I'm sensing a slight sliver of hope for Minnesota. With "hope" being that Homan has been sent to Minnesota to do nothing but supervise the withdrawal of ICE agent from Minnesota. (Some might call it a Trump retreat).

Plus, Governor Walz has ordered the dispatch of 1,500 State National Guard with their Army tanks and other high tech military resources to . . . what shall we call it (lol) . . . assist.

This, after now former ICE commander, Gregore Bovino, was retired (none dare call it fired) back to California to collect his pension.

Trump's plan to use Minnesota as a test case to cower American citizens to servility by use of force, intimidation, fear and murder has failed . . . not that Trump would ever admit defeat.

The burden of creating another plan falls on the shoulders of Mr. Nazi himself, Stephen Miller. The midterms are right on their heels.

Miller almost has no choice but to announce the presence of ICE agents around polling stations to scare people away from voting . . . for fear of being yanked out of line and hauled away to who-knows-where.

One would hope that cities and towns would pass an ordinance to keep ICE agent 500 feet from polling stations AND their parking area. (using the State National Guard as enforcers.)

DOC

Somebody has to organize the retreat.

NIXON

Maybe. But Trump has agreed with Governor Walz about sending in the State National Guard.

You don't suppose Trump plans for ICE agent to shoot it out with the militarized National Guard, do you?

No, I think not. I think ICE is going to sneak out the back door with only a few left behind so Trump can save face.

On the other side, Congress, both Republicans and Democrats are voicing their refusal to vote for the billions of dollars allocated to DHS for ICE. An increase, in fact that would give Homeland Security a bigger budget than the FBI (so it's reported)

Trump, OTOH is once again threatening to shut down the government. He seems to be losing that advantage as more and more pressure is coming from his own corporate GOP supports and the Catholic Church.

His short term solution could be to fire Kriste Nome, Directo of DHS and her loyal sidekick, Cory Lewandowski. (sprry if I spelled their names wrong, but you get the drift).

Trump's problem is, if DHS is defunded, Trump is out of business and his hired thugs of marauding Gestapo pretending to be ICE agents are reduced to collecting unemployment.

Obviously, the optics of what Trump voters are seeing on TV is seriously affecting his poll numbers. Trump asking them to believe him instead of their lying eyes isn't working.

Small wonder there.

Trump holds the bribery case over his head. .He'll do what best serves Trump's interests.

Hopefully, it will be to put Trump's Gestapo into full retreat.

DONNER

Homer doesn't have to change anything. It isn't a matter of discretion. He just has to do what Trump tells him to do.

If Stephen Miller, of all Trump's Nazi cohorts, can read the writing on the wall, thus losing any chance of holding onto power, he'll tell Trump to get those ICE agent the hell out of Minneapolis . . and fast!

Gov.Walz has already put the Minnesota National Guard on notice to deploy. (With Trump's approval)

If ICE doesn't leave and come to loggerheads with the National Guard, my question is:

Who has rank?

Anybody know?

RIGHT/TRITE

He doesn't distract. He just adds to the anger. The proof is in his under water negative favorability poll number in all categories.