Did Tim Walz ‘Let Minneapolis Burn’?

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Leighton Woodhouse is a journalist and documentary filmmaker based in Oakland, California. He has written for The Intercept, The New Republic, The Nation, Tablet, Unherd, and other publications.

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Leighton Woodhouse went to Minneapolis to interview 20 people with direct experience of the 2020 riots—cops, community leaders, and small business owners. Here’s what they told him.

By Leighton Woodhouse

September 9, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS—Four years after the murder of George Floyd, the site where he died looks like a shrine. Cup Foods, where Floyd bought cigarettes with a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, leading to his arrest by Minneapolis police, is under new management and has been renamed Unity Foods. The curbside in front of the store, where Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck, is filled with planter boxes sprouting wildflowers. The torched gas station across the street has become an open-air community meeting space, and the nearby intersection is now a roundabout encircling a metal statue of a raised fist. Everywhere, murals and hand-painted signs celebrate Black Lives Matter.
George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jenn Ackerman for The Free Press)

About three miles away, the 3rd Precinct, the Minneapolis police headquarters that was torched by protesters during the 2020 riots, stands empty, barricaded by a chain-link fence with barbed wire. Signs in the windows of a bookstore next door mimics Dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham: “We do not want your precinct here! Nor there! We do not want it anywhere!”

Over the course of the Minneapolis riots, hundreds of buildings were burned, vandalized, or looted. It amounted to half a billion dollars in damage. “It’s really sad to see my neighborhood today,” said Anna Brejle, a white woman in her 40s who lives about three blocks from the 3rd Precinct building and who participated in the protests. 
The fist sculpture at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Jenn Ackerman for The Free Press)

Why did it take three days after Floyd was killed for the state of Minnesota to send in the National Guard to quell the violence and destruction? It’s a question that the people of Minneapolis are still asking. And now it has become a national question—and a Republican attack line—ever since Tim Walz, Minnesota’s governor then and now, became the Democratic candidate for vice president. 

 

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I'd like to read the article, but the paywall prevents it. Being a lib, my subscription budget is really tight what with WaPo, NYT, Slate, Vox, Huffpo, Mother Jones, The American Marxist, NAMBLA, and BLM all taking a bite out of it. I don't think I can pay for ANOTHER one.

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No. 

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No. 

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Cup Foods, where Floyd bought cigarettes with a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, leading to his arrest by Minneapolis police, is under new management and has been renamed Unity Foods

Priceless

 

Did Walz let Minneapolis burn.....Yes

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walz-slammed-hesitating-send-guard-his-daughter-tipped-off-rioters-via-social-media

 

Then there's this.

PRM says the lawsuit comes as the state has failed to produce documents in the last 2 years that would detail how state officials, including Governor Walz, defended their roles in the response to the 2020 civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd.

https://www.kaaltv.com/news/top-news/lawsuit-filed-to-release-documents-on-walz-civil-unrest-response/#

 

Tampon Tim would be perfect in a remake of Gilligans island.

https://www.imagebam.com/view/MEVRZ7D

 

Here's a couple more examples of things that went on while he's been governor. 

 

Group tears down Columbus statue outside Minnesota State Capitol

State troopers were told to observe only. 

https://www.fox9.com/news/group-tears-down-columbus-statue-outside-minnesota-state-capitol

Mike Forcia with the American Indian Movement, a Native American advocacy group that organized the rally at the state capitol on Wednesday, said it's time for the statue to go.

Pretty sure his only sentence was community service.

 

One more:

Mohamed Hussein Abdi 

May 28, 2020

He entered Gordon Parks High School, poured a clear liquid from a white container onto the floor & a trash can in the cafeteria.

He then ignited a fire in the trash can using a liquid-soaked garment, & ran from the building as flames & black smoke erupted.

He also burned the school flag & threw rocks through glass windows & at law-enforcement.

He attended Gordon Parks high school.

 

There's even a picture of the  !@#$!@# Somali in action that day.

https://www.imagebam.com/view/MEVRZO4

He was found guilty.
Federal guidelines for a crime like this, range from 37 to 46 months (Prison)

He was sentenced to probation.

This used to be a great state, it's gone downhill since Walz took over.

 

 

Almost forgot:

 

In 2017, Somali in the state committed huge daycare fraud, the biggest in the history of the state. 

https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-daycare-raided-as-part-of-massive-fraud-investigation

Walz wasn't elected governor until November 2018, but his good buddy Mark Dayton (another DFLer) was governor at the time.

You think Timmy might have learned something from this, and kept an eye on 'those people'

Nope!

 

Nonprofit Feeding Our Future and 200+ Meal Sites in Minnesota Perpetrated the Largest COVID-19 Fraud Scheme in the Nation

Those aren't my words, it's directly from the US Department of Justice website

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-attorney-announces-federal-charges-against-47-defendants-250-million-feeding-our-future

 

There was actually more than 47 defendants. 

Aimee Marie Bock, 41, Apple Valley, founder & executive director of Feeding Our Future.
Abdikerm Abdelahi Eidleh, 39, Burnsville, employee of Feeding Our Future.
Salim Ahmed Said, 33, of Plymouth, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
Abdulkadir Nur Salah, 36, Columbia Heights, owner and operator of Safari Restaurant.
Ahmed Sharif Omar-Hashim, also known as “Salah Donyale,” 39, Minneapolis, creator of Olive Management Inc.

Abdi Nur Salah, 34, Minneapolis, former senior policy aide to Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, acquired the nonprofit Stigma-Free International from its previous owner, listed in the indictment as “Individual A.”
Abdihakim Ali Ahmed, 36, Apple Valley, creator of ASA Limited LLC.
Ahmed Mohamed Artan, 37, Minneapolis, became the new president of Stigma-Free International and registered it with the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office.
Abdikadir Ainanshe Mohamud, also known as “AK,” 30, Fridley, ran the Stigma-Free Willmar food site.
Abdinasir Mahamed Abshir, 30, Minneapolis, ran the Stigma-Free Mankato food site.

