A Minnesota school district is hiring a new assistant superintendent who will be expected to &#8220;examine&#8221; the presence of “Whiteness.”
St. Louis Park Public Schools just outside Minneapolis <a href="https://slpschools.tedk12.com/hire/ViewJob.aspx?JobID=591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> the job description for the position on the district&#8217;s job board.
The job, with a salary between $134,141 and $201,212, will focus specifically on injecting &#8220;anti-racism&#8221; into the district&#8217;s culture.
&#8220;[T]he Assistant Superintendent proactively supports the Superintendent to create and communicate anti-racist structures and systems, works to interrupt systems of oppression, and serves as a role model for culturally relevant pedagogy,&#8221; reads the job description.
The posting says the person who fills the role will be &#8220;unwaveringly committed to anti-racist actions&#8221; and will have a &#8220;clear personal commitment to advancing racial equity.&#8221;
It continues, &#8220;They prioritize their own racial equity journey and set clear expectations for themselves and others in their pursuit of racial equity goals.&#8221;
The new assistant superintendent will also &#8220;use data to adapt and sustain their efforts towards racial equity.&#8221;
&#8220;They actively listen for both spoken and unspoken racial concerns, seek multiple racial perspectives, examine the presence and role of &#8216;Whiteness&#8217; in systems and structures, and are open to feedback regarding their own racial blind spots,&#8221; the job posting reads.
Meanwhile, this person also &#8220;[f]osters joy and cultivates a culture of accountability for systemic racial equity transformation.&#8221;
Just last week, the district hired a new superintendent, Dr. Carla Hines, who appears to be focused on racial equity.
&#8220;Her educational leadership, dedication to student academic success, and vision for racial equity transformation is impressive and I&#8217;m confident she&#8217;ll lead our district with integrity and passion, advancing our strategic plan,” <a href="https://www.slpschools.org/default-board-post-page/~board/district/post/dr-hines-selected-for-st-louis-park-public-schools-superintendent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> school board chairman Colin Cox in announcing Hines as superintendent.
The St. Louis Park district <a href="https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/minnesota/districts/st-louis-park-public-school-dist-103888" target="_blank" rel="noopener">serves</a> more than 4,500 students at nine schools. Just over half the students are white, while about 20% are black, nearly 13% are Hispanic, and the rest are mixed race, Asian, or another minority.
About 18% of students are economically disadvantaged, and 8% are still learning English.
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Only about 34% of high schoolers in the district are proficient in math, and 58% are proficient in reading. Among middle schoolers, 37% are proficient in math, and 52% are proficient in reading.
In recent years, parents in districts across the country have spoken out against critical race theory (CRT) and other race-related curriculum content they find divisive and objectionable for children.
In 2022, the Florida education board <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-judge-suspends-stop-woke-act-in-florida">banned</a> public schools from teaching CRT. Some individual districts, such as Temecula Valley Unified School District in California, have banned elements of CRT.

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Minnesota School District Hiring Superintendent To ‘Examine’ Role Of ‘Whiteness’

Minnesota School District Hiring Superintendent To 'Examine' Role Of 'Whiteness' 

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Two 27-year-old police officers and a paramedic were shot and killed in Burnsville, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, early Sunday morning by a suspect who was killed during the shootout.
Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge were called to a private home at roughly 2 a.m. Roughly three hours later firefighter/paramedic Adam Finseth, 40, arrived; soon after that gunfire erupted; all three were killed. Seven children between the ages of 2 to 15 were barricaded inside with the suspect, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/burnsville-incident-with-weapons-law-enforcement-responds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Police had “spent quite a bit of time negotiating with this individual,” Superintendent Drew Evans with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension stated. Police officer Sgt. Adam Medlicott was shot but was expected to survive. At 8 a.m the suspect was reported dead.
“Several officers did return fire,” Evans said. “I will note this individual had several guns and large amounts of ammunition.”
“Today, three members of our team made the ultimate sacrifice for this community. They are heroes,” Burnsville Police Chief Tanya Schwartz said. “Every day we pray that they go home to their families. And today that&#8217;s not happening. We&#8217;re heartbroken. We are going to need time to be together. Our families need time to grieve.”
