lesliejyerman
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"The power of the people works — but our communities need safety. We call on Congress to demand ICE and Border Patrol leave Minneapolis now."
Sign the petition below:
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Tell your Congress member to take immediate action.
Stop ICE's Attack On Our Communities
An ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. This news is devastating. ICE must immediately withdraw its 2,000 agents from Minnesota and Congress must block any new funding to immigr...
aclu.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"The power of the people works — but our communities need safety. We call on Congress to demand ICE and Border Patrol leave Minneapolis now."
Sign the petition below:
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: the culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates: With the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, "Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact—the culture war is an actual war"
From @milestaylor.bsky.social
There are five things you can do — right now — to stand with Minnesota.
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
There are five things you can do — right now — to stand with Minnesota.
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
There are five things you can do — right now — to stand with Minnesota.
You don't need to travel to the Midwestern state in order to stare down DHS, ICE, and Donald Trump. You can do it from wherever you are.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:13 PM
From @milestaylor.bsky.social
There are five things you can do — right now — to stand with Minnesota.
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
There are five things you can do — right now — to stand with Minnesota.
open.substack.com/pub/defiance...
From @sulliview.bsky.social
"With what amounts to civil war raging in the United States, we desperately need clear, fearless truth-telling that doesn’t pull its punches and doesn’t hand a megaphone to lies and propaganda in the name of supposed fairness."
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
"With what amounts to civil war raging in the United States, we desperately need clear, fearless truth-telling that doesn’t pull its punches and doesn’t hand a megaphone to lies and propaganda in the name of supposed fairness."
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Defensive caution can’t compete with right-wing propaganda
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 PM
From @sulliview.bsky.social
"With what amounts to civil war raging in the United States, we desperately need clear, fearless truth-telling that doesn’t pull its punches and doesn’t hand a megaphone to lies and propaganda in the name of supposed fairness."
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
"With what amounts to civil war raging in the United States, we desperately need clear, fearless truth-telling that doesn’t pull its punches and doesn’t hand a megaphone to lies and propaganda in the name of supposed fairness."
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Filming ICE is an act of journalism. Cell phone footage is vital source material for reporters who can’t be everywhere at once.
Shooting, killing and other targeting of those documenting news is an attack on press freedom and all else that's good in the world.
Shooting, killing and other targeting of those documenting news is an attack on press freedom and all else that's good in the world.
Videos show federal agents killing Minneapolis man
Some details of federal government’s account of the shooting aren’t supported by footage captured by bystanders.
www.startribune.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Filming ICE is an act of journalism. Cell phone footage is vital source material for reporters who can’t be everywhere at once.
Shooting, killing and other targeting of those documenting news is an attack on press freedom and all else that's good in the world.
Shooting, killing and other targeting of those documenting news is an attack on press freedom and all else that's good in the world.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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A note to all the celebrities, athletes, and CEOs who are too afraid to speak out in the current climate: We don’t need you. But we will remember your silence in this moment.
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A note to all the celebrities, athletes, and CEOs who are too afraid to speak out in the current climate: We don’t need you. But we will remember your silence in this moment.
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"After reading about and reporting on this escalating conflict since the events of January 7, I decided it was time to go to Minneapolis myself to report on the ground."
And this is what @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote: lnk.thebulwark.com/45pRQbT
And this is what @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote: lnk.thebulwark.com/45pRQbT
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"After reading about and reporting on this escalating conflict since the events of January 7, I decided it was time to go to Minneapolis myself to report on the ground."
And this is what @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote: lnk.thebulwark.com/45pRQbT
And this is what @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote: lnk.thebulwark.com/45pRQbT
The whole world knows who the real domestic terrorists are. Not Rene Good or Alex Pretti.
Timeline from @nytimes.com on how Alex Pretti was killed.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline from @nytimes.com on how Alex Pretti was killed.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The whole world knows who the real domestic terrorists are. Not Rene Good or Alex Pretti.
