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Social media addict Hope Walz suggested Monday that independent journalist Nick Shirley should not have investigated Somali-run day-care centers in Minnesota after the scandal gained national attention. Wait until she finds out her father is a criminal. Governor Walz’s daughter, Hope Walz, complained about the right-wing on Monday’s episode of One Hour Detours when interviewer […] The post Hope Walz on Shirley’s Exposé: Like, Ya Know, Right-Wing Ecosystem, Like Anti-Vax Thing, Ya Know appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The woman who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. Her Mother, Donna Ganger, said the family was notified of Good’s death late Wednesday morning and called the circumstances of her death “so stupid,” according to The Minnesota Star Tribune. “She was probably terrified,” Ganger said. Ganger claimed that her daughter is “not part of anything like that at all” when asked if she’s part of the anti-ICE protests. “Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” she said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” Before the woman was publicly identified, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose district the shooting took place in, said she was a “legal observer.” President Donald Trump said Good “was very disorderly, obstructing, and resisting” before she “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE officer,” who he said appeared to have shot her “in self defense.” The woman was allegedly behind the wheel of a vehicle that appeared to be blocking a Minneapolis road that ICE officers were trying to drive through, according to video circulating online. The officers were seen approaching the woman as she sat in her vehicle and asked her to get out of the car. The woman remained in her vehicle and was seen reversing it and then moving forward. One video appeared to show the vehicle rolling ahead and touching an ICE officer before shots were fired, killing the driver. The shooting incident is still under investigation. Meanwhile, anti-ICE protestors have taken to the streets and clashed with law enforcement, who have deployed crowd control measures, including tear gas. Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who has condemned the shooting, has mobilized members of the state National Guard to be at the ready in case the protests descend into further chaos. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey responded to Wednesday’s shooting with a harsh message, saying, “There is little I can say that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE,” Frey said. “To ICE, get the f*ck out of Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump is set to deliver the first State of the Union speech of his second term on February 24. The date was made firm after an official invite from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for Trump to address a special joint session of Congress. “As our nation marks the Semiquincentennial Anniversary of American Independence, the United States stands stronger, freer, and more prosperous under your leadership and bold action. Together in 2025, your administration and the 119th Congress delivered one of the most consequential agendas in history, and Americans across this great country will experience the tangible results of commonsense governance,” Johnson wrote. “We look forward to advancing the important work ahead of us in 2026, serving the American people, defending liberty, and preserving this grand experiment in self-governance. To that end, it is my distinct honor and great privilege to invite you to address a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in the Chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives,” he said. The speech will be a chance for the president to tout his administration’s successes in its first year while attempting to set a narrative ahead of a challenging midterm election season. The speech will be his second address delivered to a joint session of Congress of his second term. His first address was delivered on March 4 of last year, and while it was not officially a State of the Union speech, it had all the trappings of such a speech. Trump’s State of the Union speeches in the past have been heavy on showmanship from the real estate tycoon and reality television mogul. Trump’s State of the Union speeches by historical standards are lengthy affairs and have consistently run for over an hour. Last year, his speech to the joint session ran for about one hour and 40 minutes, making it the longest speech ever delivered to a joint session of Congress.

Progressives on Minneapolis’s city council used the council’s first meeting of the year to install members of the Democratic Socialists of America as both the “majority leader” and “minority leader,” seemingly installing a one-party state designed to ice out representation for the council’s moderate minority. Aisha Chughtai will be majority leader, saying her role would be to “identify uncontroversial ideas that the rest of the body largely agreed with,” as the Star Tribune paraphrased, while the minority leader would be tasked with convincing others to accept more controversial ideas. Chughtai nominated Robin Wonsley as minority leader. Wonsley explained the role differently, saying the minority role would be to “recognize the political diversity” of the council, specifically the four members of the Democrat Socialists of America–a group that includes Chughtai, as well as Jason Chavez and Soren Stevenson. Wonsley’s City Council bio says “Robin Wonsley is a Democratic Socialist” who “In 2018 … began her PhD program in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies.” Chugtai’s bio says “She is the first Muslim woman, and youngest person ever elected to the Minneapolis City Council.” Moderate members protested the appointments, with council member LaTrisha Vetaw pointing out that the socialists were claiming to represent “political diversity” by installing two members of the same political faction in the majority and minority slots. But the progressive majority refused to budge. Linea Palmisano, the council’s longest-serving member, said “President Payne, you put the four DSA-ascribed members on everything. This is over-representation,” adding that the majority and minority leaders almost always voted the same way. “If the desire is political diversity, which I also appreciate, this is not.” Palmisano was the only moderate permitted to lead a committee: the Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee. Even the moderate members are hardly moderate by national standards, aligning with Mayor Jacob Frey. Elliot Payne was re-elected as council president. Star Tribune columnist Eric Roper reacted with shock to the appointments, writing that “for those following at home: The majority leader, a democratic socialist, is the steward of consensus issues. And the minority leader, a democratic socialist, is the progressive champion. And these aren’t partisan roles, except the minority member represents a political movement that the majority member also belongs to. Got it.” The move overrode the will of voters as expressed in a 2021 referendum, which eliminated a partisan structure in the council, including those titles. Roper wrote that the city attorney emphasized that the majority and minority titles “didn’t have to do with political parties, since the council offices are technically nonpartisan.” Wonsley, the minority leader, said “Democratic socialism has been a growing political movement nationwide,” and that Democratic socialism is not a political party. Payne, the council president, said that Wonsley brings a “very specific lens” as minority leader because while the other DSA members on the council also align with the Democrat-Farmer-Labor party, Wonsley technically fashions herself an independent. Wonsley, the minority leader, said “We’re going to have to generate progressive revenue, and that includes also a tax on the rich,” adding she also wanted to have unarmed mental health professionals respond to 911 calls. The chaos at the council’s inaugural meeting bodes poorly for Minneapolis as it is the epicenter of violent clashes with immigration enforcement and rampant fraud by Somalis that led to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz dropping his re-election bid.

Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent

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