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propublica.org
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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sf.gazetteer.co
The Bay Area has five companies that have contracts with ICE and CBP.

They're selling everything from flight restraints for deportees to car wraps to digital infrastructure, all to the tune of millions of dollars.

Here's the scoop:

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These SF Bay Area companies have ICE and CBP contracts
ICE relies on a massive network of third-party contractors to conduct its operations, including companies that specialize in mass surveillance and others that make the clothing worn by agents.   Amid ...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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jeffrueter.bsky.social
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."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.

Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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joolia.bsky.social
those who object are subject to summary execution
joolia.bsky.social Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 12d
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.

ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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orrery.bsky.social
underscores — Do It (Yves Remix)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvhV...
underscores — Do It (Yves Remix)
YouTube video by underscores
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January 23, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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catconlan.net
ICE has kidnapped one of my MN News Guild siblings
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota January 16, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dylan Manshack, Comms | dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033 Member remains in ICE custody in Texas MINNEAPOLIS — On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, TNG-CWA Local 37002, as part of Operation Metro Surge. While the circumstances of his arrest are not clear, we know he has been transferred to an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus. The Guild is not publicly identifying the member out of concern for his family’s safety, but he is a father, a husband, and a staff member at a Minneapolis non-profit organization. He is a steward in our union and an advocate for all workers. And he is one of dozens of Minnesota union members who have been detained in recent weeks. The Department of Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests since the surge began in December, according to an MPR News report. But the agency has not provided details about the people arrested, such as how many were charged with a crime, how many face deportation, and how many were subsequently released. “The Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild stands with our member and his family as they face an uncertainty that is all too common in our state right now,” local president Nick Woltman said. “Like all Minnesota workers, our members deserve to feel safe in their communities both on and off the job.” “The detention of a Guild member in Minnesota amidst the chaos created by DHS is heartbreaking and infuriating,” said NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss. “My heart goes out to his family, who are now without their father and husband. As a union, we commit to fight for each other as stewards of our communities—especially in times as dark as this, while federal agents continue to target working families.” ALT TEXT CONTINUED IN NEXT POST
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
joshuabote.com
glad that the best reality tv show currently airing is back..................netflix's the boyfriend
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
joshuabote.com
not to be the friend that's too woke but the total lack of curiosity by white millennials about this (and why stereogum is covering this at all) is kind of telling about why bluesky doesn't have the juice lol
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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kenklippenstein.bsky.social
🚨Leaked docs about the ICE-led deployment to Minneapolis: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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laurawenus.bsky.social
::deep breath::
It's here. The @tlvoice.bsky.social is live.
This has been, and will continue to be, such a labor of love. Huge gratitude to all of the people who shared their advice, contacts, reflections, writing, photos, and heart to make this possible.
Introducing the Tenderloin Voice
Our SF newsroom shares editorial control with its audience.
www.tlvoice.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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eddiekimx.bsky.social
A small crew of protesters were pepper-sprayed by officers at ICE HQ (630 Sansome) this afternoon. Two people got tagged, and two people are currently detained, according to my sources.

Organizers are asking for more people to show up in support.
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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doctor1hundred.bsky.social
Frey's speech is great and all but we heard the same stuff from Johnson and Pritzker and nothing happened. The goons still ran rampant and killed and maimed people.

Do something.
January 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
joshuabote.com
getting dinner with oomf tonight
January 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
joshuabote.com
blogged about ariel pink coming to sf this week???? lol??????
January 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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drewmagary.bsky.social
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
joshuabote.com
thank you pop crave
popcrave.com Pop Crave @popcrave.com · Jan 1
2026 has arrived.
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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sf.gazetteer.co
These are the best songs of 2025, as chosen by some of the Bay Area's finest culture writers and critics. sf.gazetteer.co/the-bay-area...
The Bay Area’s best music critics pick the best songs of 2025
A selection of hits from a fabulous group of local writers and editors
sf.gazetteer.co
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
joshuabote.com
at a vinyl bar in mexico city and they're playing frank ocean. what if i just kill myself
December 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
joshuabote.com
sorry was that another earthquake
December 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM