The Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a report on Thursday that highlighted more fraud, waste, and abuse coming from Minnesota’s management of pandemic funds. This "spot check" analyzed over $400 million in funds out of billions allocated from the Federal government. There are millions in misallocated funds in this snapshot from the OLA - meaning there is likely more abuse that has yet to be uncovered. 

As you may recall, the federal government printed trillions in new cash in 2020 and 2021 for pandemic programs. Many of these funds were laundered into fraudulent programs, like Feeding Our Future. This phony nonprofit stole at least $250 million in taxpayer funds. 

Now, the OLA has revealed that eight state agencies were non-compliant instances “related to obtaining and using emergency purchasing authority; managing the inventory of COVID-19 supplies and equipment; funding, payment, and support for expenditures; and final reporting on emergency purchases.”

In other words, bureaucrats in Minnesota’s state government went rogue and ignored policies and procedures meant to protect taxpayer dollars. Among these agencies that abused their power was the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan’s office appears to have misused as much as $13,110 in federal funds. Secretary of State Steve Simon, on the other hand, made $459,539 in unauthorized purchases.

Will there be any accountability for this misuse of funds? Unlikely. The leading publication that is reporting on this mess is the Minneapolis StarTribune. Their new CEO, former Department of Employment and Economic Development, Steve Grove, was also accused of mismanaging funds. 

In total, millions of dollars were misused at the hands of Democrats who control Minnesota’s government. It is sad to say that many will not be surprised.

In our backwards country, tyrannical individuals like Amy Klobuchar who abuse the Constitution receive awards for “upholding” the Constitution! Many remember her failed Presidential campaign, oftentimes looking like a nervous wreck, and she has continued to push her unappealing agenda as one of our US Senators.

Amy Klobuchar pretends to be a moderate Senator despite falling in line with the radical Democrats on nearly every issue! Her 2024 re-election bid will be her toughest yet due to her alignment with Biden’s agenda to destroy America.

Klobuchar and RINO Senator Rob Portman (Ohio) were given the 2023 Madison Prize for Constitutional Excellence from the American University School of Public Affairs. You can watch the crony ceremony here. 

This award is supposedly to recognize individuals who compromise and are bipartisan. However, Patriots understand that when RINOs and radical Democrats work together, it is We the People who get screwed over!

See examples of Amy Klobuchar’s most radical, anti-Constitution positions below:

Vaccine Mandates

Klobuchar has been an avid supporter of vaccine mandates and supported Biden’s unconstitutional vaccine mandates for businesses with over 100 employees. Before it was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, Klobuchar voted to keep the mandates in place while Senators Joe Manchin (West Virginia) and Jon Tester (Montana) voted with the GOP by a vote of 52-48. Additionally, Klobuchar supported Covid vax mandates for our military and even suggested that “If you care about the troops, get vaccinated.”

Gun Control

Amy Klobuchar has been a fierce advocate for tyrannical, unconstitutional gun control. No Legislator should ever be given an award for Constitutional excellence if they seek to infringe on our Second Amendment Right. Klobuchar was involved in a gun control filibuster in 2016, despite the fact that Klobuchar says she wants to eliminate the filibuster from the Senate. Klobuchar has used every tragedy she can to take away guns from law-abiding citizens and has an “F” rating from the NRA.

Global Warming Hoax

Klobuchar lost all credibility for herself and her ideas at the launch of her Presidential campaign. She stood in an ice-cold blizzard and warned Americans about global warming! Expect electrical blackouts, less natural oil, and more bird-killing windmills/China-made solar panels with Klobuchar anywhere in power. During her 2020 campaign, Klobuchar argued to make the USA carbon neutral by 2050! Destroying the natural gas, coal, and energy industry is anti-freedom and prohibits our Constitutional Right to Commerce for citizens.

Government Surveillance of Citizens

In 2015, Klobuchar voted for the “Freedom Act” which expanded the “Patriot Act” which allowed government surveillance of American citizens by the NSA. At every turn, Klobuchar has stood ready to encroach on our Fourth Amendment Right to Privacy. As we see the Deep State in our country weaponizing the government against regular people, we need to be vigilant as ever and fight the illegal and unconstitutional spying on all Americans.

Proxy Wars

Klobuchar has never been accused by anyone of being smart, calculated, or cunning when it comes to foreign policy. She has consistently supported military intervention for causes outside of the United States’ interests and scope, all of which are unconstitutional (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11) due to the lack of a Congressional declaration of war since 1942. Klobuchar has put our country in danger over her uncompromising view of the Russian-Ukrainian war. A few months back, Klobuchar and fellow “Constitutionalist” award winner RINO Rob Portman visited Ukraine and pledged continuing support from the US. Additionally, Klobuchar has been in favor of invading Libya, Syria, and installing an unelected puppet in Venezuela. Klobuchar is also a globalist who supports the World Economic Forum as they have written puff-pieces about her and she quotes them in her press releases.    

Conclusion

Amy Klobuchar is a fake moderate, nothing she stands for is moderate and she is just another pawn for the evil Democrats. She may get bipartisan support for bills but that is only because RINOs also want to destroy our great country. An award for “Constitutional excellence” is a slap in the face to Constitutionalists in our state and country. Klobuchar is just as radical, wicked, and anti-American as any US Senator. Contact American University School of Public Affairs and tell them to revoke their award! We cannot save our country with this kind of gaslighting!

While Minnesota taxpayers are struggling with high taxes, high inflation, and without our Surplus money, the Legislature is hoping to pass a bailout of crime-ridden Minneapolis.

During the Black Lives Matter riots following the George Floyd controversy, Tim Walz refused to deploy the National Guard before the third precinct police station was burned to the ground! Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey began shifting the blame back and forth, leading to the infamous quote insulting the National Guard where Walz says “I think the mayor said, 'I request the National Guard, whew, this is great. We're going to have massively trained troops.' No. You're going to have 19-year-olds who are cooks."

Despite this scuffle, Walz endorsed Jacob Frey for re-election as they both share the goal of destroying Minnesota. The level of destruction in Minneapolis and across our state was the beginning to the domino effect we have seen nationwide. If blame should be cast for the rioting, looting, destruction, and racial terrorism in our country, look no further than the Walz and Frey.

Instead of calling this out and fighting the policies of Walz and Frey, the Legislature is seeking to bail them out and potentially provide them with over $100 Million of our tax dollars! Why should Minnesotans be responsible for the actions of criminals and crony politicians? Especially when we have a massive Surplus that should be refunded to taxpayers!

“The Promise Act” was the original bill that Legislators were pushing to get this bailout. However, as usual in the MN Legislature, they decided to hide the bill into a massive 174 page omnibus bill! The Omnibus Economic Development Bill (SF3035) now contains the bailout funding and language.

This gives cover to Tim Walz and Jacob Frey, who just gave a radical and out of touch State of the City Speech.

Contact your Legislators and tell them to oppose a bailout of Minneapolis! It is not the taxpayers responsibility to pay for the disaster Minneapolis has become due to radical left policies. Minnesotans are owed their Surplus back, pressure your Representatives to NOT SPEND ONE MORE PENNY! 

The United Nations sent an “Anti-Racism Coalition” team to North Minneapolis on Tuesday to investigate cases of racism and bias in the state. The city was picked for the U.N’s research because it was ground zero for the George Floyd riots in 2020.

The goal of this research is to create new recommendations for how to handle the perceived issues of racism worldwide. Knowing the globalists who run the United Nations, this report will likely recommend far-left legislation that advances reparations for slavery.

Photo: CBS News

Courtney Ross, George Floyd's girlfriend, was present at the event to give testimony. She told CBS News that she hopes the United Nations "can press the United States to make big changes."

Racism is not a systemic issue, nor can it be solved by any kind of government handout. We do not the United Nations to lecture us about racism. Americans deserve to be governed by Americans, not foreign entities looking to instate a global governing authority. This includes every organization from the United Nations to the World Economic Forum. 

Minnesotans must reject these forces who look to usurp American values. Whatever the United Nations report concludes, legislators in our state need not pay any attention to it. 

Military recruitment levels have fallen to an all time low. Last month, the Navy told a congressional panel that they will fall 16% short of their recruitment goal. In a desperate attempt to recruit, the United State Navy has turned to drag queens.

Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelly is a digital ambassador for the United States Navy. Kelly, who goes by the stage name “Harpy Daniels,” has performed drag shows for Navy Seamen on a variety of occasions, according to The New York Post. Kelly has 60,000 followers on TikTok and over 1,300,000 likes. 

That’s right, the military is hoping to recruit rugged and disciplined individuals for the future of warfare by making a drag queen the face of their recruitment program.

This is not the first time that the United States military has pandered to the woke left. In 2021, the Army released a TV ad featuring a lesbian marriage ceremony. That same year, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, sounded the alarm on so-called “white rage.”

If enough prospective recruits were not scared away by the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, this embrace of woke ideology should do the trick. Young men will not put their lives on the line for the neoliberal whims of the Biden administration.

This issue stems from the fact that many Americans are now embarrassed and ashamed of their government. Until the military gets its priorities in order, it is likely its enrollment will continue to decline.

Socialist activists took to the streets on Monday to both celebrate Minnesota’s far-left agenda success, while also demanding more out of the Democrat Trifecta in St. Paul. They took their march to Lake Street in Minneapolis. 

Independent journalist Rebecca Brannon shared pictures and videos on Twitter which showed the far-left crowd obstructing motorists. Some protestors can be seen carrying communist flags, while others carry signs with slogans such as “trans rights are human rights” and “fund abortion, not fake clinics.”

