Is the Minneapolis City Council Going to Punish Businesses That Accommodated ICE?

 Amy Curtis

Does Minnesota’s New State Flag Resemble That of an Autonomous Somali State? - Alex Demas - The Dispatch

. . . "But ICE is not the reason the city took an economic hit. Democrats harassed hotels into refusing ICE agents, Leftists mobs made noise outside hotels which surely kept tourists away, and they also told businesses to close their doors on January 23." . . .

Did Minnesota redesign its flag to look like Somalia’s? Here’s what we know | Hindustan Times

"The new Minnesota flag was not inspired by Somalia’s flag, according to both the designer whose work informed the final version, and a flag expert who advised the redesign commission. Those involved said the design is rooted entirely in Minnesota-specific symbols and history.

Minnesota resident Andrew Prekker, whose submission inspired the final design, told Reuters he did not look at any other countries’ flags during the process."

Also Read: Minnesota flag controversy heats up; columnist says it obviously looks like Somali flag

The Dispatch

New images of White House ballroom show clearest look yet at Trump project

 Washington Post

"New renderings shared Friday offer the clearest look yet at President Donald Trump’s proposed White House ballroom addition — a project advancing even as it is challenged in court and questioned on Capitol Hill.

"Shalom Baranes Associates, the firm handling the project, shared the renderings with the National Capital Planning Commission, a committee charged by Congress with overseeing major federal construction projects in the region. The renderings include various angles of the ballroom building, an approximately 90,000-square-foot addition that would also include offices for White House staff. The White House has dubbed the project its “East Wing Modernization.”

"The images reveal at least one significant change from earlier designs: the removal of a large triangular pediment above the ballroom’s southern portico. Rodney Cook Jr. — a Trump appointee who chairs the Commission of Fine Arts, another federal panel reviewing the project — had warned in January that the pediment was “immense” and pressed the architects about whether it could be reduced." . . .

. . . "Despite the revisions, the proposed addition would remain the same height as the White House at its highest point — a priority for Trump and a major concern for outside architects and historical preservationists. Critics have warned the project could overshadow the iconic main mansion and alter long-protected sightliness around the complex. The new renderings indicate the building could block views of the White House residence from certain viewpoints, such as locations on 15th Street NW, according to the designs shared Friday." . . .

Full article here with more pictures and video

White House files most detailed plans yet for Trump ballroom, East Wing renovation - CBS News

East Wing renovation - CBS News

But when finished, remember California Eric wants it all to come down! Or renamed.

What Does California Tell Us about Election Fraud?

 Shoshana Egan - American Thinker  

"The fact that few people have been found guilty of election fraud in California doesn’t prove that election fraud doesn’t exist there. My research indicates that the Election Code allows voter fraud to be hidden."

"How much fraud is there in United States elections? Very little, so the claim goes, based on the premise that few have been found guilty of election fraud.  But is that a logical conclusion?

"In order to have fraud prosecuted:

• The law must be unambiguous
• You have to be able to look for fraud.
• If fraud is suspected or found, it has to be reported to the proper authorities
• The authorities have to be willing to investigate and prosecute those perpetuating any fraud found. 

"I decided to see if the lack of an election fraud statement would hold up for my state of California. My findings were very disappointing.

"First, I looked at the California Election Code to see how it would help prevent voter fraud or help find it. According to the Code:

To register to vote a person musts fill out a registration form and sign that the information is accurate. No actual proof of accuracy is required, even as to that person’s citizenship.

If the voter does not list a place of birth on the registration form, the registration is still considered valid.

A person wanting to vote can be challenged on the grounds “That the voter is not the person whose name appears on the roster.” If the person challenged, swears (or affirms) that they are the person on the roster, they are allowed to vote.

A person wanting to vote can be challenged if poll records indicate that the voter has already voted in that election. If the person challenged, swears (or affirms) that they have not voted, they are allowed to vote.

The California Elections Code requires signature verification on Vote by Mail envelopes. However, it also creates a presumption that the signatures match

"If voters are required by law to show proof of residency, the Secretary of State sets the standards used. Section §20107 of the California Code of Regulations states that “This section shall be liberally construed to permit voters and new registrants to cast a regular ballot. Any doubt as to the sufficiency of proof or a document presented shall be resolved in favor of permitting the voter or new registrant to cast a regular ballot.” . . .

AOC’s Big Comedy Show in Europe

The American Spectator 

 . . . "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused the Jews of genocide in the very cradle of Nazism, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, who did perpetrate the worst genocide in the history of humanity… against the Jews."

(DonkeyHotey/CC-BY-SA-2.0/Wikimedia Commons)

 "There are extensive studies on how to deal with stupidity. Some argue that it’s best to keep idiots hidden to minimize their destructive capacity, while others maintain that it’s better to expose them so everyone understands what they are. AOC has achieved something unprecedented in the history of universal stupidity: she has proven both sides right.

"AOC attended the Munich Security Conference last weekend. It’s still unclear whether she went to contribute any ideas on security matters — that is, on how to stop the bad guys — or simply to make herself an easy target.

"Everything she said in Europe was blatantly stupid, a colossal display of ignorance. And now she’s angry because all the media pundits are having a little laugh at her. I certainly won’t be one of them, AOC; I’m not just having a little laugh, I’m having a big laugh. Let’s admit it, the young woman’s first major international trip has been entertaining.

"AOC doesn’t know where Venezuela is, and that could happen to anyone. The problem is that she also doesn’t know where Taiwan is, doesn’t know where Marco Rubio is, doesn’t know where Spain is, and she probably doesn’t even know where she is in Munich or what she was doing there. And, let’s be frank, almost certainly, AOC doesn’t even know where AOC is. In that respect, at least, she proves herself a good disciple of Joe Biden. 

"All the ideas she expressed were stupid. It’s anachronistic to see a reasonably young and attractive woman speaking like Fidel Castro in 1990 — but like Fidel Castro if someone had stubbed out a cigar in the center of his brain. She talks about social classes in a way that makes you want to frown deeply, put on a white coat, and ask her: “Miss, are these social classes you’re talking about among us? Can you hear them?”

"A wonderful opportunity arose in Munich to celebrate the fall of Nicolás Maduro, and instead, she tried to become his lawyer. I am convinced the Venezuelan dictator would have preferred anyone else in the world. The reality is that if AOC had been in government leading the operation against Maduro, they simply wouldn’t have been able to stop him, because, according to my calculations based on her geographical assumptions, he would have launched a major military operation against the city of Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon, on the other side of the equator, where there are undoubtedly plenty of mustachioed men who should be arrested, but none of them would be the real Nicolás Maduro." . . .

Charlie Kirk’s Death 100% MSM and Democrats Fault

 Religio-Political Talk (RPT)

• Any Rep. or Senator who says Trump, his supporters, or other Republicans is Hitler or a Nazi doesn’t care about minimizing the horrors of the Holocaust. Any reporter who doesn’t challenge that disgusting statement is just as bad. (THE LID, May 2025 | See also NYP, July 2024 | )
• Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) is under fire after widespread airing of four-year-old remarks in which he called former President Donald Trump’s voters a “horde of budding blood-and-soil fascists.” (Washington Examiner, June 2024)

Biden enters at 6:18:

Democrats lit the 'assassination culture' fuse — now their silence equals violence    . . . "That same day in Harlem, an angry leftist punched a pro-life activist in the face while she was conducting a live interview. She was left bloodied and needed stitches.

"A new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute found that more than half of left-leaning Americans say political violence is “acceptable” — with 55% of them seeing “some justification” for assassinating Trump.

"It certainly feels like a powder keg, as violence is excused and celebrated online as never before."