{"id":22335,"date":"2026-01-30T15:48:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=22335"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T20:48:53","slug":"ruby-ridge-and-the-feds-minneapolis-killings-on-the-david-knight-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/30\/ruby-ridge-and-the-feds-minneapolis-killings-on-the-david-knight-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Ridge and the Feds&#8217; Minneapolis Killings on the David Knight Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Interview: Minnesota ICE Killings And The Echos Of Ruby Ridge<br><br>Libertarian author <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JimBovard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JimBovard<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aHriqgS4oe\">https:\/\/t.co\/aHriqgS4oe<\/a>) draws chilling parallels between the federal killing in Minnesota and Ruby Ridge, warning that the same playbook\u2014lies, suppressed evidence, exaggerated threats,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DJVdHE5ixe\">pic.twitter.com\/DJVdHE5ixe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; David Knight Show LIVE 10am Eastern, M-F (@libertytarian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libertytarian\/status\/2017327523768500337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll add some outtakes from the interview here in the next few hours, probably<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview: Minnesota ICE Killings And The Echos Of Ruby RidgeLibertarian author @JimBovard (https:\/\/t.co\/aHriqgS4oe) draws chilling parallels between the federal killing in Minnesota and Ruby Ridge, warning that the same playbook\u2014lies, suppressed evidence, exaggerated threats,\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DJVdHE5ixe&mdash; David Knight Show LIVE 10am Eastern, M-F (@libertytarian) January 30, 2026 I&#8217;ll add some outtakes from the interview here in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[349,3209,1654,1330,2344,4666,652,170],"class_list":["post-22335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-coverup","tag-david-knight","tag-ice","tag-killing","tag-minneapolis","tag-noem","tag-ruby-ridge","tag-sovereign-immunity"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ruby Ridge and the Feds&#039; 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