The fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the third federal shooting in less than three weeks, serves as a textbook “initial spark” in modern conflict simulations. This article examines how the clash between Operation Metro Surge and local governance creates the jurisdictional and social friction necessary to ignite a broader domestic crisis, potentially leading to a civil war. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE MINNEAPOLIS, MN (8-minute read) — In the study of modern domestic conflict such as civil war, the “initial spark” is rarely a planned insurrection. Instead, it is almost always a high-friction encounter between competing authorities that occurs…

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