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>>24119615 FUCK THESE GUYS: Join this 90-minute training from States at the Core and Protect RP, featuring experienced Chicago community defenders

>>24120199 Key People (Leadership). Their Mission. Moar Trainings

>>24120224 Connections: SPLC, Open Society Foundation, ACLU, National Priorities Project

>>24120270 Ice Watchers, Trusted Source: The goal of these partnerships is to support community leaders who are considered trusted sources of information

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> vital messengers in Minneapolis: Core Community Messengers, Key Advocacy & Faith Messengers, Sector-Specific Influencers

>>24120304 Here is the contact information for the organizations mentioned.

>>24120344 Direct & Indirect Political Connections. Attorney General Keith Ellison, Walz-Flanagan Administration, Rep. Samakab Hussein (651-296-5158) and Rep. Kelly Morrison, Hennepin County’s Community Engagement, Minnesota Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution (OCDR)

>>24120380 muh insurrection.

>>24120391 muh Big Lie

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Jill Garvey

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States at the Core (STAC) is coming to life! We are excited to unveil our website next week. As we work to build STAC into a full operation, Darren and I have been so fortunate to have Eric Ward and Frank Sharry partnering with us from the very start; their insights, support, and expertise have been critical to the formation of STAC.

We’re proud to call them co-founders and thrilled that they will both lead on the Advisory Board. Eric will serve as our inaugural Advisory Board Chair.

We are also happy to introduce two additional Advisory Board members, Nora Ranney and Andrew Smith, and are grateful for their leadership during this critical launch period.

Of course, none of this would be possible without STAC’s fiscal sponsor, NEO Philanthropy.Thank you to our NEO partners. If you want to support or learn more about STAC’s launch, please reach out to me at JillG@stacup.org. Darren and I would love to connect with you!

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>Of course, none of this would be possible without STAC’s fiscal sponsor, NEO Philanthropy.

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Launched in 1983 as Public Interest Projects, a 501(c)3 public charity, NEO Philanthropy is a national leader in innovative philanthropic solutions. We lead large-scale collaborative grantmaking funds on a range of social justice issues, provide fiscal sponsorship and management to projects and campaigns, manage donor advised funds and develop organization and field-focused capacity building initiatives. We offer collaborative funding networks, cutting-edge policy and issue analysis, advocacy, and networking platforms aimed to significantly increase donor and grantee impact. NEO approaches its philanthropic work creatively and in a way that inspires its donors, grantees and philanthropic partners to seek transformative social change. That’s the NEO difference. - See more at: www.neophilanthropy.org.

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>NEO Philanthropy

what is neo philanthropy's connection to stac and who is on the board and leadership for neo philanthropy

NEO Philanthropy

acts asa primary "fiscal clearinghouse" and incubator for social justice and pro-democracy projects like States at the Core (STAC).

Connection to STAC

NEO Philanthropy provides fiscal sponsorship to STAC. This means STAC operates under NEO’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, allowing it to receive tax-deductible donations without having its own independent legal or financial infrastructure.

Strategic Alignment: STAC’s mission to build state-based networks for democracy is directly aligned with NEO’s State Infrastructure Fund (SIF), which has distributed over $200 million to strengthen state-level civic engagement.

Leadership Overlap: Daren Sandow, a board member at NEO Philanthropy, is also a Co-founder and Co-director of States at the Core.

Leadership and Board of Directors

As of late 2024, the leadership and board for NEO Philanthropy are as follows:

Key Executive Leadership:

Michele Lord: President (scheduled to retire in early 2026).

Erin Ballard: Chief Operating Officer and Executive VP.

Su Hyun Lim: Chief Financial Officer and VP of Infrastructure.

Erica Teasley Linnick: VP and Director of the State Infrastructure Fund (former Democracy lead atOpen Society Foundations).

Rutledge Simmons: VP and General Counsel.

Board of Directors:

Sean Thomas-Breitfeld: Chairperson.

Kerrien Suarez: First Vice Chair.

Kristen Ruff: Second Vice Chair.

Christina Schatz: Secretary/Treasurer.

Daren Sandow: Board Member (also STAC Co-founder).

Cathy Albisa: Board Member.

John Gilroy: Board Member (former President).

Glenn Harris: Board Member.

