Paid Protestors Of Minnesota: Receipts Proving Taxpayer Fraud Here

Many people have noticed that agitators in Minneapolis are well-organized, sporting identical whistles, vests, and signs.

Is this a grassroots organic movement? Of course not.

Let’s take a look at the organizers and sponsors.

The front facing group is called “Defend the 612.”

In part, they recruit:

• ICE Watch Rapid Response
• ICE Watch Defense Training
• School Protection

Defend the 612 is being promoted by elected Democrats. Here’s a good example (note the whistle):

We’ve seen a number of people kidnapped today in NE, including 2 legal observers taken on Central. @doronclark & I are asking our community to patrol & get outside on our busy corridors to protect neighbors. Get connected to grassroots organizing groups at https://t.co/4jaYhTeRDJ pic.twitter.com/s4hCDMNM6r

— Elliott Payne (@ElliottForWard1) January 8, 2026

When you go to their donate page, you learn that “Defend the 612” is really just a DBA for “Cooperation Cannon River.”

They provide the “t-shirts, hats, lawn signs, and posters” along with recruitment and training.

You might ask, “what the hell is Cooperation Cannon?” Let’s see.

Cooperation Cannon River is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit, which means that all contributions are anonymous and tax deductible:

Oddly, they did not tell the IRS about the whistles and overall provocative purpose of their group. They also failed to disclose their DBA:

Cooperation Cannon River’s Board of Directors consists of:

Abigail Becker
Marcos Giossi
Clifford Martin

Where does the funding come from?

It’s complicated. But Cooperation Cannon River receives money from the Tide Foundation, for example, which is funded by the Open Society Foundation.

In short: 🚨 George Soros.

Can you guess who their LARGEST funder is? YOU, the taxpayers.

Here’s how it works:

1. The State of Minnesota provides grants to MN 350 (another random nonprofit), like this one for $100,000.

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/forestmgmt/past-and-current-grant-recipients.html

2. MN 350 gives money to Cooperation Cannon River, like this $75,000 grant in 2021.
3. Cooperation Cannon River operates their anti-ICE disruption group “Defend the 612” using the taxpayer money.

The violent provocateurs in Minneapolis are funded by George Soros, and YOU!

Get your free ICE whistle today:

defend612.com/resources/

If you want to go further, Cooperation Cannon River (EIN 820852275) has Marcos Giossi as Board Chair, who also is a board member on LINE 3 LEGAL FUND (EIN 862254861). Could see what’s under that rock…

At a BLM press conference in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, a leader of the Minneapolis BLM chapter urged arson terrorist attacks to get "justice" for Renee Good, the anti-ICE militant shot dead while accelerating her car toward an ICE agent. The leftists cheer her call for violence.… pic.twitter.com/QzBpA8RSao

— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) January 9, 2026