Bulwark Takes Bill and Tim Couldn’t Wait Until Monday
Feb 22, 2026
A post-Minneapolis trip debrief about what they saw on the ground and why they went. A look at ICE’s tactical shift and the human cost felt in immigrant neighborhoods. Stories of civic courage, grassroots organizing and nonviolent community resistance. A skeptical take on a viral presidential claim about a hospital ship to Greenland. Reflections on Ukraine after four years and American athletes' acts of pride.
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Minnesota Protest Produced Tactical Shift
- Tim Miller and Bill Kristol saw Minnesota's protests as a clear political victory where public pressure forced federal restraint.
- The crowd's presence shifted tactics: ICE retrenched rather than fully withdrew, changing to smaller, targeted operations.
ICE Changed Tactics Not Presence
- Protesters' tactics exposed a new ICE pattern: fewer mass raids but more dispersed suburban and targeted snatches.
- Observers reported ICE vehicles still frequent Whipple Building and agents appearing in communities beyond Minneapolis.
Walking The Memorials Revealed Ordinary Immigrant Neighborhoods
- Tim Miller and Bill Kristol visited the George Floyd and Daunte Wright memorials and described neighborhoods as typical immigrant-rich Midwestern communities.
- They noted community storefronts and restaurants, emphasizing these were safe residential areas, not dangerous enclaves.