MN protest

A short history of the Minneapolis protest against ICE. During the Biden years 10 million migrants crossed the border without being properly vetted. This led to increase problems for local law enforcement, overcrowding in schools and strain on healthcare facilities. Trump campaigns on the promise of deporting illegal migrants and polls supported that position. The procedure is to have local governments turn over criminal migrants to ICE but some cities preferred to release them into the community. This practice is not limited to illegal migrants. Individuals convicted of criminal offenses in the Twin Cities and throughout Minnesota have been released from prison or avoided jail time in the past two years (2024–2025) through exonerations, commutations, and a high rate of judicial departures from sentencing guidelines. ICE came in looking for illegal migrants who were released as a part of overall releases and this cause problems to the point where regular citizens began to protest. About 700 agents will leave the city while 2,000 remain. The primary change is a transition to increased, established cooperation between federal agents and local sheriff's offices for jail access, aiming to make the state "less of a sanctuary". Google AI During the 2024 campaign support was heavily partisan, with about 68% of Republicans supporting mass deportations, compared to 42% of Democrats. 80% of Americans supported deporting migrants who were convicted criminals.

Marx

Karl Marx felt that revolution was inevitable because of inequality and that anything that helped the revolution was good. In today’s world the word revolution is too strong and societal change is more appropriate. This opens the door to illegal activities because the goal is no longer legal but moral. When a small number have most of the wealth then it is time to change. Waiting around for laws to change to help bring better paying jobs to the poor and increasing taxes on the rich is no longer acceptable. To accelerate change it is necessary to take action. This means protests, using what ever is necessary to force change even if it means violent protest. It is morally right to break the law if it means forcing equality of results.

AI Joe

Lawyers prepare for a case by conducting deep legal research, gathering and organizing evidence (discovery), interviewing witnesses, and creating a compelling narrative strategy. They identify case strengths and weaknesses, file pretrial motions to shape admissible evidence, and prepare opening/closing statements, ensuring all testimony is supported. A good trial lawyer requires a Juris Doctor (JD) degree, state bar licensure, and specialized skills in litigation, evidence, and persuasion. Key qualifications include extensive trial experience, commanding courtroom presence, analytical skills to handle complex data, and the ability to build, visualize, and execute a strategic case theory. Enter AI Joe the lawyer. He can instantly recall the details of any case. He knows the transcript of every court case. He has memorized every word in every law book ever written. He can analyze every success and every failure and adjust tactics. He is not emotional and is never bothered by ego or money. He can prepare for a case in an instant. He sits beside the prosecutor and defense attorney in every courtroom. He writes out the summations and suggests possible further actions.

Births

Birthright citizenship is in the news because of recent developments. For over 20 years, pregnant Chinese women have been traveling to the United States to give birth. Giving birth in the US has become a common practice for many wealthy Chinese families. In the past, many wanted to escape China's one-child policy. Today, some see it as a first step towards future immigration to the US. Over one million women have come here to have their babies. AP Jan 2025 A California woman was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison in a long-running case over a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States to deliver babies who automatically became American citizens. Dong and her husband, Michael Liu, were among more than a dozen people charged in an Obama-era crackdown on so-called “birth tourism” schemes that helped Chinese women hide their pregnancies while traveling to the US to give birth. Such businesses have long operated in various states catering to people from China, Russia, Nigeria and elsewhere It is currently not illegal but the US makes it difficult to get a tourist Visa if that is the purpose of the visit. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on this in June

Woke

About 100 years ago psychologist Carl Jung came up with the idea that men have feminine a soul and women have a masculine soul. He did not want these ideas confused with gender so labeled them anima and animus. They are characteristics that lean toward one gender but are not exclusive to one or the other. The anima is the feminine side in a man and according to Jung has these characteristics: Emotional, sensitive, creative, nurturing, empathy and refined aesthetic apperception The animus is the male side in a woman and has these characteristics: Active, intellectual, rational, assertiveness, courage, strength of character, strategic thinking and drive for achievement. His objective was to keep anima and animus from becoming male and female but this is changing today with a new concept called the Trench Theory where all virtues are divided into two categories called hard and soft and are designed to be male and female Here are some examples hard virtue Truth, justice, fairness, righteousness, reason, lawfulness, risk, freedom, competition, objectivity and individualism. Examples of soft virtue Love, grace, empathy, kindness, compassion, safety, peace unity, equality, subjectivity, corporation and collectivism. Trench Theory states that Woke is soft virtue and that is the reason why women tend to be more liberal than men. This is from Google AI Polls show a significant and widening gender gap in U.S. politics, with women becoming increasingly liberal over the past few decades while men's ideology remains relatively stable, or in some cases, trends more conservative

Lou Gehrig

We often hear the phrase, clash of cultures, but those words take on new meanings when we have personal examples. In my case I’m a Lou Gehrig. When he was the hero, he would say things like, Gosh guys, I just did what I could to help the team. Later in my life I watched wide receivers dancing the end zone when, in my mind, they should have been running back and hugging the lineman. This is the way I feel about Trump. He is a wide receiver and I would prefer he be Lou Gehrig but as is the case of football, I am willing to overlook the behavior as long as he keeps

Sex crimes

In some US states, including MN, convicted sex offenders who have served their time can be sent to special prison, often times for life, for crimes they may commit in the future. Over 700 individuals are held in the MN Sex Offender Program (MSOP) Over 700 individuals are in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP). These programs are designed to be civil, not criminal, focusing on treatment rather that punishment, though the operate in a prison-like settings. Civil vs criminal. What’s in a name. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.