Minneapolis is the Tipping Point

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.9 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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What is going on in America right now, and what do we do next? We are dealing with an unfathomable reality with ICE escalating it’s violence and terror in Minnesota and the Trump Administration trying to intimidate and force people into compliance, or incite enough chaos and unrest to justify cracking down further. You aren’t going crazy if you feel overwhelmed right now, but that doesn't mean you can just shut down. We need you too much. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Defiance Dispatch: https://open.substack.com/pub/defiancedispatch/p/december-16th-content-to-amplify?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Free America Walkout: https://www.freeameri.ca/ This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl30 https://tovala.com code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl iQBar TEXT: PG to 64000

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0:00.0	Now, after the Supreme Court green-lit racial profiling, they're just picking anyone up.
0:05.2	They're in detention centers and driveways trying to get people to narc on their neighbors.
0:09.2	They're attacking protesters and people filming.
0:11.4	They are pulling people out of cars and smashing windows and cameras and phones.
0:15.2	It's a free-for-all.
0:16.3	It's like every fucking asshole you have ever met in a bar with a short fuse and one too many. Except now this
0:22.0	you want to you want to go bro, racist, misogynistic shit-disturber guy has been given free reign
0:27.1	by our government to act with total immunity. This isn't about immigration enforcement. It's about
0:32.2	the president being able to use force to suppress dissent. Trump is pushing the boundaries.
0:38.8	Well, Trump and his people are pushing the boundaries,
0:41.1	because let's be honest, these are Stephen Miller's plans.
0:43.9	They are seeing what they can get away with.
0:46.8	And apparently, it is a lot.
0:48.7	Music Hello, and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast. I'm your host Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.
1:04.2	Well, it has been a heavy week. Ice escalated its violence and terror in Minnesota,
1:08.5	with the Trump administration making a concerted
1:11.1	effort to either intimidate and force people into compliance or incite enough chaos and unrest
1:16.7	to justify cracking down on the American people with the Insurrection Act. And this isn't just talk.
1:22.1	This week, the president threatened the American people with the Insurrection Act on True Social,
1:26.3	when he said, if the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional
1:32.0	agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the patriots of ICE who are only trying to do their
1:37.0	job, I will institute the Insurrection Act, which many presidents have done before me,
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