Would you like more information on NEO's specific grant-making criteria for state-based projects or details on their upcoming leadership transition?

details on their upcoming leadership transition

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In November 2025,

NEO Philanthropy announced that Michele Lord, who has led the organization for over 25 years, will retire in December 2026.

Transition Timeline & Strategy

National Search: A national search for the next President is scheduled to be announced in early 2026.

Interim Period: Lord will remain in her position throughout 2026 until a successor is officially brought on board to ensure an "intentional transition process".

Search Consultants: The Board of Directors has hired a collaborative team of consultants to guide the process, specifically Melissa Madzel (of Do Good Connections) and Carlyn Madden (of Good Insight).

Board Oversight: The transition is being overseen by Board Co-Chairs Kerrien Suarez and Kristen Ruff, who emphasized finding a leader committed to "pro-justice fields".

Strategic Context

This leadership change follows the launch of NEO's 2024-2026 Strategic Plan, which focuses on five core pillars: Sustainability, Infrastructure, Culture, Collaboration, and Impact. The next leader will be expected to execute this roadmap, which aims to strengthen state-level democratic infrastructure—the primary focus of projects like States at the Core (STAC).

Would you like a summary of the key pillars in their new strategic plan that the next leader will be responsible for implementing?

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ICE leading observers who are tailing them back to the observers homes to frighten and intimidate them.

This should be getting more attention but their latest tactic to intimidate the MN observers who have been tailing them around the city is to look up your registration and then lead you back to your own home. Government agents, whose salaries we pay, are using Mob tactics against civilians. Sending the message, we know where you live.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/ice-using-private-data-to-intimidate-observers-and-activists-advocates-say

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>ICE leading observers who are tailing them back to the observers homes to frighten and intimidate them.

[JS] on Warroom now

Somali Suitcase Stash: Feds say $130 million moved from Ohio airport to Minnesota on way overseas

Officials told Just the News that Transportation Security Administration agents tracked and flagged about $136 million in bulk cash in outbound luggage at the passenger checkpoints at John Glenn Columbus International Airport since November 2023. This follows reports that millions of dollars were discovered leaving Minnesota airports

Published: January 13, 2026 11:00pm

Updated: January 14, 2026 5:49am

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Federal agents investigating a Somali immigrant operation that moved massive amounts of cash in suitcases from the Minneapolis airport to overseas have uncovered a new leg of the courier journey: the Columbus, Ohio airport.

Homeland Security Department officials told Just the News that Transportation Security Administration officers tracked and flagged about $136 million in bulk cash in outbound luggage at the passenger checkpoints at John Glenn Columbus International Airport since November 2023.

The cash movements were made by U.S. citizens of Somali origin who flew out of the Columbus airport en route to either the airports in Minneapolis or Atlanta, and the couriers always declared the cash as legally required on documents, officials said.

"Typically, when they go to Minneapolis, they drop off the cash and then a subsequent courier travels abroad from Minneapolis to Dubai through Amsterdam," one official familiar with the investigation told Just the News on Tuesday, speaking only on condition of anonymity.

Multiple Somali communities involved

The officials said they appear to have uncovered a massive cash movement operation that gathered money from multiple Somali immigrant communities in the West, Midwest and South that eventually brought luggage filled with currency to Minneapolis for flights overseas.

Just the News reported exclusively last week that TSA detected nearly $700 million in cash in luggage leaving the Minneapolis airport in 2024 and 2025, frequently headed on a route to Amsterdam and then Dubai where U.S. officials lost the tracking. The TSA agents routinely alerted investigators during the Biden years, but there was little interest in probing the money movements further until President Donald Trump took office last year.

The cash movements out of Minnesota's largest airports by the Somali immigrant couriers were 90 to 99 times larger than the total amounts moved out of major international airports like John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City or Seattle and Atlanta, officials said.

As investigators began tracking the money backwards throughout its journey, they discovered the operation in Columbus, officials said Tuesday.

https://justthenews.com/somali-suitcase-stash-feds-says-130-million-moved-ohio-airport-minnesota-way-overseas

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>Somali Suitcase Stash: Feds say $130 million moved from Ohio airport to Minnesota on way overseas

Tip of the iceberg," says Rand Paul

Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., has taken note of the Just the News reporting, revealing to popular podcaster Joe Rogan this week he is launching an investigation to see if the exports of cash were tied to the fraud.

