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** 1. Minneapolis or Nashville — which path will Philly choose? ([link removed])
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By Guy Ciarrocchi

Organized chaos in Minneapolis. It’s been in the spotlight — understandably. ICE raids. Protests. Confrontation. Deaths.

Over 3,000 arrests and counting of known illegal immigrant murderers, rapists, kidnappers and child traffickers. The last part may be news to many because so much noise — mostly contrived — has been made about ICE that much of legacy news has “overlooked” what ICE has thankfully accomplished.

We should never forget that if the protestors had their way — and those who fund and orchestrate their efforts — every single one of those 3,000-plus thugs would still be walking the streets. Where we live, work and our children play.

Why It Matters. Compare this with Nashville, Tennessee. No national news stories about that Democrat-run city. No protests. No confrontations. No inquiries to ICE agents. And, thankfully, no deaths to civilians or agents.

Why? Because the mayor and his team respect the rule of law, public safety — and, accept the results of the 2024 election. Just as local law enforcement works with the FBI, DEA, the Coast Guard, state police and National Guard, Tennessee law enforcement is cooperating with ICE and CBP. This protects everyone’s rights, minimizes confrontation, and focuses on everyone’s safety.

As the focus on ICE intensifies, Parker, Shapiro and other politicians will have to chart their course. Nashville or Minneapolis? Virtue-signaling and grandstanding or common-sense governing?

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** 2. Krasner’s latest ploy — the ‘FAFO Coalition’ ([link removed])
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By Ben Mannes


Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner escalated his public rhetoric over federal immigration authorities by unveiling a national coalition of like‑minded local prosecutors sharing the same donors, of whom he said are ready to charge federal officers they believe break state criminal laws while enforcing immigration policy. The move renewed questions about constitutional limits on local authority over federal agents and about the funding networks backing Krasner and his new political allies.


At a press conference in Center City, Krasner announced what he called the “FAFO collision,” a political and legal partnership with nine other elected prosecutors from jurisdictions that have clashed with federal immigration enforcement. The group publicly brands itself as “Fight Against Federal Overreach,” or FAFO, a name that also echoes a profane online slogan about the consequences of bad behavior that Krasner has used to “appear tough” in prior public remarks about law enforcement accountability.

Why It Matters. Krasner’s announcement comes amid a series of Philadelphia events in which he hasvulgarly “warned” ([link removed]) ICE and other federal agents they could be arrested if they commit what he deems crimes in the city, including a recentnews conference ([link removed]) condemning a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. In that earlier appearance, he told agents who “come to Philly to commit crimes” to “get the F out of here” and vowed to charge any officer involved in a similar killing locally.

That tension — between local outrage over high‑profile enforcement incidents and the legal shield around federal authority — is at the center of Krasner’s campaign. Ironically, Article VI supremacy is the clause that enabled federal enforcement to the laws that ended a ban on gay marriage, slavery, and segregation.

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** 3. Lightning Round
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* From the Editors: Radicals on City Council want to make Philly into the next Minneapolis. Don’t let them. ([link removed])
* Beth Ann Rosica: Will Josh Shapiro lead — or keep hiding — on school choice and girls’ sports? ([link removed])
* Christine Flowers: Alex Pretti didn’t deserve to die, but protesters need to stop obstructing ([link removed])
* Paul Davis: ICEbreakers — The War on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ([link removed])
* Guy Ciarrocchi: ‘Baseball reminds us of all that was once good, and could be good again.’ ([link removed])
* Jeff Cole: Covering Shapiro ([link removed])
* Stew Bolno: Trump’s Greenland gambit ([link removed])
* Thom Nickels: Trigger warning! ([link removed])



** 4. What we're reading

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In The Federalist this week, Rachel Bovard asks ([link removed]) , “What if I told you Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has the power and the votes — right now — to save Republicans’ congressional majorities, President Trump’s second-term agenda, and maybe the republic itself, all while poleaxing Democrats on the short side of an 84-15 issue?”


The issue to which she refers is voter identification — specifically the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require all Americans to prove their citizenship to be eligible to vote. It’s a simple idea — being a citizen is already a requirement for voting. So why do Senate Dems threaten to filibuster the bill? And why don’t Republicans call their bluff? This is an issue the vast majority of Americans agree about – the senator should debate it openly and let the people see where they stand.


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