Jon Pelican
@jonpelican.bsky.social
Choose passion over indifference and apathy, compassion over cruelty, love over all. Life and the lives of others are gifts. Pronouns: Not Trump / Not Republicans.
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Jon Pelican
@jonpelican.bsky.social
· Jan 23
In the very wee hours four years ago today I lost my beautiful, precious Russian Blue bud. I still miss him every day. See you on the other side, Pushkin.
"There can be no quiet moving on from the Trump era, no calm, forward-looking determination to absolve the Trump regime and its agents of their actions." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
If they’re trying to eliminate witnesses, they cannot eliminate us all
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"There can be no quiet moving on from the Trump era, no calm, forward-looking determination to absolve the Trump regime and its agents of their actions." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nothing wrong with this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Republican ends bid for Minnesota governor, citing ‘unconstitutional’ ICE surge
Chris Madel drops out of race and in video criticizes the ‘federal retribution on the citizens’ of Minnesota
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Nothing wrong with this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
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“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
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I believe there was a video as well where an agent told an observer “you are being put in a database as a domestic terrorist” and when she asks what is that supposed to mean he says “you’ll see” . Not ominous at all😒
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I believe there was a video as well where an agent told an observer “you are being put in a database as a domestic terrorist” and when she asks what is that supposed to mean he says “you’ll see” . Not ominous at all😒
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Not one whit of this will actually happen. Republicans can create laws binding themselves and have no intent to fulfill the requirements.
Here are the concessions Dems received from Republicans in the House DHS funding bill, approved 1/22/26, which now awaits Senate approval. Is this enough to stop other horrendous shootings like what happened in Minneapolis just this morning (1/24/26)?
No. It’s not. Call your Senators.
No. It’s not. Call your Senators.
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Not one whit of this will actually happen. Republicans can create laws binding themselves and have no intent to fulfill the requirements.
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Bondi’s letter represents a major assault on Minnesota’s sovereignty, demanding that it forfeit its ability to make and enforce its own laws and maintain its voter rolls without oversight from the executive branch, which does not have authority over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Bondi’s letter represents a major assault on Minnesota’s sovereignty, demanding that it forfeit its ability to make and enforce its own laws and maintain its voter rolls without oversight from the executive branch, which does not have authority over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The ususal regime fare: Create chaos and mayhem from thin air, initiate and solely conduct violence against others, hurt or kill an innocent person, then jump onto Fox News to project, lie yourself silly with easily disproved fabrications, and pretend everyone doesn't see through it.
Scalise lies: "The want to defund ICE. They defunded police. The police chief of Mpls said yesterday multiple times how stretched thin his department is. They don't have enough people because Mpls defunded the police." (Police were not defunded and MPD is stretched thin bc of unrest caused by ICE)
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The ususal regime fare: Create chaos and mayhem from thin air, initiate and solely conduct violence against others, hurt or kill an innocent person, then jump onto Fox News to project, lie yourself silly with easily disproved fabrications, and pretend everyone doesn't see through it.
Breaks it right down for us, including Noem's characteristic absurd lies.
The BBC analysis of the Alex Pretti murder by the Trump regime
January 26, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Breaks it right down for us, including Noem's characteristic absurd lies.
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New in PN: The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
Thinking about them in terms of truth or falsity is a category error.
www.publicnotice.co
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
New in PN: The regime's mind-bending lies are a tactic
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
"The VP told them they could kill anyone who annoyed them. Pretti annoyed them. So they killed him. Now the lies Bovino and Noem are telling about Pretti’s death are intended to encourage further extrajudicial executions and likely will do so."
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Can you imagine seeing your son murdered, in broad daylight on a public street, by your own government? Then that government launch a smear campaign against your child to justify the murder?
The parents of Alex Pretti don’t have to imagine.
The parents of Alex Pretti don’t have to imagine.
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Can you imagine seeing your son murdered, in broad daylight on a public street, by your own government? Then that government launch a smear campaign against your child to justify the murder?
The parents of Alex Pretti don’t have to imagine.
The parents of Alex Pretti don’t have to imagine.
Those are two great looking kids. Among my favorite kinds. But then, they all are.
Westley treated the snow like a personal amusement park. Face first. Zoomies. Dramatic hops. Trevor supervised like a tiny, serious park ranger making sure nobody broke the laws of physics. ❄️🐾
Now it’s nap time. Who else crashes hard after snow fun? 😴
#dogsofbsky #dogsofbluesky #snow
Now it’s nap time. Who else crashes hard after snow fun? 😴
#dogsofbsky #dogsofbluesky #snow
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Those are two great looking kids. Among my favorite kinds. But then, they all are.
