Fred Smith
@coyotefred.bsky.social
Was "Coyotegoth" on Twitter; got scooped on that name here. Yes, "Fred Smith" is my real name. he/him/biped Yeeting racists into the sun since 1968.
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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"But we are on a slide into full-blown authoritarianism, what if your ICE Watch group which is legal now gets targeted by a death squad in six months?"
I have some thoughts on this question.
I have some thoughts on this question.
The formula here is a lot simpler than finding an old hippie.
If you want to organize ICE Watch or grocery distributions, Signal is fine.
If you want to organize the kind of thing where even discussing it is a crime, in person only, in extremely small groups where you trust every single person.
If you want to organize ICE Watch or grocery distributions, Signal is fine.
If you want to organize the kind of thing where even discussing it is a crime, in person only, in extremely small groups where you trust every single person.
I think it is *incredibly* irresponsible for someone like @stonekettle.bsky.social, with a huge following, to claim that Signal is just as insecure as texts or other public social media.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
This is a classic “making perfect the enemy of the good” error.
January 25, 2026 at 8:21 PM
"But we are on a slide into full-blown authoritarianism, what if your ICE Watch group which is legal now gets targeted by a death squad in six months?"
I have some thoughts on this question.
I have some thoughts on this question.
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Hey, Guy Who Literally Dresses Up Like A Nazi, when you kidnap people and act like the Gestapo, that shit is going to happen. It's not vilifying when you're a villain
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Hey, Guy Who Literally Dresses Up Like A Nazi, when you kidnap people and act like the Gestapo, that shit is going to happen. It's not vilifying when you're a villain
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Rest in peace Alex Pretti. You will be remembered as a hero. I saw my immigrant neighbors out tonight mourning. You’ve touched the hearts of our immigrant community. We will not rest until justice is served.
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Rest in peace Alex Pretti. You will be remembered as a hero. I saw my immigrant neighbors out tonight mourning. You’ve touched the hearts of our immigrant community. We will not rest until justice is served.
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one time I was walking down a London street and someone whistled for a cab and I died on the spot, it was traumatic af
Whistles are now WMDs, according to the "high IQ" crowd.
January 25, 2026 at 8:10 PM
one time I was walking down a London street and someone whistled for a cab and I died on the spot, it was traumatic af
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Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
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Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was punched in the face at Sundance Festival by a man who told him "Trump was going to deport" him
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was punched in the face at Sundance Festival by a man who told him "Trump was going to deport" him
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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It can be a hard pill to swallow but you have to accept that while you will prevail in this struggle, you may not be there to witness it.
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It can be a hard pill to swallow but you have to accept that while you will prevail in this struggle, you may not be there to witness it.
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Keep calling your senators regardless of the vote total. The goal is to move their public position beyond this to stances that embrace abolish, impeach, prosecute. Those have to become publicly normalized positions as we enter the bigger battle of midterm campaigns.
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Keep calling your senators regardless of the vote total. The goal is to move their public position beyond this to stances that embrace abolish, impeach, prosecute. Those have to become publicly normalized positions as we enter the bigger battle of midterm campaigns.
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His last words were, “Are you okay?”
Her last words were, “I’m not mad at you.”
ICE killed them both.
Her last words were, “I’m not mad at you.”
ICE killed them both.
January 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
His last words were, “Are you okay?”
Her last words were, “I’m not mad at you.”
ICE killed them both.
Her last words were, “I’m not mad at you.”
ICE killed them both.
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
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Once again, the heinous termagant and pissy podcaster fails to read the room — how does a person descend into this level of cruelty? To be fair, it was short trip for her.
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Once again, the heinous termagant and pissy podcaster fails to read the room — how does a person descend into this level of cruelty? To be fair, it was short trip for her.
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There. Is. Nothing. Stopping. ICE. From. Murdering. You. Without. Consequence.
For anyone who thinks they're safe: ICE is murdering 30something white guys named "Alex." They'll murder you too if they get the chance. That's why everyone needs to give everything they have to stopping this occupation.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
There. Is. Nothing. Stopping. ICE. From. Murdering. You. Without. Consequence.
