Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Quick Hits: volume CDVII

 - I'm not saying the open U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota is in play for Republicans this cycle, but......





That's more money than the other four (five? six?) GOP hopefuls have raised combined. Given that fundraising prowess in addition to significantly high name recognition, Tafoya is in a strong position for the nomination. But do we dare to dream that she can snap the party's 20-year losing streak in Minnesota statewide elections? To say it's *not* hopeless is actually a step in the right direction. 


I'll say this: making Minnesota competitive enough to where the Democrats have to divert financial resources to a reliably blue state would go a long way to keeping the U.S. Senate under Republican control. 



- File this under the category of "A confirmation, not a revelation." 


The Biden administration worked alongside pro-abortion activists to track the activities of pro-lifers, some of whom the Department of Justice later prosecuted for their peaceful protest actions thanks to dossiers from pro-abortion groups, according to a new report from the Trump administration.

The Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group on Tuesday published a nearly 900-page report documenting the Biden administration’s weaponization of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.

Investigators who analyzed more than 700,000 internal records found that pro-abortion groups including the National Abortion Federation, Planned Parenthood, and Feminist Majority Foundation used their close relationship with the Biden DOJ to gain internal information and push targets for enforcement.

The weaponization was carried out in large part by the National Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers, which operated out of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division under the direction of Sanjay Patel.

The report reveals Patel was on “texting terms” with the National Abortion Federation Security Team and that he also “regularly communicated” with the other two groups.

In messages from November 2021, Patel introduced an unidentified FBI agent to Michelle Davidson, the security director for the National Abortion Federation, calling her a “wonderful contact for me as it relates to FACE Act investigations.”

“She has been an MVP bringing incidents to my attention, often in real-time, which usually result in investigation/prosecution,” Patel said.


For a collective that likes to shriek "NO KINGS" or proclaim they oppose fascism, they sure are conspicuously silent on this one. 



- I can't even pretend to understand what Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-Champlin) has been through in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on he and his family 10 months ago. But it's clear he's still enduring significant PTSD over the incident given his outburst during a recent Senate committee hearing. 





To suggest he was shot due to people using "dehumanizing language" is a stretch if you read any of the gunman's manifesto. To me, this just appeared to be Sen. Hoffman's attempt to enact the typical leftist strategy of attempting to prevail in a debate by eliciting emotion over facts. But hey, if Sen. Hoffman is going to begin a crusade to tamp down "dehumanizing language," a good place to start are the replies to any social media post put forth by the likes of Reps. Mary Franson and Walter Hudson. 


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