Americans show Trump our true power

ICE has become so hated that Americans have been straight up shutting down their operation through sheer numbers in Minneapolis.

We have seen the videos of neighbors forming blockades. We have seen people flooding the streets to stop the vans.

But today they took it a step up. They gained economic leverage over the administration.

Business around Minneapolis closed down today in a massive show of solidarity against the deportation force.

The New York Times is reporting that hundreds of businesses shuttered their doors to protest the actions of ICE. This is not just a few mom and pop shops. This is a coordinated effort to show the Trump administration that if you come for our neighbors you come for our economy too.

Think about how powerful this is.

Donald Trump runs on the economy. He brags about the stock market. He cares about money more than he cares about human life.

So the people of Minneapolis are hitting him where it hurts. They are saying we will not help you run this country if you are going to use the government to terrorize us.

They are doing this in subzero temperatures. They are losing money on purpose just to send a message.

Alison Kirwin who owns Al’s Breakfast in Minneapolis put it perfectly in the Times article.

She said: “If it takes away from a day of our income, that is worthwhile.”

That is the energy we need right now.

When you have business owners willing to lose profit to stand up for human rights you know the resistance is real. You know this isn’t just “paid protesters” or “far-left agitators” like JD Vance wants to claim.

These are regular people saying “Not in our city.”

The Department of Homeland Security is panicking. An official told the Times that this strike was “beyond insane”.

You want to know what is actually insane?

What is insane is an immigration operation that has led to 3,000 arrests and at least two shootings in a matter of weeks. What is insane is that ICE agents fatally shot Renee Good, an American citizen, and are now terrorizing the rest of the city.

While writing this, we saw yet another fatal shooting by Border Patrol.

It’s a hard watch, but I truly think every American should see this:

Minneapolis is showing us the blueprint. You don’t just march. You shut it down.

If this spreads to other cities like Chicago and Los Angeles and New York we could see a massive shift.

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New York Times Piece Cited: Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE