Unrest In Minneapolis Is Only The Beginning For 2026

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Anyone who has followed my work for awhile knows I consider the spring to be the start of riot season. As much as the Left loves to consider themselves to be part of “The Resistance,” they typically like to “resist” when the weather is warmer.

But that is not always the case as proven in 2021 in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Riots broke out there in the aftermath of a female police officer accidentally shooting and killing a black driver when she meant to use her taser as he resisted and drove off. The timing couldn’t have been worse since the area was already primed for riots as it waited for the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial. Despite it being April, it was still quite cold and snowed at various times. Still, that did not deter angry mobs from attacking the Brooklyn Center police station and looting nearby stores.

“It just had to be Minneapolis in January.”

This is what I have been telling friends during my recent trip there. So it comes as no surprise to have Minneapolis kick off the riot season during the first full week of the new year.

Being in Minneapolis during another round of unrest certainly brings back memories, even fond memories. The question now is what does this year hold if things are already hot in the frozen landscape of Minnesota?

Going off of the protesters and rioters, I’d say we are in it for the long haul once again.