{"id":2539325,"date":"2026-01-16T12:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers-4\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T17:48:08","slug":"as-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers-4\/","title":{"rendered":"As ICE Officers Get Beaten While Arresting Pedophiles, Minneapolis Makes Baby &#8216;Therapy Goats&#8217; Available for Some Overstressed City Staffers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers-4%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2539325&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An opinion piece in The Western Journal criticizes Minneapolis city officials for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >offering healing circles<\/a> and &#8220;therapy goats&#8221; to employees while clashes with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continue in the city. The article cites a screenshot of Minneapolis City Attorney Kristyn Anderson inviting staff to a quiet, supportive gathering and mocks the response as out of touch amid unrest following the Jan. 7 death of renee Good during an encounter with an ICE officer. The column accuses leftist protesters of harassing ICE agents trying to apprehend criminal suspects and faults Democratic leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor jacob Frey, for failing to deescalate tensions. It also references an independent YouTuber&#8217;s investigation alleging fraud in several Somali-run daycare operations and presents this alongside broader accusations of rioting and lawlessness. the author argues the city&#8217;s focus on staff wellness activities looks misplaced given the public-safety and fraud concerns they describe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis, Minnesota, has its priorities out of order.<\/p>\n<p>As chaos unfolds due to leftist agitators and rioters harassing Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers trying to apprehend illegal aliens, city officials are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers-2\/\" title=\"As ICE Officers Get Beaten While Arresting Pedophiles, ... Makes Baby &#039;...&#039; Available for Some Overstressed ...ers\">offering employees healing circles<\/a> and baby &ldquo;therapy goats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In an  screenshotted and uploaded to social media platform X on Thursday, Minneapolis City Attorney Kristyn Anderson announced that a healing circle would be provided &ldquo;as a quiet, supportive environment for connection and presence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After mentioning the goats were also available, she warmly told her colleagues they are &ldquo;welcome to simply sit, listen, and be in community with another.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Minneapolis City Attorney&rsquo;s Office ed staff inviting them to a &ldquo;healing circle&rdquo; with &ldquo;therapy goats.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Democrats fan the flames against ICE agents. City staff are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers\/\" title=\"As ICE Officers Get Beaten While Arresting Pedophiles, ... Makes Baby &#039;...&#039; Available for Some Overstressed ...ers\">offered quiet reflection time<\/a> with goats.<\/p>\n<p>This is not parody. This is Minneapolis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pGpWbKynXN\">pic.twitter.com\/pGpWbKynXN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrageDustin\/status\/2011913714681745425?\">January 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Townhall Columnist Dustin Grage, who posted the screenshot, added, &ldquo;This is not parody. This is Minneapolis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It does seem like parody, almost as if written for an episode of &ldquo;Parks and Recreation&rdquo; rather than an  sent by someone living off the public dollar who clearly has a crisis to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>After the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good on Jan. 7 by an ICE officer after she hit him with her car, widespread unrest in Minneapolis has seen violent mobs not only confront ICE, but become physical with officers.<\/p>\n<p>Be mindful, these officers have a hard enough job apprehending<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/photos-5-worst-evil-illegals-ice-officer-ross-working-arrest-renee-good-tried-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> convicted pedophiles and murderers<\/a> without droves of leftists standing in their way.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic officials like Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey have not done much to deescalate.<\/p>\n<p>Walz called his state&rsquo;s confrontation with the federal government a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/2009011244574101686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war<\/a>,&rdquo; with Frey trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/2011499590642778330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">downplay the injuries<\/a> of the officer hit by Good, comparing them to someone closing a refrigerator with their hip.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you cannot overlook the accusations of fraud that grow more credible by the day after YouTuber Nick Shirley&rsquo;s initial investigation of several Somali &ldquo;daycares&rdquo; raised the alarms regarding where potentially billions of tax dollars were being sent.<\/p>\n<p>Rioting, defying federal officers and the law, widespread fraud &mdash; it&rsquo;s all unfolding in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>But never mind that.<\/p>\n<p>The priority needs to be healing and therapy animals for employees, some of which probably clocked out and proceeded to harass ICE.<\/p>\n<p>In a bit of irony, if any of these city employees moved to a farm with goats to take care of, their problems would likely disappear.<\/p>\n<p>The responsibility of a more labor-intensive existence would subsequently turn a group of indignant urban radicals into functioning members of society with a new perspective on life.<\/p>\n<p>But don&rsquo;t hold your breath on that happening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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