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From ‘shoot them in the leg’ to shoot to kill

During his first term, President Trump reportedly asked then–Defense Secretary Mark Esper whether soldiers deployed during the George Floyd protests could shoot demonstrators in the legs. Esper said no. Those now feel like the good old days. If events in Minneapolis over the past two weeks are any indication, the rules of engagement for ICE and Border Patrol agents have shifted dramatically—toward firing into heads and torsos for the offenses of being in the wrong place at the wrong time or recording federal agents operating against civilians on American streets. None of this ...

A view from Minneapolis

I grew up in Jersey Shore and have lived in Minneapolis for eight years. I call Minneapolis home because it feels familiar to me. It is a place where neighbors look out for each other, kids walk to school, and if something seems off, someone reaches out to make sure everything is okay. Until recently, I felt as safe here as I did growing up in JSPA. That sense of safety is gone. Over the past several weeks, two people, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed, and countless others have been harassed, assaulted, or detained by federal agents in clear violation of constitutional rights. ...

Freedom in Greenland

Most Greenlanders are descendants of Alaskan stock who migrated to Greenland a thousand years ago. In other words, Greenlanders are Native Americans or, as they’re now called, Inuits. And so what do their Danish masters think of these Native Americans? When Greenlanders visit Denmark, Danes scowl at them and sneeringly tell them to go home. These Nordic Europeans obviously don’t like Native Americans in “their” country. Meanwhile America has great fondness for Alaskans of all kinds. Therefore the Greenlanders should sell Greenland to America in the same way Russia sold Alaska to ...

Lawless

This country is definitely at a turning point; turning unfortunately in the wrong direction. The liberal lawlessness and lack of support for our brave and dedicated law enforcement personnel have gotten out of hand. Criminal assault and attempts to injure or kill our law enforcement officers has the support and consent of liberal mayors and governors. These attacks upon our dedicated public servants who are sworn to uphold the law and protect the safety of all regardless of political persuasion, only to be spit on, attacked and face possible injury or death while performing their sworn ...

Believing lies

Today, more than ever, we need to distinguish the truth from lies. Kristi Noem wanted us to believe that Alex Pretti was a terrorist despite the video that clearly shows this ER nurse holding a phone, then being thrown to the ground and shot in the back. It’s hard to lie when your eyes tell you something different. Glenn Thompson has complimented Noem for taking 45 violent criminals off the streets of Bellefonte. Problem is that there were only 10 felony arrests in Bellefonte in 2025. Also, it is considered a very safe city, safer than 74% of all US cities. Back in August ICE ...

Mastriano on ICE

The Jan. 21 Sun-Gazette has an article about a bill PA Senator Doug Mastriano is introducing in the legislature. The bill would require all Pennsylvania state and municipal law enforcement agencies to cooperate fully with ICE operations in our state. Our legislature is divided, and the article points out that this makes substantive legislation difficult and encourages legislation like Mastriano’s which is of a political in nature and does not address the problems of Pennsylvanians. The editorial in this same issues describes one of those problems: the closure of the maternity unit ...