Vivian McCall
@vivmccall.bsky.social
News Editor at The Stranger
Trans journalist 🏳️⚧️
Music as Pansy (https://pansysucks.bandcamp.com/track/mercy-kill-me-2)
Trans journalist 🏳️⚧️
Music as Pansy (https://pansysucks.bandcamp.com/track/mercy-kill-me-2)
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Vivian McCall
@vivmccall.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Best New Songs of the Week (September 25, 2025) | Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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I mostly talk journalism/serious shit here, but I am really stoked to share that my band was included in @pastemagazine.bsky.social's Best New Songs this week. Thanks to @yogurttowne.bsky.social for the overwhelmingly kind words. I'm ecstatic!!
www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...
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We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.
No video supports this theory. It is a lie.
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 8:05 PM
No video supports this theory. It is a lie.
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I wrote about the very stupid idea that ICE can be “reformed” or “retrained.” This was written before ICE demonstrated how correct I am by swarming and executing another Minnesotan.
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
This Year’s First Big Stupid Idea: “Retrain ICE”
Some things get so evil that they forfeit their right to exist. Trump’s rogue paramilitary gangs are one of them.
newrepublic.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I wrote about the very stupid idea that ICE can be “reformed” or “retrained.” This was written before ICE demonstrated how correct I am by swarming and executing another Minnesotan.
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
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After the first shots are fired, the man collapses on the ground. Agents back away. At least another 5 shots are fired toward the man who is already incapacitated on the ground.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
After the first shots are fired, the man collapses on the ground. Agents back away. At least another 5 shots are fired toward the man who is already incapacitated on the ground.
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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 7:01 PM
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_...
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Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Footage taken moments before a struggle shows that the man was filming, holding a phone in his right hand, backing up. His left hand is up, visible, palm facing out, as he backs away from the area. An agent uses his right hand, on the torso of the victim, pushing him back, while the man complies.
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Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![Action Memo for Senior Bureau Official John Armstrong
FROM:
SUBJECT:
CA/VO - Stuart Wilson, Deputy Assistant Secretary
(SBU) Revocation of Fl Visa for Rumeysa OZTURK
(SBU) Recommendation 1: That you approve the revocation of the Fl visa,
effective immediately, for
under section 221(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(INA). Due to ongoing ICE operational security, this revocation will be silent;
the Department will not notify the subject. (Approve/Disapprove by
03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
(SBU) Recommendation 2: That you authorize the transmission of the
attached notification to the Department of Homeland Security noting the,
immediate revocation of OZTURK's visa. (Approve/Disapprove by 03/21/25)
Decision: [Approved]
Background
(SBU} On March 21, 2025, the Assistant Director of the National Security Division of DHS/ICE's Homeland Security Investigations referred to CA information regarding Rumeysa OZTURK, a Turkish national, for a possible determination by the Secretary that the alien is deportable under INA section 237(a)(4)(C). As a nonimmigrant visa holder, such a determination is not necessary for OHS/ICE to pursue removal of OZTURK from the United States, as INA section 237(a}(1)(B) provides that an alien is deportable if their nonimmigrant visa has been revoked under INA section 221(i).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7r477jd7q7p2mzmyqfm7jmp7/bafkreigphzxypvufgeipmnblj3rj5bjvnpsifwim4gx2nxdcv3cqhgqj5q@jpeg)
January 23, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed.
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism.
An op-ed in a student newspaper.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This is correct. MN officials are the ones appealing for calm. The White House is demanding obedience.
Pritzker: "An American president should be standing up, calling for calm. That's not what this president ever does. In fact, he wants the temperature to go up. Why? Because what he's looking for is an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, to bring actual troops into American cities."
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This is correct. MN officials are the ones appealing for calm. The White House is demanding obedience.
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Watch the video below with your own eyes.⤵️
Note: DHS had earlier come out claiming, "an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun."
Does DHS mean?
"approached" = came toward with a camera?
"with" = on his person while filming?
Note: DHS had earlier come out claiming, "an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun."
Does DHS mean?
"approached" = came toward with a camera?
"with" = on his person while filming?
Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.
January 24, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Watch the video below with your own eyes.⤵️
Note: DHS had earlier come out claiming, "an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun."
