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Joinfortmill

(20,175 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:42 PM 10 hrs ago

Governor Walz Speaks to Minnesota: Calls for Mass Resistance: Takes Your Breath Away.



Gov. Tim Walz announced that 2,000 to 3,000 armed federal agents have been deployed to Minnesota as part of immigration enforcement operations he described as a “campaign of organized brutality,” Wednesday night.

During a press conference streamed live on Youtube, Walz said ICE agents are conducting door-to-door operations, making traffic stops and detaining individuals at grocery stores, bus stops and schools. He added that agents are “ordering people to point out where their neighbors of color live” and “pulling over people indiscriminately, including U.S. citizens, and demanding to see their papers.”

The governor claimed federal operations have included “breaking windows, dragging pregnant women down the street” and “shoving them into unmarked vans.”

My words: Impeach That Thug in the White House.
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Governor Walz Speaks to Minnesota: Calls for Mass Resistance: Takes Your Breath Away. (Original Post) Joinfortmill 10 hrs ago OP
Walz has more integrity than all the Republicans in Congress combined Whyisthisstillclose 10 hrs ago #1
He would have been a great Vice President to a great first female President. ChicagoTeamster 10 hrs ago #2
Thank you Governor Waltz. Impeach and Imprison the wh thug. Clouds Passing 10 hrs ago #3
Gov Walz trueblueinmo 9 hrs ago #4
TY, Gov Walz. Stay strong, and safe Minnesotans! electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #5
THAT'S exactly why trump is targeting Minnestota! 70sEraVet 9 hrs ago #6
Impeaching Trump, as much as that's needed relayerbob 8 hrs ago #7
Sadly, there is a process. Hope we manage to survive it. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #11
I admire him greatly Luvcatz14 8 hrs ago #8
What's ofc? littlemissmartypants 8 hrs ago #12
"of course" relayerbob 6 hrs ago #22
Thank you. ❤️ littlemissmartypants 6 hrs ago #24
Seccession time? MadMike47 8 hrs ago #9
I hope the Deep State puts their thinking caps on and comes up with something....Just saying. Joinfortmill 8 hrs ago #13
The man has gumption. Thanks for standing up for your state. I though the speech was well written Hotler 8 hrs ago #10
Thank you Governor Walz for taking this principled stand. democrank 7 hrs ago #14
If Fatso makes good on his threat to invoke the Insurrection Act Warpy 7 hrs ago #15
If he's gone this far, I am certain he's got that on the front burner of his things to do list. llmart 7 hrs ago #17
Yes, there will be Warpy 6 hrs ago #18
Guess I should have been more specific... llmart 6 hrs ago #19
You are right. It truly took my breath away. llmart 7 hrs ago #16
Hear, Hear peggysue2 6 hrs ago #20
I love my Governor! mzmolly 6 hrs ago #21
Thank you Governor Walz Beringia 6 hrs ago #23

ChicagoTeamster

(463 posts)
2. He would have been a great Vice President to a great first female President.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 05:54 PM
10 hrs ago

A great injustice that the election was stolen by Musk's satellites.

70sEraVet

(5,266 posts)
6. THAT'S exactly why trump is targeting Minnestota!
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 06:56 PM
9 hrs ago

World-class leaders like Walz make trump look like the petty, corrupt imposter that he is.

relayerbob

(7,376 posts)
7. Impeaching Trump, as much as that's needed
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:17 PM
8 hrs ago

Will not stop this bullshit. Vance is totally behind it.

Luvcatz14

(43 posts)
8. I admire him greatly
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:18 PM
8 hrs ago

But at the end of the day no one is coming to save us but…us. Not the military or fbi or the cia or the police, etc. No one. There’s a really good article on Salon.com by Amanda Marcotte about this. She mentions a man in MN wondering who to call. And of ofc the answer is there’s no one to call.

We pinned our hopes on Mueller, the democrats, voting, etc. Now we’re down to ourselves.

Joinfortmill

(20,175 posts)
13. I hope the Deep State puts their thinking caps on and comes up with something....Just saying.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:55 PM
8 hrs ago

Hotler

(13,743 posts)
10. The man has gumption. Thanks for standing up for your state. I though the speech was well written
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 07:35 PM
8 hrs ago

and presented/

Warpy

(114,413 posts)
15. If Fatso makes good on his threat to invoke the Insurrection Act
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:39 PM
7 hrs ago

We will be in national strike territory.

llmart

(17,343 posts)
17. If he's gone this far, I am certain he's got that on the front burner of his things to do list.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:50 PM
7 hrs ago

We need to do every thing we can to stop him, because we just can't wait until November. There will be no elections in November if that happens.

Warpy

(114,413 posts)
18. Yes, there will be
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:00 PM
6 hrs ago

Elections were wisely left to the states and they will proceed.

There will be violence, but it won't be universal.

llmart

(17,343 posts)
19. Guess I should have been more specific...
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:07 PM
6 hrs ago

There will be sham elections. I live in a state that had fake electors and nothing has happened to any of them - nothing.

llmart

(17,343 posts)
16. You are right. It truly took my breath away.
Thu Jan 15, 2026, 08:48 PM
7 hrs ago

What a passionate statement covering all the bases. He's a true leader, unlike the cowardly orange excuse of a man.

We cannot look away from all that's happening in Minnesota because, as he said, it could be our state next. We need to rid Congress of ALL republicans - every last one of them.

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