Dear border czar Tom Homan, Here's what $50,000 will buy you in Minneapolis. Best, Retiring Guy

 

Headline:  Politico, 1/26/2026

Eric Bazail Eimil reports:

The White House said Monday that border czar Tom Homan will oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota and head to Minneapolis after immigration officers shot and killed a second U.S. citizen protesting enforcement operations. 

President Donald Trump said in a social media post Monday that Homan “has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there.”

 

Maybe he just had another stroke?

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#2024Election #trumpresults #lawlessness #corruption @RealTomHoman.  (9/22/2025)  

One of the best vs. the worst of the worst

 

Related posts:

2026

In another life -- say during the 1930s -- DHS Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino would be right at home as a member of the Brown Shirts.  (1/24)  

White House Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Stephen Miller is very proud of himself today.  (1/23)

From Hitler to Trump:  Its deja vu all over again.  (1/20)

New York Times reporters go to Trumpy, newly all-white Minnesota town to talk to voters about Renee Good.  (1/18)

Bari Weiss and CBS News stand with Renee Good murderer Jonathan Ross.  (1/16)

Donald Trump and Kristi Noem lead America down a dangerous path.  (1/15/2026)

When it comes to the damage done by  ICE, the Republican Party is in denial.  (1/15)

Will Jonathan Ross get away with murder?  (1/11)

Kristi Noem in deep doo-doo.  (1/8)

Retiring Guy is really worried H&M former location at West Towne Mall remains vacant 18 months later

H&M moved to a new location on the Penney's side of the mall in August of 2024.

Photos by Retiring Guy

New location

West Towne Mall posts:

2025

Retail shuffle continues.  (11/9)

It's time to worry at West Towne Mall:  Former H&M space now in its second year of vacancy.  (11/7)

West Towne Mall food court:  Unoccupied, open, closed, open, closed, closed.  (10/15)

"All clear" at West Towne Mall play area in Madison Wisconsin.  (10/8)

Maybe it's time to worry?  Former H&M location at West Towne Mall remains vacant 6 months later.  (3/19)

Forever 21 at West Towne Mall in Madison Wisconsin is already gone.  (3/19)

2024

West Towne Mall Shuffle:  H&M edition.  (10/11)

Bungee jumping trampoline in food court.  (6/23)

Watch this space.  (6/21)

Change of location for H&M.  (6/21) 

West Towne Mall area is slowly transforming itself.  (6/11) 

Hallmark Store now relegated to an isolated corner of West Towne Mall.  (4/18)

Sparkling clean and spartan look of West Towne Mall center court.  (1/15)

2022

First Christmas at Von Maur, West Towne Mall. (12/15)

Madison Wisconsin business news: Von Maur opens its West Towne Mall store.  (10/18/2022)

JC Penney side of West Towne Mall continues to struggle to find new tenants.  (8/18)

Von Maur West Towne Mall construction project site visits. (5/22 final visit)

2021

Hobby Lobby is ready for its close-up.  (11/23)

Portillo's.  (11/23)

Scrubs now occupies long-vacant Apple Store location.  (10/17)

JC Penney side of West Towne Mall appears to be emptying out.  (10/17)

Train D1fferent takes over former locations of Payless and Name of the Game.  (10/17)

Transformation of south end of West Towne Mall.  (10/17)

Room for a couple more at the south end of West Towne Mall.  (9/20)

Room for one more at the entrance to West Towne Mall.  (9/20)

Name of the Game fills in for Justice.  (4/25)

2020

West Towne Mall shuttered Shopko UPDATE: Storefront looks less abandoned in bright winter sunlight.  (12/21)

Ragstock goes to West Towne Mall.  (11/21)

UPDATE. What does Seritage have planned for the remaining portion of Sears at West Towne Mall?  (7/1)

2019

Not so Forever 21.   (10/4)
Boston Store UPDATE. While management wonders what to do with 140,000 square feet of empty space, they invite young white women to hang out.  (8/19)
Can't hide the emptiness at the former Payless Shoe Source store.  (8/12)
UPDATE. Space formerly occupied by Sears remains vacant.  (7/9)
Wind-driven signage.   (5/1)
Then and Now: North and south of the Beltline and east of West Towne Mall.  (4/30)
Then and Now: North and south of the Beltline in the West Towne Mall area.  (4/2)

2018
Food court directory.  (9/24)
UPDATE. West Towne Mall Management now prefers traffic cones to pothole repair.  (4/30)
Total Wine UPDATE:  Now open for business.  (4/22)