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Matthew 25 is what got him. Then:
"I dont want to believe in hell. I dont want to believe youre going there. But this is what Jesus says. You can walk away. You can choose justice. You can use your skills and training for good. You can be a protector. But right now you're not."
"I dont want to believe in hell. I dont want to believe youre going there. But this is what Jesus says. You can walk away. You can choose justice. You can use your skills and training for good. You can be a protector. But right now you're not."
Preaching at CBP officers about justice and repentence and one started crying and had to walk to a different area
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Matthew 25 is what got him. Then:
"I dont want to believe in hell. I dont want to believe youre going there. But this is what Jesus says. You can walk away. You can choose justice. You can use your skills and training for good. You can be a protector. But right now you're not."
"I dont want to believe in hell. I dont want to believe youre going there. But this is what Jesus says. You can walk away. You can choose justice. You can use your skills and training for good. You can be a protector. But right now you're not."
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Minneapolis, MN -
A memorial has been set up where observer Alex Pretti was shot by federal agents. A heart made with branches. Several crying.
A memorial has been set up where observer Alex Pretti was shot by federal agents. A heart made with branches. Several crying.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Minneapolis, MN -
A memorial has been set up where observer Alex Pretti was shot by federal agents. A heart made with branches. Several crying.
A memorial has been set up where observer Alex Pretti was shot by federal agents. A heart made with branches. Several crying.
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To realize now what Trump really is—what he’s really been all along—is embarrassing for many of his past supporters; it makes them feel foolish, because the truth has been so obvious, and guilty, because they’ve unleashed awful things. Those are hard psychic barriers to overcome… (1/2)
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
To realize now what Trump really is—what he’s really been all along—is embarrassing for many of his past supporters; it makes them feel foolish, because the truth has been so obvious, and guilty, because they’ve unleashed awful things. Those are hard psychic barriers to overcome… (1/2)
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I'm a disabled hermit that doesn't get out & who hasn't been dining indoors because of the pandemic but most people around here have been trying to live their lives, but with extra vigilance. Gotta always have a whistle ready too. Maybe carry a P100 that works for chemical agents.
WTF are we doing.
WTF are we doing.
Gotta keep your phone or a camera handy while picking up donuts or dining at a corner cafe in any part of Minneapolis or in Minnesota these days because you might need to record an abduction, assault, or murder by federal agents.
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm a disabled hermit that doesn't get out & who hasn't been dining indoors because of the pandemic but most people around here have been trying to live their lives, but with extra vigilance. Gotta always have a whistle ready too. Maybe carry a P100 that works for chemical agents.
WTF are we doing.
WTF are we doing.
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Anyone who is part of the federal government who is not doing everything in their power to stop this administration, regardless of the assumed cost to normalcy or career, is a coward and a collaborator.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Anyone who is part of the federal government who is not doing everything in their power to stop this administration, regardless of the assumed cost to normalcy or career, is a coward and a collaborator.
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This is what they train for
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is what they train for
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Something that is very important here is that this man’s fellow agents didn’t rush to help him or save his life, barely even pulled over. This is not a military unit joined by bonds of brotherhood and experience together. There is no unit cohesion besides a shared desire to hurt people.
January 24, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Something that is very important here is that this man’s fellow agents didn’t rush to help him or save his life, barely even pulled over. This is not a military unit joined by bonds of brotherhood and experience together. There is no unit cohesion besides a shared desire to hurt people.
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I just learned that the residents of Churchill, Manitoba, leave their cars unlocked in case someone running away from a polar bear needs a place to escape to.
Kinda relatable, tbh.
Kinda relatable, tbh.
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I just learned that the residents of Churchill, Manitoba, leave their cars unlocked in case someone running away from a polar bear needs a place to escape to.
Kinda relatable, tbh.
Kinda relatable, tbh.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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This is how you reclaim the flag, which is, yes, strategically necessary in the U.S. regardless of what you think of flags.
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
This is how you reclaim the flag, which is, yes, strategically necessary in the U.S. regardless of what you think of flags.