Yonette Joseph
@sugarcane99.bsky.social
NYT editor/shape shifter.
“I am alive, and drunk in sunlight.”
-George RR Martin, "A Storm of Swords"
“I am alive, and drunk in sunlight.”
-George RR Martin, "A Storm of Swords"
Utah police arrested a man accused of punching Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Florida) in the face during a party at the Sundance Film Festival and shouting how Trump would deport Frost www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Utah police arrest man accused of assaulting Rep. Maxwell Frost
The congressman, who was at the Sundance Film Festival, says the suspect was overheard making racial slurs during a party he was attending.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Utah police arrested a man accused of punching Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Florida) in the face during a party at the Sundance Film Festival and shouting how Trump would deport Frost www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
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News Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is
The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
News Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
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The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has scrambled America’s gun debate, another reflection of the bitterness and polarization that has engulfed the dispute over the national crackdown on immigration by federal agents.
Minnesota shooting scrambles America’s gun debate
Some gun rights backers cite Alex Pretti’s gun as a justification for his killing, while gun-control supporters dismiss its relevance
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis has scrambled America’s gun debate, another reflection of the bitterness and polarization that has engulfed the dispute over the national crackdown on immigration by federal agents.
More than a million customers without power across the South as massive winter storm brings heavy ice.
Museums from Texas to Massachusetts close, but Broadway shows in NY go on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Museums from Texas to Massachusetts close, but Broadway shows in NY go on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Museums From Texas to Massachusetts Close for Storm, but Broadway Shows Go On
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
More than a million customers without power across the South as massive winter storm brings heavy ice.
Museums from Texas to Massachusetts close, but Broadway shows in NY go on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
Museums from Texas to Massachusetts close, but Broadway shows in NY go on.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
A judge issued a late-night order barring federal officials from destroying evidence in a fatal shooting by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as Trump administration officials continued to lodge unsubstantiated accusations of domestic terrorism against the victim www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Minneapolis Live Updates: State Seeks Access to Evidence as Federal Officials Blame Shooting Victim
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A judge issued a late-night order barring federal officials from destroying evidence in a fatal shooting by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as Trump administration officials continued to lodge unsubstantiated accusations of domestic terrorism against the victim www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
About $35 million has been spent on marketing “Melania,” and that’s after the roughly $40 million deal Amazon MGM Studios struck with the First Lady for the documentary, which releases in theaters Friday www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/p...
Melania Trump’s multimillion-dollar documentary project faces a key test this week | CNN Politics
First lady Melania Trump and Amazon MGM Studios face a high-stakes test this week with the release of the “Melania” documentary: Will the multimillion-dollar investment pay off?
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
About $35 million has been spent on marketing “Melania,” and that’s after the roughly $40 million deal Amazon MGM Studios struck with the First Lady for the documentary, which releases in theaters Friday www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/p...
The stock market in Trump’s first year back in the White House was the worst of any president’s first year of a new term since 2005, when George W. Bush started his second term www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/i...
Trump’s stock market: Worst first year of a term since George W. Bush | CNN Business
The stock market under President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House saw the worst performance during the first year of a presidential term 2004, when George Bush started the second term...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The stock market in Trump’s first year back in the White House was the worst of any president’s first year of a new term since 2005, when George W. Bush started his second term www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/i...
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Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was punched in the face at Sundance Festival by a man who told him "Trump was going to deport" him
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Congressman Maxwell Frost says he was punched in the face at Sundance Festival by a man who told him "Trump was going to deport" him
After one agent fires four shots at Pretti, another agent unholsters his gun and fires at Pretti. The first agent also fires additional shots.
Together, they fire six more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Together, they fire six more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground. 🎁 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 1:21 PM
After one agent fires four shots at Pretti, another agent unholsters his gun and fires at Pretti. The first agent also fires additional shots.
