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Sterling Gates
@sterlinggates.bsky.social
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Writer of tv (SUPERGIRL, THE FLASH), film (THE POSTHUMAN PROJECT), and animation (SPIDER-MAN). Sometimes director (JUST THE JANITOR).

NY Times Bestselling comic book creator.

Eagle Scout.
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
I don’t want to think about Trump’s latest post about Alex Pretti, but we all must, esp. as funding discussions continue.

The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist, Alex Prettis stock has gone way down with the just released video of him screaming and spitting in the face of a very calm and under control ICE Officer, and then crazily kicking in a new and very expensive government vehicle, so hard and violent, in fact, that the taillight broke off in pieces. It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control. The ICE Officer was calm and cool, not an easy thing to be under those circumstances! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. 123 ReTruths 361 Likes 1/30/26, 1:26 AM
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 AM
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waitmanwbeorn.com
Ah, yes, de-escalation, innit?
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6h
The USA, where the summary execution of an unarmed man can now be justified by the actual president, because on a separate occasion he kicked the tail light of a "very expensive government vehicle."
Agitator and, perhaps, insurrectionist, Alex Pretti's stock has gone way down with the just released video of him screaming and spitting in the face of a very calm and under control ICE Officer, and then crazily kicking in a new and very expensive government vehicle, so hard and violent, in fact, that the taillight broke off in pieces. It was quite a display of abuse and anger, for all to see, crazed and out of control. The ICE Officer was calm and cool, not an easy thing to be under those circumstances! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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aarontheh.bsky.social
Still weird that we all just got used to (and re-elected) a president who talks like this.
January 30, 2026 at 6:08 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Quite literally, there are about a dozen scandals under Trump II that are worse than the worst scandals in all of 🇺🇸 political history. Add in the ongoing familial/personal monetization of the presidency, the violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations with 🇨🇦 & 🇬🇱/🇩🇰, & the murder on the high seas.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d
Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them:

1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens

2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar

3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Concentration camps. Your tax money at work. Enough already. This is gonna get much worse real quick.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
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joequinones.bsky.social
Some moments with Kara Zor-El from Supergirl #10, written by Sophie Campbell and due out in February!
January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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schiff.senate.gov
Don't forget: the largest funding spree for ICE in American history was paid for with the largest cut to health care in American history.

This terror in our streets was no accident. It was in the Republican budget.
January 29, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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thefinancenewsletter.com
Layoffs in the past year:

• Dell: 13,000
• Intel: 27,000
• Meta: 11,000
• UPS: 48,000
• FedEx: 12,000
• Boeing: 17,000
• Verizon: 15,000
• Walmart: 12,000
• Amazon: 30,000
• Microsoft: 15,000
• Citigroup: 20,000

Job security is a myth.
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
sterlinggates.bsky.social
Thankful for tonight's Rob Reiner retrospective, @tcmtv.bsky.social.

And thank you to @benmank77.bsky.social for speaking so meaningfully about Reiner's humanity.
January 29, 2026 at 5:02 AM
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atrupar.com
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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shorepatrol.bsky.social
Tonight on @tcmtv.bsky.social

@tcmparty.bsky.social
@tcmfans.bsky.social
@tcm-up-next.bsky.social
@comingupontcm.bsky.social

#RobReiner
January 28, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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brucespringsteen.net
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:01 AM
sterlinggates.bsky.social
So, uh, lasagna? Actually tough to make well.
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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anniezaleski.bsky.social
The earliest live video of R.E.M. with sound was resurfaced on YouTube a few days ago. Really great stuff. Love the superfans singing "Windout" as the song starts because they know what's coming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMTG...
REM 1981-02-20 688 Atlanta GA
YouTube video by oydave
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January 28, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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treekisser.bsky.social
‘We all have to be brave’

Meet “pink jacket lady” Stella Carson whose video of Alex Pretti’s execution exposed DHS lies

www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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houseofchacha.bsky.social
You’re onto something, @joshtpm.bsky.social
lukesteuber.com Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 2d
I see that his bruised hand has been cut off by his father
Trump today in Iowa with one bare hand and one black gloved
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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1moregaryfrank.bsky.social
Fantastic work!
January 27, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
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.
nickmiroff.bsky.social Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 3d
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
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msainato.bsky.social
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer. “Today, we demand accountability. “In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota. “Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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skyepatridge.bsky.social
Very excited to team up with Mariko again 💫
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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comicsinthega.bsky.social
R.I.P. Sal Buscema.
A photo of Sal with various Marvel characters behind him. Good covers by Sal. Avengers #71, The Defenders #9, Sub-Mariner #37, and The Spectacular Spider-Man #200,
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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mayor.nyc.gov
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
sterlinggates.bsky.social
Excited to see an all-star line-up of creators for Supergirl: The World!
January 26, 2026 at 10:40 PM