TheMeanstroke
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Born and raised in NYS, now a South Carolinian husband and father. It’s Buster and Friday. I swear a lot. Follow at your own risk!
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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ICE agents in Colorado have been leaving ace of spades cards behind when they detain someone, a psychological warfare technique the United States Armed Forces used against its mortal enemies during the Vietnam War.
If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
January 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
ICE agents in Colorado have been leaving ace of spades cards behind when they detain someone, a psychological warfare technique the United States Armed Forces used against its mortal enemies during the Vietnam War.
If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I’ve never heard of a “law enforcement” agency putting an officer who just killed someone back on the street under 24 hours. And that’s because all shootings are treated as homicides pending investigation. This is as clear a sign as you’ll get that DHS personnel enjoy practical immunity from murder.
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The admin gains nothing but public criticism by admitting they just recycled these guys back into the system like a bunch of catholic priests. The only logic to making this known is to signal other officers that they won’t be turned over to legitimate authorities for gunning down Americans.
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The admin gains nothing but public criticism by admitting they just recycled these guys back into the system like a bunch of catholic priests. The only logic to making this known is to signal other officers that they won’t be turned over to legitimate authorities for gunning down Americans.
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Trump and his allies are already smearing Alex Pretti’s name instead of confronting the truth.
Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain.
Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain.
Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Trump and his allies are already smearing Alex Pretti’s name instead of confronting the truth.
Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain.
Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
Veterans who served our country and lived because of the VA are outraged. Alex was a VA nurse and hero, not a villain.
Stay informed. Join the fight. Follow @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social
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Thanks Brian
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Thanks Brian
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Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
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Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
January 25, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Walz: "I don't care if you are conservative are flying a Donald Trump flag, a libertarian 'Don't Treat on Me,' a Democratic Socialist -- this an inflection point. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of a citizen and besmirching everything they stood for -- someone has to be accountable."
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Literally EVERYTHING else aside:
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Literally EVERYTHING else aside:
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.
Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
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We need to stop calling them Nazis.
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
We need to stop calling them Nazis.
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Alex Pretti was shot in the back. When he dropped, ICE agents shot him at least nine more times.
Instead of rendering aid, the ICE agents hovered above him and counted the bullet holes as one agent clapped his hands in triumph and another excited agent compared their terrorism to Call of Duty.
Instead of rendering aid, the ICE agents hovered above him and counted the bullet holes as one agent clapped his hands in triumph and another excited agent compared their terrorism to Call of Duty.
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Alex Pretti was shot in the back. When he dropped, ICE agents shot him at least nine more times.
Instead of rendering aid, the ICE agents hovered above him and counted the bullet holes as one agent clapped his hands in triumph and another excited agent compared their terrorism to Call of Duty.
Instead of rendering aid, the ICE agents hovered above him and counted the bullet holes as one agent clapped his hands in triumph and another excited agent compared their terrorism to Call of Duty.
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
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ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
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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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Don’t look away. #FuckTrump #FuckICE
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Don’t look away. #FuckTrump #FuckICE
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Media outlets using terms like "immigration crackdown" or "immigration enforcement" to describe what is happening are simply manufacturing consent for fascism and state terror
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Media outlets using terms like "immigration crackdown" or "immigration enforcement" to describe what is happening are simply manufacturing consent for fascism and state terror
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
This isn't about individual reporters/editors. It's about their bosses who lack the courage and ethics to meet this moment
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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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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If the administration's logic about use of force were reasonable or widely-accepted, there would have been a whole lot more dead bodies on the floor of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
January 25, 2026 at 7:26 PM
If the administration's logic about use of force were reasonable or widely-accepted, there would have been a whole lot more dead bodies on the floor of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021
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“He had a gun!” the insane hypocrites screamed.
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
“He had a gun!” the insane hypocrites screamed.
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Aloka the dog who walked with the Buddhist monks, being honored when he arrived in Raleigh, NC. And he’s damn proud of it. 👌
January 25, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Aloka the dog who walked with the Buddhist monks, being honored when he arrived in Raleigh, NC. And he’s damn proud of it. 👌
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City View Apts in Near North, Minneapolis (1149 N 7th St), approx. 9-10am: ICE and CBP BORTAC raiding an entire apartment complex after breaking in
January 25, 2026 at 5:23 PM
City View Apts in Near North, Minneapolis (1149 N 7th St), approx. 9-10am: ICE and CBP BORTAC raiding an entire apartment complex after breaking in
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I know blaming ICE is easy. Alex Pretti was murdered by Border Patrol agents not ICE. Agents who are supppsed to be at ports of entry. Bovino’s personal goon squad. The entire DHS is infused with a culture of immunity and violence. The entire organization is poisoned. It must be dismantled.
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I know blaming ICE is easy. Alex Pretti was murdered by Border Patrol agents not ICE. Agents who are supppsed to be at ports of entry. Bovino’s personal goon squad. The entire DHS is infused with a culture of immunity and violence. The entire organization is poisoned. It must be dismantled.
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🩸🩸🩸 THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE
NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸
NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
🩸🩸🩸 THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE
NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸
NEVER FORGET: Instead of honoring our Constitution's key principle of a Peaceful Transfer of Power, POS Donald Trump Abused his Power on Jan 6th by inciting this violent & deadly attack on our country's Capital and should be in prison for life 🩸🩸🩸