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Inside the resistance with Will Stancil
"It's something I could do to keep them from stealing my neighbors."
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The Trump regime’s brutal and ongoing occupation of Minneapolis and the greater Twin Cities area has put this community to the test. Countless folks have risen to the challenge and sprung into action to protect their neighbors.
Among them is Will Stancil, who has provided a remarkable and very public example of courageous Minnesotan resistance.
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Not so long ago, Stancil — a civil rights attorney, advocate, and 2024 candidate for a Minnesota House seat — was best known as a social media influencer who regularly got into spirited (and often heated) debates about progressive politics. In recent weeks, however, he’s gained prominence nationally as a symbol of Minneapolis’s stubborn and well-organized grassroots resistance to Trump’s thugs.
Stancil tirelessly tracks DHS vehicles in his Honda Fit, filming agents when they stop to harass or detain people. Officers have gone as far as to send him an unsubtle message by driving him right to where he lives.
A few days ago, Stancil was stopped by agents who threatened to arrest him but quickly stood down as he explained his rights.
“I will continue to follow you. I have a constitutional right to do so,” he said. “You should arrest me now because I will continue to follow you.”
Stancil has also put his body directly on the line, including in the immediate aftermath of the murder of Alex Pretti when he filmed as DHS agents peppered him and other protesters with munitions.
“They’re shooting at me. They’re shooting at me! Oh, you stupid thugs, what are you doing?!” Stancil yelled. “You killed someone, not us!”
