On Monday, PolitiFact’s Maria Briceno and Amy Sherman teamed up to give President Trump and other critics of the Minneapolis unrest a “false” rating for their true claims that at least some of the agitators are paid. This was despite Briceno and Sherman writing in the “if your time is short” section, “Although it’s common for professional community organizers to be involved in protests, reporting by multiple news outlets, statements from people on the ground and experts’ observations show thousands of Minnesotans have been voluntarily protesting” and “Experts in social and political movements told us the majority of protesters aren’t paid, but it’s a common talking point aimed at dismissing the legitimacy of grassroots activism and criticism of the government.” In other words, Briceno and Sherman acknowledge the existence of paid protestors but choose to not factor that into their ranking. At the end of their piece, Briceno and Sherman return to the point, “Minnesotans have been protesting immigration agents in their communities for weeks. Some professional community organizers are involved in the protests but evidence shows a large volunteer protest movement in the Twin Cities. The accusation that protesters are ‘paid’ is a frequent talking point to dismiss the legitimacy of grassroots activism and criticism of the government.” They conclude by warning, “The social media posts we found that claimed to show evidence of paid protesters were either AI-generated, recycled conspiracy theories or unsubstantiated.” The problem for Briceno and Sherman is that they want to pretend that the community organizers they seek to downplay are simply organizing and leading marches of concerned citizens and handing out signs. However, in their 1,400+ word article, they never once mention the St. Paul church storming that led to the eventual arrests of Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly. In 2024, the Wayfinder Foundation paid Armstrong over $250,000, and in 2023, it paid Allen over $140,000. Furthermore, the so-called ICE watchers have gained plenty of media attention, and while most may be volunteers, they still had to be trained by a professional. PolitiFact can try to ignore how the Minneapolis unrest isn’t just a bunch of ordinary people upset at ICE, but in doing so they prove that their “false” ratings should be taken with a pound of salt.  

On Tuesday’s Good Morning America, ABC correspondent Trevor Ault predicted a dangerous future for Minneapolis and suggested more fatal shootings will take place because “more demonstrators” against removing illegal immigrants will “bring weapons” like firearms to confront federal law enforcement and “defend themselves” against those “who could shoot them.” In essence, Ault predicts more deadly confrontations in the Twin Cities, which could lead to what the anti-ICE mob might view as justified killings of federal officials. Here were Ault’s comments in full: ABC's Trevor Ault predicts more Minneapolis protesters will start bringing guns to their confrontations with CBP and ICE and possible use against the agents, claiming fear of their safety... "I mean, anger is the absolutely main emotion that we are seeing, George. They feel like… pic.twitter.com/ztjzwzKoGA — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2026 Earlier in his report, Ault conceded there was hooliganism on the left (although he wouldn’t classify them in any derogatory manner or convey their actions were wrong): After ducking it all day Monday, ABC's Trevor Ault admits on Tuesday's 'Good Morning America' that "a crowd" (read: a mob) has been storming hotels they believe CBP and ICE have been staying pic.twitter.com/wyqKdT3EiO — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2026 He also engaged in predictable moral blackmail against those in favor of immigration enforcement: Notice how ABC would NEVER spill this much airtime (let alone any) for the Angel Moms out there who lost children to illegal immigrant crime White liberals melting down is actual white privilege! pic.twitter.com/4IDDfCyh8u — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2026 Ault had plenty of help from his ABC colleagues. Co-host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos huffed “the backlash to the Trump administration’s false statements about” Pretti was “grow[ing].” In contrast, NBC’s Today had balance like this from correspondent Morgan Chesky: Once again, NBC's Morgan Chesky brought up -- this time, on Tuesday's 'Today' -- the late-night hooliganism from rioters causing chaos in Minneapolis and attacking another hotel pic.twitter.com/zWG6mwzAES — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2026 Senior White House correspondent Garrett Haake left something out though from his story about a possible government shutdown with Democrats refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security: NBC's Garrett Haake talking about a government shutdown over DHS funding as though Democrats can stop immigration enforcement funding, IGNORING the fact that ICE is already funded thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill through 2029 pic.twitter.com/M8eKOXl8Sn — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) January 27, 2026  

As the media continues to speculate on Trump’s negotiations with NATO, Greenland, and Denmark — BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere and Glenn Beck’s head writer Jason Buttrill unpack what they believe is actually happening."I find myself in a weird position on the Greenland thing. Which is like, I do see its strategic value. It would be great. I don't necessarily love the way that we went about all of this, frankly. But I will say I really don't understand what's happening," Stu says."I don't necessarily listen to everything that Donald Trump says, because a lot of times what Donald Trump is saying is not directed at me. It's not directed at you. It's directed to some official in some other country. He's saying it to the world, but he means it so that they react to it," he explains."And then later on, his plan may have been the entire time to, like, make this big claim and kind of pull it back afterward. The art of the deal, if you will," he adds.He then asks Buttrill, "Was there ever a plan to try to take over Greenland?""No. I never believed that for a second. Although, I mean, going back to the 1800s, that's been a thing that a lot of U.S. presidents have tried to do," Buttrill answers.“I assume that it’s like these back channel discussions. And again a lot of this framework could be more posturing,” Buttrill tells Stu.“It might not eventually get there, but you can tell where the Trump administration is going. They don’t want to negotiate this in the future because we don’t know if our interests will align in the future,” he continues.“But it still signals to where Donald Trump is going. So right now it says in this framework, if any of this is true, is that we will have bases, potentially multiple bases, and we will, like the area around our bases, be sovereign. So we’ll never have to negotiate these treaties again. We will just be there indefinitely. That’s what they want,” he explains.“What was the reasoning for us giving it up in the '90s? Like we’re like ‘Oh, communism fell. I guess we don’t need this anymore.’ Like we didn’t think there could possibly be a threat? It just seems insane that we would mothball all these bases that we had access to,” Stu chimes in.While neither Buttrill nor Stu are 100% sure as to what the future holds, Buttrill does know one thing for sure.“Anytime you see a lot of the stuff that President Trump is talking about, the collective freakout, it’s all directed and the media plays right along with it,” he tells Stu, adding, “And the Trump administration knows the media is going to take it in the most extreme.”Want more from Stu?To enjoy more of Stu's lethal wit, wisdom, and mockery, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

