Civic order gets made one sign on the door at a time

By: Richard Hurst

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 890

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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The sign on the door of a restaurant in Northeast Minneapolis is easy to misread. It states that federal agents may not enter without a judicial warrant, and inside, additional signs mark the boundary between public and private space.

In another moment, such gestures might be dismissed as political theater. What struck me instead was how ordinary they felt. They were not confrontational or defiant, but procedural. Less protest than housekeeping. What I encountered …

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