Denise Wheeler
@denisedwheeler.bsky.social
Writing the technological history of how America really got to space, while trying to keep my sanity in this fascist takeover of what used to be called the United States of America. Officially a Twitter refugee.
Sick and tired of hearing Republicans say Alex Pretti was resisting.
Resisting what?
Being beaten? Pistol-whipped? Slammed to the ground and violently assaulted?
I'd like to see every Republican in Congress go through that and just lie there and take it.
Let's see how unresisting they would be.
Resisting what?
Being beaten? Pistol-whipped? Slammed to the ground and violently assaulted?
I'd like to see every Republican in Congress go through that and just lie there and take it.
Let's see how unresisting they would be.
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Sick and tired of hearing Republicans say Alex Pretti was resisting.
Resisting what?
Being beaten? Pistol-whipped? Slammed to the ground and violently assaulted?
I'd like to see every Republican in Congress go through that and just lie there and take it.
Let's see how unresisting they would be.
Resisting what?
Being beaten? Pistol-whipped? Slammed to the ground and violently assaulted?
I'd like to see every Republican in Congress go through that and just lie there and take it.
Let's see how unresisting they would be.
It doesn't just "echo."
It's Trump's Americanized version of the Nazi creed "Ein volk. Ein Reich. Ein fuhrer,"
In other words "One people. One state. One leader."
This isn't a dog whistle.
It's a goddamn Nazi foghorn.
It's Trump's Americanized version of the Nazi creed "Ein volk. Ein Reich. Ein fuhrer,"
In other words "One people. One state. One leader."
This isn't a dog whistle.
It's a goddamn Nazi foghorn.
Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups
Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers r...
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:28 AM
It doesn't just "echo."
It's Trump's Americanized version of the Nazi creed "Ein volk. Ein Reich. Ein fuhrer,"
In other words "One people. One state. One leader."
This isn't a dog whistle.
It's a goddamn Nazi foghorn.
It's Trump's Americanized version of the Nazi creed "Ein volk. Ein Reich. Ein fuhrer,"
In other words "One people. One state. One leader."
This isn't a dog whistle.
It's a goddamn Nazi foghorn.
"Bovino stands out from this thuggish mob, just as an elegant SS officer stands out from the rowdy SA mob."
All that’s missing for the perfect cosplay is a monocle.
The Nazification of America.
All that’s missing for the perfect cosplay is a monocle.
The Nazification of America.
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
"Bovino stands out from this thuggish mob, just as an elegant SS officer stands out from the rowdy SA mob."
All that’s missing for the perfect cosplay is a monocle.
The Nazification of America.
All that’s missing for the perfect cosplay is a monocle.
The Nazification of America.
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These are all valid points—including Trump's
January 26, 2026 at 12:41 AM
These are all valid points—including Trump's
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Here for the 🐈 🐈 fight www.ms.now/news/ted-cru...
Ted Cruz bashes Vance and Trump in secret recordings
In recordings obtained by Axios, the Republican senator from Texas is heard criticizing the policies and alliances of the president and vice president.
www.ms.now
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Here for the 🐈 🐈 fight www.ms.now/news/ted-cru...
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And there’s no Minnesota Statute of Limitations on any homicide!
And there’s no Minnesota Statute of Limitations on any homicide!
January 25, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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And there’s no Minnesota Statute of Limitations on any homicide!
And there’s no Minnesota Statute of Limitations on any homicide!
The National Guard now in Minneapolis
This is unprecedented in the US
A governor having to protect the citizens of his state from a federal militia
The people of Minneapolis, city police, and the NG now on one side, with Trump and his authoritarian regime on the other
First step in a civil war
This is unprecedented in the US
A governor having to protect the citizens of his state from a federal militia
The people of Minneapolis, city police, and the NG now on one side, with Trump and his authoritarian regime on the other
First step in a civil war
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The National Guard now in Minneapolis
This is unprecedented in the US
A governor having to protect the citizens of his state from a federal militia
The people of Minneapolis, city police, and the NG now on one side, with Trump and his authoritarian regime on the other
First step in a civil war
This is unprecedented in the US
A governor having to protect the citizens of his state from a federal militia
The people of Minneapolis, city police, and the NG now on one side, with Trump and his authoritarian regime on the other
First step in a civil war
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Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Exactly. Report the facts. One of the most striking facts here are the lies. And they are lies. Intentional lies.
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BASH: Footage shows him holding a cell phone, not a gun. Did he at any point pull out his weapon?
BOVINO: We do know that the suspect did bring a weapon, a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun, to a riot.
(That's a no!)
BOVINO: We do know that the suspect did bring a weapon, a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun, to a riot.
(That's a no!)
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
BASH: Footage shows him holding a cell phone, not a gun. Did he at any point pull out his weapon?
BOVINO: We do know that the suspect did bring a weapon, a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun, to a riot.
(That's a no!)
BOVINO: We do know that the suspect did bring a weapon, a loaded 9mm high capacity handgun, to a riot.
(That's a no!)
