Day of the Gap, 17th of Childwinter, 526 M.E. (Electra): Yesterday's post was largely a reiteration of an address by Tim Walz, governor of the state of Minnesota and former Vice-Presidential candidate.  In response, the U.S. Justice Department announced it is investigating Walz for his statements under the flimsy theory that his public remarks constitute a conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents. They're also investigating Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey under the same flimsy pretense.

Criticism isn't obstruction. Protest isn't insurrection. An insurrection is an organized uprising or rebellion against the government, often involving violence. Protesters videoing ICE agents as they violate the civil rights of American citizens isn't an attempt of overthrow the U.S. government, nor is support for a political party other than the one currently in power. 

Arson, looting, and property damage are all crimes - namely, arson, looting, and property damage - but are not insurrection, even if they occur during a protest. People who loot during a protest should be arrested for looting, not for trying to overturn the U.S. government. An insurrection would be a crowd of people rioting, looting, and damaging property to try to impede the certification of an election, as occurred on January 6, 2021. That was an insurrection, not  Renee Nicole Good in a parked car on a Minneapolis street saying, "I'm not mad at you, dude" (her last words).

The Stable Genius wants to label the protests in Minneapolis as an "insurrrection" so he can invoke the Insurrection Act, a law that enables the President to deploy federal troops for domestic law enforcement. Citing the Insurrection Act overrides the Posse Comitatus Act that restricts military involvement in civilian matters, allowing for actions like quelling civil unrest or enforcing federal laws. 

So badly does he want this, he is deliberately trying to stoke violence and foment an uprising to justify declaration of the Act. His response to an ICE agent murdering an unarmed U.S. citizen, calling her a "fucking bitch" as he walked away from the crime, was to defend the agent and defame the victim and her wife, and then call an additional 1,000 troops into Minneapolis. He's poking the bear, hoping for the mayhem he saw there in 2020 after the George Floyd murder, so he would have the authority for unlimited military action in the streets.

Remember, he told a gathering of top military commanders that they would soon be "practicing" in U.S. cities, whatever that means.

The man who would be king wants to make his authority known by occupying our cities with U.S. military forces. Not just Minneapolis, but San Francisco, New York, and Chicago. Eventually, probably your city too.