Together, they fire six more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Together, they fire six more shots at Pretti while he lies motionless on the ground. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Oval Office study now looks like a MAGA gift shop on Trump property. See how Trump has transformed the White House so far. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See All of Trump’s Changes to the White House So Far (Gift Article)
In a year, the president has altered 10 spaces in the White House.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
The Oval Office study now looks like a MAGA gift shop on Trump property. See how Trump has transformed the White House so far. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
M. Gessen | State terror has arrived. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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January 25, 2026 at 3:54 AM
M. Gessen | State terror has arrived. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Germany, which holds the world’s second-biggest national gold reserves after the US — approximately €164bn or 1,236 tons — is facing calls to withdraw its gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Germany, which holds the world’s second-biggest national gold reserves after the US — approximately €164bn or 1,236 tons — is facing calls to withdraw its gold from US vaults, spurred on by the shift in transatlantic relations and the unpredictability of Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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Walz: Minnesota's justice system will have the last word on this.
As I told the white house in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The state will handle it. Period.
As I told the white house in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The state will handle it. Period.
January 24, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Walz: Minnesota's justice system will have the last word on this.
As I told the white house in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The state will handle it. Period.
As I told the white house in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The state will handle it. Period.
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
An international group of fringe researchers used the data of black and Hispanic children to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
An international group of fringe researchers used the data of black and Hispanic children to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
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January 24, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
An international group of fringe researchers used the data of black and Hispanic children to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
An international group of fringe researchers used the data of black and Hispanic children to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
NYT analysis shows he was holding his phone when agents took him down.
Someone yells he has a gun, and as a gun emerges from the melee, an agent aims his gun at Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot.
He appears to continue firing at Pretti, who collapses. 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Someone yells he has a gun, and as a gun emerges from the melee, an agent aims his gun at Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot.
He appears to continue firing at Pretti, who collapses. 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
NYT analysis shows he was holding his phone when agents took him down.
Someone yells he has a gun, and as a gun emerges from the melee, an agent aims his gun at Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot.
He appears to continue firing at Pretti, who collapses. 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Someone yells he has a gun, and as a gun emerges from the melee, an agent aims his gun at Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot.
He appears to continue firing at Pretti, who collapses. 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
A colleague of Pretti, Dimitri Drekonja, said he worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He was a really great colleague and a really great friend,” Mr. Drekonja said. “The default look on his face was a smile.”
Photo by AP
Photo by AP
January 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM
A colleague of Pretti, Dimitri Drekonja, said he worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. “He was a really great colleague and a really great friend,” Mr. Drekonja said. “The default look on his face was a smile.”
Photo by AP
Photo by AP
Federal officials posted images of a handgun they said the man was carrying.
Chief Brian O’Hara of the Minneapolis police said the man who was killed had a firearms permit.
Open carry is legal in Minnesota.
Chief Brian O’Hara of the Minneapolis police said the man who was killed had a firearms permit.
Open carry is legal in Minnesota.
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday was identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse who was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.
Footage shows he was holding a phone, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him.
Footage shows he was holding a phone, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him.
Update: Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person in Minneapolis, Officials Say
The shooting prompted a clash between ICE agents and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
The shooting prompted a clash between ICE agents and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Federal officials posted images of a handgun they said the man was carrying.
Chief Brian O’Hara of the Minneapolis police said the man who was killed had a firearms permit.
Open carry is legal in Minnesota.
Chief Brian O’Hara of the Minneapolis police said the man who was killed had a firearms permit.
Open carry is legal in Minnesota.
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday was identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse who was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.
Footage shows he was holding a phone, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him.
Footage shows he was holding a phone, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him.
Update: Federal Agents Shoot and Kill a Person in Minneapolis, Officials Say
The shooting prompted a clash between ICE agents and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
The shooting prompted a clash between ICE agents and more than 100 protesters who swarmed the scene. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday was identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse who was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said.
Footage shows he was holding a phone, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him.
Footage shows he was holding a phone, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground and shoot him.