"The Somalis were so good at it that they were sending hundreds of millions of dollars back overseas," Paul told Rogan in a podcast that aired Tuesday. "So I think we are at the tip of the iceberg."

"You have to check off a box when it goes through the airport, and they weren't even hiding that they were sending it back. So the poor Somalis sent like $700 million over the last couple of years," he added.

The revelations of a massive money movement operation based in America's Somali immigrant communities come amidst an investigation by federal prosecutors in Minnesota into a fraud scheme estimated to have fleeced taxpayers of as much as $9 billion in welfare that predominantly went to Somali immigrants in the Minneapolis area.

That scandal has ended Gov. Tim Walz's political ambitions, forcing the Minnesota Democrat to abandon plans to run for re-election in 2026. It also has prompted President Donald Trump to end special immigration status for Somalians seeking refuge in the U.S., and launched a major fraud investigation by the House Oversight Committee. That led the FBI and Homeland Security Department to send hundreds of agents to investigate.

More than 90 defendants, mostly of Somali descent, have been indicted, with about half already convicted of crimes, prosecutors said.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., told the Just the News podcast John Solomon Reports on Tuesday that Minnesota state employees are providing evidence that could lead to the federal prosecution of Walz, offering sworn whistleblower testimony confirming their governor failed to act after they warned about the massive Somali taxpayer fraud schemes.

"That my friend should be enough for criminal charges. The man should be in cuffs," Emmer said during a wide-ranging interview.

Walz under scrutiny

While Walz has vehemently denied wrongdoing and insisted he did not turn a blind eye to a fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say could reach $9 billion, three GOP Minnesota state legislators told Congress last week that there were more whistleblowers in state government willing to come forward to chronicle their efforts to alert the Walz administration to fraud and the subsequent retaliation they endured.

Emmer confirmed Tuesday that those whistleblowers are now cooperating with investigators and taking an important step to give testimony under oath about their efforts to alert Walz as well as Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Both men are Democrats.

"There are whistleblowers out there. Expect one or more of them to start going under oath or offering affidavits that are signed, affidavits under oath, that they not only told Tim Walz about the fraud while it was happening, but that Tim Walz ignored them and in many cases retaliated against them," Emmer told Just the News.

That retaliation, Emmer said, included "threatening to blackball you from any future employment, threatening to take away your health benefits, threatening to take away your retirement benefits, and the list goes on."

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>ICE leading observers who are tailing them back to the observers homes to frighten and intimidate them.

>>24120789

>That's ackshually kinda funny

>dark and creepy

>but still a bit funny

Public Radio and The Ice Watchers had zero concern about muh privacy for Patriots during the potato regime

Jon Collins

January 13, 2026 4:00 AM

Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists

Close-up of an ICE officer recording people in their car on his cell phone.

An ICE officer records people inside their car using a cell phone during a traffic stop in St. Paul on Jan. 6.

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When Judy Levy got a message on Tuesday from a member of her book club telling her that ICE agents appeared to be staging in a nearby parking lot, she and her husband Noah jumped into their car and drove over. They were the first observers on the scene.

The St. Paul couple followed when eight SUVs filled with masked and armed men peeled out of the parking lot. After failing to shake the observers, the frustrated agents halted their caravan in the middle of traffic and surrounded observers’ cars, threatening them with arrest for impeding law enforcement.

Agents took photos of Levy and other observers’ license plates. Then a masked agent walked up to Judy Levy’s passenger side window.

The agent said: “‘Hello Judith. How are you today?’”

Judy Levy was shaken, but the couple followed when the federal agents’ caravan started up again. That’s when ICE vehicles turned onto Levy’s street. They almost couldn’t believe it.

“Our street is off the beaten path, you don’t go down our street to get to anywhere.” Noah Levy said. “I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t intimidating.”

MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advocates say it’s a clear violation of state law.

Widespread allegations of misuse by ICE

License plate readers and personal data in people’s car registrations are only supposed to be accessed for an active criminal investigation, said John Boehler, a policy counsel with the ACLU of Minnesota. There have been reports across the country for years that federal agents have been accessing private data when it’s not necessary for an investigation.