Does DHS mean?
"approached" = came toward with a camera?
"with" = on his person while filming?
Note: DHS had earlier come out claiming, "an individual approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun."
Does DHS mean?
"approached" = came toward with a camera?
"with" = on his person while filming?
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Is this what the Department of Homeland Security calls “approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun”?
January 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Is this what the Department of Homeland Security calls “approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun”?
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And at the exact same time they throttled a huge wave of southern and eastern European immigration (Jews, Poles, Italians, Greeks etc), inspired by eugenics
Just a reminder that Border Patrol was created in 1924 when the Klan was at the height of its political influence.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
And at the exact same time they throttled a huge wave of southern and eastern European immigration (Jews, Poles, Italians, Greeks etc), inspired by eugenics
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Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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MPD says person killed by federal agent is a 37 old white male, lawful citizen and permitted gun owner. Initial reports by AP and others that MPR News cited reported the wrong age for the man.
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
MPD says person killed by federal agent is a 37 old white male, lawful citizen and permitted gun owner. Initial reports by AP and others that MPR News cited reported the wrong age for the man.
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Three apartments worth of people on their balconies here are heckling agents down below.
One person has produced a white board that says "ICE can suck my dick."
"Fuck you all! Kill yourselves!"
One person has produced a white board that says "ICE can suck my dick."
"Fuck you all! Kill yourselves!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Three apartments worth of people on their balconies here are heckling agents down below.
One person has produced a white board that says "ICE can suck my dick."
"Fuck you all! Kill yourselves!"
One person has produced a white board that says "ICE can suck my dick."
"Fuck you all! Kill yourselves!"
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This is apparently on X. I have a few concerns: 1) why is DHS sending photos of (alleged) evidence that should be in a secure chain of custody that is now lying on a car seat??? and 2) being armed does not on its own justify the use of deadly force — there has to be evidence he was trying to use it
January 24, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is apparently on X. I have a few concerns: 1) why is DHS sending photos of (alleged) evidence that should be in a secure chain of custody that is now lying on a car seat??? and 2) being armed does not on its own justify the use of deadly force — there has to be evidence he was trying to use it
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insane scenes coming out of Minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
insane scenes coming out of Minneapolis
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We have been keeping track of how many people have been killed by federal immigration agents since Trump took office. Today that number has risen to 5 with another shooting in Minneapolis.
Below is more on the history of shootings in the last year.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Below is more on the history of shootings in the last year.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force
The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
We have been keeping track of how many people have been killed by federal immigration agents since Trump took office. Today that number has risen to 5 with another shooting in Minneapolis.
Below is more on the history of shootings in the last year.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Below is more on the history of shootings in the last year.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
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Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
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Here's the video of ICE beating a man and then shooting him while he was on the ground from a credible source. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Here's the video of ICE beating a man and then shooting him while he was on the ground from a credible source. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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The People vs. ICE
Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.
nymag.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
if you get strong enough you don't need transportation
Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is LASER FOCUSED on fixing the problems that affect most Americans
January 23, 2026 at 10:50 PM
if you get strong enough you don't need transportation
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Ryan makes a good point—Harrell, Seattle's Sweeps Mayor, overinterpreted a city rule on removing "obstructions" that was previously misused by the Durkan Administration to sweep people from place to place for four straight years, no City Council permission required.
Not even a month into the first progressive mayor in 16 years, and the Seattle Times is doing an immediate heel turn toward "actually it's the city council that has all the power under our system of government, and don't forget it."
Seattle Times just casually comparing Mayor Katie Wilson to Trump because she wouldn't commit to sweeping homeless people out of parks (and into other spaces, since displaced people don't just vaporize). As if any prior mayor ever swept 100% of people.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/edit...
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Ryan makes a good point—Harrell, Seattle's Sweeps Mayor, overinterpreted a city rule on removing "obstructions" that was previously misused by the Durkan Administration to sweep people from place to place for four straight years, no City Council permission required.
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kelty comic this week about to make the onion store a zillion dollars
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
kelty comic this week about to make the onion store a zillion dollars
isn't this guy's job tweeting?
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 PM
isn't this guy's job tweeting?