Kyle Aisteach
@badwriter.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer, occasional editor, and part-time educator. All opinions my own, unless they're someone else's.
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“Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a White mother’s son – we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.”
- Ella Baker
Also true for lesbian moms.
- Ella Baker
Also true for lesbian moms.
Yeah, the distinction is not lost on me.
So in other words, they're totally fine with executing a lesbian mom of three in front of her wife. But a (presumably?) straight white man? THAT'S freaking them out.
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a White mother’s son – we who believe in freedom cannot rest until this happens.”
- Ella Baker
Also true for lesbian moms.
- Ella Baker
Also true for lesbian moms.
She said it. Put pressure on your Republican representatives. Don't accept that they'll just go along with Trump.
AOC: "This really isn't just about Democrats. This is about Democrats, Republicans, and independents. There has been this permission structure where we have all universally accepted that the GOP will simply just have no morals, or fall in line, and we have to challenge that logic and rhetoric."
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
She said it. Put pressure on your Republican representatives. Don't accept that they'll just go along with Trump.
Don't just say it to the Democrats. If you have a Republican representative, CALL THEM. They work for you, not for Trump. MAKE them hear you.
These Democrats voted to fund ICE. Let them know you see their cowardice. Reps Tom Suozzi (New York), Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (North Carolina), Laura Gillen (New York), Jared Golden (Maine), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), and Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington).
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Don't just say it to the Democrats. If you have a Republican representative, CALL THEM. They work for you, not for Trump. MAKE them hear you.
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Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."
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ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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It's time to play... Describe! That! Video!
(This Hour Has 22 Minutes is political satire from the CBC.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIx...
(This Hour Has 22 Minutes is political satire from the CBC.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIx...
It's time to play... Describe! That! Video! | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It's time to play... Describe! That! Video!
(This Hour Has 22 Minutes is political satire from the CBC.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIx...
(This Hour Has 22 Minutes is political satire from the CBC.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIx...
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We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
I'm again going to ping @georgewhitesides.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov -- you need to sit down with this guy and MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
Strong words won't cut it. Impeach. Remove. Prosecute.
Strong words won't cut it. Impeach. Remove. Prosecute.
ICE is full of COWARDS. They are all absolute, pathetic, untrained COWARDS. DEFUND AND PROSECUTE.
YouTube video by Seth Moulton
youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I'm again going to ping @georgewhitesides.bsky.social @schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov -- you need to sit down with this guy and MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
Strong words won't cut it. Impeach. Remove. Prosecute.
Strong words won't cut it. Impeach. Remove. Prosecute.
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Minneapolis genuinely has phenomenal political leadership, just not in the Mayor or Governor’s offices.
Thank you to my Council President 🫡❤️
Thank you to my Council President 🫡❤️
I’ve been here on the scene all morning. Right after recording the convoy you can see in the background of the video tear gassed me.
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Minneapolis genuinely has phenomenal political leadership, just not in the Mayor or Governor’s offices.
Thank you to my Council President 🫡❤️
Thank you to my Council President 🫡❤️
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We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
Here's a third angle, in which you clearly see the victim not only NOT brandishing a weapon, but clearly putting his hands up before being assaulted and executed.
ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Here's a third angle, in which you clearly see the victim not only NOT brandishing a weapon, but clearly putting his hands up before being assaulted and executed.
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one thing i'd add is that there are thousands of comparatively-powerless people out there fighting and marching and AND THEY DIDN'T NEED A BAZILLION PHONE CALLS SAYING 'HEY PLEASE DO SOMETHING' TO MAKE THEM DO IT
January 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
one thing i'd add is that there are thousands of comparatively-powerless people out there fighting and marching and AND THEY DIDN'T NEED A BAZILLION PHONE CALLS SAYING 'HEY PLEASE DO SOMETHING' TO MAKE THEM DO IT
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CBP has murdered another person in Minneapolis, in broad daylight, on video. This was not an accident or an isolated incident. There is no finger-pointing or spin Trump and Republicans can put on this to convince anyone otherwise. This is murder — just like we saw with Renee Nicole Good.
Federal Officers Shoot and Kill Man, 37, in Minneapolis, Officials Say
One person, a 37-year-old man, is dead following a shooting in Minneapolis involving officers with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday, Jan. 24.
people.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
CBP has murdered another person in Minneapolis, in broad daylight, on video. This was not an accident or an isolated incident. There is no finger-pointing or spin Trump and Republicans can put on this to convince anyone otherwise. This is murder — just like we saw with Renee Nicole Good.
Expecting the government to not be going around killing people is not a left-right position. You're not siding with the left by demanding that this stop. You're not siding with the right by demanding accountability. All people should be against tyranny.
It's not political. It's survival.
It's not political. It's survival.
To everyone who says they “aren’t political”, I think it’s the appropriate time to be political
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Expecting the government to not be going around killing people is not a left-right position. You're not siding with the left by demanding that this stop. You're not siding with the right by demanding accountability. All people should be against tyranny.
It's not political. It's survival.
It's not political. It's survival.
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The unc who went viral a few weeks ago protesting in MN is back: "5 shots they put into that man's body. How do you look me in the eye and tell me you can justify this? I'm a veteran. I swore an oath back in 1969 to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic. This is unbelievable"
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The unc who went viral a few weeks ago protesting in MN is back: "5 shots they put into that man's body. How do you look me in the eye and tell me you can justify this? I'm a veteran. I swore an oath back in 1969 to protect this country against all enemies foreign and domestic. This is unbelievable"
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I look forward to the establishment of a Wiesenthal Center-like organization dedicated to identifying and hunting former DHS agents so that they may be held accountable.
January 24, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I look forward to the establishment of a Wiesenthal Center-like organization dedicated to identifying and hunting former DHS agents so that they may be held accountable.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
The AP has video of the murder from another angle. It, unsurprisingly, completely contradicts the version of events we're getting from DHS.
apnews.com/live/minneap...
apnews.com/live/minneap...
Live updates: Federal officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis
Protests over ICE in Minneapolis have grown after federal officers supporting the Trump administration's immigration crackdowns shot and killed a man on Saturday.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The AP has video of the murder from another angle. It, unsurprisingly, completely contradicts the version of events we're getting from DHS.
apnews.com/live/minneap...
apnews.com/live/minneap...
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Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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US Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Tell the robot which of your three representatives (you have a house member and two senators; yes, you will have to call 3 times) and it will connect you.
Not all of them record messages (Alex Padilla apparently doesn't). That's OK. You can call back Monday.
Tell the robot which of your three representatives (you have a house member and two senators; yes, you will have to call 3 times) and it will connect you.
Not all of them record messages (Alex Padilla apparently doesn't). That's OK. You can call back Monday.
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
US Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Tell the robot which of your three representatives (you have a house member and two senators; yes, you will have to call 3 times) and it will connect you.
Not all of them record messages (Alex Padilla apparently doesn't). That's OK. You can call back Monday.
Tell the robot which of your three representatives (you have a house member and two senators; yes, you will have to call 3 times) and it will connect you.
Not all of them record messages (Alex Padilla apparently doesn't). That's OK. You can call back Monday.
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.