Mark Rosati
@msrosati.bsky.social
Communications leadership for nonprofit organizations. Playwright, member @DramatistsGuild. Published short-story writer. Former journalist; ex-editor Associated Press @AP Washington, Chicago. #defenddemocracy #voteblue #LGBTQIA+ ally #fightfascism #resist
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Mark Rosati
@msrosati.bsky.social
· Nov 4
Honored that my short story “Otto and Edith” is one of Clockhouse literary journal’s 2025 nominees for the Pushcart Prize. Sincere thanks to editorial director Ken Damerow, publisher Jen McConnell and the entire Clockhouse team! #writingcommunity #literaryjournal #defenddemocracy
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The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
January 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish ICE is not enough.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough.
We need prosecutions and trials.
Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.
We currently have death squads in the United States.
“It has become clear that Donald Trump’s mass-deportation regime cannot be sustained without a repressive state machinery that endangers the lives and tramples the rights of legal residents and citizens of the United States, just as critics had been warning.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-omele...
www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-omele...
MAGA’s ‘Omelet’ Excuse for DHS Thuggishness
They admit that mass deportation is impossible without egregious abuses—but want it to go ahead anyway.
www.thebulwark.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
We currently have death squads in the United States.
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Does anyone get the feeling they unloaded ten shots to make sure Pretti could never live to tell the tale? Same with Renee Good. The first two shots were non-lethal. It was the third shot into her left temple from the side of the car that killed her, according to the autopsy.
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Does anyone get the feeling they unloaded ten shots to make sure Pretti could never live to tell the tale? Same with Renee Good. The first two shots were non-lethal. It was the third shot into her left temple from the side of the car that killed her, according to the autopsy.
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Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race today, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s 'stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so'.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/26/a...
www.twincities.com/2026/01/26/a...
Attorney Chris Madel exits GOP race for governor, cites Trump’s ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
Attorney Chris Madel has dropped out of the race for governor saying he can’t support the national Republican Party’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count m…
www.twincities.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Republican Chris Madel made a stunning exit from the Minnesota governor’s race today, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s 'stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so'.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/26/a...
www.twincities.com/2026/01/26/a...
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This isn’t about Minneapolis.
It’s not about a Blue city receiving the wrath of a vindictive Republican president.
It’s not about an outspoken Dem Governor being intentionally targeted by a leader who resents him.
This is about the future of our Republic.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-we...
It’s not about a Blue city receiving the wrath of a vindictive Republican president.
It’s not about an outspoken Dem Governor being intentionally targeted by a leader who resents him.
This is about the future of our Republic.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-we...
America, We Are All Minneapolis
Denial is a powerful drug.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This isn’t about Minneapolis.
It’s not about a Blue city receiving the wrath of a vindictive Republican president.
It’s not about an outspoken Dem Governor being intentionally targeted by a leader who resents him.
This is about the future of our Republic.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-we...
It’s not about a Blue city receiving the wrath of a vindictive Republican president.
It’s not about an outspoken Dem Governor being intentionally targeted by a leader who resents him.
This is about the future of our Republic.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/america-we...
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Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and masked secret police roam our streets murdering civilians and abducting the witnesses. But at least now we have full sovereignty over a couple of military bases in Greenland.
January 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and masked secret police roam our streets murdering civilians and abducting the witnesses. But at least now we have full sovereignty over a couple of military bases in Greenland.
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A standing reminder: a small handful of Republicans in Congress could stop this chaos tomorrow. They simply choose not to.
January 25, 2026 at 11:28 PM
A standing reminder: a small handful of Republicans in Congress could stop this chaos tomorrow. They simply choose not to.
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We’re airing a new campaign ad, starting tomorrow.
Here it is:
Here it is:
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
We’re airing a new campaign ad, starting tomorrow.
Here it is:
Here it is:
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Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
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Chicagoans and city leaders are calling for ICE to be abolished following the killing of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents.
A protest of the killing will be held Downtown today.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/24/c...
A protest of the killing will be held Downtown today.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/24/c...
January 25, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Chicagoans and city leaders are calling for ICE to be abolished following the killing of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents.
A protest of the killing will be held Downtown today.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/24/c...
A protest of the killing will be held Downtown today.
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/24/c...
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The lying never stops in this administration.
January 25, 2026 at 3:22 AM
The lying never stops in this administration.
Murdered in cold blood by the Trump regime
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
Shot and killed by immigration agents on a Minneapolis street, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’
nyti.ms
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Murdered in cold blood by the Trump regime
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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.
ICE and the regime murdered a nurse in Minneapolis today. #fightfascism #defenddemocracy
January 24, 2026 at 10:40 PM
ICE and the regime murdered a nurse in Minneapolis today. #fightfascism #defenddemocracy
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Let’s shut this whole fucking country down. Stop the ICE murders. Boycott USA is you are abroad. We don’t need a World Cup or a rock band’s tour, we need justice and serious fucking help.
January 24, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Let’s shut this whole fucking country down. Stop the ICE murders. Boycott USA is you are abroad. We don’t need a World Cup or a rock band’s tour, we need justice and serious fucking help.
"How many more Americans need to die?" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01... #defenddemocracy #fightfascism
Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
"How many more Americans need to die?" www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01... #defenddemocracy #fightfascism
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This is the grim, depressing reality Trump has made of American life. Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and its citizens being murdered by violent secret police.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is the grim, depressing reality Trump has made of American life. Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and its citizens being murdered by violent secret police.
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Federal agents shoot a person in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz says. Dozens of masked federal immigration officers are on the scene and protesters have started to gather.
nbcnews.to/4sYfypJ
nbcnews.to/4sYfypJ
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Federal agents shoot a person in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz says. Dozens of masked federal immigration officers are on the scene and protesters have started to gather.
nbcnews.to/4sYfypJ
nbcnews.to/4sYfypJ
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Update: Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
Here's who's canceled their Kennedy Center performances since Trump took over
Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
n.pr
January 23, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Update: Renée Fleming is the latest to say they will not perform at the Kennedy Center.