Numerous people are reportedly stranded on what some are calling an iceberg that has broken free on a lake in Minnesota, according to local law enforcement officials.
The Beltrami County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that 100+ anglers were stuck on a piece of ice that broke free on Upper Red Lake.
&#8220;We are working with other first responders to get an estimated 100+ people fishing off a large ice chunk that has broken free on Upper Red Lake,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office said. &#8220;If you are on the ice and need to evacuate, head towards JR&#8217;s Corner. There is a temporary ice bridge to get across the open water. The Lat/Lon is 48.07581, -94.6507.&#8221;
A few hours later, the Beltrami County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that everyone had been evacuated off the lake at little after 2:30 p.m., several hours after the initial call came in.
&#8220;Several water rescue agencies and vehicles were dispatched to the scene,&#8221; the most recent statement from the sheriff&#8217;s office said. &#8220;After assessing the extent of the open water with visual and drone operations, a narrow spot of the separation was found and a temporary bridge was deployed to evacuate the stranded fishermen. The location is the southeast corner of Upper Red Lake north of JR’s Corner. First responders assisted the safe evacuation of dozens of individuals.&#8221;
&#8220;Due to the urgent nature of getting people off the ice and the likelihood that several groups were unaware of the separation, Beltrami County Emergency Management utilized a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System to notify of the evacuation,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;The WEA allowed notifications to be sent to cell phones of those who are not enrolled in the local notification system and provided GPS coordinates of the evacuation site.&#8221;
The statement later added that officials estimate that 200 people were rescued off the ice and reminded people that &#8220;early season ice is very unpredictable.&#8221;
&#8220;Extreme caution should be used when heading on the ice and to check the thickness frequently to ensure an adequate amount of ice,&#8221; the statement concluded. &#8220;The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Kelliher Fire and Rescue, Red Lake Nation Fire, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota State Patrol, Blackduck Ambulance, Lake of the Woods Sheriff’s Office and local resorts. A number of apparatus were deployed including airboats, water rescue boats, ATVs, drones and a temporary bridge.&#8221;
This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.

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Come next year, Minnesota may be the next state to legalize <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">marijuana</a>.
Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) flipped the state Senate on Tuesday, securing a trifecta for the first time in nearly a decade: both chambers of the state legislature and the governorship. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz reportedly <a href="https://www.clubhouse.com/room/M8n53n6A?t=631" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> former Governor Jesse Ventura in a phone call that marijuana legalization would be one of the first bills passed through this trifecta.
“The sticking point for cannabis in Minnesota were the Republicans and the house they controlled,” stated Ventura. “Well, they’ve lost it now, and the governor reassured me that one of the first items that will be passed — Minnesota, get ready — cannabis is going to have its prohibition lifted.”
Ventura added that Walz also invited him to the bill’s signing. The former governor has reportedly attempted to legalize marijuana for 20 years.
Based on Walz’s remarks this year, the governor may also have an eye on expunging marijuana convictions in the state. Walz’s vision preceded President Joe Biden’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-mass-pardon-for-marijuana-possession-likely-benefitting-offenders-guilty-of-worse-crimes-expert-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mass pardon</a> of those convicted of simple marijuana possession last month.
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It&#8217;s time to legalize adult-use cannabis and expunge cannabis convictions in Minnesota.
— Governor Tim Walz (@GovTimWalz) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovTimWalz/status/1516926643864055809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
Legalization of the drug advances as more <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joint-session-questioning-the-senates-debate-on-the-decriminalization-of-marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questions</a> arise among legislators and medical professionals on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/going-green-the-physical-mental-and-emotional-problems-associated-with-marijuana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">connection</a> between marijuana usage and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/could-marijuana-use-play-a-role-in-mass-shootings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mental illness</a>.
Just last weekend, pop star icon Aaron Carter was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heres-what-police-found-in-the-room-with-aaron-carter-when-he-died" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discovered</a> dead in his bathtub. Carter stated three days prior that he’d been “California sober” for five years — abstaining from all drugs except cannabis and prescribed pharmaceuticals like Xanax. Carter had a lengthy history of addiction and mental illness.
Walz’s initiative wouldn’t be transitioning Minnesota from total prohibition to full legalization of the drug. He directed state agencies to form policies that could be implemented upon legalization.
According to the state’s legislative reference library, the legislature <a href="https://www.lrl.mn.gov/guides/guides?issue=cannabis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legalized</a> medical marijuana in 2014, but consumption could only take place through pills, oils, or vapor initially. Then last year, the state relaxed this law to allow the smoking of dried marijuana leaves and consumption of “edibles” (gummies and chews). The latter went into effect in August.
The state <a href="https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/cannabis/patients/conditions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">qualifies</a> 17 conditions for medical marijuana usage: Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), autism spectrum disorder (must meet DSM-5), cancer, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, chronic pain, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn’s disease), intractable pain, obstructive sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), seizures (e.g., epilepsy), severe and persistent muscle spasms (e.g., multiple sclerosis, or MS), sickle cell disease, terminal illness with a life expectancy of under one year, and Tourette Syndrome.
Those with cancer or a terminal illness must have one or more of the following symptoms: severe or chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, or cachexia or severe wasting.
The legislature also implemented a law earlier this year allowing individuals over 21 to purchase products containing five or less milligrams of the psychoactive drug THC derived from hemp. Marijuana and hemp are the same species — the primary difference <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/hemp-vs-marijuana%23hemp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exists</a> in their THC content. Hemp has 0.3 percent or less THC, while marijuana has over 0.3 percent, therefore resulting in the drug’s typical high.
November 6 marked the tenth anniversary of Colorado and Washington becoming the first states to legalize recreational marijuana. Since then, Washington, D.C., Guam, and 19 states have followed suit: Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.

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2022 Midterms

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Democrat Governor Tim Walz has won the gubernatorial election in Minnesota, according to a projection, defeating Republican Scott Jensen. 
The <a href="https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1590235643933650944">projection</a> was made by DecisionDeskHQ at 1:51 a.m. EST.
&#8220;We know there&#8217;s been a lot of division, the last few years have been challenging. Minnesotans made a conscious choice tonight to chose a positive future, to chose one where better days lie ahead,&#8221; Walz <a href="https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-2022-election-dfl-governor-tim-walz-republican-scott-jensen-race-results/600222708/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the crowd gathered at his watch party.
Jensen conceded the race to Walz early Wednesday morning. &#8220;I have called Governor Walz and conceded,&#8221; Jensen tweeted. &#8220;From the beginning, we said we would trail-blaze the issues &amp; give Minnesotans an alternative choice. We fell short of our goal, but I am immeasurably thankful for the relationships that formed and the passion of our supporters!&#8221;
Walz, 58, was favored in polling for the entirety of the race, even reaching double digit support in some polls, but the governor faced a late surge in polling from Jensen, a doctor and former state senator who focused on Minnesota’s rising crime rate. 
The governor positioned himself as a staunch defender of abortion rights and frequently criticized 67-year-old Jensen for shifting his position on the issue after launching his campaign. The Republican candidate previously said he supported a total abortion ban, but then agreed with exceptions for rape, incest, and the mother’s mental and physical health. 
&#8220;Scott either in May blatantly lied to his supporters to get the endorsement of the Republican party by saying, &#8216;Of course we’re going to ban abortion,&#8217; or he’s flipped on it now,&#8221; Walz <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/10/28/walz-jensen-clash-in-final-debate-before-election-day">accused</a> weeks before the election. 
Home to some of the nation’s largest retailers like Target and Best Buy, Minnesota’s economy was at the forefront of voters’ minds, especially as consumers faced rising prices. Going into the race, Walz boasted “a strong economy in Minnesota” as one of his biggest accomplishments, even as inflation continued to affect households in the state. 
Jensen jumped on Walz’s record on the economy, pointing to his proposal for more taxes amidst the Biden administration’s “reckless spending binge” as a reason for new leadership in Minnesota. He accused Walz of threatening to take more money out of the pockets of hardworking Minnesotans even as inflation wreaks havoc across the country. 
The governor claimed in a debate that he has never raised taxes on Minnesotans, but earlier this year, Walz wanted to hike taxes on the rich and raise the gas tax in his <a href="https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/SessionDaily/Story/15504">2022-2023 budget proposal</a> only to scrap the ideas after negotiations. 
Jensen also took shots at Walz’s record on crime, calling him “the godfather of the crime epidemic.” The state’s violent crime rate<a href="https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ooc/news-releases/Pages/BCA-Releases-2021-Uniform-Crime-Report.aspx"> jumped</a> 21.6% in 2021 after a 17% increase from 2019 to 2020.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police, parts of Minneapolis were burned and looted in violent riots under Walz’s watch. Since the spread of anti-police sentiment during the black lives matter movement in the city, there has been a <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hundreds-officers-quit-minneapolis-police-135604068.html">massive exodus</a> of Minneapolis police officers, and the city struggles to recruit new officers.
As crime rates jumped in the state, Walz made an effort as governor to push for more police accountability and reform, claiming there were “systemic inequities in Minnesota’s criminal justice system.” Two months after Floyd’s death, Walz signed the “<a href="https://mn.gov/governor/news/?id=1055-441356">Minnesota Police Accountability Act</a>,” banning training that equips officers with deadly tactical maneuvers to use when threatened.

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Keeps His Seat: Projection

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The Mall of America, the nation&#8217;s largest mall in suburban Minneapolis, is testing metal detectors for guests after multiple recent gun-related incidents.
Metal detectors have been installed at the mall&#8217;s north door entrances, though the location could change during the testing period.
“With Mall of America being such a unique property, it is important to thoroughly evaluate this technology onsite to ensure its accuracy, effectiveness and efficiency,&#8221; mall spokeswoman Laura Utecht in a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/travel-minneapolis-robbery-e802a8c381b5d096f289591e4554a681" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on Tuesday.
The Mall of America already bans guns, but the pilot program is the first time the massive shopping center has added metal detectors. The additional security measure comes following two gun incidents in August, including one that involved a man firing shots during a fight. No injuries were reported.
The other incident included an armed robbery on August 26 when Cartier T. Alexander, 29, of Woodbury, allegedly robbed two stores shortly after a similar robbery at a nearby pawnshop.
Alexander was <a href="https://www.startribune.com/metal-detectors-now-in-place-at-mall-of-america-after-gunfire-and-robbery-within-past-year/600216805/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> with first-degree aggravated robbery that involved a Lids store and a kiosk location before being apprehended. He was arrested with a loaded rifle, according to reports.
In addition to the August incidents, a shooting inside the mall on New Year&#8217;s Eve wounded two people. An 18-year-old male was <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/teenager-charged-with-shooting-2-at-mall-of-america-on-new-years-eve" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> with two counts of second-degree assault for firing one shot that struck two men. Both men were injured but survived.
The Mall of America already includes a thorough security program staffed with trained personnel. Existing efforts <a href="https://www.mallofamerica.com/security">include</a> bike patrol, K9 units, and special operations plainclothes officers.
In addition, youth under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older from 3 p.m. to close each day. The policy is also enforced all day on certain occasions, such as Black Friday.
Second Amendment advocates have previously contended that the mall lacks the authority to ban legal gun owners from bringing firearms into common areas.
“This is completely ridiculous. The complete opposite of what they should be doing,” Minnesota state Rep. Tony Cornish (R) said following a <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/lawmaker-challenging-mall-of-americas-gun-policy-after-threat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threat</a> to the Mall of America in 2015. “If we’re threatened with an attack, the last thing you want to do is disarm citizens.”
The incidents at Mall of America are in addition to a growing number of gun incidents at other mall locations across the nation. In July, a gunman killed three people and injured two others in the food court of an Indianapolis-area mall before being <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/what-we-know-about-the-heroic-22-year-old-man-who-stopped-a-mass-shooting-in-indiana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> by a bystander.
Elisjsha Dicken, the 22-year-old who stopped the shooter, was hailed as a hero. “I will say his actions were nothing short of heroic,” Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/18/elisjsha-dicken-identified-as-man-who-killed-greenwood-park-mall-suspsect/65375869007/">said</a> of Dicken.

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Mall Of America Testing Metal Detectors Following Multiple Gun Incidents

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That could not be what she meant to say.
Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, running for her third term representing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a>’s second Congressional district, committed a gaffe for the ages in her debate Thursday morning against Republican challenger Tyler Kistner.
&#8220;I will never stop standing up for Big Pharma and standing against my constituents!&#8221; she declared to stunned silence.
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Democrat Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig: &quot;I will never stop standing up for Big Pharma and standing against my constituents!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/TKxXhJsepf">pic.twitter.com/TKxXhJsepf</a>
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Video of the declaration went viral after the debate, and will no doubt become a Kistner campaign ad.
The race to represent the southern portion of the Twin Cities is a rematch of the 2020 election, which Craig won by 9,580 votes or just over 2 percentage points. But the district is now considered a tossup as Republicans appear poised to take over control of the U.S. House of Representatives. <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/house/mn/minnesota_2nd_district_kistner_vs_craig-7465.html#!" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polls show the two virtually deadlocked</a>.
Kistner is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served four overseas tours. He has criticized Craig for previously calling for defunding of police departments.
The candidates covered abortion, guns, and the economy at the debate, with Craig trying to tie Kistner to former President Trump.
“You’re pro-life, you’re pro-Trump and you’re pro-guns,” Craig said. “Now, you get up here and you pretend to be the boy next door, but you are too extreme for Minnesota’s 2nd District.”
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Incumbent Rep. Angie Craig (D) is in for a challenging reelection fight in Minnesota&#39;s 2nd congressional district. She faces Tyler Kistner (R), whom she narrowly beat in 2020. Watch our Minnesota 2022 midterms preview here: <a href="https://t.co/Hp9TwAthIz">https://t.co/Hp9TwAthIz</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZIstqabbEe">pic.twitter.com/ZIstqabbEe</a>
&mdash; Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1579937952284966912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Kistner hit back by tying Craig to President Biden.
“Can you survive another two years of Joe Biden and Angie Craig’s leadership, or do you want the next two years to be a check and balance to these disastrous policies, and make sure it’s the beginning of a next two years where we’re back to the path to recovery and back to prosperity?” Kistner asked the audience at Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount.
A third candidate in the race, Paula Overby, the Legal Marijuana Party Now, died earlier this month.

Nancy Pelosi Speaks On Legislation To Protect Access To Contraception

WATCH: Minnesota Rep. Makes What May Be The Most Brutal Debate Gaffe Ever

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Leftist Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made a bold claim on Wednesday about guns that even had hard-Left Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison raising his eyebrows.
Frey, who has been burnishing his leftist credentials for years, perhaps was channeling his inner Barack Obama. In 2016 Obama made the startling claim at a memorial service for Dallas police officers killed by sniper fire,“We flood communities with so many guns that it is easier for a teenager to buy a Glock than get his hands on a computer or even a book.”
Or Frey may have been channeling Obama circa 2015, when Obama stated, “There are neighborhoods where it’s easier for you to buy a handgun and clips than it is for you to buy a fresh vegetable.”
“The underlying issue is that there are areas in the Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, where it is easier to buy a gun than a fresh apple,” Frey said. “Why is that? There aren’t gun shops in Minneapolis.”
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I’m dying at Keith Ellison’s reaction 😂 <a href="https://t.co/sYdTn1lMKQ">https://t.co/sYdTn1lMKQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/WwrIqfQrrG">pic.twitter.com/WwrIqfQrrG</a>
&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrageDustin/status/1577702683976294403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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In 2020, Frey <a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/03/10/minneapolis-mayor-jacob-frey-proclaims-march-10-abortion-provider-appreciation-day/">proclaimed</a> March 10 as Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. Frey stated that his action was taken to honor the local abortion provider, Whole Woman’s Health, saying, “Every day, abortion providers like Whole Woman’s Health deliver high quality care in the face of harassment and threats to abortion access at the federal and local levels. I’m proud to recognize today as Abortion Provider Appreciation Day to celebrate Whole Woman’s Health as an essential part of our community.”
Frey tweeted, “The professionals who ensure women can access safe reproductive healthcare do so despite threats of violence &amp; the persistent push to undermine Roe v. Wade. That’s why today is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day in Minneapolis.” March 10 was chosen because on March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn, an abortionist in Pensacola, Florida, was shot and killed.
Frey’s announcement followed the St. Paul City Council unanimously <a href="https://stpaul.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4344161&amp;GUID=D5740140-A6C0-4027-869B-9A3BD238EC33&amp;Options=&amp;Search=&amp;FullText=1">passing a resolution</a> to recognize Abortion Providers Appreciation Day in St. Paul on March 4.
The resolution stated, “The Supreme Court of the United States now contains a majority of Justices who may not interpret the Constitution to provide protection for the right to end a pregnancy and may overturn or severely limit Roe v. Wade, which includes the threat of women patients and abortion providers being arrested and sent to jail.”
Between February 26 and April 5, Catholics in St. Paul and Minneapolis mark the <a href="https://plam.org/call-to-action/40-days-for-life-twincities/">40 Days for Life Twin Cities</a>, an annual Lenten prayer campaign to end abortion.

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‘Easier To Buy A Gun Than A Fresh Apple’: Leftist Minneapolis Mayor Channels Obama

Leftist Minneapolis Mayor Channels Obama

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Have you ever looked at the scandals involved in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">President Ulysses S. Grant&#8217;s</a> administration and wondered how such <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/corruption" target="_blank" rel="noopener">corruption</a> occurred?
Well, it&#8217;s time to check your arrogance at the door because future generations are going to view the past two and a half years with the same disbelief.
The United States just experienced billions of dollars in pandemic-related fraud. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/08/27/smr-pandemic-fraud-epidemic.cnn">According</a> to one inspector general, it will take 100 years to fully investigate.
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Andrew Luger <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/minnesota-scheme-stole-250-million-feeding-our-future-meals-needy-children-federal-prosecutors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> 47 individuals in a &#8220;massive scheme&#8221; to fraudulently take $250 million in U.S. taxpayers&#8217; money that was meant to feed low-income children during the COVID pandemic.
According to prosecutors, employees at the non-profit Feeding our Future established shell companies during the COVID pandemic that claimed to be giving away meals to thousands of kids in Minnesota. Because certain rules were waived as part of the public-private response to the virus, participating parties were then able to receive reimbursement for those &#8220;meals&#8221; through the U.S. Department of Agriculture&#8217;s food nutrition programs.
As noted by CBS News, an FBI affidavit unsealed earlier this year claimed that  &#8220;Feeding Our Future received $307,000 in reimbursements from the USDA in 2018, $3.45 million in 2019 and $42.7 million in 2020. The amount of reimbursements jumped to $197.9 million in 2021.&#8221;
Except authorities say that food was never given to needy kids. The accused individuals had allegedly submitted fake receipts and, in turn, pocketed the money given to them by the government. Rather than help those in need, the perpetrators bought a litany of luxury items.
The U.S. government has called it &#8220;the largest pandemic fraud in the United States.&#8221;
It might very well be the most significant case as of now, but it is just a sliver of the overall swindling that took place under both the Trump and Biden administrations.
The Department of Justice has already &#8220;taken enforcement action to more than $8 billion in suspected pandemic fraud, including bringing charges in more than 1,000 criminal cases involving losses in excess of $1.1 billion,&#8221; according to CBS News.
In total, authorities believe that there were likely hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud from all  COVID aid programs <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-07-12/how-much-covid-aid-was-stolen-no-one-really-knows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">combined</a>.
Hannibal Ware, Inspector General of the Small Business Administration, told CNN in late August this agency alone has &#8220;over 280,000 hotline complaints&#8221; about fraud.
&#8220;Over 40,000 of those are actually actionable,&#8221; he continued, &#8220;which means we have 100 years&#8217; worth of work.&#8221;
Of course, knowing how the government works — over budget and over time —  the final tally of how much U.S. taxpayers were fleeced during this period will likely never be revealed. If it is, Americans probably won&#8217;t know how much money was stolen until well past 2122.
By then, all the offenders will be long dead. In fact, empirical evidence suggests there will be government corruption during the government&#8217;s investigation of pandemic corruption.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Minnesota fraud

We’re Going To Be Investigating Pandemic Fraud For The Next Century

 We're Going To Be Investigating Pandemic Fraud For The Next Century

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Fraud

Republicans may be in position to win in several statewide races in traditionally blue <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a>, according to a new poll.
The poll of 1,079 likely general election voters, conducted by <a href="https://alphanews.org/exclusive-jensen-surges-schultz-leads-in-new-alpha-news-trafalgar-group-poll/">Alpha News</a> and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-pollster-gop-voters-will-be-virtually-impossible-to-poll-after-bidens-maga-republicans-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Trafalgar Group</a>, showed Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen within striking distance of incumbent Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Governor Tim Walz. Republicans are also within the margin of error in the race for secretary of state, and are leading in the races for attorney general and state auditor.
In the governor&#8217;s race, Walz and lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan lead Jensen and lieutenant governor candidate Matt Birk by just 2.7 points, 47.7% to 45%. That gap is within the poll&#8217;s 2.9% margin of error, and 4.9% of voters are still undecided, the poll found.
In the race for secretary of state, Republican Kim Crockett trails incumbent DFL Secretary of State Steve Simon by just one point, 46.2% to 45.2%, with 8.5% still undecided. In the race for state auditor, Republican Ryan Wilson holds a slight lead over DFL incumbent Julie Blaha, 42.3% to 41.2%, with 10.8% still undecided. The race for state attorney general is the most likely race for Republicans to flip a seat, the poll found. Republican Jim Schultz leads DFL incumbent Keith Ellison, 49.3% to 45.7%. Just 4.9% of voters are undecided.
The poll also found that President Joe Biden&#8217;s approval is lagging in the state. A majority of voters, 54.3%, disapproved of Biden&#8217;s handling of the presidency, while just 43.4% approved. Voters also had very strong negative opinions about Biden: a near-majority of respondents, 49.2%, said they strongly disapproved of Biden, while just 22.8% of voters strongly approved.
The poll also asked voters which was most the important issue facing the state. &#8220;Reducing crime and ensuring violent criminals stay off the street&#8221; was the most important issue by a significant margin: 41.5% of voters listed it as the top issue, followed by &#8220;growing the economy and creating jobs,&#8221; which 21.6% of voters listed as most important.
&#8220;Ensuring that abortion remains available and accessible in Minnesota&#8221; came in third with 18.1%. No other issue achieved double-digit support from voters as the most important.
Nearly 27% listed growing the economy as the second most important issue, followed by 24.8% who listed reducing crime second. &#8220;Fighting against illegal immigration&#8221; came in third with 14.8%, and abortion garnered 13.9%.
Minnesota has been a tough barrier for Republicans to break through in statewide races in recent years. The last Republican governor of the state was Tim Pawlenty, who served from 2003 to 2011. The state last elected a Republican secretary of state and state auditor in 2002. A Republican has not served as attorney general since 1971.
In recent weeks, Trafalgar has found that Republicans are in tighter-than-expected races in a number of blue states. Earlier this month, Trafalgar showed Republican <a href="https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WA-General-Poll-Report-0902.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington</a> Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley closely trailing incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray; Murray&#8217;s lead was right up against the poll&#8217;s margin of error, 49.2% to 46.3%.
Trafalgar also found that Democratic <a href="https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NY-General-Poll-Report-0902.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> Governor Kathy Hochul was in a surprisingly close race against Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin; Hochul led Zeldin 47.8%-43.4% in the deep-blue Empire State. Trafalgar Group chief pollster Robert Cahaly said at the time that the results stemmed from a working-class backlash to the Biden administration&#8217;s student loan forgiveness effort.
&#8220;Folks I know the GA, WA, &amp; NY #poll numbers are surprising but we at @Trafalgar_Group have seen a big shift in favor of non incumbents since #Biden announced his #studentloanforgiveness package,&#8221; Cahaly wrote on Twitter. &#8220;No other issue this cycle has enraged middle and working class voters more than this.&#8221;
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Folks I know the GA, WA, &amp; NY <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/poll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#poll</a> numbers are surprising but we at <a href="https://twitter.com/trafalgar_group?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Trafalgar_Group</a> have seen a big shift in favor of non incumbents since <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Biden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Biden</a> announced his <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/studentloanforgiveness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#studentloanforgiveness</a> package. No other issue this cycle has enraged middle and working class voters more than this
— Robert C. Cahaly (@RobertCahaly) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertCahaly/status/1566145224392548355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Drivers are the only winners in an ongoing price war among gas stations in one town in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a>.
At least five gas stations in the town of Hastings, Minnesota, about 30 miles southeast of the Twin Cities, are engaged in an ongoing battle over who can charge the lowest prices in town, the <a href="https://www.startribune.com/hastings-gas-stations-at-war-over-gas-prices/600199165/?refresh=true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minneapolis Star-Tribune</a> reported. The stations were all charging just $3.39 per gallon, well below the local average price. The price war has delighted local drivers, who come from miles around to take advantage of the lower prices.
&#8220;This has gone on for the last few weeks,&#8221; GasBuddy chief petroleum analyst Patrick De Haan told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. &#8220;These stations have aggressively been bringing prices down. It&#8217;s certainly been an interesting time watching them.&#8221;
According to the Star-Tribune, the average price for a gallon of gas in Minneapolis currently stands at around $3.95 per gallon. Meanwhile, the county average price in Dakota County, where Hastings is the county seat, currently stands at around $3.89 a gallon, according to <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=MN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AAA</a>. The five stations, which include two Holidays, one Kwik Trip, one Speedway, and one M&amp;H, are all charging some 50 cents less than the local average, just $3.39.
De Haan told the Star-Tribune that Hastings is the only place where such a price war is happening in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, but other stations in exurban areas are charging well below the average: a couple of stations in the town of Rockford, about 25 miles west of Minneapolis, are charging just $3.49 a gallon; in Buffalo, about 10 miles northwest of Rockford, gas is even lower than in Hastings, with a pair of stations charging just $3.31.
De Haan said the stations, which already have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oil-group-blasts-biden-tweet-tells-intern-who-posted-this-to-take-econ-101" target="_blank" rel="noopener">paper-thin margins</a>, most likely can&#8217;t afford to charge much less, and are not making much money as it is. &#8220;Probably not a whole lot beyond a couple shiny pennies or so,&#8221; De Haan said of the stations&#8217; profits. The situation is unlikely to change, he added; lowering prices is essentially required to keep attracting customers, and things will only change if and when one station raises its prices and the others follow suit.
Whatever the profits are for the stations, local drivers, and some visitors from neighboring towns, are taking advantage.
&#8220;Thank you. That&#8217;s all I can say is, thank you,&#8221; Carol Dettinger, who drove nearly 25 miles from nearby Stillwater to fill up, told the Star-Tribune. &#8220;I wish other people would have this gas war.&#8221;
“We&#8217;re from Wisconsin and it&#8217;s always cheaper right in here,&#8221; landscaper Dave Komay told the outlet.
&#8220;It&#8217;s really busy around here, I&#8217;ll tell you that,&#8221; Hastings resident Mindy Bekker said of the Kwik Trip station.
The price war in Minnesota follows a similar &#8220;friendly competition&#8221; between rival gas stations in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/va-gas-stations-slash-prices-below-3-a-gallon-in-friendly-competition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a> that pushed the stations to slash prices below $3 a gallon in July.
Gas prices have continued to fall after months of consecutive record highs. The current <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national average</a> sits at about $3.92 per gallon, according to AAA. That is more than a dollar less than when gas was at its highest average price, just under $5.02 a gallon, set on June 14. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-takes-victory-lap-as-gas-prices-inch-downward-still-nearly-twice-as-high-since-his-first-day" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden administration</a> has attempted to take credit for falling prices, but <a href="https://gasprices.aaa.com/the-gas-price-limbo-how-low-will-it-go/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">experts</a> point out that prices <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/11/gas-prices-are-falling-heres-why-its-happening-and-whether-it-can-continue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continue to fall</a> because drivers are simply driving less as a means of coping with inflation, among other reasons.

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A new report out of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/minnesota" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Minnesota</a> shows yet again that when <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/critical-race-theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Critical Race Theory</a> is put into practice, it is nothing more than overt anti-white <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/racism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">racism</a>.
Supposedly to correct past wrongs, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers union has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-requires-white-teachers-be-fired-before-educators-of-color-to-remedy-past-discrimination">conjured up a collective bargaining agreemen</a>t that stipulates that white teachers be fired before their non-white colleagues. The Minneapolis Public School District not only agreed to that firing practice but is now defending it.
Under the contract, non-white teachers are considered a “population underrepresented among licensed teachers.&#8221; That racial category means that for some reason they should be prevented from being laid off first — regardless of their educational qualifications.
The recent contract agreement between the union and Minneapolis public schools states, “Starting with the Spring 2023 Budget Tie-Out Cycle, if excessing a teacher who is a member of a population underrepresented among licensed teachers in the site, the District shall excess the next least senior teacher, who is not a member of an underrepresented population.”
“Excessing” refers to the reduction of staff.
The justification for such blatant racial discrimination is purportedly to rectify “past discrimination.”
In a statement given to the Washington Times, the Minneapolis school district actually defended its racist policies.
“To remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination, Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) mutually agreed to contract language that aims to support the recruitment and retention of teachers from underrepresented groups as compared to the labor market and to the community served by the school district,” the district <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/16/minneapolis-school-district-defends-deal-lay-white/">told</a> the D.C.-based paper.
If that sounds familiar, it is because it is nearly identical to the advice from one of America’s most “preeminent” Critical Race Theory hucksters, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
“The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination,” Kendi <a href="https://highlights.sawyerh.com/highlights/Wc3cIP436n60JRoYYTVe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in his seminal book, “How To Be An Anti-Racist.”
&#8220;The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.”
Those principles once laid out and foisted upon college kids across America are now being played out in the real world.
What’s worse is that the educators behind the anti-white discrimination want it to be a nationwide model of success.
“It can be a national model, and schools in other states are looking to emulate what we did,” Edward Barlow, a band teacher at Anwatin Middle School and a member of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers executive board, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-requires-white-teachers-be-fired-before-educators-of-color-to-remedy-past-discrimination">told</a> the Star Tribune.
“Even though it doesn’t do everything that we wanted it to do, it’s still a huge move forward for the retention of teachers of color,&#8221; he claimed.
Absent of any qualification is the idea of merit; what reigns supreme in this agreement is the skin color of the teacher. In other words, it is a monumental step backward in the name of &#8220;progress.&#8221;
In the name of social justice, the students — as well as white educators whose only sin is being white — are put last.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
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A Minneapolis teachers union is stipulating that white teachers be laid off or reassigned before &#8220;educators of color,&#8221; allegedly &#8220;to remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination by the District.&#8221;
Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) have seen a massive <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/twin-cities/2022/06/06/minnesota-public-school-enrollment-pandemic">drop-off</a> in student enrollment, leading to layoffs of teachers with little seniority — something that is typical within the teaching profession. But the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) is opting for racial standards before seniority to guarantee “educators of color protections,&#8221; Alpha News <a href="https://alphanews.org/minneapolis-teachers-union-contract-calls-for-layoffs-of-white-teachers-first/">reported</a> Sunday.
“Starting with the Spring 2023 Budget Tie-Out Cycle, if excessing a teacher who is a member of a population underrepresented among licensed teachers in the site, the District shall excess the next least senior teacher, who is not a member of an underrepresented population,” the agreement says. &#8220;Excessing&#8221; refers to the reduction of staff.
Teachers of color “may be exempted from district-wide layoff[s] outside seniority order,&#8221; the agreement says, adding that the reinstatement of teachers from “underrepresented populations” will be prioritized over white teachers, according to Alpha News.
The racial stipulation was added, in part, in the name of social justice; or “to remedy the continuing effects of past discrimination by the District.”
“Past discrimination by the District disproportionately impacted the hiring of underrepresented teachers in the District, as compared to the relevant labor market and the community, and resulted in a lack of diversity of teachers,” the agreement reads.
<a href="https://www.startribune.com/new-minneapolis-teacher-contract-language-disrupts-seniority-to-protect-educators-of-color/600179265/?refresh=true">Speaking</a> to the Star Tribune in June, Edward Barlow, a black teacher from MPS, praised the pending stipulation as a rule that could be used as a national model.
&#8220;It can be a national model, and schools in other states are looking to emulate what we did,&#8221; said Barlow, a band teacher at Anwatin Middle School and a member of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers executive board, according to the Tribune. &#8220;Even though it doesn&#8217;t do everything that we wanted it to do, it&#8217;s still a huge move forward for the retention of teachers of color.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s so much more than seniority at stake here,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;This is a bigger conversation about working conditions, compensation, and microagressions in the workplace. Those are the pieces that this district also needs to reflect on and make some motions to improve.&#8221;
Researcher Katie Pekel, principal in residence at the University of Minnesota&#8217;s College of Education and Human Development, boosted the racial standard, too.
&#8220;This is a small piece of a larger puzzle,&#8221; she said of the contract language. &#8220;We would argue that the recruitment and retention of teachers of color is actually predicated on, &#8216;Do you have a culturally responsive leader and an environment that is humanizing and affirming to those educators?'&#8221;

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Two congressional Democrats have voiced opposition in recent weeks to President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> running for a second term amid polling showing that most Americans think Biden should not run again.
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Rep. Angie Craig&#8217;s (D-MN) public calls for a replacement of the president make them the most high profile federally-elected Democrats to voice opposition to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/many-americans-think-neither-trump-nor-biden-should-run-in-2024-polls-find">another Biden term</a>, Axios reported Tuesday evening.
&#8220;I think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats who step up,&#8221; Phillips said on a <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/28591372.133357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzI5L3BvbGl0aWNzL2RlYW4tcGhpbGxpcHMtam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc3NuZWFrcGVlayZzdHJlYW09dG9w/622b96e069cfab30635fe873Bc657e501/email" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://link.axios.com/click/28591372.133357/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzA3LzI5L3BvbGl0aWNzL2RlYW4tcGhpbGxpcHMtam9lLWJpZGVuLTIwMjQvaW5kZXguaHRtbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc3NuZWFrcGVlayZzdHJlYW09dG9w/622b96e069cfab30635fe873Bc657e501/email&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1659571918536000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0s2LbiDXDitYye7pcQ27sT">local radio show</a> last week.
Asked if he would support Biden in 2024, he responded, &#8220;No.&#8221;
&#8220;I think Dean Phillips and I are in lockstep and alignment with that, and I’m going to do everything in my power as a member of Congress to make sure that we have a new generation of leadership,&#8221; Craig <a href="https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/08/asked-about-biden-in-2024-craig-says-new-leaders-needed-in-d-c/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axiossneakpeek&amp;stream=top">told MinnPost</a> on Tuesday.
<div id="attachment_418841" style="width: 874px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-418841" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-418841 size-large" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-864x576.jpg" alt="" width="864" height="576" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1242260792-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" />WASHINGTON, DC August 1, 2022: US President Joe Biden on screen delivering remarks on the successful counterterrorism operation of the killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on the Blue Room Balcony of the White House on August 1, 2022. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)</div>
Politico/Morning Consult <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000181-f09a-d902-ada7-fbff8ec80000&amp;nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=5fc96f2d-ddbc-46bb-868e-e4fc602efba3&amp;nlid=630318">polling released July 12 found</a> that 61% of Americans think former President Donald Trump should not run in the 2024 election, while 64% of Americans think Biden should not run again.
Similarly, a New York Times/Siena College poll <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/us/politics/trump-approval-polling-2024.html?smid=tw-share">released</a> around the same time found that almost half of Republican voters are looking beyond Trump for a presidential candidate in 2024, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is the most favorable alternative.
And in June, a <a href="https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/2e7fbuwkn8/20220610_yahoo_tabs.pdf">Yahoo/YouGov poll</a> found that 64% of respondents do not think Biden should run for re-election, and 55% of respondents did not believe Trump should run again (when the November 2024 elections arrive, Biden will be almost 82 years old, while Trump will be 78).

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