{"id":2539373,"date":"2026-01-16T13:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:32:01","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-7\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:33:36","slug":"as-ice-officers-get-beaten-while-arresting-pedophiles-minneapolis-makes-baby-therapy-goats-available-for-some-overstressed-city-staffers-7","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-7\/","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-7%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=2539373&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>A Western Journal opinion piece criticizes Minneapolis city officials for offering staff &#8220;healing circles&#8221; and therapy goats while federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents face protests and confrontations in the city. The article cites a screenshot shared on X by Townhall columnist dustin grage of a message from Minneapolis City Attorney Kristyn Anderson inviting employees to a quiet, supportive space with therapy animals. It frames the outreach as out of touch amid unrest following the Jan. 7 death of Renee Good during an encounter with an ICE officer, clashes between demonstrators and officers, and allegations of fraud tied to some Somali &#8220;daycare&#8221; operations. The piece also faults Democratic leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, for not doing enough to deescalate tensions, and uses sarcastic commentary to argue that the city&#8217;s priorities are misplaced.  <\/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 <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-3\/\" title=\"As ...s Get Beaten While Arresting Pedophiles, ... Makes Baby &#039;...&#039; Available for Some Overstressed ...ers\">chaos unfolds due<\/a> 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\/\" title=\"As ...s 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:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >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 <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 ...s Get Beaten While Arresting Pedophiles, ... Makes Baby &#039;...&#039; Available for Some Overstressed ...ers\">city employees moved<\/a> 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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