Dean Baker
@deanbaker13.bsky.social
Economist at the Center for Economic Research. Father to two dogs.
Senator Cassidy breaks with Trump on ICE killing www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/... This is a big deal.
Live updates: Fatal shooting in Minneapolis renews protests; Video raises questions about DHS account
The victim in the shooting was identified as Alexander “Alex” Pretti, 37, of Minneapolis.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Senator Cassidy breaks with Trump on ICE killing www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/... This is a big deal.
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ALEX PRETTI, R.N.
Peace to the servant of soldiers' lives.
Peace to the servant of soldiers' lives.
This is who our government is calling a monster and a domestic terrorist. They have no shame. Rest in peace, Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 AM
ALEX PRETTI, R.N.
Peace to the servant of soldiers' lives.
Peace to the servant of soldiers' lives.
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Please note that NYT is leading with what the videos show, not the lies from the feds. This is what every news organization should be doing. This is how you cover a government that lies as it breathes. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
Minneapolis Live Updates: Man Killed by Federal Agents Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Please note that NYT is leading with what the videos show, not the lies from the feds. This is what every news organization should be doing. This is how you cover a government that lies as it breathes. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice
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Guys if you see observers thank them. There’s real stress and burnout in the ranks right now. People understand they are waking up every day to chase and monitor federal thugs who can execute them. But they keep doing it nonstop to protect their neighbors
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Guys if you see observers thank them. There’s real stress and burnout in the ranks right now. People understand they are waking up every day to chase and monitor federal thugs who can execute them. But they keep doing it nonstop to protect their neighbors
How about NPR that had a new summary on Weekend Edition saying "thousands" protests yesterday. By everyone's account it was tens of thousands, can NPR reporters possibly not know the difference or do they work for Donald Trump?
My God this is lame. The reporters should resign in shame. The editors should be outed and shunned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/federal-agents-minneapolis-shooting-investigation/
State, federal officials offer starkly different accounts of Minneapolis shooting
The killing of a Minneapolis man — captured on videos — deepened a growing rift between state and federal officials, who offered starkly different accounts.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 AM
How about NPR that had a new summary on Weekend Edition saying "thousands" protests yesterday. By everyone's account it was tens of thousands, can NPR reporters possibly not know the difference or do they work for Donald Trump?
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My God this is lame. The reporters should resign in shame. The editors should be outed and shunned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/federal-agents-minneapolis-shooting-investigation/
State, federal officials offer starkly different accounts of Minneapolis shooting
The killing of a Minneapolis man — captured on videos — deepened a growing rift between state and federal officials, who offered starkly different accounts.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM
My God this is lame. The reporters should resign in shame. The editors should be outed and shunned. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/24/federal-agents-minneapolis-shooting-investigation/
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Such loathsome people
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Such loathsome people
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And to stop people asking about the Epstein Files.
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
And to stop people asking about the Epstein Files.
Trump is sitting there wondering how many countries he has to attack, how many cities he has to invade, and how many protestors he has to kill to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
January 25, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Trump is sitting there wondering how many countries he has to attack, how many cities he has to invade, and how many protestors he has to kill to get a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Mark Carney spoke the truth and showed the world a way forward beyond Donald Trump's dementia cepr.net/publications...
Mark Carney: World Hero
Mark Carney’s Davos speech lays out a post-U.S. world order built by middle powers through pragmatic trade and climate-focused cooperation.
cepr.net
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Mark Carney spoke the truth and showed the world a way forward beyond Donald Trump's dementia cepr.net/publications...
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Looks like India is dumping Treasury bonds too, it's a game the whole world can play www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
India’s Sales of Treasuries Deepen Pivot Away From Dollar Assets
India’s holdings of US Treasuries have fallen to a five-year low as the nation pushes to support its currency and diversify its reserves, joining a broader shift by some major economies out of the wor...
www.bloomberg.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Looks like India is dumping Treasury bonds too, it's a game the whole world can play www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Australia has been influenced by the US in so many ways over the last century. Now we are looking from a distance like this:
a woman is making a funny face with her mouth open and her eyes closed .
Alt: a woman is making a funny face with her mouth open and her eyes closed .
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Australia has been influenced by the US in so many ways over the last century. Now we are looking from a distance like this:
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It is wild to have federal leaders who just lie to our faces over and over again about things that we can see with our own eyes! I dont understand this approach!!! Is there group chat like “Just make things up and the sheep will keep chewing grass”???