Officer Elmstrand&#8217;s wife, Cindy Elmstrand-Castruita, who had known him since kindergarten and shared their 5-month-old and 2-year-old together, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/wife-of-fallen-burnsville-police-officer-paul-elmstrand-he-had-to-do-what-he-thought-was-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, “He was the most generous, loving, patient person I&#8217;ve ever known. He could have a conversation with anyone and make them feel seen. He would drop everything to help someone who was in need, whether it be family, friend or someone on the street.”
“He was a very levelheaded person,” she continued. “He loved his job. He saw horrible things but never once did he say, would he come home complaining.”
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On Sunday, morning, before she had received news of her husband’s death, she received a text from a friend expressing sorrow. She said she thought it was some sort of mistake, but then, “I looked out my bedroom window and saw a squad car out there. I knew. That&#8217;s when I knew he was gone.&#8221;
“I think he just had to be the hero. He had to do what he thought was right to protect those little lives even if it meant putting his at risk and it breaks my heart because now he&#8217;s gone. But I know that he thought what he did was right,” she concluded.

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minneapolis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minneapolis</a> area school district says it will let families opt out of LGBT curriculum materials after several Muslim families threatened to sue.
St. Louis Park Public School District just west of Minneapolis said it will allow families to opt their kids out of reading books with LGBT themes.
Somali Muslim families had <a href="https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-louis-park-somali-families-receive-opt-outs-lgbtq-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatened</a> to sue the district, alleging that not allowing families to opt out potentially violates the Constitution and state law.
On November 2, the families&#8217; attorneys sent the district a letter explaining Islamic teachings around gender and sexuality and outlining the timeline of parents&#8217; complaints about the LGBT books.
Some of the families&#8217; elementary school children had been exposed to LGBT characters in picture books, which caused &#8220;significant confusion and distress,&#8221; the families&#8217; letter <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/st-louis-park-schools-says-parents-can-opt-students-out-of-lgbtq-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Back in October, several St. Louis Park elementary schools <a href="https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-louis-park-somali-families-receive-opt-outs-lgbtq-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> introduced a number of LGBT books, &#8220;Our Subway Baby,&#8221; which is about two men who adopt a baby, &#8220;My Shadow Is Pink,&#8221; which is about a boy who wears dresses, and “Ho’onani: Hula Warrior,” which is about a young Hawaiian girl who wants to lead a boys hula team.
Parents claimed that they had requested their children be opted out of reading these books, but two elementary school principals refused.
In a statement, the St. Louis Park district said that it has &#8220;always complied with the state law regarding parents’ statutory right to opt out of instructional materials, and we will continue to do so.&#8221;
However, classroom discussions are not subject to opt-outs because they &#8220;do not constitute instructional materials,&#8221; the district said.
The district added that it will not conduct a review &#8220;on behalf of any families or attempt to determine what materials may be considered objectionable.&#8221;
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“Opt-outs based on representation of protected classes do not uphold our values of creating safe and inclusive learning and working environments in our schools,” the statement continued. “However, because it is required within state law, any change would need to happen with the involvement of state lawmakers.”
Minnesota <a href="https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-louis-park-somali-families-receive-opt-outs-lgbtq-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requires</a> every school district to have a procedure for parents to review instructional materials. If a parent objects to material, the district must “make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative instruction.”
The families who had complained hailed the statement as a win.
“We think this is a win for religious freedom for people of all faiths, without even having to go to court,” <a href="https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-louis-park-somali-families-receive-opt-outs-lgbtq-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Kayla Toney, an attorney with First Liberty Institute, which represented the families.
Hodan Hassan, a mother with four children in the district, said she was happy with the district&#8217;s move.
“We came to America for religious freedom in the Constitution, and so our kids will have a great opportunity,” Hodan <a href="https://sahanjournal.com/education/st-louis-park-somali-families-receive-opt-outs-lgbtq-books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Sahan Journal.
“By granting us and other families the opportunity to opt out of teaching that violates our deeply held religious beliefs, families are able to raise their children according to the principle that they value the most,” the mother said.

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A parental rights organization has filed a civil rights complaint against a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a> high school because the school has a student council exclusively for “Indigenous” students.
The complaint against the Minneapolis-area school, filed by Parents Defending Education with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, <a href="https://defendinged.org/complaints/ocr-complaint-burnsville-high-school/">alleges</a> that Burnsville High School is violating federal civil rights laws through a student council that is only open to American Indian/Alaska Native students.
“PDE makes this complaint as an interested third-party organization with members who are parents of school children throughout the country. PDE and its members oppose discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, and political indoctrination in America’s schools. Burnsville High School is offering programming to affinity groups that is not open to all students,” a copy of the complaint obtained by The Daily Wire <a href="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/02/OCR-_Burnsville-High-School.pdf">says</a>.
The club is <a href="https://bhs.isd191.org/activities/affinity-groups" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> on the school’s website alongside other clubs like the Black Student Union, the Muslim Student Association, and the Gender Sexuality Alliance.
“Unlike the other six affinity groups identified in the exhibits, the Indigenous Student Council (ISC) is the only group that explicitly states it is not open to the entire student body,” the complaint says. “Accordingly, we ask that the Department promptly investigate the allegations in this complaint, act swiftly to remedy unlawful policies and practices, and order appropriate relief.”
The complaint claims that the club violates the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which says federal funding cannot go toward racially discriminatory programming.
The Daily Wire reached out to the high school for further clarification on the nature of the council and response to the complaint.
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Caroline Moore, the vice president of Parents Defending Education, said the student council was “unabashedly unconstitutional.”
“Burnsville High School has two student councils,” Moore told The Daily Wire. “One that everyone can participate in, and another that only allows Native American students. If students cannot coexist in something as simple serving as leaders for their graduation class, where does this madness end?”
“If Minneapolis and its suburbs are any indication of where race relations in this country are going, I want no part of it. This is unabashedly unconstitutional and the DOE should conduct a thorough investigation of racial discrimination in this district immediately,” she added.
Schools across the country have faced backlash from parents who want teachers to focus on academic achievement as opposed to focusing on racial and sexual identity.

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Minnesota High School Has Separate ‘Student Council’ For ‘Indigenous’ Students

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) sparked calls for her removal from Congress over the weekend after she made remarks at an event in Minnesota in which she told a group of Somalis that she is advocating for Somalia — where she was born and raised during her early years — while serving in the U.S. Congress.
A three-minute <a href="https://twitter.com/ambrhodajelmi/status/1751669533171994655">video</a> clip of Omar went viral on Sunday that appears to have been translated by alleged officials from Somaliland, a breakaway region in Somalia that has claimed its independence from Somalia for decades but is <a href="https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/somaliland-horn-africas-breakaway-state">not recognized</a> by any other countries as being a sovereign state.
Omar made the remarks on Saturday while speaking at an event at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis celebrating the recent re-election of Said Abdullahi Deni as the President of the Puntland State of Somalia.
Omar&#8217;s remarks come as there have been recent tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia over Somaliland. Ethiopia <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalia-rejects-mediation-efforts-with-ethiopia-over-port-deal-2024-01-18/">reportedly</a> came to an agreement with Somaliland that would recognize Somaliland as a country independent from Somalia in exchange for Ethiopia, which is a landlocked country, gaining access to 12 miles of the coastline in the region through a lease agreement.
Somalia flatly rejected the agreement, saying in a statement: &#8220;There is no space for mediation unless Ethiopia retracts its illegal [memorandum of understanding] and reaffirms the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia.&#8221;
According to a professional translation of Omar&#8217;s remarks acquired by The Daily Wire from an international translation service, Omar referenced the agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland: &#8220;A few days ago, we heard the news about some people claiming to be Somalis getting into an agreement with Ethiopia.&#8221;
Omar continued:
<blockquote>I got calls from a lot of people saying, &#8220;Ilhan, you need to talk to the U.S. government; what is the government of the U.S. doing?'&#8221;My answer to their question was that the U.S. government will do what we tell them to do about it. We need to be confident in ourselves. We live in this country; it is the country that we pay tax to, and it is the country that one of your daughters is in. As long as I am in the U.S. Congress, no one will take a way in the Somali sea or water. And I will not support the U.S. government in supporting other people to rob us. Rest assured that it will not happen, Minnesota. The lady that you sent to Congress knows about you, and she feels your interest like you all do. </blockquote>
Omar thanked Somali President Hassan Sheikh for &#8220;reminding everyone that even if Somalia is in crisis, we are people of talent who know their country and whose country cannot be put in danger.&#8221;
&#8220;I want to congratulate the Somalis in Minnesota and the Somalis everywhere on how you all are united and how you all supported our President, who needs our support,&#8221; she concluded, according to the translation. &#8220;Somalia is Somalia, and Somalis are all one; we are all brothers and sisters. No one can divide our land; we are missing land, and we will search for it soon. No one will divide whatever land that we have now.&#8221;
A translation of Omar&#8217;s remarks that appeared in the video clip that went viral on social largely aligns with the translation provided to the The Daily Wire in conveying Omar&#8217;s overarching message, which is that she is advocating for her homeland from inside the U.S. Congress, and that it seems to be one of her top priorities, if not her top priority.
