Are We In A Insurgency: Yes or No?

 An insurgency is essentially a prolonged armed rebellion, continued riots or uprising against an established government or authority.

It is typically carried out by a group of rebels (insurgents) who lack the resources or recognition to wage conventional war. 

It often involves guerrilla tactics like hit-and-run attacks, sabotage, and efforts to win over the local population's support, rather than direct confrontations with superior military forces. 

The goal? You usually overthrow the government, achieve level of independence (or at least think that), or force political change.

I sat and pondered this today.  Based on Minneapolis events of the past two weeks....yeah....I think we are in the beginning stage of a insurgency. 

A Medal For Donuts?

 Over my 22 years of service....I wrote medals paperwork for a dozen enlisted guys and even drafted medal paperwork for a couple of officers.  Toward the end....I could write  nominate paperwork in 30 minutes....re-draft it over another 30 minutes, and the 'boss' would approve it 95-percent of the time.

It was a skill.

Today....I've watched video  off Nat'l Guardsmen brought onto 'duty' in Minneapolis. Their primary duty?  Well....to hand out coffee, tea, hot coco, and donuts to protest folks....while wearing yellow vests in Army uniform.

The general chatter is these 50-to-100 folks will be on duty for 2 weeks, and the governor says....he'll hand the bill to the Pentagon to pay.  Personally....I doubt that they will pay.

To also be honest....you could have rounded up city employees to do the same thing....but most would be fearful of being assaulted.

So you do the math....junior enlisted....for a two-week pay situation...you'd be paid  around $1,500 after taxes.  You literally make twice as much as a Dunkin-Donuts guys....just wearing the combat uniform.

Medal for the two week duty?  If I were 'Sarge'....yeah, I would write the nomination letter.....knowing that Colonel  X would never sign his name for a stupid medal handing out coffee and donuts.

Yeah, it is the most stupid thing that I can imagine....but it's BS-like crap that you'd do in Afghanistan.....to make  people happy...except you are doing it in Minneapolis.  Anti-insurgency BS......for  crazy dimwits.

What Plays Out In Minnesota After 17 Feb?

 Well....from their state House of Representative....the governor will go through a impeachment process.  There are enough votes to carry it  to the next level...the state Senate....of the 67 members....34 are Democrat....so the measure (likely to hit in mid-March) will likely fail.

However, there's some odd complications.

Based on weekend developments....the Lt Governor (Peggy Flanagan) is conntected to the protest crowd (via Signal, the messaging system used to connect the protest folks to their 'mission').

It's now likely that a 2nd impeachment will be called on Flanagan.  I also think the AG will be dragged  onto a impeachment effort.

So....this brings up the 34 Dem's in the Senate.  At least one is facing fed-fraud charges, and I'm likely to be suspicious that it's only ONE.  In four weeks....there could be several Senate members drawn into a bigger investigation.

If the two or three Dem  members  of the Senate are detained/arrested....the majority shifts, and the impeachment follows....of probably more than just the Governor.

I should add the  head-guy of the Senate....while NOT under a fraud investigation....he is under some ethical investigation....for failing to note connections to non-profits.

So there's a fair number of folks who are in a tough situation.

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.