The big fake Let's All Go Home show

The more things change:

• A leaked memo contradicts a NYT piece suggesting a deescalation of ICE deployment in Minneapolis.
• NBC news has a piece on how daily life in Minneapolis has changed since the occupation.

Wait, I’ve heard this story before:

• Walz wants to give Homan the benefit of the doubt, a frustrating message for many angry Minneapolis residents who feel this is a return to DFL standard messaging on preserving the status quo without any meaningful change.
• Walz and Frey continue to not impose an eviction moratorium despite an many sheltering in place to avoid ICE, and now appears to be rasing funds to fight the DOJ’s fivolous lawsuit.
• The Trump admin gave away the game about “de-escalatory measures” as a smokescreen to placate Senate Democrats, and not any sort of meaningful change in operation at all. Quelle Surprise.

Omar attacked:

• A man rushed Minneapolis congresswoman Omar at a public town hall. Omar was unhurt. Trump peddled conspiracies about the incident. With many conservative politicians, we’ve discovered every accusation is often projection…
• The Sahan Journal provides additional details of the Omar attacker.

The bigger picture:

• Truthout points out what many in Minneapolis already know that “This is not America” is a lie we tell ourselves.
• Welcome to Garbagetown writes about ICE in Minnesota, fascism, and how that reflects on ICE operations in Maine.
• A NYT podcast, The Ezra Klein Show, suggests that Minneapolis is merely a practice likens ICE to a domestic paramilitary force

A ballad to balm the soul:

• Bruce Springsteen released a new track, “Streets of Minneapolis” on YouTube.