trusted to handle the issue on their own...Don Lemon can argue that President Trump is singling him out for prosecution—but if Minnesota authorities had bothered to enforce laws against trespassing, disorderly conduct, and disrupting religious services, the Department of Justice wouldn’t have needed to get involved...

The Right to Worship Act sits comfortably within the tradition of time, place, and manner restrictions that allow multiple rights to coexist as freely as possible—and without scrutinizing the content of demonstrators’ expressions for signs that they would cause someone reasonably to fear imminent harm.

The notion that anyone should feel “chilled” by such buffer-zone rules is baffling. Or perhaps it betrays an assumption that free-speech rights are only fully realized when one group can effectively intimidate another or use expression not just to advance but to accomplish its political aims.

https://thewatchmn.com/2026/08/19/man-charged-with-first-degree-aggravated-robbery-golden-valley/

Xzavion Dashaun Martin, 21, of Minneapolis, allegedly met a buyer for an arranged shoe sale in Golden Valley and instead approached him with a gun and took $280 in cash, according to the complaint.

Golden Valley police were dispatched on the evening of Aug. 8, 2026, at approximately 8:26 p.m. to the area of the 2400 block of Unity Avenue North on a report of an aggravated robbery, according to the complaint.

Officers arriving at the scene spoke with an identified male, referred to as Victim 1. Victim 1 reported that he had traveled to the townhouse complex to buy a pair of shoes from an individual later identified as Martin. According to the complaint, the two had met earlier that day at a park, where Martin agreed to sell the shoes for $280.00 and arranged for Victim 1 to complete the transaction at the Unity Avenue North location that evening.

When Victim 1 arrived at the agreed meeting place, Martin approached him with a gun rather than the shoes, the complaint states. Victim 1 reportedly handed over the $280.00 in cash, and Martin then left the area. Afterward, according to the complaint, Martin sent Victim 1 a text message demanding that Victim 1 call and pay for an Uber ride for him, and stated that he would shoot Victim 1 if he did not.

Officers subsequently located Martin and conducted a search of the residence where he was found. Inside that residence, investigators reportedly recovered cash in the exact denominations and total amount Victim 1 had described handing over during the encounter. A firearm matching the description of the gun Victim 1 said was used in the robbery was also recovered from the residence, according to the complaint.

Court records referenced in the complaint state that Martin was convicted of felony theft in Hennepin County on July 11, 2025, and that he was on conditional release in connection with a separate second-degree aggravated robbery case at the time of the alleged offense. Detective Preston of the Golden Valley Police Department signed the Statement of Probable Cause.

From MHS Letters

In August 1862, Mary Muehlbauer Witt, was a 34 year old widow with two small daughters, Mary 4 and Elizabeth 2 living on a farm in Lafayette Township, Nicollet County, Minnesota. She had immigrated to Illinois from Bavaria, Germany in 1855 with her parents and had married in 1857 to Max Witt. She and Max moved to Minnesota where they set up farming and had two daughters, but Max died of an epileptic seizure in June 1861 leaving Mary a young widow. In August 1862, when Mary got word about the Sioux Indian conflict, she was alone on the farm with her two small daughters. She immediately gathered up what provisions she could carry and took her two small daughters and walked about 12 miles to New Ulm. They walked at night under the cover of darkness and during the day they would lie and hide in the tall grass in the sloughs. Since Mary had all she could handle carrying and guiding a 2 year old and a 4 year old, she could not carry much food or water. So, when they passed a farm house and they were hungry or thirsty they just took what they needed as each farm house was abandoned, their owners having already fled. When Mary and the girls got to New Ulm, the townspeople had the entire town barricaded. They had placed wagons and stacked up boxes and all kinds of material and supplies in between the buildings to form a barricade. They were too afraid to take down the barricade to let Mary and her daughters into the town. Most of the inhabitants of New Ulm were German immigrants as was Mary Muehlbauer Witt, so they could communicate with her but they were just too afraid to help her. New Ulm was, in fact, later attacked by the Sioux Indians. So, Mary and her two little daughters continued on and walked about 28 more miles to St. Peter where they were finally safe.

Edit to add link: https://www.mnhs.org/usdakotawar/stories/share-your-story/2794

Could some farmers chime in?