Timeline from @nytimes.com on how Alex Pretti was killed.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline from @nytimes.com on how Alex Pretti was killed.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Statement of two witnesses — one a doctor — who have given sworn affidavits about the murder of Alex Pretti.
We are seeing ordinary citizens — a children’s face painter and a doctor — come forth with sworn affidavits to describe the killing of the Minneapolis nurse.
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
Links threaded below
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
Links threaded below
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Statement of two witnesses — one a doctor — who have given sworn affidavits about the murder of Alex Pretti.
From @jvl.bsky.social
"So the government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
"So the government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
From @jvl.bsky.social
"So the government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
"So the government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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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."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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In the USA now, lawfully carrying a camera (1st Amendment) and a gun (2nd Amendment) allows the government to kill you.
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
In the USA now, lawfully carrying a camera (1st Amendment) and a gun (2nd Amendment) allows the government to kill you.
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wrote about the camps for my newsletter this weekend www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
wrote about the camps for my newsletter this weekend www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
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U.S. citizen Matthew Allen brutally arrested in Minneapolis as his wife Sarah Allen watches in horror. She explains to a clergy member comforting her, they were both running away from the tear gas & he was arrested. Heartbreaking to hear & watch. This happened within hours of the killing of a man.💔
January 24, 2026 at 5:54 PM
U.S. citizen Matthew Allen brutally arrested in Minneapolis as his wife Sarah Allen watches in horror. She explains to a clergy member comforting her, they were both running away from the tear gas & he was arrested. Heartbreaking to hear & watch. This happened within hours of the killing of a man.💔
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Your call whether to watch. What I saw: Victim directs traffic. ICE rushes him & two women, violently knocking a woman down. Victim tries to shield her, *hands in air,* gets blasted with spray. As he tries to help her up, ICE pulls him off. One agent *holsters* a weapon right before another shoots.
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Your call whether to watch. What I saw: Victim directs traffic. ICE rushes him & two women, violently knocking a woman down. Victim tries to shield her, *hands in air,* gets blasted with spray. As he tries to help her up, ICE pulls him off. One agent *holsters* a weapon right before another shoots.
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social
"Last November I wrote an article in which I predicted 2026 would be a nightmarish year for Trump—in part because of many of the reasons stated in the preceding paragraph.
This week has accelerated that process...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
"Last November I wrote an article in which I predicted 2026 would be a nightmarish year for Trump—in part because of many of the reasons stated in the preceding paragraph.
This week has accelerated that process...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Davos Was the Beginning of the End for Trump
It's all downhill for here for the America's aging mad king
open.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
From @djrothkopf.bsky.social
"Last November I wrote an article in which I predicted 2026 would be a nightmarish year for Trump—in part because of many of the reasons stated in the preceding paragraph.
This week has accelerated that process...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
"Last November I wrote an article in which I predicted 2026 would be a nightmarish year for Trump—in part because of many of the reasons stated in the preceding paragraph.
This week has accelerated that process...
open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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ICE must be stopped. It's leaders should be prosecuted. Later we can discuss how to create a law-abiding, public-serving agency to police our borders. But it can't be this tainted, criminal agency. That's not an extreme position. It the only way to address this existential threat to our society.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
ICE must be stopped. It's leaders should be prosecuted. Later we can discuss how to create a law-abiding, public-serving agency to police our borders. But it can't be this tainted, criminal agency. That's not an extreme position. It the only way to address this existential threat to our society.
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In all seriousness, what happened to the crowd that was terrified of a national police force, black helicopters with masked agents, national identity cards, and databases to track citizens?
Oh…yeah…they joined ICE…
#RadioFreeAmerica
Oh…yeah…they joined ICE…
#RadioFreeAmerica
January 24, 2026 at 3:50 PM
In all seriousness, what happened to the crowd that was terrified of a national police force, black helicopters with masked agents, national identity cards, and databases to track citizens?
Oh…yeah…they joined ICE…
#RadioFreeAmerica
Oh…yeah…they joined ICE…
#RadioFreeAmerica
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January 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Okay sorry one more shot:
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Okay sorry one more shot: