Liberty & Prosperity Blog

The amazing Bill Melugin is on the ground in Minneapolis and breaking stories. Remember when Minneapolis DFL Mayor whined about unnecessary uses of force and unconstitutional actions? The DFL would like you to think that anti-ICE 'protesters' were victims. District Court Judge Menendez issued an 80-page ruling that said ICE agents had to follow the First Amendment. Some whacked-out congressional Democrats held a performative 'hearing' in Minneapolis to draw attention to ICE's brutality while whitewashing the DFL's paid rioters . Back to Bill Melugin's reporting. Thanks to Julio Rosas's fast footwork and Mr. Melugin's retweet of Rosas's video, we now know that the "anti-ICE protesters" are really rioters: Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis made a man take off his American flag hoodie that said “Freedom”: “Take it off and you won’t get hurt!” pic.twitter.com/YmueZRICnO — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 17, 2026 The Rioters' Ba...

The only thing that Antonin Scalia and Ketanji Brown-Jackson have in common is that they were both Supreme Court justices. After that, the similarities abruptly end. Joe Biden's judicial legacy isn't just Ketanji Brown-Jackson, though. Unfortunately, it extends to Kate Menendez, the district court judge who " barred federal agents in Minneapolis from arresting peaceful protesters or using nonlethal munitions and crowd control tools against them." That's like a judge ruling that, if you're planning on breathing, you're required to breathe air. Saying that ICE agents can't arrest peaceful protesters is nothing more than telling ICE agents that they must obey the First Amendment. That's a no-brainer. In a statement, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said "The First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly, not rioting. DHS is taking appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public f...

In one of his latest articles, Byron York highlights the Democrats' hubris . In the article, York quotes from a DHS-issued statement on an ICE officer-involved shooting in Minneapolis. The statement said "In an attempt to evade arrest, the subject fled the scene in his vehicle and crashed into a parked car. The subject then fled on foot. The law enforcement officer caught up to the subject on foot and attempted to apprehend him when the subject began to resist and violently assault the officer. While the subject and law enforcement were in a struggle on the ground, two subjects came out of a nearby apartment and also attacked the law enforcement officer with a snow shovel and broom handle. As the officer was being ambushed and attacked by the two individuals, the original subject got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick. Fearing for his life and safety as he was being ambushed by three individuals, the officer fired a defensive shot to defend his l...

Let's not tiptoe around Jacob Frey's failed leadership in Minneapolis. The best proof that Frey failed is the number of police officers employed by the Minneapolis Police Department, aka the MPD, today vs. during the pre-Floyd era. Before the Floyd riots, the MPD employed 900+ officers. According to David Strom's article , "After the George Floyd riots, Minneapolis lost hundreds of police officers due to resignations and even disability. The department went from over 900 officers to as few as 560." That's just part of Frey's problem as "the absolute minimum staffing level of the department is 731, but the department has been struggling to fill the slots despite a significant increase in pay in order to attract more officers." According to Alpha News, "it seems that about 17% of the Police Department wants to opt out of the whole Frey strategy." That's 1-in-6 of the MPD who want out. Further "There are even rumors, wholly unveri...

Despite the harassment and the DFL's semi-veiled threats, ICE keeps doing their job. Despite Jacob Frey's insistence that ICE is breaking the law and that their practices were anti-Constitution, these patriots promised to keep arresting criminal illegal aliens. Like thetraditional Trump saying goes, Promises made, Promises kept. According to Alpha News, "Democratic leaders have denigrated ICE officers with toxic rhetoric; activist groups have circulated methods to illegally interfere with ICE operations; and Minneapolis residents have destroyed law enforcement vehicles and obstructed federal agents." Gov. Tim Walz apparently has appointed himself Aronist-in-Chief . In his own words and after he'd called on Pressident Trump to "lower the temperature" with the rhetoric, Gov. Walz said "What’s happening in Minnesota right now defies belief. News reports simply don’t do justice to the level of chaos and disruption and trauma the federal government is r...

If you listen to DNC Chair Ken Martin, Minnesota DFL Gov. Tim Walz or Minneapolis DFL Mayor Jacob Frey long enough, it's difficult to determine whether they're totally nuts or whether they're just evil. Let's start with DNC Chair Martin. On Sunday, Martin said "In Iran, brave protestors confront a far-right theocratic regime that crushes dissent and denies basic freedom. Here at home, tens of thousands are marching after the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good — demanding justice, transparency, and an end to an unchecked federal force that takes lives and tears families apart. Solidarity across borders means opposing authoritarian power everywhere and defending the right to live free from fear and state violence." Martin should be ridiculed for comparing Iranian freedom fighters with American-born activists/agitators. The Iranian freedom fighters are fighting for freedom. In Minneapolis, ICE Watch is fighting for anarchy and against law enforcement. That's t...