Minneapolis is still under siege by federal agents, and there is no sign that the Trump administration is repudiating its cruel and barbaric immigration policies. But the Trumpers are on the defensive now. They’ve defenestrated Border Patrol brute Greg Bovino. They’re backing away from (and blaming each other for) the outrageous lies they initially spread about Border Patrol shooting victim Alex Pretti.

The dynamic has shifted, and “Operation Metro Surge” has effectively failed.

It’s an extraordinary victory for the residents of the Twin Cities – and for the resistance.

And while it’s far from over, it is proof that people power is not theoretical, it is real. It can force change. It can alter the course of history.

It has also inspired some marvelous writing.