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Asad Mohamed Abshir, 32, Mankato, ran the Stigma-Free Mankato food site.
Hamdi Hussein Omar, 26, St. Paul, ran the Stigma-Free Waite Park food site.
Ahmed Abdullahi Ghedi, 32, Minneapolis, created ASA Limited LLC.
Abdirahman Mohamud Ahmed, also known as “Chef Abcos,” 54, Columbus, Ohio, owner Afra Grill.
Abdiaziz Shafii Farah, 33, Savage, owner and operator of Empire Cuisine and Market LLC.

Mohamed Jama Ismail, 49, Savage, owner and operator of Empire Cuisine and Market LLC.
Mahad Ibrahim, 46, Lewis Center, Ohio, president and owner of ThinkTechAct Foundation.
Abdimajid Mohamed Nur, 21, Shakopee, created Nur Consulting LLC.
Said Shafii Farah, 40, Minneapolis, owner of Bushra Wholesalers LLC and brother of Abdiaziz Farah.
Abdiwahab Maalim Aftin, 32, Minneapolis, owner of Bushra Wholesalers LLC.

21-30

Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff, 31, Bloomington, chief executive officer of Afrique Hospitality Group.
Hayat Mohamed Nur, 25, Eden Prairie, sister of Abdimajid Mohamed Nur and participator in scheme.
Qamar Ahmed Hassan, 53, Brooklyn Park, owner and operator of S & S Catering.
Sahra Mohamed Nur, 61, Saint Anthony, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
Abdiwahab Ahmed Mohamud, 32, Brooklyn Park, ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.

Filsan Mumin Hassan, 28, Brooklyn Park, ran Youth Higher Educational Achievement site.
Guhaad Hashi Said, 46, Minneapolis, ran Advance Youth Athletic Development site.
Abdullahe Nur Jesow, 62, Columbia Heights,  ran Academy For Youth Excellence site.
Abdul Abubakar Ali, 40, St. Paul, ran Youth Inventors Lab site.
Yusuf Bashir Ali, 40, Vadnais Heights, ran Youth Inventors Lab site.

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Haji Osman Salad, 32, St. Anthony, principal of Haji’s Kitchen.
Fahad Nur, 38, Minneapolis, principal of The Produce LLC.
Anab Artan Awad, 52, Plymouth, president of Multiple Community Services.
Sharmarke Issa, 40, Edina, creator of a company called Minnesota’s Somali Community and manager of Wacan Restaurant LLC.
Farhiya Mohamud, 63, Bloomington principal and chief executive officer of Dua Supplies and Distribution Inc.

Liban Yasin Alishire, 42, Brooklyn Park, president and owner of Community Enhancement Services Inc.
Ahmed Yasin Ali, 57, Brooklyn Park, created a food site run by Lake Street Kitchen in the JigJiga Business Center.
Khadar Jigre Adan, 59, Lakeville chief executive officer of food site run by Lake Street Kitchen in the JigJiga Business Center.
Sharmake Jama, 34, Rochester, principal of Brava Restaurant and Cafe LLC. 
Ayan Jama, 43, Rochester, principal of Brava Restaurant and Cafe LLC.

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Asha Jama, 39, Lakeville, worked for Brava Restaurant.
Fartun Jama, 35, Rosemount, worked for Brava Restaurant. (Court records from July 2023 show that Fartun has since died.)
Mustafa Jama, 45, Rochester, worked for Brava Restaurant.
Zamzam Jama, 48, Rochester, worked for Brava Restaurant.
Bekam Addissu Merdassa, 39, Inver Grove Heights.

Hadith Yusuf Ahmed, 34, Eden Prairie.
Hanna Markegn, 40, Edina.
Mekfira Hussein, who was charged after buying one-way ticket to Ethiopia that was set to leave on the evening of September 20.
Mohamed Noor, a prominent community journalist and owner of a Xogmaal Media Group in Minneapolis who also goes by Deeq Darajo. Authorities arrested him September 26 in Chicago as he was on his way to Istanbul.
Abduljabar Hussein, 42, faces charges of wire fraud, bribery, and money laundering. He is married to Mekfira Hussein.

51-60

Mohamed Ali Hussein, Faribault, president and owner of Somali American Faribault Education (SAFE), a nonprofit organization that operated a food site under Feeding Our Future.
Lul Bashir Ali, Faribault, owner of Lido Restaurant, a food site and meal vendor that purported to provide and serve meals at the Somali American Faribault Education site.
Mulata Ali, manager of Franklyn Transportation in Minneapolis, which was previously identified as a shell company funneling food-aid money.
Kawsar Jama, Eagan, principal of Gedo Community Services and Ahlan Childcare Center Inc.
Abdikadir Kadiye, Plymouth, president of Hobyo Health Care Foundation.

Abdulkadir Awale, Bloomington, principal of Karmel Coffee and Sambusa King, and the chief executive officer of Nawal Restaurant.
Khadra Abdi, principal of Shafi’i Tutoring and Homework Help Center.
Ayan Farah Abukar, founder and executive director of Action for East African People, a nonprofit that provided health, housing, and education services to East Africans across Minnesota. The defendant used the nonprofit to enroll multiple food sites.
Sade Osman Hashi, chief executive officer of Great Lakes Inc., a food site that also operated as a vendor called Safari Express.
Sharon Ross, executive director of House of Refuge Outreach, a nonprofit organization in St. Paul.

 

Fock the DFL for running a once great state by getting into the import business.