Tag: Empty Wheel Minneapolis Redux Of George Flyod? ICE Murdered Renee Good Today — An Observer — In Cold Blood January 7 2026

In Which Scott Johnson Purports To Ask A “Non-Leninist” Question. Heh.

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Scott Johnson this morning quotes a savage approvingly, for suspending all civil law — in Minneapolis. “It’s an… insurrection, doncha’ know!?!”

And at the end of all of this, because he realizes this is idiotic, Scott throws in a rhetorical flourish, to hint that maybe he doesn’t think that this is the way to go about it… I am not amused.

Here’s Scott’s in any event: “where does he… err?” he asks.

Hilarious… but not in a good way.

When civil law is suspended and people start rounding up people like Scott Johnson for their views… We shall see how much he endorses this Attila the Hun view.

But whatever it takes to bend a knee and lick a boot for Donald Trump… The Powerline boys are more than willing to do…

Disgusting.

Out.

[U: Hinderaker’s Own Video Proves The ICE/DHS Officers Could Get By — And She Was Unarmed, Driving AWAY!] Crediting EW, Here: The Goon Greg Bovino Was Present, When ICE Shot And Killed Renee Good, An Unarmed Observer In Her Car — In Minneapolis, Today. Dammit.

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Updated @ 5:45 pm CST — the usual, out of Hinderaker. But apparently he did not watch the side view video he linked. The officer fired into a car that was moving AWAY from all law enforcement. A fleeing observer, a woman, unarmed. But on zero evidence, Hinderaker calls it “self defense”. It was no such thing. The officers didn’t give her time to comply. They fired rather than wait to let her pull out of the way.

And unsurprisingly, Hinderaker fails to mention that existing nationwide orders (and federal statutes) require de-escalation at protests. This was a quick trigger; no warning that the officer would fire. Shit, John.

Damn you John. Damn you. End update.

[Earlier and] very fairly, EmptyWheel asks whether Stephen Miller may be held responsible — along with Kristi Noem and of course, Donald Trump. All of them are (at a minimum) not remotely-studiously enforcing the existing orders on de-escalation, and a sparing use of force, at protests — if not outright ordering goons on the street, like Bovino… to affirmatively violate those orders and statutes.

Renee Good was, by all accounts, a very kind and gentle person. She did not own any guns. Here’s EmptyWheel’s concluding paragraph this evening — as I know you all have seen the basic news reports from earlier in the day, in Minneapolis. Dammit.

…[I]n a TV appearance, Bovino said he took his instructions from the Executive Branch, whether Trump or Kristi Noem.

The implication is fairly clear: That Stephen Miller is the one instructing him on use of force.

Greg Bovino was present for today’s shooting.

In the wake of the shooting, Tricia McLaughlin, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, and Donald Trump all have told vicious lies about the shooting; their lies aren’t even consistent with each other, much less the video.

The shooting comes in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling that Trump can’t deploy the National Guard to cities unless he has first resorted to active duty troops.

It’s time to ask whether Stephen Miller ordered Greg Bovino to shoot those who document DHS’ invasions….

Damn these monsters. Just… damn them. This may turn into a second George Floyd moment in the Twin Cities, now. [And perhaps — just perhaps — as the commanding agent on the ground, Greg Bovino might see the Derek Chauvin outcome. That would be rough justice.]

Dammit.

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