An altercation involving U.S. Border Patrol led to one person in critical condition after getting shot in Southern Arizona, according to a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff's Department.The shooting comes only three days after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement agitator Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when he interfered with an operation while armed with a gun.'Patient care was transferred to a local medical helicopter.' The unidentified person was shot near milepost 15 on West Arivaca Road in southern Pima County at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Santa Rita Fire District.The circumstances of the shooting have not yet been released."Patient care was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center," said a statement from the fire department. "The incident remains under active investigation by law enforcement agencies."The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the investigation.PCSD said they were conducing a routine investigation into the use of force."Such requests are standard practice when a federal agency is involved in a shooting incident within Pima County and consistent with long-standing relationships built through time to promote transparency," said the agency in a statement.RELATED: More anti-ICE footage: 'I am a liberal, leftist, pagan, lesbian, transgender woman, and witch!' Democrats are threatening to force a partial government shutdown unless Republicans agree to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security in a new bill that has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.Arivaca is a rural community of fewer than 1,000 people about 10 miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border. This is a developing story.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed all state agencies on Tuesday to "immediately freeze" new H-1B visa petitions, citing "recent reports of abuse in the federal H-1B visa program" and the "federal government's ongoing review of that program to ensure American jobs are going to American workers."BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales, who exposed a rash of possible H-1B visa fraud in the Lone Star State earlier this month, welcomed the governor's directive.'Bad actors have exploited this program by failing to make good-faith efforts to recruit qualified US workers before seeking to use foreign labor.'Gonzales told Blaze News, "I am thrilled to hear our work exposing the abuse of the H-1B system is being taken seriously, and I commend Governor Abbott for taking necessary steps to protect American workers in the state of Texas from having their jobs stolen from them.""I hope this is the first of many statewide actions that course correct on this issue," Gonzales added.RELATED: 'A direct path to Citizenship': Trump announces official launch of Trump Gold Card visa program At the outset of her investigation, Gonzales scrutinized a pair of companies that on paper appear to have relied in recent years on scores of foreign workers: 3Bees Technologies Inc. and Qubitz Tech Systems. 3Bees Technologies Inc. — whose agent, director, and president is Vamsi Krishna Vajinapally — had 27 H-1B beneficiaries approved in 2022 and 19 visa petitions apparently denied the following year. Qubitz Tech Systems had 12 H-1B beneficiaries approved last year.RELATED: America should eliminate the H-1B and replace it with THIS BlazeTVGonzales' visits to the supposed offices of both companies — a vacant construction site in one case and a vacant, prison cell-size room with a single chair in the other — proved eye-opening, prompting her and others to question whether the companies and their visa sponsorships were above-board."Once you start scraping data from H-1B databases, you start seeing immediately all of these patterns," Gonzales said in her damning report. "The biggest question I have right now is: If we were able to find this with just a little bit of Google-searching and follow-up, why hasn't [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] done anything to combat this?"When pressed for comment, Abbott's office referred Blaze News to his directive, which states:Evidence suggests that bad actors have exploited this program by failing to make good-faith efforts to recruit qualified U.S. workers before seeking to use foreign labor. In the most egregious schemes, employers have even fired American workers and replaced them with H-1B employees, often at lower wages. Rather than serving its intended purpose of attracting the best and brightest individuals from around the world to our nation to fill truly specialized and unmet labor needs, the program has too often been used to fill jobs that otherwise could — and should — have been filled by Texans.Per the governor's directive, state agencies are prohibited from initiating or filing any new petition to sponsor a non-immigrant worker under the federal H-1B visa program unless given express permission by the Texas Workforce Commission.The governor has also given public universities and various state agencies until March 27 to provide an account of how many H-1B visa holders they are currently sponsoring; the countries of origin of their sponsored H-1B visa holders; the expected expiration date for each sponsored visa; and the efforts taken to ensure that Texan candidates were afforded a reasonable opportunity to apply for each position filled by an H-1B visa holder. "State government must lead by example and ensure that employment opportunities — particularly those funded with taxpayer dollars — are filled by Texans first," Abbott wrote in his directive.The H-1B visa program enables U.S.-based employers to temporarily hire foreign workers into specialized positions that American citizens supposedly can't do. H-1B specialty occupation workers are generally admitted for a period of up to three years, which can in most cases be extended for another three years.While Republicans are taking action, lawmakers from both parties have in recent years expressed concerns about H-1B visa fraud and abuse, proposing amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act that would reform or even abolish the program.The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' H-1B Employer Data Hub indicates that over 41,500 H-1B visa beneficiaries were approved for fiscal year 2025 in Texas. Oracle America Inc., Tesla Inc., AT&T Services Inc., Hewlett Packard, American Airlines, Texas A&M's flagship campus, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center were among the top sponsors.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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