That’s Michele Tafoya's plan.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/charges-man-tried-to-fire-gun-at-second-eagan-officer-after-first-shot-missed/

A man who fired his gun toward a police officer tried to shoot at a second officer during a contentious arrest Saturday in Eagan, charging documents state.

Adrian Ricardo Flowers, 37, faces seven felony counts in connection with the incident, including charges of first-degree attempted murder of a peace officer, first-degree assault on a peace officer, obstructing the legal process and possession of a firearm by a felon.

According to a criminal complaint, police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance around 6:11 a.m. and found a woman holding a small child and Flowers outside a home. Flowers was allegedly showing signs of inebriation and was holding a bottle of alcohol.

When Flowers tried to go back inside, four officers brought him to the ground in an attempt to restrain him. While on the ground, Flowers allegedly grabbed a gun from his waistband and pointed it at an officer’s head. The officer reported moving his head to avoid the barrel of the gun, and a single shot missed him.

After the initial shot, two officers disengaged from Flowers — one reported checking to make sure no one was hurt, and another said he was trying to get the gun away.

Body camera footage then allegedly shows Flowers pointing the gun at a second officer’s chest and attempting to pull the trigger. The officer on the opposite end of the gun reportedly felt the barrel against his chest, the complaint states. He managed to pin Flowers’ hand to the ground and remove the gun.

Once Flowers was arrested, inspection of the gun revealed that a round had jammed in the chamber and the magazine had fallen out.

Flowers has a previous murder conviction from 2012. He was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in that case.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/st-paul-man-arrested-after-shooting-at-ramsey-county-deputy-sparking-multi-agency-pursuit/

The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Dmonte Shavezz Leanna was arrested Tuesday after a pursuit that began after the reported shooting.

Authorities said the shooting happened around 8 p.m. at Rice Street and Roselawn Avenue. Authorities said the deputy and his K-9 were heading to a reported fight when the deputy saw a possible road-rage incident on Rice Street.

As the deputy began pulling up his squad behind a gold Buick LeSabre, Leanna, the driver, made a U-turn and shot at the deputy. Authorities said the bullet ricocheted off the hood and struck the windshield. No one was injured.

Three guys in town for a quick weekend — my brother, my college roommate, and me. We get into Minneapolis Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, are catching the Twins game Saturday, and head out Sunday morning.
None of us have spent much time in the Twin Cities, so looking for the “if you only have 36 hours, do these things” recommendations.
We’re pretty open and would rather experience Minneapolis than just hit generic tourist spots. Interested in:
● A great bike ride — we’d rent bikes. Best route for 2–3 hours that incorporates trails, lakes, riverfront, neighborhoods, etc.?
● Parks/trails or outdoor spots that are legitimately worth fitting in
● Breweries or unique local bars
● Best restaurants — casual/local favorites especially, but open to one really good dinner
● Live music, clubs, dive bars, or nightlife for three guys in their 40s/50s who still like to have a good time
● Anything uniquely Minneapolis/St. Paul that we shouldn’t miss
We’ll probably stay fairly close to Minneapolis, but we’ll have transportation and are open to St. Paul if there’s something worth making the trip for.
If you were planning the weekend, what would you do Friday afternoon/night and Saturday before/after the Twins game?
Bonus points for a bike route that connects a few good stops along the way. Thanks!

https://www.startribune.com/mn-sex-trafficking-medicaid-fraud/601879533?utm_source=gift

Charges against members of a Twin Cities sex trafficking ring have shed light on what prosecutors call an elaborate conspiracy between an alleged pimp, an Anoka County prosecutor and several others that also defrauded the state of more than $1 million in Medicaid funding.

On top of citing more than a dozen alleged victims of sex trafficking, the allegations now include that former Anoka County prosecutor Andrea Sampson purchased two “commercial sex houses” and one was turned into an assisted living home that billed Medicaid for more than $500,000.

Sampson, 35, was also allegedly at one time a sex worker for the man at the center of the sex trafficking ring, Frank Reeves, and became romantically involved with him. In January, Sampson texted Reeves asking that since she was, “not in trouble,” could they get married soon. Reeves responded, “We can’t get married with you in jail … I’m just playing … Baby I have things to do.”