Omar clearly signaled that she is working in Congress to protect Somalia and make sure that &#8220;Somalia will never be in danger,&#8221; remarks that were included in the viral translation and verified by INGCO International, the service The Daily Wire contracted to perform the translation. The congresswoman asserted that Somalis love their homeland and promised that she is working &#8220;day and night to protect your interest.&#8221;
Omar responded to the viral translation in a post on her X account: &#8220;It’s not only slanted but completely off, but I wouldn’t expect more from these propagandists.&#8221;
Numerous top Republican politicians and conservative figures slammed Omar over her remarks.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded to the video clip: &#8220;Expel from Congress, denaturalize and deport!&#8221;
&#8220;Listen to it all,&#8221; said Donald Trump Jr. &#8220;It’s not hyperbole when we say our representatives are putting America last.&#8221;
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) responded: &#8220;Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office. She should resign in disgrace.&#8221;
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&#8220;What if @Ilhan fought for Somalia from Somalia?&#8221; asked Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA). &#8220;Might be time to discuss expelling another member of Congress.&#8221;
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) commented in-part: &#8220;She flaunts using her position as congresswoman to protect Somalia’s border while our border is invaded by MILLIONS of illegals who are a danger to America.&#8221;
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) posted on X: &#8220;Terrorist sympathizer Ilhan Omar has shown her true colors. Her treasonous comments and allegiance to Somalia are a violation of her oath of office. Our elected officials have a duty to our nation, and our nation only. We must be vigilant when deciding who is allowed to enter our country.&#8221;

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Calls Grow For Ilhan Omar To Be Expelled From Congress After She Says She’s Advocating For Her Homeland Of Somalia

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A Minneapolis man who maintained his innocence for 19 years has been freed from prison following a judge’s ruling that his original trial was unfair.
Marvin Haynes, 35, was released from prison on Monday after serving 19 years in prison for the murder of 55-year-old Randy Sherer back in 2004, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/marvin-haynes-conviction-vacated-minnesota-39d861f14443ab02ff721be931606eb5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. His release came after a judge ruled that eyewitness evidence used in Haynes’ trial was unreliable, an issue on which the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office agreed with defense attorneys.
“I just want to thank everybody that supported me through this whole journey,” Haynes told reporters outside the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater after he was released. “And now y’all can recognize that I’m actually innocent.”
Haynes was 16 when he was accused of killing Sherer, a clerk in a flower shop. After he was convicted in 2005, Hayes exclaimed in court that he “didn’t kill that man!” He looked at the jury as he yelled, adding, “They’re all going to burn in hell for that.”
His attorneys have argued that detectives pressured witnesses to point the finger at Haynes by threatening them, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/minneapolis-murder-conviction-marvin-haynes.html?partner=slack&amp;smid=sl-share" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Detectives also reportedly ignored evidence that pointed away from Haynes as the killer and an improperly conducted photo lineup.
The sole witness in the crime was initially shown a photo lineup that did not include Haynes. When she picked a photo and said she was 75-80% sure that was the killer, police learned the chosen man had been in a different state at the time of the killing, so the witness was shown a second lineup. This one included an old photo of Haynes with short hair, which he had since grown long. The witness didn’t identify Haynes this time around but did identify him as the killer during a third lineup and in her trial testimony, the AP reported.
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The Innocence Project assisted in Haynes’ release, with attorneys from the organization showing in court that Haynes did not match the description of the killer, who was much older than Haynes at the time, as well as larger and taller.
After being released, Haynes said at a news conference with his attorneys, family, and even Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, who works for the same prosecutor’s office that convicted Haynes in 2005. Haynes said at this conference that he hopes to get a job, and the first thing he would do is visit his mother, who had a stroke several years ago.
“I shed tears,” he said, according to the AP. “I haven’t cried so much in 19 years. I’m so excited. Overwhelmed with emotion.”
Moriarty also spoke at the press conference.
“We inflicted harm on Mr. Haynes and his family, and also on Randy Sherer, the victim, his family, and the community,” she said. “We cannot undo the trauma experienced by those impacted by this prosecution. But today we have taken a step towards righting this wrong.”

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Democrats on the Minneapolis City Council do not want to immediately clear a homeless encampment populated by American Indians despite other Indian groups saying it is crime-ridden and urging the city to clean it up.
The city is set to clear a major homeless encampment next week, but on Thursday, eight Democrats on the city council asked Mayor Jacob Frey to delay the cleanup until February, the Star Tribune <a href="https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-plans-to-clear-homeless-encampment-week-but-city-council-members-want-delay-phillips/600325221/?refresh=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The homeless encampment, known as Camp Nenookaasi, has about 180 people and was set up by American Indian women in September after the city cleaned up a different encampment.
City officials say the encampment must be cleared due to public safety and health concerns. Residents who live nearby have complained about crime.
Organizers, however, as well as some council members say the camp is more organized than a typical homeless encampment.
&#8220;This is more controlled,&#8221; Councilman Jamal Osman said at a press conference on Thursday. Osman&#8217;s Ward 6 includes the encampment.
&#8220;We haven&#8217;t had a lot of incidents,&#8221; Osman said. &#8220;There will be more safety concerns if these 180 people go to the surrounding streets.&#8221;
Earlier this week, dozens of supporters of the encampment showed up at City Hall during a public hearing to oppose the cleanup.
Meanwhile, American Indian groups have been demanding the city close the encampment for months.
One of those demanding a cleanup is Ryan Salmon, interim chair of Metropolitan Urban Indian Directors, which includes more than more than 30 native organizations including the Indian Health Board.
&#8220;Not only are crimes being committed regularly, but they are also being hidden from police with threats of and physical acts of violence, to those who would normally report,&#8221; Salmon wrote this month in a letter to the city demanding the camp be &#8220;closed immediately.&#8221;
The mayor&#8217;s office said they are still assessing the decision to clean up the encampment next week.
&#8220;These decisions are informed by leading experts from multiple city departments, and prioritize the safety of the people both in the encampment and in the surrounding neighborhood,&#8221; said a spokeswoman for the mayor.
&#8220;We are also listening to Native leaders who, in this case, have been demanding the City take this action for months,&#8221; she said.
The council members who requested to delay the encampment cleanup until February also said they do not want to keep the camp open indefinitely. The goal is to house the people living there, they said.
Homelessness has been a growing problem in the U.S. since the pandemic.
Cities on the West Coast in particular have struggling with a growing homeless population as well as spiking drug use.

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Too often, reporters prefer narratives over the truth.
If you’re waiting for the mainstream media to apologize for ignoring Hunter Biden’s laptop or promoting the Russian collusion hoax, keep waiting.
That lets documentary filmmakers tell the stories that aren’t being told.
In the past, that’s given us Amanda Milius’ “The Plot Against the President,” which predated the Durham Report’s shocking expose on the Trump/Russia storyline. The 2021 documentary “Rush to Judgment” skewered the press for declaring the Covington Catholic High School kids guilty without having all the facts at their disposal.
This year uncorked three such films, documentaries that shed a harrowing light on corruption. These filmmakers picked up stories reporters wouldn’t touch, and the results proved explosive.
<h2>“The Essential Church” </h2>
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Grace Community Church took the COVID lockdowns on the chin, and the congregation refused to forgive and forget. The church put its grievances on screen via a powerful documentary that connected the past with the uncertain present: &#8220;<a href="https://essentialchurchmovie.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Essential Church.</a>&#8220;
“Church” recalls similar situations when governments stopped citizens from worshiping, giving the film historical heft. Still, reliving the recent lockdown era proves chilling, especially since we’ve learned the measures had little positive impact and plenty of severe ramifications.
The core of the film follows Grace Community Church’s lawsuit against California’s pandemic measures. Head pastor John MacArthur’s fight is echoed north of the Border as two Canadian pastors fight similar battles against similar restrictions. 
This isn’t the first time a Christian community picked up a camera and told a story. In the past, that meant low-budget films with awkward performances and cringe-worthy plots.
“The Essential Church,” in comparison, is handsomely mounted and packs plenty of cinematic polish. The film’s spiritual component is profound, but you don’t have to be a person of faith to process the cruelty behind the lockdown measures or how politicians applied them unequally.
Bustling Black Lives Matter protests could proceed sans restrictions yet sitting before a pastor put everyone’s lives at risk. And they risked severe fines and even jail time for sharing the Holy Word with their flocks.
That may have gone unnoticed by the mainstream press, but the filmmakers behind “Church” couldn’t let it go.
<h2>“Police State”</h2>
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Meet the new Dinesh D’Souza.
The provocateur behind “2016: Obama’s America” and “Trump Card’ no longer nurtures his inner Michael Moore. The stakes are too high, and the evidence he summoned for his most recent films doesn’t require a radically partisan lens.
It’s all scary no matter your party affiliation.
His 2022 documentary “2000 Mules” raised questions about election integrity, complete with footage that should have sent shockwaves through government ranks. 
Now, with “<a href="https://policestatefilm.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Police State</a>,” the immigrant asks if his beloved America is becoming a new form of dictatorship. Sound hyperbolic? You won’t say so after processing D’Souza’s compelling evidence.
Conservatives already know some, but not all, of the terrifying stories the pundit-turned-filmmaker shares. Mothers dubbed “domestic terrorists” for questioning their local school’s curricula. Senior citizens hunted down like criminals for simply standing around the Capitol on Jan. 6. Big Tech platforms teaming with the FBI to prevent citizens from flexing their First Amendment rights.
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Sadly, there are many more tales to be told, and “Police State” assembles them in a cold, calculating fashion. D’Souza admits he couldn’t tell his tale if America had a full-blown “Police State.” He suggests we’re running out of time to prevent that reality, and his case is convincing.
<h2>“The Fall Of Minneapolis”</h2>
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Journalist Liz Collin watched her city burn in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The Minnesota-based TV reporter had a secondary stake in the rancor. Her husband, Bob Kroll, served as the head of the local police union at the time.
That put a target on the couple, realized during a BLM protest that literally came to their front yard. Those gathered took turns <a href="https://patch.com/minnesota/stillwater/protesters-whack-piatas-wcco-reporter-liz-collins-bob-kroll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">swatting piñatas dressed as Collin and Kroll</a>, an event featuring a local Democrat running for elected office.
Now, Collin is sharing her side of the Floyd aftermath with “<a href="https://www.thefallofminneapolis.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Fall of Minneapolis</a>,” streaming for free on Rumble.
Neither Collin nor a crush of talking heads raise their voices about what they call the false narratives that emerged following the black resident’s death.
The tone is relentlessly calm as Collin’s team assembles court documents, eyewitness testimony, and bodycam footage to correct the media’s record on Floyd, Black Lives Matter, and more.
We watch veteran police officers tear up as they recall their orders to abandon their precinct to raging protesters. The former peace officers watched their building go up in flames, lucky to escape with their lives. Their supervisors refused to grant them riot gear to protect them from the bricks, Molotov cocktails, and fireworks hurled at them.
That’s only part of “Fall’s” story.
The film opens with a full body-cam reel leading up to Floyd’s death. We watch local police officers patiently try to put Floyd in their car after he tried to pass off fake money at a local shop. 
They beg and plead for him to obey to no avail, and seconds after Floyd crumples to the ground they summon EMS.
We also learn that Floyd’s initial autopsy results showed no physical damage to his neck, even though the media told us officer Derek Chauvin’s unorthodox police hold prevented the suspect from breathing.
There’s more, so much more, and the alleged corruption spreads to the media, local community organizers &#8230; even the FBI.
None of this would be available to the public without filmmakers eager to ask the tough questions and answer them to the best of their ability.
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Christian Toto is an award-winning journalist, movie critic and editor of <a href="http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HollywoodInToto.com</a>. He previously served as associate editor with Breitbart News’ Big Hollywood. Follow him at <a href="https://twitter.com/HollywoodInToto?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HollywoodInToto</a>.
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Legal representation for Minneapolis Police officer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-derek-chauvin-sentenced-for-murder-of-george-floyd">Derek Chauvin</a> has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal to the contentious and highly-publicized case concerning the death of George Floyd. Attorney William Mohrman, doing an interview with The Daily Wire, said his client was denied the right to a fair trial, and emphasized how the jury was biased from the outset, especially one specific juror.
Chauvin was sentenced in 2021 to over 20 years behind bars after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Videos of the arrest and of Floyd’s detainment on the ground by Chauvin went viral in 2020, sparking protests and riots across the U.S. and even Europe. Holding the trial in Minneapolis, where the incident occurred, effectively guaranteed Chauvin an unfair trial, Morhman said.
&#8220;Under the Sixth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution, every criminal defendant is guaranteed a right to a fair trial,&#8221; the attorney explained. &#8220;And part of that fair trial-right is not to be tried in a location where the jurors have either been exposed to extensive pre-trial publicity, or there has been such community outrage and the like that the jurors, before they even were impaneled before the trial, would have concluded the defendant&#8217;s guilty, or would have been pressured into rendering a guilty verdict.&#8221;
&#8220;When that happens,&#8221; Mohrman said, &#8220;the Supreme Court precedents require that the case be moved to another location or venue, as the law puts it.&#8221; However, that&#8217;s not what happened with Chauvin&#8217;s case.
&#8220;During the questioning, I would say the vast majority &#8212; not only the vast majority, probably 75 to 80 percent of the jurors &#8212; expressed concerns for their own personal safety as a result of being impaneled on the jury,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Virtually every juror had obviously heard about the case, knew about the riots, had seen the videos that were taken when George Floyd was arrested; virtually all the jurors have seen that, so it&#8217;s difficult in a case like that to impanel the jury where the jurors haven&#8217;t formed firm conclusions before the trial even starts.&#8221;
Mohrman said their &#8220;primary argument&#8221; is that &#8220;due to the riots that took place in Minneapolis, every juror who was impaneled had a stake in the outcome of the trial, because no juror would want to see their communities burned again in riots.&#8221;
&#8220;Minneapolis suffered half a billion dollars in damage, and all of the jurors, or virtually all the jurors during jury questioning, expressed concerns about another riot breaking out,&#8221; he added.
Mohrman also noted outside factors before and during the trial that could have prejudiced jury members, who were not sequestered in the sense most Americans might expect. Jurors, for example, went home each night, and then met at an undisclosed location in the morning and were brought into the courthouse with heavy security.
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The attorney said that Minneapolis announced a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/12/us/george-floyd-minneapolis-settlement/index.html">27 million dollar</a> settlement with Georgie Floyd&#8217;s estate in the middle of the trial, and noted rather notorious comments from Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters. The Democrat traveled to Minneapolis and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/19/politics/maxine-waters-derek-chauvin-trial/index.html#:~:text=Asked%20what%20protesters%20should%20do,mean%20business%2C%E2%80%9D%20she%20said.">told</a> BLM protesters that if there is no guilty verdict, they should “stay on the street,” “get more active,” and “get more confrontational.” Further, the National Guard was deployed by Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) just before the trial. Mohrman argues this was done to prepare for another riot in case Chauvin were to be acquitted &#8212; potentially sending another clear message to the jury that they better convict. 
The attorney also made the argument of potential juror misconduct regarding a specific juror, Juror 52.
“Almost immediately after trial, Juror 52 was on a radio show, being interviewed about his experience as a juror,&#8221; Mohrman explained. &#8220;He expressed happiness at being on the juror panel. Then he said he was really happy with the messages sent to the Minneapolis Police Department because during his life he had had 50 encounters with the Minneapolis police department &#8212; all of them negative. And in one of them, he had a gun pulled on him. Now again, he filled out a juror questionnaire prior to trial saying, to the best of my recollection, he was at least neutral on the Minneapolis Police Department.&#8221;
&#8220;And then the other thing that&#8217;s even more disturbing is that video evidence was found on the internet Juror 52 participated in a &#8216;Get Off Our Necks&#8217; BLM rally in Washington, D.C., in August of 2020,&#8221; the attorney added. &#8220;So, again, he answered questions prior to trial saying he had not been at any protests.&#8221;
Morhman said this case should be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, especially because of what he sees as the nationwide implications of the trial’s outcome.
“All over the country, police departments in the inner cities are having difficulty hiring police officers,&#8221; he explained, &#8220;and there&#8217;s a debate out there as to why that&#8217;s happening, but two of the primary reasons that are being articulated as to why it&#8217;s happening is, number one, as a result of the trials up here in Minneapolis, and particularly Mr. Chauvin&#8217;s case, if a police officer gets caught up in an ambiguous situation with a suspect, trying to arrest a suspect who&#8217;s resisting arrest, and something happens where the suspect dies, police officers are concerned that they&#8217;re now going to be charged with second degree murder, and looking at a 20 to 40 year sentence for that, which is essentially a life sentence. Police officers are extremely concerned about that, and that&#8217;s why you&#8217;ve had numerous officers around the country who have retired, and why inner city police departments are having trouble hiring new officers.”