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BOVINO: He was in the scene actively impeding and assaulting law enforceme--
BASH: But he wasn't impeding. He was filming, which is a legal thing to do in the United States
BOVINO: Dana, let's not free frame adjudicate this now
BASH: But he wasn't impeding. He was filming, which is a legal thing to do in the United States
BOVINO: Dana, let's not free frame adjudicate this now
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
BOVINO: He was in the scene actively impeding and assaulting law enforceme--
BASH: But he wasn't impeding. He was filming, which is a legal thing to do in the United States
BOVINO: Dana, let's not free frame adjudicate this now
BASH: But he wasn't impeding. He was filming, which is a legal thing to do in the United States
BOVINO: Dana, let's not free frame adjudicate this now
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BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
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BASH: Where did he assault an officer? It looked to us that he was approached by them when he was helping another individual who was pushed down
BOVINO: We don't need a suspect's help in a law enforcement scene
BASH: So when somebody is pushed down, you stand back?
BOVINO: Follow directions
BOVINO: We don't need a suspect's help in a law enforcement scene
BASH: So when somebody is pushed down, you stand back?
BOVINO: Follow directions
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
BASH: Where did he assault an officer? It looked to us that he was approached by them when he was helping another individual who was pushed down
BOVINO: We don't need a suspect's help in a law enforcement scene
BASH: So when somebody is pushed down, you stand back?
BOVINO: Follow directions
BOVINO: We don't need a suspect's help in a law enforcement scene
BASH: So when somebody is pushed down, you stand back?
BOVINO: Follow directions
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I posted last night the video the woman shot from inside the white car.
Here's the footage from outside it.
This is how it first began. From this to an execution.
Here's the footage from outside it.
This is how it first began. From this to an execution.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I posted last night the video the woman shot from inside the white car.
Here's the footage from outside it.
This is how it first began. From this to an execution.
Here's the footage from outside it.
This is how it first began. From this to an execution.
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Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
Just remember—every ICE name is on a payroll.
History will prove they didn’t think that part through.
Bank records are extremely hard to destroy.
History will prove they didn’t think that part through.
Bank records are extremely hard to destroy.
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Just remember—every ICE name is on a payroll.
History will prove they didn’t think that part through.
Bank records are extremely hard to destroy.
History will prove they didn’t think that part through.
Bank records are extremely hard to destroy.
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Native Power ✊🏼
We all need a good laugh.
We all need something to smile about.
This is it.
Thank you, Greenland! 🇬🇱
We all need something to smile about.
This is it.
Thank you, Greenland! 🇬🇱
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Native Power ✊🏼
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NYT video review confirms this. Pretti had a 2nd Am right to carry a firearm. But even if he didn’t he wasn’t pointing it at anyone or threatening agents. There is no legal justification for the execution-style shooting & no basis for DHS’s claim he was there to massacre them. He was a helper.
Brandishing is a legal term that means to display all or part of a firearm, or otherwise make its presence known to another person to intimidate them, regardless of whether it's directly visible to that person. Given the video, that's not what Alex Pretti was doing when he was shot & killed.
Important context, this is the victim’s behavior BEFORE being tackled
He’s not threatening, he’s not brandishing, he’s filming
He’s not threatening, he’s not brandishing, he’s filming
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NYT video review confirms this. Pretti had a 2nd Am right to carry a firearm. But even if he didn’t he wasn’t pointing it at anyone or threatening agents. There is no legal justification for the execution-style shooting & no basis for DHS’s claim he was there to massacre them. He was a helper.
45 FBI agents spoke to the NYT Magazine
Many said with the agency under Patel's leadership, the US is less safe
Just remember: When FBI agents start breaking silence, it’s not dissent—it’s an alarm
Institutions whisper when they’re worried. They speak out when they think the country is at risk
Many said with the agency under Patel's leadership, the US is less safe
Just remember: When FBI agents start breaking silence, it’s not dissent—it’s an alarm
Institutions whisper when they’re worried. They speak out when they think the country is at risk
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
45 FBI agents spoke to the NYT Magazine
Many said with the agency under Patel's leadership, the US is less safe
Just remember: When FBI agents start breaking silence, it’s not dissent—it’s an alarm
Institutions whisper when they’re worried. They speak out when they think the country is at risk
Many said with the agency under Patel's leadership, the US is less safe
Just remember: When FBI agents start breaking silence, it’s not dissent—it’s an alarm
Institutions whisper when they’re worried. They speak out when they think the country is at risk
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I was not aware of this, but if we need a battalion of actual Jews to go yell at these assholes next time, please count me in. Have bullhorn, will travel.
This is what Trump's ICE Gestapo does on their day off.
They just switch costumes.
The White Nationalist Patriot Front was at the National Mall on Friday.
Like all good Nazis, their response to protestors was, "Are you Jewish?"
Trump's America
They just switch costumes.
The White Nationalist Patriot Front was at the National Mall on Friday.
Like all good Nazis, their response to protestors was, "Are you Jewish?"
Trump's America
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I was not aware of this, but if we need a battalion of actual Jews to go yell at these assholes next time, please count me in. Have bullhorn, will travel.
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Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.