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Defend the 612 in Podcasts

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A nonprofit organization involved in anti-ICE activism in Minnesota, allegedly funding and organizing protests and illegal activities.

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The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

Defendants' policy and practice of wearing masks so that their agents can conceal their identities is arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion.

The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

Quote, defendants, the federal government, have intentionally violated Minnesota's masking law, which prohibits anyone from concealing their identity by wearing masks in public places.

The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

But indeed, as a factual matter, Soros' group funds the Tides Foundation, which funds Cooperation Can River, which is otherwise known as Defend the 612, which is currently organizing mass anti-ice activity in Minnesota.

The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

What does it matter that Defend the 612, one of the lead anti-ice groups in Minnesota, has been taking money from the Tides Foundation and MN350, whatever that is?

The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

However, if other tax-exempt nonprofits donate to Cooperation Can River, aka Defendant 612, then we can discover that information because those nonprofits are required to file a Form 990 where they tell the IRS about their donations.

The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

As recently as December of 2025, Defend the 612 stated on its website that it was the same thing as Cooperation Cannon River, and now they've taken down that webpage.

The Matt Walsh Show
Ep. 1716 - We Infiltrated Private Anti-ICE Groups. This Is What We Found

Well, you get the sense that you're not supposed to look into that question because Defend the 612 recently took down their donation page on the website, including any reference to Cooperation Cannon River.