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For weeks, the United States had been chasing an oil tanker in the North Atlantic that was evading the blockade on Venezuela. As American forces closed in, the tanker shut off its beacon and fled.

Russia then claimed jurisdiction over the vessel after it hoisted a Russian flag and sent a nuclear submarine to escort it back.

Two days ago, Trump took it anyway.

The tanker is part of the “dark fleet” used to smuggle Russia’s exports, and it is also linked to spying operations. We now know the ship originated from Iran months ago. It was not carrying oil.

What was on it? Maybe weapons. Maybe it was a spy boat. For now, it remains a mystery.

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_WHAT’S HAPPENING_

Minneapolis, Minnesota, is erupting in the aftermath of a fatal shooting by ICE officers of 37-year-old Renee Good.

Videos taken by bystanders show Good in her car in the middle of the road, blocking federal immigration officers from performing their duties. Officers then approach the vehicle and try to open the door. Good reverses, then accelerates into an officer who jolts out of the way, firing shots into the windshield.

Following the incident, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey went ballistic, telling ICE to “get the f**k out of Minneapolis,” and calling the officer’s claim of shooting in self-defense “bullst.” In response, demonstrations broke out in Minneapolis and in cities from San Francisco to New York, with some calling for violence against immigration officers.

_THE FACTS_

_OUR INSIGHTS _

As the killing is investigated and the court of public opinion weighs whether the officer acted in self-defense, Minneapolis and cities like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York are already seeing large-scale anti-ICE demonstrations.

The ongoing protests are especially volatile because the shooting occurred less than a mile from where George Floyd was killed. That location carries the heavy weight of recent history and threatens to ignite similar unrest in a city still scarred by the extraordinarily violent and destructive Black Lives Matter riots of 2020.

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_WHAT THE LEFT MISSED_

Keith Ellison audio resurfaces of him meeting with Somali fraudsters: “Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was not only working to help Somali fraudsters keep access to funding, but that he allegedly received campaign donations for doing so.” (Town Hall)

Audit uncovers deeper fraud at top Minnesota agency: “A major state audit in Minnesota … found widespread failures and internal control problems in the Department of Human Services’ Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) grant program, reaffirming concerns about massive fraud issues.” (Fox News)

_WHAT THE RIGHT MISSED_

President Trump affirms that the US “will be there” for NATO: “The president took to Truth Social … writing that ‘I doubt NATO would be there for us if we really needed them,’ while still reaffirming that the US ‘will always be there for NATO.’” (Politico)

PA Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) has $30 million in the bank: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that his campaign for governor ended 2025 with more than $30 million on hand as Shapiro … ramps up his re-election bid. (NBC News)

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