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It is wild to have federal leaders who just lie to our faces over and over again about things that we can see with our own eyes! I dont understand this approach!!! Is there group chat like “Just make things up and the sheep will keep chewing grass”???
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This is really something. Mark Warner, one of the more moderate and cautious senators in the Dem caucus, says he'll vote No on ICE funding:
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This is really something. Mark Warner, one of the more moderate and cautious senators in the Dem caucus, says he'll vote No on ICE funding:
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And the federal government will have their back
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
And the federal government will have their back
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Thank you, Senator. This is a good start.
Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Thank you, Senator. This is a good start.
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Calls and in-person actions are best. Contact your senators.
indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
Email is better than nothing. Here's some language if you want it. HT @econgarcia.bsky.social.
indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
Email is better than nothing. Here's some language if you want it. HT @econgarcia.bsky.social.
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Calls and in-person actions are best. Contact your senators.
indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
Email is better than nothing. Here's some language if you want it. HT @econgarcia.bsky.social.
indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
Email is better than nothing. Here's some language if you want it. HT @econgarcia.bsky.social.
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ICE is the "worst of the worst"
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TW ⚠️
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ICE is the "worst of the worst"
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Yesterday, full of beauty.
Today, another absolute horror
Feds killed a guy who worked as a nurse at local VA hospital
As after Good's killing, they're again engaged in a cover up
Setting 1000s of over-armed, over-armored, masked secret police loose makes us less safe & less free
#ICEOut
Today, another absolute horror
Feds killed a guy who worked as a nurse at local VA hospital
As after Good's killing, they're again engaged in a cover up
Setting 1000s of over-armed, over-armored, masked secret police loose makes us less safe & less free
#ICEOut
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Yesterday, full of beauty.
Today, another absolute horror
Feds killed a guy who worked as a nurse at local VA hospital
As after Good's killing, they're again engaged in a cover up
Setting 1000s of over-armed, over-armored, masked secret police loose makes us less safe & less free
#ICEOut
Today, another absolute horror
Feds killed a guy who worked as a nurse at local VA hospital
As after Good's killing, they're again engaged in a cover up
Setting 1000s of over-armed, over-armored, masked secret police loose makes us less safe & less free
#ICEOut
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The man fatally shot by ICE officers in Minneapolis today has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37. He reportedly had a nursing license, a Minneapolis address, a gun permit, and no serious criminal history (his record showed only some parking tickets).
www.startribune.com/alex-pretti-...
www.startribune.com/alex-pretti-...
Alex Pretti identified as man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis
Pretti didn’t have a serious criminal record, was issued a nursing license in 2021 and lived in south Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The man fatally shot by ICE officers in Minneapolis today has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37. He reportedly had a nursing license, a Minneapolis address, a gun permit, and no serious criminal history (his record showed only some parking tickets).
www.startribune.com/alex-pretti-...
www.startribune.com/alex-pretti-...
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REMINDER: If you want Dem senators to shut down ICE/DHS funding here are the Senators to focus on:
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
Kaine is engaging in performance art and it’s bullshit kabuki. Murray is already touting it so Dems are gonna offer the votes with wink and nods.
Dems likely to collaborate:
CCM
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Cowards.
Dems likely to collaborate:
CCM
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Cowards.
👀 Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., one of 8 Senate Dems who voted for the November deal, slams the House-passed approps package. His concerns include ICE. As a bundle, he doesn’t support it “without significant amendment.”
This still needs 60 senators to avert a shutdown next Friday. Stay tuned.
This still needs 60 senators to avert a shutdown next Friday. Stay tuned.
January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM
REMINDER: If you want Dem senators to shut down ICE/DHS funding here are the Senators to focus on:
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
Cortez-Masto
Fetterman
Rosen
Shaheen
Hassan
King
Gillibrand
Peters
Murray
And also probably Durbin, Schumer, Schatz.
Light up the phone lines on Monday am: (202) 224-3121
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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GOV WALZ: "This federal occupation of Minnesota long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. It's a campaign of organized brutality... Donald Trump — remove this force from Minnesota!"
He vows DHS will not stop them from pursuing justice.
He vows DHS will not stop them from pursuing justice.
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
GOV WALZ: "This federal occupation of Minnesota long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. It's a campaign of organized brutality... Donald Trump — remove this force from Minnesota!"
He vows DHS will not stop them from pursuing justice.
He vows DHS will not stop them from pursuing justice.