Another Shooting in Minnesota

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Another Shooting in Minnesota

And it’s awful. Again.

Again, another person who believed their presence was necessary, their purpose noble, and their cause just—did not return home.

Another person who believed they were fighting Nazis, the Gestapo, or fascists—fought to the death. Whether they wanted to, needed to, or understood what they were doing.

Another preventable situation that devolved quickly.
Another damaging war of words and narratives followed.

And the road of restoration for our nation becomes a little harder to pass—littered with all the junk dragged into it by both sides.

Same Ingredients, Same Meal

Y’all, as long as we keep cooking with the exact same ingredients, we will keep eating the same awful meal.

Admittedly, we need a different recipe.
But what?
By who?
And how?

Let’s start with all sides acknowledging all things. That would help.

I’ll go first.

Messaging Matters

This is purely political strategy–but Kristi Noem needs to adjust her messaging.

When anyone hears the phrase “an armed assassin attacked law enforcement” and then watches the video, feels a disconnect.

I understand the impulse to speak quickly—to shape narratives and combat misinformation. That’s the reality of a politically polarized nation where information and social media are not just tools, but weapons.

In fairness, if I were a boots on the ground LEO, I would want my superior to sound exactly as she had. But the messaging right now has to reflect the painfully slim margins we have right now and the need to keep and build the base.

Any messaging, even technically legal or professionally supportive, that erodes trust has to be tweaked.

Multiple Truths Can Exist at Once

I can acknowledge the following—all at the same time:

• Carrying a weapon does not make someone an assassin.

• Carrying is not brandishing.

• Carrying a firearm does not automatically confer guilt or a death sentence.

• We have a Second Amendment.

I can also acknowledge that I do not understand the protocols for physical force used in the Pretti video. I don’t understand how an attempt to subdue became a shooting.

But now let’s acknowledge the other truths as well.

Perspective Is a Privilege

We have the luxury of assessing motivations and decisions from our own homes, on our own devices, after watching footage, after hearing experts, and after slowing the moment down.

Law enforcement does not.

I can think whatever I want from my cozy kitchen in Texas.
I should not pretend that’s the same as making a decision in seconds, in real time, on the ground in Minnesota.

I also have the benefit of knowing there are not literal Nazis on my street and my neighbor is not Anne Frank. That helps.

“Compromise” Isn’t Surrender

Governor Walz and Mayor Frey say they are heartbroken—and therefore willing to “compromise” by offering nothing and demanding ICE leave.

Really?

Two people died. That is tragic. Two is two too many.

But that happened during operations apprehending 3,000–3,400 people in five weeks, in just two cities.

An operation impeded daily:

• Hotels refusing officers

• Restaurants refusing service

• Roads blocked

• Bottles and rocks thrown

• Barricades built

And yet, Minnesota is safer because of it.

Can we acknowledge that criminals did enter under Biden?
Can we acknowledge that we have two choices; pretend they aren’t here—or we find them?

Can we acknowledge that not every ICE agent is the oppressor and not every illegal alien sought is the oppressed?

The tragic choices of individuals do not suddenly sanctify the godless policies of a party.

It’s still Marxism, folks.

This Is the Context

Antifa openly encourages people to arm themselves, interfere, and escalate.

And the only compromise Minnesota leadership offers is this:
“You leave. Let us continue corruption and chaos.”

That’s not middle ground. That’s capitulation that as a nation, WE CANNOT AFFORD.

Did you know a family in Minnesota was followed for over an hour because their license plate appeared on an ICE Watch app?

A family with children.
Intimidated.
Afraid to go home.

They were “pulled over” by civilians and demanded to prove they weren’t ICE.

There is a 20-page handbook online detailing how to interfere with law enforcement. None of it seeks de-escalation.

That’s Minnesota’s reality, too.

This Is Bigger Than Minnesota

This widening schism isn’t a byproduct—it’s the goal.

It will happen again.

This isn’t a battle for Minnesota. It’s a battle for the rule of law nationwide.

Sanctuary policies that foment crime, corruption, and rebellion cannot stand indefinitely.

This isn’t about one man, one family, or one ICE agent.
It’s not about optics—it’s about outcomes.

It’s about a political strategy that uses mass illegal immigration to overwhelm infrastructure, education, healthcare, and taxpayers—while billions disappear in fraud—to reshape the nation into a socialist state.

And the remedy will be as painful as the damage demands.

As long as radicals interfere, there will be tragic consequences. But radicals cannot be validated, vindicated, or allowed victory.

Final Perspective

ICE arrests in Minnesota make up 2% of arrests.
Texas accounts for 25%—not because of the border, those non-interior numbers are under the CBP.

In TX, local law enforcement is allowed to cooperate, and citizens are not allowed to interfere. Makes a difference.