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The Splinter and the Nerve

They say that when you have a splinter, it hurts more the closer you get to touching it. In Minnesota, the federal government isn’t just touching the splinter—they are pulling it out with a pair of forensic pliers. And the scream we’re hearing in the streets of Minneapolis isn’t “activism”; it’s the sound of a billion-dollar payroll hitting a brick wall.

For years, a massive fraud machine has operated in the “cloudy water” of the North, siphoning off an estimated $9 billion in taxpayer funds meant for the most vulnerable. Now that the feds have finally cut off the money, the “protectors” are panicking. The weird protests, the church disruptions, and the retail blockades aren’t about justice. They are a desperate attempt to irritate the feds into turning the faucet back on.

I’ve seen this playbook before. Years ago, when I served as Chair of a Planning and Zoning board, I learned exactly how these “advocacy” groups operate.

The “Room-Fillers” and the Silk Suit Strategy

During my time on the board, I discovered our migrant farmers were being targeted for theft and abuse. They were terrified to report it. I didn’t wait for a grant; I worked with property owners and local police to create a safer environment and passed a new ordinance to protect them. We saw a problem and worked to fix it. Done.

That’s when Unidos showed up. When word got out that we were voting on new ordinances for Farm Worker Housing, the normally quiet room was suddenly full. Usually not many people care about Planning and Zoning concerns. But Unidos showed up and filed the room as if to show that they cared.

They filled the room, claiming they’d been fighting for this for decades. But here’s the thing: I’d never seen them before. Neither had anyone else on my board. I had chaired that board for several years. Had they approached me, my board would have taken care of the issue just like we did. They said that they had been working on the issue for years, but how and where? Becasue whatever they had been doing was extremely inefective (so I thought).  Turns out they were just using the issues of the porr farm workers as a way to raise awareness for their own fundraising. When the actual farm workers showed up, they were in their work clothes—tired, honest, and grateful. When Unidos showed up, they were dressed better than I was. They weren’t there for the workers; they were there for the narrative and the “civic engagement” credit. Once the ordinance passed and the photo-ops were over, they vanished.

I learned then that these groups aren’t “protectors.” They are narrative captures. They raise money on the problems, not for the solutions. And in 2026, they’ve scaled that model to a state-wide heist. The workers get the work boots; the non-profit directors get the silk suits.

The $10.6 Billion Freeze: The Day the Music Stopped

The reason the “room-fillers” are screaming now is that the bank is closed. On January 5 and 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) officially notified Governor Tim Walz that they were freezing $10.6 billion in federal funding to Minnesota.

This wasn’t just a warning. This was a total shutdown of the:

1. Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

3. Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

The feds didn’t just ask for an audit; they cut the state’s credit card. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the FinCEN task force have identified that these funds weren’t just being “mismanaged”—they were being laundered. The money meant for gas, groceries, and rent was being siphoned through nonprofits like Feeding Our Future and redirected into shell companies, luxury real estate, and political “stipends.”

The Rats Flee the Sinking Ship

You can tell how close the feds are by how many people are running for the exits.

• Governor Tim Walz has abandoned his re-election bid, effectively “perp-walking” himself out of the race as the fraud estimates hit $9 billion.

   

• The “Resigning Six”: Five senior federal prosecutors, including First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson—the man leading the fraud unit—abruptly quit.

• The Subpoena Storm: On January 20, 2026, the DOJ served six grand jury subpoenas to the offices of Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Mayor Jacob Frey. They are being investigated under 18 U.S.C. § 372—the same conspiracy statute used against the January 6th rioters—for allegedly conspiring to impede federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.

   
   

Tactical Irritation: Salt, Coffee, and Churches

When the payroll for the “activists” bounces, the tactics get “weird.”

• The Target Salt Returns: In an effort to “irritate” the administration, groups like Unidos MN are leading “Salt and Return” campaigns. They buy out the salt, clog the return lines, and force the stores to throw the product away. The goal? Force Target—a massive Minnesota employer—to lobby the feds to back off.