“Following or observing or reporting on federal agencies or federal activities is not a criminal activity — it's protected First Amendment activity,” Boehler said. “To be using those cameras, to use those license plate readers, to surveil protesters has a chilling effect on First Amendment rights, and that's what we think the goal is.”

Boehler said state law has pretty tight restrictions on how private data can be used. State and local governments contract with a company called Flock to store and access private citizen data. Flock insists that it does not have a contract with ICE and said the data is only shared with local government cooperation. 404 Media reported this spring that some local law enforcement agencies were giving ICE access to citizens’ private data, with leaked data showing thousands of searches done at the behest of federal authorities.

Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services said in a statement that they don’t provide ICE access to citizens’ private data.

ICE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not respond to requests for information about the apps or tools they’re using to access Minnesotans’ personal data.

Boehler said ICE and DHS have large budgets and have been utilizing advanced tools like facial recognition apps to try to identify people. The feds may even have created their own database of private citizen data. If they’re getting private citizens’ data using state tools, Boehler said it would be a clear example of misuse.

“It's another example of the lawlessness that ICE has been operating with in our state — they've been switching license plates, they've been driving cars without license plates,” Boehler said. “These are violations of the law in order to violate people's rights.”

The scale and speed of the federal government’s actions, and their refusal to maintain clear or accurate records makes it hard for people to sue the federal government for violating their constitutional rights. The ACLU of Minnesota has sued the government in hopes that a judge will order an injunction that restricts the federal government’s actions in the state, similar to an injunction issued in Chicago.

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>Public Radio and The Ice Watchers had zero concern about muh privacy for Patriots during the potato regime

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Joseph Fligelman LEVY OBITUARY

Age 82 Of New Richmond, Wisconsin Died April 20, 2019 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Jeff was born April 20, 1937 to Miriam F. Levy and Irving Levy in Minneapolis, and raised in St. Paul, MN.He was preceded in death by his parents and grandson, Daniel Levy.Jeff is survived byhis loving wife, MaryEllen ‘Acey’ Stewart, children: Adam, Joshua,Noah (Judy) Levy,Nate (Summer) and Anna Stewart. Also survived by adored grand-children: Esther, Ava, Isaac and Clara Levy; Austin (Maria), James, Ethan, April Stewart, Christina Sallis and Vaughn Hodge (Aaron); great-grand-children: Emily Stewart, Aex and Sophie Ostrander and Logan Hodge. Also survived by sister Judith Levy Sender (Ramon) and brother John Levy; brother by another mother, Wang Jiayong, of Hangzhou, China;as well as many cousins, friends and in-laws who loved Jeff dearly. Jeff attended St. Paul Academy, graduating from American High School in Mexico City, Mexico. He studied at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and San Francisco State University. He began his college teaching career at Moorhead State College in Moorhead, MN and retired from Metropolitan State in St. Paul, MN in 1998. Jeff worked with many community groups throughout his life including the ARC of St. Paul, the St. Paul Planning Commission, the Star Prairie Plan Commission, and was an active participant in local and state political organizations. Always a believer in life long learning, Jeff’s love of languages and travel led to one of his best adventures — the opportunity to travel to China, immerse himself in the culture, teach at the Banker’s College in Hangzhou, make many wonderful life-long friends, learn traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy and grapple with the challenge of learning the Chinese language. The family wishes to thank Dr. Kiddess, Dr. Stewart and the wonderful care givers at Sacred Heart Hospital. Especially, nurse Ewa whose encouraging care, sense of humor and willingness to share Jeff’s love of the Russian language made his last days so good. A celebration of Jeff’s full and loving life is planned for Sunday, June 23, 2019 at Shir Tikvah Synagogue. Cremation Society of Wisconsin is serving the family. Online condolences can be left at www.cremationsociety-wi.com.

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>Chink Spies Located

>brother by another mother, Wang Jiayong, of Hangzhou, China

AI Overview

"Wang Jiayong" (or variations like Jianyong, Jiyong) from Hangzhou, China,

appears to be associated with academia and research, with profiles showing involvement in material science/electronics at China Jiliang University (Jiayong Wang), digital/electronic research at Hangzhou Dianzi University (Jiyong Wang), or other fields, though pinpointing one definitive person without more details is difficult, as names are common and spellings vary, but he's likely a researcher or academic.

