Shep/Polly
@sheppolly.bsky.social
So many dogs, so little time. Shep, Polly, Rafe, Skeeter 🌈. Jozie, Slim, Spike, Vinny 🐾🐾 & one human ID epidemiologist, proud Minnesotan
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Rest in peace Alex Pretti. You will be remembered as a hero. I saw my immigrant neighbors out tonight mourning. You’ve touched the hearts of our immigrant community. We will not rest until justice is served.
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Rest in peace Alex Pretti. You will be remembered as a hero. I saw my immigrant neighbors out tonight mourning. You’ve touched the hearts of our immigrant community. We will not rest until justice is served.
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Ideas if your dog is older, ill, not fond of booties or paw wax, or has sensitive paws.🐾 🥶
•Old rugs
•Straw
•Potty area in garage/shed
•Potty pads inside
Whatever works for your dog & you.
⚠️ Be out w/dog or 👀 from door
Help humans:
linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
linktr.ee/AYUmpls
www.miwrc.org/donate
•Old rugs
•Straw
•Potty area in garage/shed
•Potty pads inside
Whatever works for your dog & you.
⚠️ Be out w/dog or 👀 from door
Help humans:
linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
linktr.ee/AYUmpls
www.miwrc.org/donate
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Ideas if your dog is older, ill, not fond of booties or paw wax, or has sensitive paws.🐾 🥶
•Old rugs
•Straw
•Potty area in garage/shed
•Potty pads inside
Whatever works for your dog & you.
⚠️ Be out w/dog or 👀 from door
Help humans:
linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
linktr.ee/AYUmpls
www.miwrc.org/donate
•Old rugs
•Straw
•Potty area in garage/shed
•Potty pads inside
Whatever works for your dog & you.
⚠️ Be out w/dog or 👀 from door
Help humans:
linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
linktr.ee/AYUmpls
www.miwrc.org/donate
Hell hath no fury like an evil woman scorned
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hell hath no fury like an evil woman scorned
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ICE OUT NOW. 🕯️🕯️🕯️
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
ICE OUT NOW. 🕯️🕯️🕯️
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The children’s face painter:
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 AM
The children’s face painter:
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
“I feel afraid.
“Only hours have passed since they shot a man in front of me, and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me.
“I don't know what the agents will do when they find me.
“I do know that they're not telling the truth.”
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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This is who our government is calling a monster and a domestic terrorist. They have no shame. Rest in peace, Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This is who our government is calling a monster and a domestic terrorist. They have no shame. Rest in peace, Alex Pretti.
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
For all of us. RIP Alex
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
For all of us. RIP Alex
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Mood in minneapolis right now
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Mood in minneapolis right now
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This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
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Join Light up the Night tonight, not a mass gathering in any one place but to get people out of their houses with candles and flashlights in every neighborhood at 7:00. Please spread the word.
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Join Light up the Night tonight, not a mass gathering in any one place but to get people out of their houses with candles and flashlights in every neighborhood at 7:00. Please spread the word.
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How can you help Minnesotans right now?
Call your goddamn Dem Senator and tell them you will never vote for them again if they do not shut the government down over this.
If you have a republican, call them and call them fucking cowards.
Call your goddamn Dem Senator and tell them you will never vote for them again if they do not shut the government down over this.
If you have a republican, call them and call them fucking cowards.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
How can you help Minnesotans right now?
Call your goddamn Dem Senator and tell them you will never vote for them again if they do not shut the government down over this.
If you have a republican, call them and call them fucking cowards.
Call your goddamn Dem Senator and tell them you will never vote for them again if they do not shut the government down over this.
If you have a republican, call them and call them fucking cowards.
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The things he brandished were his values, his courage and his humanity
January 24, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The things he brandished were his values, his courage and his humanity
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Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, ICU Nurse, Outdoorsman. Illinois born firearm owner.
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, ICU Nurse, Outdoorsman. Illinois born firearm owner.
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This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
Holy crap.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
This is the most damning video yet.
It shows Border Patrol agents clearly taking Alex's firearm, running it away, and THEN executed him in cold blood by emptying a clip into his face.
Murder.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This was murder. Pretti did not initiate the confrontation. He didn’t strike them. He didn’t brandish his gun. They tackled him, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him.
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And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
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Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents
TW ⚠️
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents
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Bellingcat is gold standard. Read entire thread
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Bellingcat is gold standard. Read entire thread
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
Was just outside chopping ice (real ice) and it was cathartic.
Slim found a puffin #moreSlim #lessIce #abolishICE
Slim found a puffin #moreSlim #lessIce #abolishICE
January 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Was just outside chopping ice (real ice) and it was cathartic.
Slim found a puffin #moreSlim #lessIce #abolishICE
Slim found a puffin #moreSlim #lessIce #abolishICE
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This is how the administration is maligning Alex Pretti
A caring, 37 year old male US citizen who worked in the Minneapolis VA ICU as a nurse caring for sick veterans.
This is shameful and indefensible.
A caring, 37 year old male US citizen who worked in the Minneapolis VA ICU as a nurse caring for sick veterans.
This is shameful and indefensible.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is how the administration is maligning Alex Pretti
A caring, 37 year old male US citizen who worked in the Minneapolis VA ICU as a nurse caring for sick veterans.
This is shameful and indefensible.
A caring, 37 year old male US citizen who worked in the Minneapolis VA ICU as a nurse caring for sick veterans.
This is shameful and indefensible.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Reconstruction work will start tomorrow, tonight we've got taps running to prevent this.
We are nearly 1k down from covering our animal food bill, several thousand from covering rent, and just under $20k to covering salaries.
If anyone would like to offer pledged matches, just email or message me"
We are nearly 1k down from covering our animal food bill, several thousand from covering rent, and just under $20k to covering salaries.
If anyone would like to offer pledged matches, just email or message me"
January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Reconstruction work will start tomorrow, tonight we've got taps running to prevent this.
We are nearly 1k down from covering our animal food bill, several thousand from covering rent, and just under $20k to covering salaries.
If anyone would like to offer pledged matches, just email or message me"
We are nearly 1k down from covering our animal food bill, several thousand from covering rent, and just under $20k to covering salaries.
If anyone would like to offer pledged matches, just email or message me"
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I see Alex Pretti directing traffic, try to help a woman who was pushed, he got pepper sprayed in the face* and then summarily executed by ICE. What the fuck (huge content warning, this is very graphic)
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From the PublicFreakout community on Reddit: Another angle of the Minneapolis shooting, taken from the perspective of the lady with te pink jacket.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I see Alex Pretti directing traffic, try to help a woman who was pushed, he got pepper sprayed in the face* and then summarily executed by ICE. What the fuck (huge content warning, this is very graphic)
www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
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