Minneapolis: A Moral and Political Turning Point

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

This weekend has shaken us deeply. We talk about the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, the detention of children as young as two and five years old, and the protests erupting across Minnesota in sub-zero temperatures. We're struggling with the distance between what we can see with our own eyes and what the administration is telling us, and wrestling with the question of where we go from here. Topics Discussed Alex Pretti Shot By ICE Agents in Minneapolis Greed, Corruption, and Show Running in the Trump Administration Outside of Politics: Cultivating and Nurturing Online Communities Ready to go deeper? Visit our website for complete show notes, exclusive premium content, chats, and more. We're preparing for our 2026 Team Retreat. Please help us get ready by filling out this quick survey Get 50% Off Monarch, the all-in-one financial tool at www.monarch.com/pantsuit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lemonada.
0:05.7	This is Sarah Stewart-Holland.
0:07.8	This is Beth Silvers.
0:09.0	You're listening to Pantsuit Politics.
0:11.9	We've been doing this a long time.
0:14.4	And there have been a handful of moments when I both dreaded recording our episodes
0:20.3	and knew I couldn't move forward until we did.
0:24.4	The 2016 election, the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, the beginning of the pandemic, the murder of George Floyd.
0:32.0	Today is another one of those moments.
0:34.8	It is a pivotal time in American history.
0:41.7	We are here to talk about that with each other and with all of you today. And we really hope that as we work this out and we are
0:48.4	working it out, that there is something valuable for you in that. We hope that you will
0:54.0	continue to work it out with us and with each other after you listen.
1:10.6	Beth, on Saturday morning, I woke up after being very emotional and stressed about the violence in Minnesota over the previous week and kind of gave myself a talking to. I just was like,
1:33.6	look, there's, if I wanted to, if I wanted to right now, I couldn't get there to help. I couldn't
1:38.5	get there to protest because of the weather. And I needed to come down some and be present with my family.
1:47.6	We're all home because of the snow.
1:49.1	And so I deleted the New York Times app.
1:51.2	I deleted the Apple News app.
1:53.7	I haven't deleted a browser that surfaces news stories when you open it
1:57.1	and really, really try to step away.
2:02.6	Gosh, I don't know.
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