Minneapolis: May Day protesters and event speakers celebrated recent numerous Progressive legislation passed in Minnesota - including ‘drivers licenses for all’ to allow illegal immigrants to obtain DLs. pic.twitter.com/eEoeM0HUEE

— Rebecca Brannon (@RebsBrannon) May 2, 2023

Brannon reported that many protestors demanded passage of the “NorthStar Act,” which would make Minnesota a sanctuary state for illegal aliens. 

Also present at the protests were BLM marshals, who illegally blocked off roads for the protests. These are the same style of instigators that participated in the 2020 George Floyd riots.

There’s no official headcount, but it seems as though hundreds of protestors took to the streets to demand more of their legislators. This only goes to show how ravenous the far-left can get, even when Minnesota has never seen such crazy legislation ever passed into law.

Emails revealed to the StarTribune show that the Minnesota National Guard was ready to deploy in response to the 2020 George Floyd Riots nearly 12 hours before rioters burned the Minneapolis Police Precinct to the ground. Their reporting is based on emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The 2020 riots were sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and involved weeks of severe civil unrest in the Twin Cities. The riots began on May 25th, days before 500 guardsmen were activated in response to the collapse of Minneapolis’ Third Police Precinct on May 28th.

According to emails from the Pentagon, the National Guard was ready to be deployed by 8:30 on May 28th. Police were ordered to surrender Minneapolis’ Third Police Precinct by 10pm that day, allowing it to burn down through the following morning. Only then, did Walz call for the Guard’s help. By the time the guardsmen arrived at 4am, most of the rioters went home and the Third Precinct had been burning for hours.

The StarTribune also reported that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked for the Guard to be deployed on May 27th, though Walz “did not say yes.”

Governor Walz’s complete lack of inaction until the last possible minute cost the city of Minneapolis millions of dollars in damages while driving small business owners out of the city (and out of the state). 

If Minnesotans did not flee thanks to restrictive COVID-19 lockdowns, sloppy leadership from Minnesota’s Commander in Chief sure did not encourage people to stay. 

The Pride of Treasure Coast, a gay pride organization in Florida, has announced that their annual “Pride Fest” will be cancelled this year due to a new law that prohibits the participation of children in drag shows.

This new law does a few things. Most notably, it prohibits individuals under 21 from being present at drag events.

Before the bill was even signed on April 20th, The Pride of Treasure Coast announced that they would be canceling their pride event. This was certainly not a coincidence, as they cite the Florida bill as the reason for their cancellation. 

“After multiple meetings with city officials, it is with a heavy heart that Pride Alliance of the Treasure Coast has to announce that this weekend’s Pridefest will now be a 21 and older event. The city has decided that with the likelihood that the Governor will sign the latest bill into effect this evening, that we will need to be on the side of caution and has required us to make this necessary change.  We are obviously upset and dishearten that it has come to this. We also regret to announce that we will have to cancel our plans to bring back our beloved parade.”

The event was previously set to take place on April 22nd. According to the group’s Facebook page, the group has since disbanded. 

It would be funny if it weren’t so shocking. By canceling their pride event, they all but admit that their sole intention for these events is to attract young people. Yet, the Left will continue to claim it is right-wing fear-mongering.

Do not let your guard down. Many of these LGBT organizations and politicians are coming for your kids.

Governor Tim Walz signed Rep. Leigh Finke’s HF146 into law on Wednesday, which officially designates Minnesota as a sanctuary state for child genital mutilation surgeries.

This means that a disgruntled parent can drag their child to Minnesota for irreversible surgeries and hormone treatments with no repercussions. The state will not recognize court orders or wishes from the other parent in this regard.

Meanwhile, Minnesota’s neighbors have taken strong stands to protect children from genital mutilation. Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota have all banned genital mutilation for minors. This means that many deranged parents will be coming to Minnesota to abuse their children.

Action 4 Liberty has previously reported on Finke’s crazy bill, which you can read about here.

Last night, Leigh Finke and other radical leftists at the Capitol tried to sneak pro-pedophilia language into the Omnibus Judiciary policy bill (HF447) and hoped nobody would notice. This would change the Human Rights Act of Minnesota.

This language was from the “Take Pride Act” (HF1655) and removes the section in statute that states “Sexual orientation does not include a physical or sexual attachment to children by an adult.” Additionally, gender identity now has a woke definition that suggests that anyone can identify as a man, woman, or neither! See text below:

The House GOP took note of this blatant support and judicial cover of pedophiles by Democrats and proposed an Amendment to fix it. Representative Harry Niska (HD31A) proposed the A5 Amendment which provided a new section of law that reestablished the language that adults with a physical or sexual attachment to kids is not a sexual orientation. See text below:

This Amendment was adopted unanimously by a vote of 126-0 as Democrats could not defend pedophilia publicly. Had this Amendment not been passed, a court could potentially have bought the evil sexual narrative of a pedophile! A major bullet was dodged, but we can never forget where Finke and others' real intentions lie. 

Contact your Senator and tell them to oppose this woke bill! The gender language is still in the bill and we cannot allow nonsense to go into our state statutes! In this backwards world, we need to defend truth, liberty, and justice!