Here are some possibilities:

Jiayong Wang (Researcher): Co-authored a paper on an artificial synaptic device at China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, in late 2025.

Jiyong Wang (Research Associate): Associated with Hangzhou Dianzi University, with numerous publications in research fields, says ResearchGate.

Jianyong Wang (Associate Professor): At Northeast Normal University, also a PhD, mentioned on ResearchGate.

To find the specific person, more information like their field (e.g., engineering, chemistry) or institution would be helpfu

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>Chink Spies Located

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> teach at the Banker’s College in Hangzhou

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>"Wang Jiayong" (or variations like Jianyong, Jiyong) from Hangzhou, China,

Wang Jiayong's association with a "Bankers College" in Hangzhou is tied to his close personal friendship with

Joseph "Jeff" Levy, an American professor who taught at the ICBC Bankers College (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Hangzhou.

Key details regarding this association include:

Host and Connection: When Jeff Levy moved to Hangzhou to teach at the ICBC Bankers College, Wang Jiayong became his closest local friend, eventually described as his "brother by another mother" in Levy's 2019 memorial records.

Institution Context: The "Bankers College" mentioned in these records refers to the ICBC Hangzhou Institute of Financial Studies (often called the ICBC Bankers College), which provides professional training for banking executives.

Regional Landscape: This institution is distinct from, but operates in the same educational ecosystem as, the Zhejiang Financial College (ZFC). ZFC is famously known as the "Cradle of Bank Presidents" in Hangzhou due to its high volume of alumni who become banking leaders.

Wang Jiayong's specific role—whether he was a fellow staff member, a student, or a local contact for the college—is not explicitly detailed in the public memorial, though his status as a permanent resident of Hangzhou was central to their lifelong bond.

Are you interested in locating specific contact information for the college or further biographical details about Jeff Levy's time in Hangzhou?

Biographical Details for Joseph "Jeff" Levy's Time in Hangzhou

Specific details about Joseph "Jeff" Levy's daily life or exact dates of employment in Hangzhou are not publicly extensive beyond the personal accounts. The core information stems from his personal history, which indicates:

Role: He was an American professor who taught at the ICBC Hangzhou Institute of Financial Studies (Bankers College).

Motivation: His experience studying abroad in Japan and China influenced his decision to teach, noticing a "significant gap" in math education compared to the U.S..

Personal Life: He formed a profound friendship with Wang Jiayong, considering him a "brother by another mother." His obituary and other professional summaries focus primarily on his legal and financial career in the U.S. and provide limited details about his time in China.

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>Joseph "Jeff" Levy, an American professor who taught at the ICBC Bankers College (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) in Hangzhou.

what s the ICBC Hangzhou association to chinese communist party

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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is a state-owned enterprise (SOE), and as such, it has a formal and direct association with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which controls the Chinese central government that owns the bank.This means that the bank's governance and operations are heavily influenced by the Party.

Ownership and Control

State Ownership: The Chinese government owns the majority of ICBC, primarily through two state-owned entities: Central Huijin Investment (around 34.7% ownership) and the Ministry of Finance (around 31.1% ownership), totaling over 70% government ownership.

Governance Structure: A prominent feature of the Chinese corporate system is the establishment of a formal Communist Party Committee (CPC) within SOEs, including ICBC. Recent regulations even require the Party Secretary to serve as the chairman of the corporate board, embedding Party leadership directly into all aspects of corporate governance.

Policy Implementation: ICBC's official reports explicitly state that the bank "upholds the Party's leadership" and "resolutely implements the decisions and plans of the Communist Party of China Central Committee" in its operations and strategic planning.

Influence and Operations

Strategic Direction: The bank's leadership is guided by the Party's ideology, such as "Xi Jinping Thought," and aims to serve national economic goals and policies, like the "Belt and Road" initiative.

Personnel and Anti-Corruption: Former ICBC executives have gone on to hold senior government and Party positions. Conversely, former bank officials, including those from the Hangzhou branch, have been investigated and expelled from the CCP and public office on corruption charges, highlighting the Party's direct disciplinary control over bank personnel.

Training Institutions: The ICBC Hangzhou Institute of Financial Studies (Bankers College), where Joseph Levy taught, is an internal training arm of the state-owned bank, and therefore falls under the same general Party governance structure and ideological direction as the rest of ICBC's operations.