Sam Halpert
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i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
@governorwalz.mn.gov you actually have the power to enforce state laws within your sovereign territory. bsky.app/profile/samh...
*You* are giving him what he wants. You’re letting him run rampant thru your capital! Home invasions, kidnappings, MURDER. You’ve abandoned your people sir
Arrest for reckless driving, home invasion. If they say they’re Feds let them say it to a judge. Make’em plead the supremacy clause in court!
Arrest for reckless driving, home invasion. If they say they’re Feds let them say it to a judge. Make’em plead the supremacy clause in court!
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov you actually have the power to enforce state laws within your sovereign territory. bsky.app/profile/samh...
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THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Finally, a note to the many professors in my networks: One other specific, small thing you can do from outside of Minneapolis is reach out to colleagues who are heavily affected (because of their own or their family's risk, or because they're very busy protecting neighbors) and offer a guest lecture
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Also, here's my attempt at a 2-pager I've been circulating to members of Congress about the strategic significance of this this argument: docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Treason is Self-Impeaching Conduct, and Donald Trump’s Self-Declared “War” on US Cities is Treasonous
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January 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
🧵 Trump is committing treason by levying war on the United States (specifically, Democrat-led cities).
January 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
To call this “treason” is not rhetoric. It’s a legal term of art. And it’s warranted.
They’re levying war on the United States. It’s defined as treason in the U.S. Constitution and interpreted by Chief Justice John Marshall, writing for the Supreme Court in 1807.
Thread below.
They’re levying war on the United States. It’s defined as treason in the U.S. Constitution and interpreted by Chief Justice John Marshall, writing for the Supreme Court in 1807.
Thread below.
🚨BREAKING: ICE/DHS agents launch flash bang grenades and tear gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in front of the federal building.
"We have a constitutional right to assemble here! You are committing treason!" protester screams amidst cloud of tear gas. LIVE NOW ⬇️
"We have a constitutional right to assemble here! You are committing treason!" protester screams amidst cloud of tear gas. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
To call this “treason” is not rhetoric. It’s a legal term of art. And it’s warranted.
They’re levying war on the United States. It’s defined as treason in the U.S. Constitution and interpreted by Chief Justice John Marshall, writing for the Supreme Court in 1807.
Thread below.
They’re levying war on the United States. It’s defined as treason in the U.S. Constitution and interpreted by Chief Justice John Marshall, writing for the Supreme Court in 1807.
Thread below.
*You* are giving him what he wants. You’re letting him run rampant thru your capital! Home invasions, kidnappings, MURDER. You’ve abandoned your people sir
Arrest for reckless driving, home invasion. If they say they’re Feds let them say it to a judge. Make’em plead the supremacy clause in court!
Arrest for reckless driving, home invasion. If they say they’re Feds let them say it to a judge. Make’em plead the supremacy clause in court!
January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov they’re raiding school buses! *This* is the violence on your streets, sir! You have a duty to defend your people. They *entrusted* you to wield the sovereign powers of their state. You aren’t an ordinary plaintiff who can only hope to secure relief in court.
ACT!!!
ACT!!!
St. Paul Public Schools said today that two vans operating under contract to carry students and staff have been pulled over by federal agents while enroute to school this week.
Live: Trump threatens Insurrection Act as federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
The Department of Homeland Security said a federal law enforcement officer is in the hospital after being attacked by shovels. A car chase followed a “targeted” traffic stop.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov they’re raiding school buses! *This* is the violence on your streets, sir! You have a duty to defend your people. They *entrusted* you to wield the sovereign powers of their state. You aren’t an ordinary plaintiff who can only hope to secure relief in court.
ACT!!!
ACT!!!
For anyone who's interested, I haven't shared publicly but I've done my best to write up the argument that Trump is levying war on the United States formally. It's short, but doesn't yet include any events since the occupation of Chicago. Critiques appreciated. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Trump Impeachment Article: Levying War
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
🧵Any Member of Congress can introduce the case that Donald Trump is levying war on the US in violation of the Treason Clause, and that treason is self-impeaching conduct. Every member should. The critical audience for this argument, now, is not their GOP colleagues but the public and the military 1/
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
He already told US generals exactly this in SEPTEMBER. He’s at war with the United States! It’s treason!!! rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
He already told US generals exactly this in SEPTEMBER. He’s at war with the United States! It’s treason!!! rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
For anyone who's interested, I haven't shared publicly but I've done my best to write up the argument that Trump is levying war on the United States formally. It's short, but doesn't yet include any events since the occupation of Chicago. Critiques appreciated. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Trump Impeachment Article: Levying War
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Exactly. bsky.app/profile/samh...
