But screaming in an ICE agent’s face is NOT helping anyone. If anything it creates anger and resentment in that human being that will come out in other ways later.
Bad ways.
Anger begets anger.
Love begets love.
Let’s remember we all love each other.
And yes, MISTAKES HAVE BEEN MADE. But these guys have a VERY tough job and the more times people get in the way the more mistakes are going to happen. And NOBODY wants that.
But our government doesn’t have winners in it. A bunch of losers. Bunch of “fighters” who don’t know how to deliver real solutions for the people.
Troutman is coming to clean things up–hopefully it won’t be too late.
For now, the CEOs said the following:
The business community in Minnesota prides itself in providing leadership and solving problems to ensure a strong and vibrant state. The recent challenges facing our state have created widespread disruption and tragic loss of life. For the past several weeks, representatives of Minnesota’s business community have been working every day behind the scenes with federal, state and local officials to advance real solutions. These efforts have included close communication with the Governor, the White House, the Vice President and local mayors. There are ways for us to come together to foster progress.
With yesterday’s tragic news, we are calling for an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions.
We have been working for generations to build a strong and vibrant state here in Minnesota and will do so in the months and years ahead with equal and even greater commitment. In this difficult moment for our community, we call for peace and focused cooperation among local, state and federal leaders to achieve a swift and durable solution that enables families, businesses, our employees, and communities across Minnesota to resume our work to build a bright and prosperous future.
Signed:
3M – William Brown, Chairman and CEO
Allianz Life Insurance Company – Jasmine Jirele, President and CEO
Allina – Lisa Shannon, President and CEO, Tim Welsh, Board Chair
Ameriprise Financial – James Cracchiolo, Chairman and CEO
Anchor Paper – Brooke Lee, CEO
… [Continue the full list of CEOs exactly as above] …
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I posted a video on the Good ICE shooting January 12, 2026.
Although I took the shooting was probably legally justified–worth an investigation BTW– because the guy had been dragged before and was subjectively very likely just defending himself this was a “terrible” situation.
To use my words I said:
I felt “Terrible for her and her family.”
“This is a terrible situation. This is a terrible istuation.”
“I just feel terrible. I just feel terrible.”
You can see it right here at the 22:34 mark.
Now at the time the Trump administration was still claiming this was domestic terrorism and Trump himself was categorically defending the officer and claiming Good had tried to run him over.
The Democrats are all up in arms about ICE right now but they just had a chance to do something about it in Congress and they totally failed.
Whether you agree with the ICE raids or disagree– my thoughts are here— you CANNOT disagree that the Dems are very weak and TERRIBLE negotiators.
Here’s what I mean.
Congress just voted to pass a bill to continue funding ICE operations. The vote was 220-207.
But look closer.
7 democrats voted for the bill along with 213 republicans.
So what?
Well, if the Democrats had stuck together– the way Republicans know how to do– the vote would have been 214-213 AGAINST funding ICE.
The Democrats would have WON. But they didn’t. Weak.
Now the bill did a lot of other things too. But if the Democrats had hung together they would have had tremendous negotiating power to get more things done for their side. They could have scored HUGE concessions. Maybe a pull out of ICE from Minnesota or a deal with how ICE would apprehend criminals. But they are very weak and they cannot make good deals.
Min doesn’t know how to make deals. He just sends letters and whines on X.
This is why Americans don’t (and can’t) trust the Democrats. They are terrible at getting things done in D.C.– just TERRIBLE– even when they’re on the right side of an issue.
But notice something else.
Let’s say the Democrats had stuck it out. And the Republicans voted as a block.
214-213, right?
But if Troutman was in Congress…
213-213.
With Troutman holding the deciding vote.
Now THAT my friends is what you’re voting for.
Because just IMAGINE what I could get done with that kind of leverage out there.
The most powerful man in Congress by a mile. The deals I could deliver for District 47 would be INSANE.
Min, Maxsenti, Miranda I know you all are reading this.
