The Illegality and Injustice of ICE’s Minnesota Occupation

Melissa, Kate, and Leah break down the various legal cases arising from ICE’s occupation of Minnesota, including a bid to end DHS’s Operation Metro Surge and a case from citizens seeking to block the abusive use of tear gas and pepper spray. Then, the hosts welcome Crooked’s Tommy Vietor to talk about all things foreign policy: Trump's blatant disdain for international law, the so-called “DonRoe Doctrine,” the President’s wildly incoherent and pointless tariffs, and why Trump’s claim that he’s ended eight wars is beyond laughable. Finally, a deeply concerning FBI raid on the Fulton County elections office supervised by Hawaii's least favorite daughter, Tulsi Gabbard.

Favorite things:

• Leah • : Streets Of Minneapolis • , Bruce Springsteen; The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good • , Ta-Nehisi Coates (Vanity Fair); Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong • , Adam Serwer (The Atlantic); Chris Hayes’ reporting from MN •

• Kate • : This May Be the Only Path to Accountability for the Minneapolis Shootings • , Barry Friedman and Stephen I. Vladeck (NYT); Who Gave ICE Permission to Trample the Constitution? • Amicus (Slate); JVN Hair • ; Migrations • , Charlotte McConaghy

• Melissa • : His and Hers • , Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model • (Netflix); King of the North •

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South, Jeanne Theoharis

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