Crucially, Both IL and MN have alleged an intent, in their lawsuits: this lawless violence exists to suppress legitimate political opposition to Trump’s policies.
He’s levying war on the United States. It’s treason.
He’s levying war on the United States. It’s treason.
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Exactly. bsky.app/profile/samh...
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A lot of people apparently misunderstanding the goal of the ICE terror campaign: bsky.app/profile/kjep...
It's a campaign of collective punishment against the domestic political enemy. The widely documented climate of fear & total disruption of daily life in Minneapolis is this campaign succeeding
It's a campaign of collective punishment against the domestic political enemy. The widely documented climate of fear & total disruption of daily life in Minneapolis is this campaign succeeding
The point isn't to "subdue" them. It is to spread chaos & terror, and to punish the enemies of Trump's 'America' for being who they are
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A lot of people apparently misunderstanding the goal of the ICE terror campaign: bsky.app/profile/kjep...
It's a campaign of collective punishment against the domestic political enemy. The widely documented climate of fear & total disruption of daily life in Minneapolis is this campaign succeeding
It's a campaign of collective punishment against the domestic political enemy. The widely documented climate of fear & total disruption of daily life in Minneapolis is this campaign succeeding
He’s at war with the State of Minnesota. Can we talk about that please?
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
He’s at war with the State of Minnesota. Can we talk about that please?
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I'm sorry, Appeasement Democrats, but we already tried your way. Working to hide Trump's malfeasance from the public, sanding off as many rough edges as possible, working to avoid confrontation under the theory that he wants confrontation, then trying to move on as if it didn't happen failed. Badly.
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I'm sorry, Appeasement Democrats, but we already tried your way. Working to hide Trump's malfeasance from the public, sanding off as many rough edges as possible, working to avoid confrontation under the theory that he wants confrontation, then trying to move on as if it didn't happen failed. Badly.
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🧵 Trump is committing treason by levying war on the United States (specifically, Democrat-led cities).
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🧵 Trump is committing treason by levying war on the United States (specifically, Democrat-led cities).
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Blue metros are being forced to fund their own occupations. Shut it all down.
NEW: Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next,' according to a senior White House official.
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Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Blue metros are being forced to fund their own occupations. Shut it all down.
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What if he invades Minnesota
Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) says he anticipates that Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland. omaha.com/news/local/g...
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon tells The World-Herald that there would be GOP support for an impeachment of Donald Trump if the U.S. invaded Greenland.
omaha.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What if he invades Minnesota
For anyone who's interested, I haven't shared publicly but I've done my best to write up the argument that Trump is levying war on the United States formally. It's short, but doesn't yet include any events since the occupation of Chicago. Critiques appreciated. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Trump Impeachment Article: Levying War
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
*You* are giving him what he wants. You’re letting him run rampant thru your capital! Home invasions, kidnappings, MURDER. You’ve abandoned your people sir
Arrest for reckless driving, home invasion. If they say they’re Feds let them say it to a judge. Make’em plead the supremacy clause in court!
Arrest for reckless driving, home invasion. If they say they’re Feds let them say it to a judge. Make’em plead the supremacy clause in court!
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov are you gonna make the streets safe for children today or what? It seems like you prefer to leave matters like reckless driving, kidnapping, and MURDER for the local PTA.
A buddy in MN shared a drawing a classmate of his kid made. They've been making thank you notes for parents who have volunteered to carpool them to school so their own parents don't have to risk waiting out by the bus stop.
January 15, 2026 at 6:49 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov are you gonna make the streets safe for children today or what? It seems like you prefer to leave matters like reckless driving, kidnapping, and MURDER for the local PTA.
The Battle of the Twin Cities
Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The Battle of the Twin Cities
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The reason I think it is important to say this is that it helps us focus on the likely risks.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The reason I think it is important to say this is that it helps us focus on the likely risks.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.
It is, to me, very unlikely that a state will simply choose not to hold elections.
It is also, to me, very likely that voter intimidation and suppression will increase beyond the current terrible method.