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Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
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1/ I've been thinking a lot about the US "This is not who we are" discourse. Trying to think through it.
Note: This is all so far out of my lane my car may as well be in a nearby lake, so just skip this thread if you're looking for actual expertise or wisdom.
Note: This is all so far out of my lane my car may as well be in a nearby lake, so just skip this thread if you're looking for actual expertise or wisdom.
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM
1/ I've been thinking a lot about the US "This is not who we are" discourse. Trying to think through it.
Note: This is all so far out of my lane my car may as well be in a nearby lake, so just skip this thread if you're looking for actual expertise or wisdom.
Note: This is all so far out of my lane my car may as well be in a nearby lake, so just skip this thread if you're looking for actual expertise or wisdom.
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Mamdani: "To first take a moment about Mpls. It is horrific what we have seen there. And I think that there are too many Americans who are being asked to not believe their own eyes, not believe their own ears, not believe their own realities." (This interview was conducted before Pretti killing)
January 25, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Mamdani: "To first take a moment about Mpls. It is horrific what we have seen there. And I think that there are too many Americans who are being asked to not believe their own eyes, not believe their own ears, not believe their own realities." (This interview was conducted before Pretti killing)
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Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
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There are no longer huddled masses at the Statue of Liberty. Instead, we see ICE agents terrorizing our cities.
Our government no longer believes that its power comes from the consent of the governed. Instead, Trump believes power comes from threats and force.
Our government no longer believes that its power comes from the consent of the governed. Instead, Trump believes power comes from threats and force.
We cannot be nostalgic for the United States
The United States is no longer a steady ally and a trusted global power — but an unstable volcano ready to erupt.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
There are no longer huddled masses at the Statue of Liberty. Instead, we see ICE agents terrorizing our cities.
Our government no longer believes that its power comes from the consent of the governed. Instead, Trump believes power comes from threats and force.
Our government no longer believes that its power comes from the consent of the governed. Instead, Trump believes power comes from threats and force.
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
That there are so many sick, evil, perpetually mindlessly angry who have walked among us for so long suddenly showing their true colors is disturbing in itself.
The lying is the story
The lying ensures it will happen again
The lying ensures it will happen again
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 PM
That there are so many sick, evil, perpetually mindlessly angry who have walked among us for so long suddenly showing their true colors is disturbing in itself.
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Pam Bondi’s letter to MN Governor Walz: ICE will keep assaulting and murdering Minnesotans until you give me MN’s voter rolls.
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Pam Bondi’s letter to MN Governor Walz: ICE will keep assaulting and murdering Minnesotans until you give me MN’s voter rolls.
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
So the real purpose of ICE is clear to everyone; it’s not about making us safe, it’s about using ICE to tamper with elections #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
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This is a mob shakedown note disguised as a legal document from Pam Bondi.
Two plausible but equally alarming explanations for demanding voter records: they intend to tamper with the 2026 midterm elections, and this is a tool, or they want a list of Kamala Harris voters for intimidation purposes.
Two plausible but equally alarming explanations for demanding voter records: they intend to tamper with the 2026 midterm elections, and this is a tool, or they want a list of Kamala Harris voters for intimidation purposes.
January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
This is a mob shakedown note disguised as a legal document from Pam Bondi.
Two plausible but equally alarming explanations for demanding voter records: they intend to tamper with the 2026 midterm elections, and this is a tool, or they want a list of Kamala Harris voters for intimidation purposes.
Two plausible but equally alarming explanations for demanding voter records: they intend to tamper with the 2026 midterm elections, and this is a tool, or they want a list of Kamala Harris voters for intimidation purposes.
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I'm seeing mainstream news orgs around the country calling today's action in Minnesota a "protest of immigration enforcement."
Ridiculous framing. It's not a protest against legitimate immigration policy, it's a protest against a paramilitary occupation and ethnic cleansing campaign.
Ridiculous framing. It's not a protest against legitimate immigration policy, it's a protest against a paramilitary occupation and ethnic cleansing campaign.
January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I'm seeing mainstream news orgs around the country calling today's action in Minnesota a "protest of immigration enforcement."
Ridiculous framing. It's not a protest against legitimate immigration policy, it's a protest against a paramilitary occupation and ethnic cleansing campaign.
Ridiculous framing. It's not a protest against legitimate immigration policy, it's a protest against a paramilitary occupation and ethnic cleansing campaign.