Colby Townsend
@colbytownsend.bsky.social
Dual PhD student (English/religious studies) @ IU Bloomington studying religion and literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He/him
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All regime mouthpieces who have lied about the murder of VA nurse Alex Pretti must resign immediately. All DHS officials and agents involved must be prosecuted.
January 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
All regime mouthpieces who have lied about the murder of VA nurse Alex Pretti must resign immediately. All DHS officials and agents involved must be prosecuted.
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JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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"I insisted that the agents let me assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him."
BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
"I insisted that the agents let me assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him."
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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We could have had a president.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM
We could have had a president.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Another murder by immigration enforcement in my district.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
I am absolutely horrified that federal agents are targeting and executing our residents instead of protecting them.
ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Kristi Noem must be impeached. Enough.
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Please someone, think of the property and not the dead citizens with no justice. Or end of death/injury. Make sure you give”don’t bring more on yourselves.”
O'Hara: "We ask everyone to remain calm and to please not destroy our own city"
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Please someone, think of the property and not the dead citizens with no justice. Or end of death/injury. Make sure you give”don’t bring more on yourselves.”
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
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And a special shout out to every "cancel culture" grifter who helped make white supremacy mainstream again. Dude was fired because he's an unethical hack. But "cancel culture" fools gave him a ready-made excuse for his persecution complex.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM
And a special shout out to every "cancel culture" grifter who helped make white supremacy mainstream again. Dude was fired because he's an unethical hack. But "cancel culture" fools gave him a ready-made excuse for his persecution complex.
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UCLA monitored my social media and amended their accusations as they collect more protected posts.
1st Amendment "free speech" is dead. Period.
UCLA a govt org, just fired their only DEI official tasked with fighting racism b/c of posts about Charlie Kirk. @governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
1st Amendment "free speech" is dead. Period.
UCLA a govt org, just fired their only DEI official tasked with fighting racism b/c of posts about Charlie Kirk. @governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 8:29 PM
UCLA monitored my social media and amended their accusations as they collect more protected posts.
1st Amendment "free speech" is dead. Period.
UCLA a govt org, just fired their only DEI official tasked with fighting racism b/c of posts about Charlie Kirk. @governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
1st Amendment "free speech" is dead. Period.
UCLA a govt org, just fired their only DEI official tasked with fighting racism b/c of posts about Charlie Kirk. @governor.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
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Fascists aren't patriots.
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Fascists aren't patriots.
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NEW: Trump added two more names to his ever-growing DOJ hit list: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. At this point, it’s clear Trump disregards the rule of law. And it’s becoming even more clear that his loyalists are willing to do so too, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
Trump adds Walz and Frey to DOJ hit list
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM
NEW: Trump added two more names to his ever-growing DOJ hit list: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. At this point, it’s clear Trump disregards the rule of law. And it’s becoming even more clear that his loyalists are willing to do so too, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
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First statement from Judge Meyer following the attack at his home over the weekend.
Judge Meyer: ‘This horrific violence will not shake’ faith in judicial system
Meanwhile, no updates from police in past 48 hours on investigation into the attack on Steve and Kim Meyer at their Lafayette home.
www.basedinlafayette.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:35 PM
First statement from Judge Meyer following the attack at his home over the weekend.
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NEW: Legal filings revealed DOGE personnel signed a “Voter Data Agreement” with an unnamed “political advocacy group” looking to overturn election results.
Coincidentally, True the Vote, a top election denial group, was pushing DOGE to collaborate in exactly this way at the same time.
Coincidentally, True the Vote, a top election denial group, was pushing DOGE to collaborate in exactly this way at the same time.
Did DOGE sign a ‘voter data agreement’ with election deniers True the Vote?
True the Vote mounted a coordinated campaign, pleading with DOGE to use federal databases, including the Social Security Administration, to probe voter rolls.
www.democracydocket.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:48 PM
NEW: Legal filings revealed DOGE personnel signed a “Voter Data Agreement” with an unnamed “political advocacy group” looking to overturn election results.
Coincidentally, True the Vote, a top election denial group, was pushing DOGE to collaborate in exactly this way at the same time.
Coincidentally, True the Vote, a top election denial group, was pushing DOGE to collaborate in exactly this way at the same time.
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Real Columbus energy to Trump these days. On which continent is the country we're threatening to annex located again?
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Real Columbus energy to Trump these days. On which continent is the country we're threatening to annex located again?
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If you aren't from Indiana, you might not recognize how crazy it is that this is happening in Carmel, which is the wealthiest, whitest, & reputedly most conservative suburb of Indianapolis.
Hundreds of Carmel students walk out of school to protest Trump, ICE
The walkout was part of a nationwide protest marking one year since President Trump's second inauguration.
www.wfyi.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
If you aren't from Indiana, you might not recognize how crazy it is that this is happening in Carmel, which is the wealthiest, whitest, & reputedly most conservative suburb of Indianapolis.
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I get the impulse, trust me, but "Not all Americans" goes down about as well as "Not all men" did. It's a true statement that is also completely irrelevant, and demanding recognition for not being a piece of a shit while the rest of the world suffers helps nothing and no one.
January 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I get the impulse, trust me, but "Not all Americans" goes down about as well as "Not all men" did. It's a true statement that is also completely irrelevant, and demanding recognition for not being a piece of a shit while the rest of the world suffers helps nothing and no one.
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2025 was a disastrous year for higher education in America. Read more from our new report, America’s Censored Campuses: Expanding the Web of Control: https://pen.org/report/americas-censored-campuses-25-web-of-control/ #highereducation #censorship #colleges #universities #freedomtolearn
Expanding the Web of Control
Government censorship of free speech and academic freedom has reached unprecedented heights on U.S. campuses as lawmakers extend a web of political and ideological control over the sector.
pen.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM
2025 was a disastrous year for higher education in America. Read more from our new report, America’s Censored Campuses: Expanding the Web of Control: https://pen.org/report/americas-censored-campuses-25-web-of-control/ #highereducation #censorship #colleges #universities #freedomtolearn
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The Trump administration keeps intervening abroad to help Nazis.
U.S. diplomats asked a French magistrate last year whether she could intervene over Marine Le Pen’s election ban.
The previously unreported details of the meeting will refocus attention on American efforts to back the European far right.
🔗 #[politi.co/4qxwpy9
The previously unreported details of the meeting will refocus attention on American efforts to back the European far right.
🔗 #[politi.co/4qxwpy9
January 21, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The Trump administration keeps intervening abroad to help Nazis.
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The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
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Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...