• The Starbucks “Backroom” Ban: Locations are barring ICE agents from non-public areas, claiming “4th Amendment Workplace” status. This isn’t about human rights; it’s about creating “dark zones” where records can be destroyed and “enforcers” can meet without federal oversight.

• The Church Storming: Disrupting Cities Church in St. Paul because a pastor works for ICE is a move of pure desperation. It is a signal to every federal employee: We will come for you in your private lives if you don’t stop the audit.

Who is Paying? The Non-Profit Receipt

The DOJ is currently auditing the Community Crime Intervention and Prevention (CCIP) grants—a $27 million fund signed off by the Walz administration. Investigators are finding that these “violence prevention” funds were actually used to pay “stipends” to the very people currently blockading businesses and storming churches.

Groups like the “Tending the Soil” coalition, which includes Unidos MN, have been raking in millions in contributions while their assets hover around $1 million. Where does the rest of the money go? It goes to the “room-fillers.” It goes to the organizers who move from city to city, following the grant money like fraud tourists.

The Final Receipt

The protesters will move on to the next city the moment the feds freeze the bank accounts of the directors. They are not fighting for Renee Good; they are fighting for their own 2026 fiscal year budget.

The “protectors” (Walz, Frey, Omar) knew about the fraud for years. State auditors warned them in 2019 and 2021. They did nothing because the fraud was the engine for their political ground game.

I’ve seen this “bamboozle” before in a zoning room, and we are seeing it now in the streets of Minneapolis. They dress better than the workers because they are the workers’ overhead. But this time, the feds have the bank records. This time, the “protectors” are the ones under the spotlight. And this time, we have the receipts.

The “Unidos” Receipts: Silk Suits vs. Work Boots

The IRS filings for Unidos MN and its parent coalition, Tending the Soil, prove that while they claim to represent the struggling migrant worker, their financial reality is a corporate-scale operation.

• Unidos MN (EIN: 82-3888866): * Revenue (2024): $630,000, with $1.12 million in total assets.

   

  • The “Ghosting” Grant: In July 2025, Unidos received a $75,000 grant from the Minneapolis Foundation specifically for “financial assessment and legal resources to ensure contract compliance.” This confirms they weren’t just an advocacy group; they were hiring lawyers to secure their place at the grant table while you were doing the actual work on the zoning board.

     

• Tending the Soil (EIN: 88-2935196):

   

  • Revenue (2024): $1.33 million.

  • Expenses (2024): $1.75 million. They were spending more than they brought in—a classic sign of a group burning through “use-it-or-lose-it” state grants to justify next year’s funding.

     

  • Executive Compensation: Cat Salonek Schladt (Executive Director) pulled in nearly $102,464 in total compensation. Compare that to the “work clothes” of the farmers you protected; that is a professional salary for a professional “room-filler.”

• The Receipt: The Shell Companies of the $9 Billion Heist

  The feds have identified that this wasn’t just “mismanagement.” It was a coordinated network of shell companies designed to move taxpayer money into personal luxury and overseas accounts. According to DOJ filings and the recent USDA letter to Governor Tim Walz, these are the entities used to launder the loot:

These companies didn’t serve meals; they served as washing machines for the “protectors.” They used an online random name generator to create lists of fake children to justify the billing. While real workers were in work boots, these “principals” were wiring millions to China and Kenya.

Final Verdict: The Receipts Don’t Lie

These non-profit protesters don’t care about the issues. They care about their pockets. The IRS filings show that while assets for groups like Unidos MN hover around $1 million, their influence over billions in state grants is absolute. They are “loss prevention” for the political elite.

You were right to be pissed off on that zoning board, and you’re right to be pissed off now. They’ll protest YOUR idea for THEIR pocket every single time. But the feds finally have the bank records, and the “room-fillers” are running out of room.

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