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Apparently, confirmed Somali 'gun violence' has broken out all over the suburbs. Suddenly, it's a big issue. Since July, Edina Police have responded to reports of gunfire . Before Monday night's meeting at the Edina City Hall, Edina Police Chief Todd Milburn said "The level of this kind of violence is shocking." KARE11 is also reporting "In a recent pre-recorded interview posted online, Chief Milburn called the crimes a pattern involving Somali people. He said they are both the target and offender , citing at least three incidents since July." This Alpha Newa reporting describes Monday night's meeting as "a community meeting." Alpha News reported "A community meeting was held at Edina City Hall Monday night to discuss recent violent incidents in the city and surrounding areas. The recent incidents include shots fired on the campus of Edina’s Our Lady of Grace church and school late last month, which the police chief later said inv...

It isn't surprising that Education Minnesota, Minnesota's biggest teachers union, vehemently opposes competition in education. Further, it isn't surprising to learn that the DFL, the political party that EdMinn owns, hates school choice. According to this Center Square report , "Minnesota ranked 33rd nationally in a new report from the Heritage Foundation on 'education freedom.' The state’s ranking on education choice brought its score down significantly, coming in at 44th." That's just part of the story. Another part of this story came from "Jonathan Butcher, the Heritage Foundation’s acting director at its Center for Education Policy." He told "The Center Square" that 'Minnesota ranks 33rd overall with little to offer parents in school choice apart from charter schools and homeschooling. These are important options, for sure, but more than half of all U.S. states have some form of private school scholarship opportunity, as wel...

Amy Klobuchar's attempt to sound like a sports fan would've gone better if she wasn't utterly tone deaf. In this tweet , Klobuchar wrote "What a weekend for football in Minnesota! First the Gophers bring the Little Brown Jug home. Now the Vikings defense comes through again with a 15-10 win. 4-0! #SKOL!" There's just 1 thing wrong that tweet. The timing couldn't have been worse/more tone deaf. Frozen In Bemidji replied "You forgot the Somali homecoming game where the skinnies outshot the balloonheads 2-0." People have treated Sen. Klobuchar like she's walked on water. The truth is that she's rarely been challenged. In her Senate career, she's mostly known for doing what Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer or Dick Durbin told her to do. She's NEVER stood up to Democrat leadership. She didn't stand up to Joe Biden, instead saying that Biden was sharp as a tack. Sen. Klobuchar isn't a leader. She's a follower. She's the perso...

Aric Putnam is a polite-sounding hard-left leftist who's done a wonderful job ... if his job description included representing the Democrat Socialists of America, aka the DSA. These days, Putnam is majoring in running ads that make him sound like a moderate. That's what leftists do in election years. Aric Putnam is a fraud. While utility bills were climbing, Putnam cast THE DECIDING VOTE for Walz's Blackout Bill. That's led to higher utility prices AND brownouts in St. Cloud. Alpha News writes that Putnam's true colors are anything but those of a moderate. For instance, "Perhaps most interesting about his time in the legislature was his decision to support DFL Sen. Omar Fateh’s bid for mayor of Minneapolis." Omar Fateh was heralded as the "Midwest Mamdani." Fateh was endorsed by a local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) in his bid for mayor and is one of the most far-left members of the Senate. He supported a 2021 effort to ...

Jonathan Turley has long been an advocate for public education. He affirmed that in this Hill op-ed . He wrote "Despite my long support for public schools, I believe vouchers may be the only way to wrest control away from the education cartel by introducing real competition based on academic performance." Earlier in that op-ed, he wrote "In a prior column, I was particularly moved by the frustration of a mother in Baltimore who complained that her son was in the top half of his class despite failing all but three of his classes. Her story led to my changing my view of school vouchers." This will require a partnership between reform-oriented teachers and deep-pocketed philanthropist who share a vision for competition in K-12 education. This isn't meant to imply that increased funding leads to better outcomes. It's saying that we need philanthropisats to establish scholarahip funds that lead to greater competition. Without competition, rebuilding K-12 educatio...

Electing Democrats helps accomplish 2 things. First, it helps deplete the Medicaid funding for important programs like Housing Stabilization Services, Autism centers and "Learing Centers." The other thing it 'helps' is it helps criminals roam free . In this case, the criminals roaming free were confirmed to be Somali gangs : 🚨 BREAKING: The Eden Prairie Police Department officially confirms that last night’s shooting was gang related. These Somali gangs are out of control. It’s time to vote in new leadership that will actually work to keep Minnesotans safe. pic.twitter.com/GgtAwKcHPB — Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 3, 2026 Thankfully, Gov. Walz is all over this: State officials are assisting local authorities to find those responsible after a shooting outside the Eden Prairie football game. No homecoming, in any community, should be disrupted by gun violence. Minnesotans are keeping students and families in our thoughts tonight. — Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWal...