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Speaker 1: Hey, that folks. It is Monday, January nineteenth. It is

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Speaker 1: MLK Day, and what a weekend we saw in Minnieneapolis

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Speaker 1: and now here we are on this MLK Day, this

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Speaker 1: day dedicated to a man who was dedicated to peace,

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Speaker 1: and we are under the consideration of a real possibility

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Speaker 1: that federal and state troops could square off on the

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Speaker 1: streets of Minneapolis. And with that, welcome to this episode

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Speaker 1: of Amy and TJ.

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Speaker 2: Roobes.

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Speaker 1: It was I guess you could say it was quieter

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Speaker 1: in a lot of way. We should start with that

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Speaker 1: things did start to calm down a little bit. I

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Speaker 1: think on Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis.

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Speaker 2: It's fair to say.

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Speaker 3: Yes, because things re erupted.

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Speaker 4: I mean, there have been protests every single day and

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Speaker 4: night since Renee Good was shot and killed, and then

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Speaker 4: there was that second shooting which which ramped up those

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Speaker 4: protests again. But yes, this weekend, for whatever reason, maybe

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Speaker 4: it was the bone chilling single digits and negative real

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Speaker 4: field temperatures that brought down the temperature literally on the streets.

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Speaker 4: But it is of note despite those temperatures, people still

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Speaker 4: were out, People still were peacefully protesting for the most part,

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Speaker 4: but things could get even more heated with some of

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Speaker 4: these new developments that occurred over the weekend.

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Speaker 1: So let's tell you, first of all, the President certainly

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Speaker 1: didn't bring things up by mentioning once again the Insurrection Act.

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Speaker 1: Will tell you his words and how he explained that

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Speaker 1: really on Friday in a social media post, but then

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Speaker 1: we are on that. Necessarily. We also got word of

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Speaker 1: an investigation having to do with Governor Tim Waltz and

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Speaker 1: the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Fryt. We'll tell you about that.

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Speaker 1: So those things are starting to ramp up a bit.

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Speaker 1: But also we're now we're robes. And the concern now

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Speaker 1: is that the Pentagon has told at least fifteen hundred

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Speaker 4: Yes, they were actually recalled back to their base on Friday,

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Speaker 4: they said amid the long holiday weekend, because they were

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Speaker 4: concerned this weekend leading to today, Martin Luther King Junior Day,

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Speaker 4: that there might need to be a quick reaction force

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Speaker 4: is the eleventh Airborne Division. They are based in Alaska.

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Speaker 3: And so it was.

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Speaker 4: Pointed out that these are troops that specialize in cold

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Speaker 4: weather operations. That's kind of crazy to think about, to

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Speaker 4: active duty Army paratroopers who specialize in cold weather missions.

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Speaker 1: All right, let's tell you what the issue is here

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Speaker 1: with that is that also on stand by are National

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Speaker 1: This was probably about a week ago, it feels like

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Speaker 1: at least now, but he said that he had several

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Speaker 1: that were what is it, There was a particular term

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Speaker 1: Correct that the governor could call up state National guardsmen

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Speaker 1: You see the problem here, folks.

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Speaker 4: Yes, Can we even imagine present day in the United

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Speaker 4: at this issue from very different mindsets, and so here's

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Speaker 4: just to give you an idea of what's actually at play.

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Speaker 4: They actually made the point to announce that if National

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Speaker 3: How crazy is that.

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Speaker 1: I mean, that's a part for safety of yes, those

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Speaker 1: Guard members, but also they're trying to send the signals

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Speaker 1: to the people of Minnesota. These are the good guys.

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Speaker 1: These are your homeboys, these are your local firefighters and

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Speaker 1: I mean, the folks in Minnesota called the move by

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Speaker 1: They also said that it was an intimidation factor put

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Speaker 1: and I got these troops on standby. They say that

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Speaker 4: And it should be noted because yes, those threats are there,

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Speaker 4: But get this, in the in the scheme of things,

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Speaker 4: there are already an estimated three thousand federal troops, ice agents,

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Speaker 4: now you're talking about even adding another fifteen hundred and

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Speaker 3: It could potentially get worse.

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Speaker 4: The other bit of information that came out in terms

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Speaker 3: We keep hearing about arrests.

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Speaker 4: And how this has been a mostly peaceful given all

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Speaker 4: there have been three thousand people arrested. That is the

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Speaker 4: latest numbers. The Department of Homeland Security announced this late Sunday,

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Speaker 4: late yesterday that federal agents so far since this operation

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Speaker 4: of it, began in December, they have already arrested three

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Speaker 3: That's significant, I.

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Speaker 1: Mean again, and the overwhelming majority, according to them, were

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Speaker 1: been several reports, of course, out there that American citizens

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Speaker 1: But the numbers are they pale in comparison to overwhelmingly

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Speaker 3: Yes, I believe the number they say.

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Speaker 4: Nearly one hundred and fifty US citizens were among the

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Speaker 4: Now, Department of Homeland Security put out a bunch of

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Speaker 4: addition to hearing about these fifteen hundred paratroopers that are

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Speaker 4: Security also said on Sunday. Rioters and terrorists have assaulted

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Speaker 4: the Department of Homeland Security describes their ice officers as

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Speaker 4: the other troops. Now, Trump, as you mentioned, has been

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Speaker 3: We obviously people.

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Speaker 4: All of the folks tend to make the rounds on

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Speaker 3: At this point, would it be shocking.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, this is all shocking. Everything we see is shocking.

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Speaker 1: Renee Good's death was shocking. It was shocking that the

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Speaker 1: it's all shocking. It absolutely is. We're fighting each other

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Speaker 1: we do. We go to our corners. This is just

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Speaker 1: it's exhausting. I'm almost sorry. MLKA Day Day of Service

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Speaker 3: It does suck, and it is ironic.

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Speaker 4: And it should be noted that on this day of

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Speaker 1: We'll stay here, folks. We'll tell you where we are. Yes,

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Speaker 1: that's what we've been talking about. We'll tell you where

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Speaker 1: The President Robes did give everybody put everybody on notice

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Speaker 1: We should probably say more often not yes.

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Speaker 4: And even though he backed down slightly saying he didn't

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Speaker 4: he still held basically his right to do so in

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Speaker 4: he constantly refers to protesters as paid agitators and as insurrectionists.

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Speaker 4: So the words he chooses matters, and he chose his

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Speaker 3: Omar and Tim Waltz.

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Speaker 4: And we've got a couple of his very choice words

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Speaker 4: that he used in his truth Social accounts yes or

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Speaker 4: it's true social account Yesterday his most recent one, there

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Speaker 4: is nineteen billion dollars in Minnesota.

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Speaker 3: Somalia fraud.

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Speaker 4: Fake Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a constant complainer who hates the USA,

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Speaker 4: knows everything there is to know. She should be in

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Speaker 4: She could help to make Somalia great again. Exclamation point

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Speaker 2: I mean, I just I mean, she a bad woman.

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Speaker 1: It is not politics. It's just a matter of just

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Speaker 4: It's discouraging because we're sent He's sending a message about

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Speaker 2: It's okay, it's okay to it's okay to do this.

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Speaker 1: And we're seeing this in other places, and people are

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Speaker 3: No, we have to start.

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Speaker 4: I mean, look, some people are, but I don't think

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Speaker 3: It doesn't matter if you disagree with someone.

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Speaker 4: It doesn't matter politically, even morally you disagree with someone

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Speaker 3: Problem.

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Speaker 4: Our children are watching, and other people are emboldened, as

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Speaker 4: you pointed out, Babe, to say what they want to say,

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Speaker 4: the most hateful things they may have inside of them

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Speaker 3: Where they belong. Why is Minnesota fighting this?

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Speaker 4: Do they really want murderers and drug dealers to be

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Speaker 4: many highly paid professional agitators and anarchists. Is this really

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Speaker 4: what Minnesota wants? The crooked governor and congresswoman he puts

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Speaker 4: in quotes again Omar who married her brother, don't mind

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Speaker 4: because it keeps the focus of attention off the eighteen

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Speaker 4: Don't worry, We're on it. Exclamation point and this is

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Speaker 1: I don't know what's playing and for today, there are

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Speaker 1: some events having to do with MLK Day. It's another

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Speaker 3: I shudder to think how much worse it might be.

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Speaker 4: If people weren't literally physically uncomfortable to be outside on

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Speaker 1: Well, look, we saw what happened in the summer of

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Speaker 1: if it's giving us a little reprieve right now, we

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Speaker 4: Well, you know what, you see a story like this,

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Speaker 4: to be that spirit of peace and calm and love

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