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@desertrat77.bsky.social
Desert Rat - Government name Billy Ray Shelby
Retired engineer & tech writer. Worked in intel & defense.
Living in the San Diego area.
"If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny"
Retired engineer & tech writer. Worked in intel & defense.
Living in the San Diego area.
"If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny"
Pinned
In the first weeks of 2026 the America we knew ended.
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years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
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The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
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The videos don't lie. A man is dead, killed in cold blood. There is no conceivable justification for this intentional homicide. And make no mistake, that intentional, unjustified homicide was committed on behalf of Donald J. Trump.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The videos don't lie. A man is dead, killed in cold blood. There is no conceivable justification for this intentional homicide. And make no mistake, that intentional, unjustified homicide was committed on behalf of Donald J. Trump.
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Democrats in the Senate must grow a spine. They can rein in this murderous regime next week. Why on Earth would they continue to fund this tyranny?
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January 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Democrats in the Senate must grow a spine. They can rein in this murderous regime next week. Why on Earth would they continue to fund this tyranny?
Call your senators now: indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
Call your senators now: indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
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Trump's militarization of Minneapolis and other parts of our nation isn't about illegal immigration. It's not about enhancing public safety. It's about destroying any sense of that safety—to intimidate political opponents, and to punish dissent.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Trump's militarization of Minneapolis and other parts of our nation isn't about illegal immigration. It's not about enhancing public safety. It's about destroying any sense of that safety—to intimidate political opponents, and to punish dissent.
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It's about a corrupt, out-of-control regime's effort to provoke citizens in order to justify the violence it desires to commit against them so that it can expand and retain its power.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
It's about a corrupt, out-of-control regime's effort to provoke citizens in order to justify the violence it desires to commit against them so that it can expand and retain its power.
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That is fascism. It is tyranny. It is governmental criminality.
And the ultimate legal check the Framers of our Constitution provided to stop this kind of tyranny and criminality in the executive branch is impeachment and removal of the executive.
And the ultimate legal check the Framers of our Constitution provided to stop this kind of tyranny and criminality in the executive branch is impeachment and removal of the executive.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
That is fascism. It is tyranny. It is governmental criminality.
And the ultimate legal check the Framers of our Constitution provided to stop this kind of tyranny and criminality in the executive branch is impeachment and removal of the executive.
And the ultimate legal check the Framers of our Constitution provided to stop this kind of tyranny and criminality in the executive branch is impeachment and removal of the executive.
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Congress needs to do its job.
Now.
Before it's too late.
Now.
Before it's too late.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Congress needs to do its job.
Now.
Before it's too late.
Now.
Before it's too late.
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ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Footage from the immediate aftermath of the Alex Pretti murder shows a Trump regime thug searching through Pretti's body, yelling: "Where is the fucking gun? where is the gun?!" Other regime thugs point behind him, showing the gun far away from the scene. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Footage from the immediate aftermath of the Alex Pretti murder shows a Trump regime thug searching through Pretti's body, yelling: "Where is the fucking gun? where is the gun?!" Other regime thugs point behind him, showing the gun far away from the scene. #3E #GoodvsEvil
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Gov. Janet Mills: "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or secret police."
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Gov. Janet Mills: "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret arrests or secret police."
"At least one analyst suggested that the initial video might show that the man who was shot had a gun taken away from him before the shots were fired."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
37-year-old US citizen shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis
Fatal shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was killed by federal immigration agent in city
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"At least one analyst suggested that the initial video might show that the man who was shot had a gun taken away from him before the shots were fired."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"
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ICE is not properly trained on how to do citizen encounters in American towns and cities, and even if they were they would ignore that training. They are Stephen Miller’s lawless army of mercenaries.
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
ICE is not properly trained on how to do citizen encounters in American towns and cities, and even if they were they would ignore that training. They are Stephen Miller’s lawless army of mercenaries.
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ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
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You're seeing what's happening on American streets.
This is a police state.
Speak up.
Show up.
Use your rights — peacefully.
This is a police state.
Speak up.
Show up.
Use your rights — peacefully.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
You're seeing what's happening on American streets.
This is a police state.
Speak up.
Show up.
Use your rights — peacefully.
This is a police state.
Speak up.
Show up.
Use your rights — peacefully.
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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Retired Lt Colonel here in Minneapolis.
Just yesterday, within 1 mile of my house, 3 cars forced off the road, driver missing, wreckage abandoned, ICE gone, and denial of any operation in the area.
It is a war zone. I lived 2 years in a tent in the shit, carried dead comrades and have TBI. I know.
Just yesterday, within 1 mile of my house, 3 cars forced off the road, driver missing, wreckage abandoned, ICE gone, and denial of any operation in the area.
It is a war zone. I lived 2 years in a tent in the shit, carried dead comrades and have TBI. I know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Retired Lt Colonel here in Minneapolis.
Just yesterday, within 1 mile of my house, 3 cars forced off the road, driver missing, wreckage abandoned, ICE gone, and denial of any operation in the area.
It is a war zone. I lived 2 years in a tent in the shit, carried dead comrades and have TBI. I know.
Just yesterday, within 1 mile of my house, 3 cars forced off the road, driver missing, wreckage abandoned, ICE gone, and denial of any operation in the area.
It is a war zone. I lived 2 years in a tent in the shit, carried dead comrades and have TBI. I know.
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A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation.
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A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Sequence of photos from Zonk on Twitter...
Man peacefully filming ICE with both hands on his phone. No gun present.
Tackled by ICE with multiple ICE agents on top of man.
Than ICE agents shot and killed the man.
Man peacefully filming ICE with both hands on his phone. No gun present.
Tackled by ICE with multiple ICE agents on top of man.
Than ICE agents shot and killed the man.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Sequence of photos from Zonk on Twitter...
Man peacefully filming ICE with both hands on his phone. No gun present.
Tackled by ICE with multiple ICE agents on top of man.
Than ICE agents shot and killed the man.
Man peacefully filming ICE with both hands on his phone. No gun present.
Tackled by ICE with multiple ICE agents on top of man.
Than ICE agents shot and killed the man.
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We stand with Minnesota today and every single day. ICE is terrorizing our communities. We must call our members of Congress and urge them to stop funding ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
We stand with Minnesota today and every single day. ICE is terrorizing our communities. We must call our members of Congress and urge them to stop funding ICE.
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Federal Agents Fatally Shoot Man in Minneapolis
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Federal Agents Fatally Shoot Man in Minneapolis
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January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Federal Agents Fatally Shoot Man in Minneapolis