The U.S. Supreme Court only hears about 100 appeals of the 7,000 or so cases it’s asked to review annually. But if the court agrees to review the case, and agrees Chauvin did not get a fair trial, the former officer would get a new trial. There is also a Federal Civil Rights conviction against Chauvin, for which he is serving over 20 years concurrently with his state sentence. Challenging this sentence would be a separate legal action following a potential acquittal from a new trial.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minneapolis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minneapolis Police Department</a> has confirmed an investigation into a female officer after a man says he recognized the woman from her graphic OnlyFans account about ten minutes after she pulled him over for a traffic violation.
The officer, who has not been publicly named, has allegedly operated an OnlyFans account for an undetermined amount of time, and the page allegedly includes graphic sex acts on film and explicit photos. The officer reportedly does not identify herself as an MPD officer on the subscription site.
&#8220;We were doing a little talking and checking and I was like, ‘Man, she got an OnlyFans page. I’m on her OnlyFans page,'&#8221; the man who was pulled over <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-pd-officer-outed-as-onlyfans-model-after-pulling-over-subscriber" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> FOX 9. &#8220;You can’t arrest me no more; I’ve seen your private parts.&#8221;
The driver said the officer has sex with a man he assumes is her husband on camera, and allows the content to be viewed by paying members.
&#8220;I wouldn’t want her to be arresting me and I just saw you and your husband last night for $29.99 have sex on OnlyFans,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I just can&#8217;t respect you or the precinct that you’re working at.&#8221;
The man said you have to be a &#8220;VIP&#8221; member to see her videos, which include &#8220;full sex.&#8221;
The Minnesota Law Enforcement Code of Ethics <a href="https://www.stpaul.gov/books/12000-law-enforcement-code-ethics#:~:text=With%20no%20compromise%20for%20crime,violence%20and%20never%20accepting%20gratuities." target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a>, &#8220;I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department.&#8221;
FOX 9 has also highlighted that the Minnesota Police Officers Standards and Training Policy states that &#8220;officers shall not, whether on or off duty, exhibit any conduct which discredits themselves or their agency or otherwise impairs their ability or that of other officers or the agency to provide law enforcement services to the community.&#8221;
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The police chief has confirmed the female officer is currently under investigation to see if she has violated any policies. &#8220;We take any allegations of policy violations seriously and the Chief has ordered an investigation,&#8221; the department said.
&#8220;If all we&#8217;re talking about is naked pictures behind a paywall, the mayor has no issue. However, the chief will determine if there are any policy violations,&#8221; Democrat Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey commented.
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If you want these happy little trees, you’ll need a lot of green. Beloved TV artist Bob Ross’s first-ever on-air <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/arts">painting</a> is up for sale and costs almost $10 million.
The late host of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pbs">PBS</a>’s “The Joy of Painting” became massively popular for his friendly, calm demeanor and his insistence that anyone can become an artist. Now Modern Artifact Gallery in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> is selling “A Walk in the Woods,” the first of over 400 paintings Ross made on the show. Ross painted it for the premiere episode which aired on January 11, 1983.
“It is season one, episode one of what you would call the rookie card for Bob Ross,” gallery owner Ryan Nelson said of the work, per <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/21/bob-ross-first-tv-painting-sale-a-walk-in-the-woods">The Guardian</a>. Nelson added that he doesn’t expect the work to sell quickly because of the cost. 
“What this piece represents is the people’s artist,” the gallery owner continued. “This isn’t an institution that’s telling you that Bob Ross is great. It’s not some high-brow gallery telling you that Bob Ross is great. This is the masses, the population in the world that are saying that Bob Ross is great.”
“A Walk in the Woods” was originally sold for an undisclosed amount to a volunteer to raise funds for the local PBS station. The painting was displayed in her home for almost four decades before she contacted Nelson about purchasing it. He bought it last year, then gave it the “not for sale” price of $9.89 million, the outlet noted. 
“Ryan would prefer to take [the painting] out, tour it around to museums and things like that so people can enjoy it and appreciate it,” Nelson’s publicist said. “He will take offers but he’s not in a hurry to sell it.”
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Ross, who died in 1995, had a passion for removing pretentious attitudes from the art world. As he said in the first episode, “We have avoided painting for so long because I think all of our lives we’ve been told that you have to go to school half your life, maybe even have to be blessed by Michelangelo at birth, to ever be able to paint a picture. And here, we want to show you that that’s not true. That you can paint a picture.”

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