If The Somalis And State Leadership Were Racketeering?

 Over the past week....I've heard the term racketeering used a good bit.

Racketeering, as defined under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, is not a single act but a legal framework targeting organized crime.  Yes, it was designed for mafia folks. 

It involves participating in or associating with an "enterprise" (like a group, business, or organization) that affects interstate or foreign commerce, while engaging in a "pattern of racketeering activity." 

This pattern requires at least two predicate offenses (from a list of about 35 federal and state crimes, such as bribery, extortion, fraud, or violence) committed within a 10-year period, with the acts connected to the enterprise's operations. 

The statutory maximum prison sentence?  It's 20 years PER each single RICO count.  So if you had ten crimes laid out, and the prosecutor said he'd deal with you nicely....1-year per event....you'd still do ten years of time.

What I perceive in Minnesota....between the lack of state supervision, marginal law enforcement, and Somali fraud....you could have well over 10,000 individuals brought in for RICO actions.  This could explain the need for riots...because so many folks are fearful of what is approaching.

Lot of Confusion, But.....

 Yes, there are Articles of impeachment written/drafted for Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota.

BUT, they have not been officially filed or introduced in the legislature as of 25 January 2026, because the 2026 legislative session has not yet begun. 17 Feb is opening day of the legislative period.

Humble guess....this will be top business on day one.

For reference.....for the articles to advance, they would need a majority vote in the Republican-controlled House to impeach.  So this will occur, with probably 6-to-8 weeks of evidence presented....figure near $9-B in fraud situations to be presented.

However.....it is then followed by a two-thirds vote in the Senate (where Democrats hold a narrow majority) for removal from office.  This vote probably won't happen.

However.....if three or four Democratic names pop up in the Senate chamber....where people were connected to the fraud....then you have a wild situation.

I asked Grok if any such problems  exist, and District 62's name pops up.  There's enough there for a federal case, but none have started (yet). Just a humble guess....between now and late Feb....a fed case likely opens on this guy, and to have lesser charges....he'll have to name two or three other state-senators.

It's a 10-cent soap opera developing.

Minneapolis: My Humble Thoughts

1.  I watched video of the 2nd guy shot yesterday at least ten times.  Showing up at a situation....designed as a confrontation....with a firearm....was on my dumbass-index (1-to-10)....a '9'. 

2. I had to look up the pistol that that guy brought....Sig Sauer P320 AXG, with extras....typically costs minimum of $1,500 (figure discounted price)....might even be $2k.  

For self-protection....way over the price-margin.   But I guess nurses make that kind of extra cash (unless you were making $500 a month showing up at ICE confrontations on the 'black')....then you only needed four months of confrontation-work to achieve a new 'toy'.

3.   Some advice....if you show up at a protest situation....with a gun being noted....the focus of the police is YOU. They will command you to holster the weapon, and if you act 'goofy'....you are a perceived threat.

4. Minneapolis  mindset? I came to the conclusion last night....Antifa-attitude on full display.  People consumed with passion to confront, and be a 'hero'. Oddly, you show up at  a ICE situation, where the pick-up guy illegal...has a rap-sheet with several serious crimes noted.    You end up dying for worthless cause.

5. Somewhere in all the mess going on....it's become noted that Somalis in the city.....ARE NOT....reporting deaths of the elderly. They are doing this to keep collecting the food stamps, housing benefits and other taxpayer funded aid.

Grandma up and dies....I would imagine two or three Somali guys show up...bag-up grandma....haul her at night to some graveyard, and bury her. No paperwork.

How many like this?  Unknown....but you can figure a hundred 'agents' need to scan and prove the life status of everyone in the state.

6.  On my insurrection-occurring-index  (1-10)....at this point, I'd say we are pretty close to a '7'. If we start having a death per week....it seems  to hype people up.

7. Governor is calling for activation of the state Nat'l Guard....mostly hinting that the police aren't protecting citizens.  Governor  says he wants the feds to  pay for the guard costs.

The problem I see....Minneapolis police aren't stupid....they won't show  up (even if ordered) at a ICE-confrontation event.  They see themselves drawn to a 'trap'....so why take risks. The Governor seems to believe that Guard members would take  orders and walk into a 'trap'. 

8. The one obvious thing I note out of Minneapolis  and the confrontations.....you just don't see any blacks engaging or  participating. Lot of white women, and mostly all whites in general.

9.  Someone put up a map of the city where Good/George Floyd/new guy were shot....all within a 12-mile circle.  Oddly, one local noted the key-part of this area....where 'social justice thrives'.

10.   This dead guy (Pretti)....had a social media account....friends noted of the guy....he deleted the account a couple of days prior to his death. 

11.  One gets the feeling....the Antifa plan is to escalate things....to get US Army brought in, and Civl-War is created.

My Don Problem

 I just have to admit it...the minute that a Don Lemon podcast/interview comes up....part of me wants to give him 2 minutes to say something stupid, and part of me wants to mute it ASAP.

It usually takes Don somewhere between 2 and 4 minutes....to say something remarkable, and STUPID.   It's the stuff you'd say after half-a-case of PBR, or having smoked a joint (or two).

Part of me wants to believe that Don came out of high school this way......with college mostly developing the stupid-side....as a 'skill' or talent...which CNN needed badly.

Once CNN let him go....it was difficult for them to show or reach this level of remarkable simplemindedness or gullible nature.

