Anti-ICE cafe learns the hard way that it doesn't pay to feed the revolution for free

Anti-ICE cafe learns the hard way that it doesn’t pay to feed the revolution for free


An anti-capitalist cafe in South Minneapolis decided in January that it would not only deny service to federal agents but would “function as a free and donation based restaurant” until the end of the city’s so-called “occupation” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

It turns out that feeding leftists for free and antagonizing potential customers is an unworkable business model.

‘We are done making money for the fascists that occupy our city.’

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Dylan Alverson, the owner of Modern Times on 3200 Chicago Avenue, announced on Saturday that the cafe — which in desperation resumed charging for food in what Alverson dubbed “a fascist economy” — will soon be closing its doors for good.

“For the last 6 years, I’ve been trying to prove that Modern Times can continue to

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