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Sound Off: January 27, 2026

By Sun Herald

January 27, 2026 3:00 AM

Investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension visit the site in Minneapolis where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration agents on Sunday. VICTOR J. BLUE NYT

Sun Herald readers weigh in on local and national topics.

Minnesota lawlessness

I’m tired. I am tired of the non-stop, mostly biased coverage of the lawlessness in Minnesota. Open borders, sanctuary cities and non-support of federal agencies by local and state authorities, coupled with a rebellious citizenry, is a recipe for anarchy. Send in the Marines.

You realize we saw the video, right?

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the 37-year-old man who was shot and killed by Border Patrol in Minneapolis intended to “kill law enforcement” officers and that agents “fired defensive shots” to protect themselves from him. Guess she saw a different video that ... the rest of the world.

Unbelievable

Kristi Noem: “I don’t know of any peaceful protestor that shows up armed and with ammunition...” Labeling a restrained man shot 10 times at close range an “assassin” twists reality beyond recognition — a hallmark of admin narratives that weaponize lies to justify brutality.

Remember Kyle?

Kash Patel today: “You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want.” Kash Patel in 2021: “This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse.”

You don’t have to kill people?

After two U.S. citizens were killed by federal agents in Minneapolis in recent weeks, the city’s police chief, Brian O’Hara, says the people of Minneapolis “have had enough” of ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. “The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn’t shoot anyone,” he said.

Spoils of war

There are plans to rebuild Gaza to make it a resort now that Netanyahu has bombed all the buildings and killed or caused its residents to migrate. I’m hoping karma is for real.

Convenience

Now that it is convenient for it to do so, the left has wrapped itself in the Second Amendment. I hope that they continue to support that right. I am confident, though, that those feelings will pass once it is no longer convenient for them.

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