As for me  conditioning myself to take in more  minutes of Don?  Well...it's not easy....as I age...I have less patience for stupid people.

Tanning Beds: Not That I Really Care

I came to this odd story this AM....where a guy had bought into a tanning bed operation, and in the change-over....came to realize that there were age restrictions in the state.

So I asked Grok/AI to study this....forty-four states (with DC) have a age 18 restriction on indoor tanning beds (also known as sunbeds or solariums).

Chief reason?  To protect minors from increased skin cancer risks. 

The six states without restrictions? Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Montana, and New Mexico.

So after pondering this....I came to this remarkable reality....oddly, no state has a restriction on 10-year or 12-year old kid....being out-of-doors 16 hours a day in the summer.

You could aim to get 1,000 times the amount of sunlight that you should limit yourself.

Yeah, I Do Have Ten Criticisms Of Gov Gavin Newsom

1.  The Worsening Homelessness Crisis: Yeah, there's been over $24 billion on homelessness programs since 2018 in  California....with mostly ineffective  accomplishments, and oddly.....a total lack of accountability. 

2.  Yeah....crime rates are mostly up over the past ten years.  Crime in California reportedly increased by 13% in 2022 (per FBI data), with detractors pointing to "soft-on-crime" measures like early prisoner releases and decriminalization laws (e.g., jaywalking, loitering for prostitution) as contributing factors. 

3.  Yeah.....it's a state with growing cost of living, and increasing  taxes. California has the nation's highest cost-of-living burden, including record-high gas prices, energy costs, and taxes, which critics say have driven out residents and businesses under Newsom's policies. 

4.  Yeah, there hypocrisy in COVID-19 rules (the French Laundry Scandal): Newsom faced backlash for attending a maskless indoor dinner at the upscale French Laundry restaurant in 2020 while urging Californians to follow strict pandemic restrictions, seen as a "rules for thee but not for me" moment. 

5.  That high-speed rail?  The project, initially criticized by Newsom in 2019, has received billions more in funding despite massive delays, cost overruns (now estimated at $100+ billion), and little progress, labeled a "money pit." 

6.  The unemployment benefits fraud? During the pandemic, California's Employment Development Department lost an estimated $20-30 billion to fraud, including payments to prisoners and out-of-state claimants, due to poor oversight. 

7.  Then there's the failing public education system. California ranks near the bottom nationally in K-12 performance, with prolonged school closures during COVID and vetoes of reforms like mandatory ethnic studies cited as exacerbating issues. 

8.  There's the wildfire prevention shortfalls. Governor Newsom overstated wildfire fuel treatment acres by 690% (actual: 11,399 vs. claimed 90,000), contributing to ongoing devastating fires amid criticism of inadequate forest management. 

9.  Then there was the early release of prisoners. Policies allowing earlier parole for thousands of felons, including violent offenders, have been blamed for rising crime and public safety risks. 

10.  Finally, there is infrastructure and economic mismanagement: Broader failures in areas like water shortages, housing affordability, and a $68 billion budget deficit (as of 2025 audits) have led to accusations of fiscal irresponsibility and poor governance.

All in all....the most unqualified guy to run for President for the Democratic Party in the past sixty-odd years. There's literally nothing to brag about over the past ten years of effort....yet, he is the top candidate for the primary (at this point).  In general....anything he advocates....you should do the exact opposite.

Five Humble Thoughts

 1.  This appearance yesterday of Gov Newsom (Cal-D).....at DEVOS yesterday.....was supposed to be some moment to show his 'world-status'.  

Well...he did get interviewed by US media but the rest of his 'gain' plan mostly failed.  Curiously, a poll came out yesterday to say he is the number one candidate for 2028's presidential election.

If I had to pick from the past 40 years....the least prepared and lacking candidate for either party....Newsom is that guy.....but he has a great barber, and he does appear like 'Ken' (from Barbie-fame).

2.  Just odd....someone did a poll and suggested we end daylight-savings time....so you had 4 choices: no-change, no-opinion, stick with just regular time, stick with just savings time.

I would assume...99-percent would have said to stick with stick  with regular time.  Well....I was wrong on polling.

Roughly 15-percent said keep going with the time-change....10-percent had no real opinion, and then it was pretty well divided (50-50)with going to  regular time, or going with savings time.

My prediction....nothing changes....we just keep going.

3.  Just an  odd point  I noticed yesterday...from SF news....they say between the city, charities, and foundations....almost one-billion dollars is spent  on homelessness.  There's no sign that anyone benefited.

4.  This Clinton (Bill and Hillary) contempt situation?

By saying 'no'....they won't attend a House mandated Q-and-A....they will be dragged into court.  Based on what I've seen....this court situation might take  less than one day.  Unless some deal occurs....I'm guessing the contempt  lands them for 4 to 6 months in some fed-jail.

The deal?  Well...Hillary might offer to answer one question...what  was the problem in Libya with the dead ambassador.  Then she'd lay out....the Obama team gave out some US weapons  which ended up in Afghanistan and used against the US Army.

One brief story....no more than 60 minutes on a stand, and she gets Bill and herself out of trouble.

5. Finally, just odd numbers....so far for deporting  folks.....Trump has only achieved 35-percent of what Obama  did....and only 8-percent of what Bill Clinton did. 

People (from left/right) seem hyped-up...mostly over a marginal performance (so far).