The MeidasTouch Podcast All Hell Breaks Loose as ICE Goes After Meidas!!!
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Feb 1, 2026 
Marni von Wilpert, San Diego City Council member and congressional candidate known for local public safety, housing, and environmental work. She discusses ICE and Border Patrol actions in Minnesota and San Diego. She describes local pushback, legal strategies, and how her policy record informs a campaign to protect communities and restore accountability.
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Federal Raids Framed As Paramilitary Terror
- Ben Meiselas frames ICE and Border Patrol actions as politically driven paramilitary terror rather than standard law enforcement.
- He highlights videos showing agents confronting and allegedly assaulting legal observers and civilians.
Minnesota Observer Confrontation Caught On Camera
- A recorded Minnesota incident shows agents swerving in front of and confronting an unarmed woman recording them.
- Ben emphasizes the woman identified herself as an observer and was threatened and briefly arrested on-scene.
DHS Reframes Observation As Criminal Behavior
- DHS replied claiming the observer was an "agitator" who stalked officers and endangered public safety.
- Ben counters this as a recurring DHS tactic to reframe lawful observation as obstruction or danger.