Minneapolis – Following a Jan. 17 counterprotest to a march led by @JakeLang, members of the Defend the 612 ICE Watch Signal network shared an image claiming involvement in physical confrontations during the event. Details in thread. ⬇️
In the lead-up to the event, Signal chats associated with the group discussed defensive strategies and rejected nonvioIence as the only approach.
I was removed from two Signal groups after advocating for nonvioIent protest only.
After the event, chat participants circulated images related to the confrontations and described the outcome in positive terms for their side.
A few days later, members of Defend the 612’s Signal network tied to the “self-defense action” shared a jargon-heavy write-up that defended the use of force. somaliweynleague.substack.com/p/summation-of…
Screenshot claiming responsibility for counterprotest actions, Jan 2026.
Read more about how Minneapolis’s ICE Watch Signal network planned and celebrated these activties in my investigation for @CityJournal: city-journal.org/article/minnea…
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