Media
April 28, 2026 — Bill Glahn
Minnesota is once again in the spotlight for its massive completely out-of-control fraud with another round of FBI raids this morning. A roundup of coverage, starting with the locals, Star Tribune: Minnesota assists federal agents on raids targeting fraud. No. Not even a little bit. But that hasn’t stopped Tim Walz, Keith Ellison, and other unworthies from taking wholly unearned victory laps. National coverage, Associated Press (AP): Agents armed with
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April 28, 2026 — Bill Glahn
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has accused Aimee Bock and her adult sons of sending confidential court material to the Minnesota Star Tribune and other media outlets. Bock, defendant No. 1 in the sprawling free-food scandal, is scheduled to be sentenced on May 21, following her courtroom conviction on seven (7) felony counts last year. Bock was the founder and CEO of the nonprofit at the center of the case, Feeding Our
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April 27, 2026 — Scott Johnson
President Trump appeared last night for an interview by correspondent Norah O’Donnell on 60 Minutes. O’Donnell seems to me a vile partisan hack along with the rest of the 60 Minutes crew. CBS News has posted the transcript of her interview online here. In the course of the interview O’Donnell inadvertently provided Trump the opportunity to refute the ridiculous No Kings protest movement that has found such popularity among Trump
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April 27, 2026 — Scott Johnson
You may have heard about the apologia for the murder of Brian Thomopson under the auspices of the New York Times by one Hasan Piker. It appears in the transcript of a conversation published April 29 with the headline (quoting Piker) “The Rich Don’t Play by the Rules. So Why Should I?” If you are so fortunate as to have lived your life in blissful ignorance of Piker, Jim Geraghty
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April 25, 2026 — Bill Glahn
I’d like to take this opportunity to point out that the U.S. Secret Service has been unfunded by Senate Democrats for more than two months now as it is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Every one focuses on ICE and Border Patrol, also part of DHS, but already funded through separate legislation. DHS includes a host of other agencies, including the Secret Service and the Coast
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April 21, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From the New York Post, DOJ charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud for paying white supremacist groups $3M to ‘stoke racial hatred’ It was always a hoax. “American Nazis,” “white surpremacists,” “hate groups” were all a product of the left in an effort to suppress the voices of ordinary Americans. America doesn’t naturally produce enough (or any) hate for the fundraising demands of left-wing activist groups, so they have
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April 21, 2026 — Scott Johnson
The April 11 protest conducted by the “resistance” at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities culminated in an assault on TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez. The assault was captured on video. Among the perpetrators were “suburban dad” Chris Ostroushko and suburban daughter Paige. Suburban mom DeYanna Ostroushko was in the mix as well. I call them the family that flays together. Chris was of course featured in the January
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April 20, 2026 — Scott Johnson
The Star Tribune is the dominant media organ in Minnesota. It serves the interests of the left in the fashion of the New York Times in the national press, acting as the public relations arm of the Democratic Party and its aligned interest groups. The Star Tribune, however, is something of a joke. It adamantly supports illegal immigration and opposes the enforcement of immigration law, though it doesn’t say so
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April 19, 2026 — Scott Johnson
A week after Savanah Hernandez’s close encounter of the violent kind with “suburban dad” Chris Ostroushko, the Star Tribune has finally gotten around to reporting “Whipple protesters accused [sic] of shoving Turning Point commentator on video are under investigation.” Whipple protesters accused of shoving Turning Point commentator are under criminal investigation https://t.co/gn2im6rp0W — The Minnesota Star Tribune (@StarTribune) April 18, 2026 Love that “accused.” When you get around to reporting
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April 18, 2026 — Scott Johnson
I’m marking time until the Star Tribune shares the details of the assault on TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez at the Whipple Federal Building this past weekend. I may run out of material before the Star Tribune gets around to it, but today we have enough for a few more days at least. Today we have a video analysis of the assault. I’m talking about the Ostroushko family, led by “suburban
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April 17, 2026 — Scott Johnson
We’ve been following the story of the assault on TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez mostly through the silence of the Star Tribune. As of this morning, the Star Tribune hasn’t mentioned the names of the Ostroushkos who were involved in the assault on Ms. Hernandez or its past glorification of the ringleader — the “suburban dad” who thumped the young lady this past Saturday at the Whipple Federal Building in the
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April 16, 2026 — Scott Johnson
The Democratic Party has become the anti-Israel party. I think that means they have become the anti-American party as well. although they have been that for a while now. Mark Penn observes on X that this is a critical moment in the war with Iran. Whoever is running the show over there has to decide whether to fold or attack America’s ships. Penn asks, “And so what do Democrats do?
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April 16, 2026 — Scott Johnson
TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez was assaulted by members of the Ostroushko family at the Whipple Federal Building this past weekend. Ms. Hernandez was covering the protest against ICE. The Ostroushkos were part of the “resistance” mob protesting the presence of ICE in the Twin Cities. The Star Tribune has routinely glorified the mob in stories and columns over the past several months. One such story introduced us to the obese
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April 15, 2026 — Scott Johnson
The assault of TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez outside the Whipple Federal Building this past Saturday remains in the national news. However, you’d never know it from reading the Star Tribune. The Star Tribune has published one story on the case and have yet to identify a single one of the perpetrators. How lame can you get? Ms. Hernandez was assaulted as she sought to cover this weekend’s protest at Whipple
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April 15, 2026 — Scott Johnson
Michael Doran’s Tablet essay “Seven myths about the Iran war” has rotated off our Picks, but it remains must reading. It is difficult to excerpt. This comes from Doran’s introductory remarks: * * * * * Donald Trump’s actions in the Middle East continually surprise the foreign-policy establishment and the media elite. According to commentators on both the right and the left, the reason is that Trump is a megalomaniac—or,
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April 14, 2026 — Bill Glahn
From CNBC, Stocks post back-to-back gains as traders remain optimistic for U.S.-Iran deal. CNBC reports, The S&P 500 gained 1.18% and closed at 6,967.38. The broad market index now stands less than 1% below its 52-week high. To be clear, the 52-week high is also the all-time record. After today’s gain, the index is up almost two percent for 2026, year-to-date. Stocks go up. Stocks go down. There will be
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April 14, 2026 — Scott Johnson
I want to draw attention to the remarks of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon on the case of the assault on TPUSA reporter Savanah Hernandez yesterday (video below). Two of the perpetrators at risk of federal charges are Chris “suburban dad” Ostroushko and daughter Paige. They both assaulted Ms. Hernandez on property outside the fencing around the Whipple Federal Building. The local authorities are a joke. Are the Ostroushkos at
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