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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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🚨 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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WATCH: Minneapolis Park Board finance co-chair overseeing millions in taxpayer money unable to read dollar amounts on spending resolution The footage, recorded during a Feb. 4 board meeting and recirculated this week by former Park Board Commissioner Becka Thompson, shows District 5 Commissioner Kay Carvajal Moran reading a resolution authorizing hundreds of thousands of dollars in spending for splash-pad equipment and related work at Elliot Park.
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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: Minnesota AG Keith Ellison praises far-left streamer Hasan Piker "I like talking to you, man. You do a good job, man. How do I stay in touch with you, man? Is that possible?" Ellison said during a January appearance on Piker's stream. "Good job, Hasan." Piker has faced backlash for a number of controversial comments, including recently stating: "If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone is going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews." Piker also once said America "deserved 9/11" and that Hamas is “a thousand times better” than Israel.
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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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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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Attorney says Minnesota prosecutors have been 'ignoring' the law in charging police officers Attorney Chris Madel spoke with Liz Collin on her podcast about how Minnesota police officers have been prosecuted without a grand jury indictment — as required by Minnesota law. Madel raised this issue while defending Minnesota Trooper Ryan Londregan before Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty dropped the charges in the case. However, the lack of a grand jury indictment also affects the prosecutions of other Minnesota police officers, including Derek Chauvin, who raised this same issue in his latest petition. “I think with respect to Minnesota Statute 628.61 ... I think they're just ignoring it. There is no real other explanation for it," said Madel.
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BREAKING: Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who dropped his bid for reelection yesterday, appears to suggest that Joe Thompson, the top fraud prosecutor in the state, should be "let go." "You saw a US attorney stand up, which has been released by ... would have been let go by any other administration, speculating about things with no factual information. That's defamation, and that's coming from the US attorney. We are under assault."
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