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Dear readers,

I have been mentally composing another satirical piece in which the Trump administration announced it was securing the borders of Minnesota, and nothing would move in or out without permission. I pictured Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem making the announcement in a joint press conference.

This morning, a woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent while in her vehicle on the streets of Minneapolis. So, the piece I’ve been brainstorming will remain just that—a brainstorm. This is no time to poke fun at the situation.

The facts of this tragedy will be revealed over the next couple of news cycles. Currently, all we have is spur-of-the-moment reaction and speculation. Who was this woman? Why was she there? Did she leave behind a grieving family? If so, my heart goes out to them.

And what about the ICE agent? What are the “rules of engagement” in Minneapolis? Could our neighborhoods—yours and mine—be next? Time will tell.

With a heavy heart,

C.W. Spooner

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