Operation Puppet Master Exposed | Minneapolis News

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 14, 2026 · 2m

Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover operation, dubbed Operation Puppet Master, targeting progressive groups and labor unions while Minneapolis intensified immigration enforcement. Documents reveal agents infiltrated peaceful protest planning sessions, listening to discussions on de-escalation and police liaisons — even noting the Sunrise Movement’s focus on nonviolent tactics. Critics call the probe politically motivated and dangerously broad, warning it could chill free speech and pave the way for a creeping police state. Defense lawyers label it “irrational,” while union leaders…