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ICE shut down the oldest Mexican restaurant in my hometown of Forest Lake, Minnesota -- a city that voted overwhelmingly for Trump (and Pete Hegseth's hometown too) Feel safer yet?

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Umbrae Soulsbane@umbrae.bsky.social

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A city that voted overwhelmingly Republican. They vote for Republicans. Trump is a Republican. It’s okay to use the word Republican when referring to Republicans.

I don't understand why they would want to shut down some of the best food in America. Every time I go to a place like that, while infrequent, it's always some of the best food I've ever had and it's usually very affordable.

@atrupar.com I didn’t know you were from Forest Lake! Spread the word about what is happening here with the School Board and stuff. Here’s a hate crime from Scandia from 2021 I think. Husband of Scandia city council woman Heather Benson was Nextdoor moderator and tried to censor this.

Yep. They got Hong Kong Buffet in Elk River. The community response adds insult to injury. Instead of being upset, the community asserted they were sex traffickers or using slave labor. For a city that prides itself on its sense of community, they sure seem to misunderstand the assignment.

Forest Lake? Are you kidding me? Fear is the clear objective. This occupation is having a large negative impact on our state but especially Minneapolis and St. Paul

Hey Aaron, I’m a subscriber. I would love to make sure you and your community know about the DEICER app — removed from the App Store — but now turned into a web app. It could really help us all with this insanity. Have a look and share if you don’t mind! bsky.app/profile/stef...

Stephanie Rewis@stefsull.bsky.social

People heard that the DEICER app was removed from the app stores a few months ago. It was removed, but it’s not gone! You can't get it in app stores, but you can download a web app that works on both platforms here. deicer.org It seems important, with the recent escalation, to share information!

I hope all the POC in Minnesota take a moment to remember all the people who encouraged them to vote for trump and celebrated his win so they can give them the special attention and thank them for what it has caused. Make a list: these people are going to try and pretend they didn't vote for trump

Never woulda guessed you're from (way red) Forest Lake, but keep up the great work you do. I'm from relatively blue WBL, at least it was some decades ago. And Pete Kegseth was FLHS valedictorian in 1999, then on to Princeton. Local boy makes good! Then very, very bad. But still great hair!

...because the real criminals that Trump promised to deport are working hard at a Forest Lake Mexican restaurant. 🤔🙃 I wonder if ICE agents get a per capita bonus for each detainee? Because they are going after the easy pickings at restaurants, schools, parking lots, gas stations, etc.

Because Herr Miller is trying to get a 3,000 per day quota or some BS 😡 And the criminals are hard to catch when you got pillsbury dough boys on the team

Catching unarmed, vulnerable people off guard, by thugs kitted out like they're rolling into Falluja. They aren't going after drug cartels, rapists, murderers. They are too chicken sh*t to do that. After all the ICE money is spent, the real criminals will still be out there.

You have been thru it Aaron, on the front lines. If I didn't have you I would be manic. I can read your comment instead of listening to his voice. Sending good vibes to your family and all of America being oppressed by ICE. I subscribed and Public Notice is AWESOME. Best money I've ever spent.

The one in Fergus Falls that was literally right below my dad's apartment after my parents got divorced is indefinitely closed because they don't feel it's safe to be open. Fergus Falls.

This location has been a Mexican restaurant for at least 25 years. It may have changed ownership or names a few times but it has been a staple of downtown Fergus Falls for as long as I can remember. I know for certain ICE went to a restaurant in Detroit Lakes in the last two days.

That’s how Piggy works he gets what he wants from you then he sticks it up your ass.We founded out when he was building his casinos he screwed all the contractors and put a lot of them out of business.FUCK PIGGY.Midterms everyone has to vote BLUE the only way out of this mess we’re in.

I've lived a long time and seen a lot of shit but I have never, not one time, had a bad experience at a Mexican restaurant. The staff is welcoming and they do their best to please customers. That's true anywhere: NC, MO, LA, FL, AZ, Germany... anywhere. Leave these people alone and tip well.

Latinos for Trump should have known better. Maga infiltrated their churches and workplaces and they fell right for it, regardless of the fact that everyone but apparently them understood very clearly that their own people would be the first targets.

I'm shocked it closed down! I mean, they took those great jobs from hardworking Americans, right? Why did the restaurant have to shut down?? Surely there were unemployed Americans just standing in line to work there. Wait a minute....

I don't know if people realize what an institution this place is. If you spent more than a day in Forest Lake, then you know about Don Julio's. I ate there once or twice a week for like a decade. This makes me so sad.

So these are now the murders and rapists they speak of. Exactly who do they think is buying this rhetoric while we watch ICE kidnappings with no probable cause. They are taking decent community members.

Not trying to "spike the football" (so to speak) but sometimes, people have to learn the hard way... To borrow a phrase from a certain Dear Leader "it is what it is..."

...or not learn, as the case may be. On the balance sheet of some people, terrorizing the people you hate is worth the inconvenience of losing the oldest Mexican restaurant in town.

#DHS is a domestic terrorist organization the #Republican party is a domestic terrorist organization. The filth that defines republicanism must be eradicated and the word banned from our dictionary #FuckMAGA #FuckTrump

So the way this was “sold” was that good people were going to go after bad people, but the reality is that the American federal government is sending bad people to terrorize good people.

And the fuckers who voted for it knew that was a load of shit. They just assumed they wouldn’t personally be affected. They don’t give a shit if an immigrant is guilty or innocent, they don’t consider them people.

It was supposed to be the bad people, but getting the bad people is hard, let alone dangerous. It’s easier to just grab folks who are checking in and all, at courthouses and homes they know about. Plus they’re not likely to shoot back so Ice can act tough.

Surely there are Trumpers being detained? Instead of shouting "I'm an American Citizen!" while being slammed onto the pavement, maybe they should also shout "I voted for you Trump! You fukn lying c***t!" Create a MAGA resistance...

I am so sorry. What exactly do they seek? They have power, billions of dollars, & guns on the streets in our cities, yet they remain unsettled and angry. That’s what is most frightening. They want anyone who has a slight difference in belief to be shot. And to never need to justify the horror.

I’ve lived here all my life (as did my folks until recently). MN is only blue because of the ONE dense metro area. Go 2 suburbs out, & it’s deep red. It’s gross.

So, there are trump voters/followers who are being affected by trump's paramilitary ICE raids? Good, they helped elect trump, and they should suffer the consequences. Trump is insane, and we now all live in a dictatorship instead of a democracy.

The newest Mexican Restaurant and bodega here in Apple Valley has closed (we hope temporarily) also. The nicest and most hard-working people we know. ICE are on the other end of the spectrum.

The first affected .. the workers. the everyday blue collar providers. The people that give back to their community by sharing their culture... creating spaces to create community..

Really? Where are all those amerikkkans who haven’t been able to get these jobs because an immigrant took them? Businesses raided by ice shouldn’t have to close, they should have people waiting in line for the jobs since that was the premise! Fucking nazi morons destroying lives.

Didn’t realize how “local” you are/were. Born StP, grew up Roseville, now in Centerville (surrounded by Lino). Yeah, FLake is the closest I’ve seen MAGA nuts shouting from the boulevard @ passing cars. Very unsettling.