The Brief | A Bad Shoot, a Worse Narrative, and a Federal Standoff

What happened in Minneapolis — and what’s quietly changing behind the scenes

I had plans this weekend. A book. A fire. Maybe some snow.

What happened instead: another fatal shooting in Minneapolis, activists released after terrorizing children at a church, and encrypted chats allegedly linking state officials to anti-ICE surveillance networks. The snow never came—just cold rain, but it could have been worse. It could have been ic…