ICE/DHS OUT OF MINNESOTA

Call:
* Gov. Walz (651) 301-3400
* Sen. Amy Klobuchar (202) 224-3244
* Sen. Tina Smith (202) 224-5641
* Our 2CD Rep. Brad Finstad (202) 225-2472 or https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

The largest immigration action ever, per DHS. There were already 700 on the ground, and then another 2,000… what could go wrong???

Minneapolis Jacob Frey Press Conference:

Here are VIDEOS from Aaron Parnas/The Parnas Perspective of the shooting, and this still photo of the moment of the shooting showing ICE agent was in no danger of being run over, was clear and to side of vehicle. DHS’ calling shooting “self defense” is a lie:

BREAKING: Feds confirm ICE officer fatally shot woman in south Minneapolis

STrib has live coverage here:

Live: Homeland Security says woman shot by ICE agent has died

Per the STrib from Noem, 1,500 arrests so far, and that was as of Monday, maybe earlier:

MPR’s Jon Collins is also on the scene.

Hot off the press from Talon Metal/Tamarack Mining, via the DNR, this cut & paste update:

New Documents Available

The following new documents were posted to the DNR’s Project webpage. Please click on underlined text to link directly to the mat:

December 26, 2025 Tamarack Mining Project Revised EAW Form (PDF)

December 26, 2025 Tamarack Mining Project Revised Figures (PDF)

December 26, 2025 Talon Response to DNR- RGU Comments (PDF)

Not what I wanted to wake up to. I guess at this point, nothing should surprise me,…

Meanwhile the U.S. will run Venezuela until there’s a “transition” that Trump administration approves of, and Venezuela will promptly be invaded by U.S. oil corporations… What could go wrong?

But … what to do? Called and wrote our useless Rep. Brad Finstad (202-225-2472), wrote the daily card to White House…

Have more signs ready to paint, so there’s a project for today.

I’ve been wondering if Nobel’s award to Machado, and her dedication of her Peace Price to Trump, was tacit encouragement to Trump…

Here it is, Jack Smith’s deposition, for your reading enjoyment, and note, this is under oath:

I’ve been on the Environmental Quality Board about data center environmental review, and attended the last two meetings — they’re aware of issues with Alternative Urban Area Review (AUAR) review where AUAR process is misused, but what are they doing? Working on AUAR Guidance update is going to be too little, too late.

EQB discusses data center AUARs & H2O November 20th, 2025

EQB working on AUAR Guidance August 11th, 2025

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Cannon Falls has data center going forward, and the AUAR process was not only misleading in what was proposed — we know it was a data center, but that was NOT made public, plans were not made public. “All it took” was a Data Practices Act Request to get plans, many, and information about what was really on the table, errrrrr… under the table. Here’s a plan that is pretty specific:

AUAR – Cannon Falls Data Ctr – Comments due 6/26 June 18th, 2025

Data Practices Act Requests are a crucial part of getting the information that is NOT being disclosed:

Tract Data Center in Cannon Falls June 24, 2025

Info needed re: Cannon Falls Data Center May 15th, 2025

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy has been doing a great job challenging some of the 17 (now maybe more?) data centers proposed in Minnesota. Thus far, the ones I know of are, as of September:

MCEA is challenging five of them, FIVE — an appeal of Faribault’s denial of need for an EIS in appellate court; and Lakeville, North Mankato, Hermantown, and Pine Island in District Court using the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act.

Here’s their brief in the Faribault appeal, Court File A25-1617:

As for the ones challenged in District Court under the Minnesota Environmental Rights Act, Minn. Stat. ch. 116B, here are some of the filings:

HERMANTOWN:

PINE ISLAND:

LAKEVILLE:

NORTH MANKATO:

Keep an eye on these cases! To do so, go HERE and search for the case file, and check it out:

Here’s an MCEA webinar about their work on Data Centers.