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🚨 BREAKING: Minnesota Republican governor candidate Mike Lindell is facing criticism after the Washington Examiner reported that he supports "six-month amnesty for illegal immigrants" A few weeks ago, Lindell told local media that under his proposal, anyone who's here "that is an illegal immigrant" would be able to get a "conditional nonresident visa." "You're not a citizen, but you don't have to leave, ever, "as long as a couple of things happen," Lindell said. Lindell said this would lead to an increase in tax revenue. "You take that money and you use it to legalize people," he said. Lindell's primary opponent, Lisa Demuth, said she "would expect this from Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz, but I’m surprised to see it coming from a fellow GOP candidate for governor." "I will work with the federal government to deport criminal illegal immigrants instead of giving them amnesty,” she said. What do you think of Lindell's idea?
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![EXCLUSIVE: Tech workers say they were mistaken for ICE agents, accosted by anti-ICE mob What began as a casual lunch between five Twin Cities software engineers quickly escalated into a frightening encounter after the men were misidentified as undercover federal agents and protesters were alerted to the Minneapolis restaurant where they were dining. Alpha News obtained video and spoke with one of the men, Lee, a software engineer from Plymouth, who described how the situation unfolded. Lee said the group was eating lunch at Clancy’s Deli, near 38th Street and Grand Avenue South, when one of the men — who belongs to an anti-ICE Signal chat — received a message from a group labeled “SW Minneapolis Rapid Response” claiming that plainclothes ICE agents were dining at the restaurant. “My friend was shocked,” Lee said. “He’s on the [anti-ICE] side politically. He lives nearby. He’s eaten there before. And suddenly he’s seeing messages saying we’re ICE.” The software engineers — all white males dressed casually in sweatshirts and jackets — were soon confronted by protesters who surrounded the restaurant, shouting insults and blowing whistles in their ears as they attempted to leave, according to Lee. Lee emphasized to Alpha News that the group’s political views were mixed, but said the encounter left some of them reconsidering their positions. “One of us is pro-ICE, one anti-ICE, others on the fence,” he said. “After this, I think some of them are rethinking everything.”](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2012610307663802819/amplify_video_thumb/2012609481025232896/img/yY7MGpZQHh_yg5IR.jpg)
EXCLUSIVE: Tech workers say they were mistaken for ICE agents, accosted by anti-ICE mob What began as a casual lunch between five Twin Cities software engineers quickly escalated into a frightening encounter after the men were misidentified as undercover federal agents and protesters were alerted to the Minneapolis restaurant where they were dining. Alpha News obtained video and spoke with one of the men, Lee, a software engineer from Plymouth, who described how the situation unfolded. Lee said the group was eating lunch at Clancy’s Deli, near 38th Street and Grand Avenue South, when one of the men — who belongs to an anti-ICE Signal chat — received a message from a group labeled “SW Minneapolis Rapid Response” claiming that plainclothes ICE agents were dining at the restaurant. “My friend was shocked,” Lee said. “He’s on the [anti-ICE] side politically. He lives nearby. He’s eaten there before. And suddenly he’s seeing messages saying we’re ICE.” The software engineers — all white males dressed casually in sweatshirts and jackets — were soon confronted by protesters who surrounded the restaurant, shouting insults and blowing whistles in their ears as they attempted to leave, according to Lee. Lee emphasized to Alpha News that the group’s political views were mixed, but said the encounter left some of them reconsidering their positions. “One of us is pro-ICE, one anti-ICE, others on the fence,” he said. “After this, I think some of them are rethinking everything.”
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Maple Grove homeowner says Somali neighbors bragged about profits from Medicaid businesses Anthony Sinople joined Liz Collin on her podcast. He’s a Maple Grove resident who lives in the Evanswood neighborhood, which includes more than 200 homes with prices advertised from $600,000 to more than $1 million. Sinople and several others in Evanswood who reached out to Alpha News are concerned about ties to potential fraud. They say there are dozens of businesses—from group homes, to daycares, to foster homes—that can be traced to Somali homeowners. “Members of the East African community started to open up to me about what exactly was occurring and started to describe these plans … and how they would be able to make $10,000 to $24,000 a month per person for setting up these group homes,” said Sinople. “Then I started to receive offers that if I would purchase homes in the community under my name, they would be sponsoring these types of housing stabilization programs at these houses,” he added.
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🚨WATCH: A Minnesota millionaire tells lawmakers that he legally received SNAP benefits "My wife and I received nearly $6,000 of SNAP benefits over a 19-month period ... my wife and I received these benefits as a wealthy couple because eligibility in Minnesota is based on income only, not assets," Rob Undersander said while testify in support of a SNAP reform bill. "When we have nearly 1 in 7 Americans receiving food stamps in the wealthiest nation on earth with historically low unemployment rates, something is wrong ... one might call the current eligibility rules fraud by design."
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![WATCH: St. Cloud City Council member Scott Brodeen slams the "disgusting show of disrespect" after an American flag flew upside down at a Somali Independence Day event in the city "It's sickening ... To the politicians and candidates that were down there supporting [and] didn't take action, didn't stand up for our country, shame on you."](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2075260482743672860/amplify_video_thumb/2075259444217131008/img/Fb-b0hkcWIO0cwWR.jpg)
WATCH: St. Cloud City Council member Scott Brodeen slams the "disgusting show of disrespect" after an American flag flew upside down at a Somali Independence Day event in the city "It's sickening ... To the politicians and candidates that were down there supporting [and] didn't take action, didn't stand up for our country, shame on you."
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🚨 BREAKING: The Minneapolis City Council moves forward with the potential legalization of "adult bathhouses and sex venues." "The 1988 ban wasn't a neutral policy. It was written during a moral panic targeting gay men," says Council Member Jason Chavez. Do you think this is a good idea?
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🚨 BREAKING: Jay Swanson, a former state trooper who investigated child care fraud in Minnesota, provides damning testimony to the House fraud committee Scammers would "say they first heard about it while in the refugee camp in Kenya ... they had heard you could run the scam in a number of different states, but it was easiest and you could make the most money doing it in Minnesota." Swanson then detailed the retaliation he says he faced from Department of Human Services leaders and said he was told to delete some of his answers to an inquiry from the legislative auditor. "I soon had a senior DHS official in my office, angry, red-faced, and almost yelling. The senior DHS official told me to delete a number of paragraphs ... I then advised this official that I believed what they were telling me to do was illegal." "I told them that the fraud was so huge that sooner or later it would come to light."
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🚨 WATCH: Residents speak out as Rochester Public Schools votes to add the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha to the school calendar "Christmas break became winter break. Easter break became spring break ... yet this Muslim holiday is to be an official school holiday. This is an abomination," one speaker said. "If religious accommodation is important ... then equal consideration should be given to all faith communities," said another. The board approved adding Eid al-Adha to the calendar in a 4-1 vote.
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WATCH: "The mob mentality is stunning" Dr. Mehmet Oz (Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and Jim O'Neill (Deputy Sec. of HHS) explained how they were flipped off, followed, and their cars were surrounded while trying to investigate fraud at a building in St. Paul.
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WATCH: Rep. Tom Emmer to those who don’t want to assimilate: “Get the hell out” Rep. Emmer talked about Somali gang violence, fraud, and the rise of Sharia law—and his efforts during his time as a Minnesota state lawmaker to stop it. In light of recent criticism, Emmer doubled-down: "I stand by what I said. If you don't want to be an American, you don't want to assimilate and become an American and be proud of this great country, then get the hell out of here."
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