Evan S. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇬🇪
@winstonsmith2024.bsky.social
Instructor of psychology and law. Advocate for mental health, anti-death penalty, pro Ukraine, pro democracy--if we can keep it. Rescue cat owner. Tired, but not quite retired. No DM's, please.
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Please understand that I am in no way victim blaming here. What happened to Renee Good was murder by almost any definition.
Having said that, everyone must understand that whenever you encounter law-enforcement, they are armed and have the power of life and death over you--justifiably or not.
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Having said that, everyone must understand that whenever you encounter law-enforcement, they are armed and have the power of life and death over you--justifiably or not.
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When Republicans talk about the 2nd Amendment as a protection against a tyrannical government, they are specifically referring to protection from Democratic government.
When Republicans control the government, by definition, there is no tyranny; therefore, no 2nd Amendment rights.
When Republicans control the government, by definition, there is no tyranny; therefore, no 2nd Amendment rights.
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
When Republicans talk about the 2nd Amendment as a protection against a tyrannical government, they are specifically referring to protection from Democratic government.
When Republicans control the government, by definition, there is no tyranny; therefore, no 2nd Amendment rights.
When Republicans control the government, by definition, there is no tyranny; therefore, no 2nd Amendment rights.
Absolutely. The 2nd Amendment has never been about liberty. It has always been about who has the right to utilize state violence. Republicans can, Democrats can't.
Understand: They only mean "2nd Amendment Rights" for themselves.
This is ok tho
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Absolutely. The 2nd Amendment has never been about liberty. It has always been about who has the right to utilize state violence. Republicans can, Democrats can't.
Debating whether Trump is a fascist based on his similarities or dissimilarities to the fascists of the early 20th century is displaced.
Trump is an *American* fascist, unique to this particular point in our history. Denying it does not make it any less so.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump is an *American* fascist, unique to this particular point in our history. Denying it does not make it any less so.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Debating whether Trump is a fascist based on his similarities or dissimilarities to the fascists of the early 20th century is displaced.
Trump is an *American* fascist, unique to this particular point in our history. Denying it does not make it any less so.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump is an *American* fascist, unique to this particular point in our history. Denying it does not make it any less so.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
To answer Mr. Blanche, the 1st Amendment says yes.
Add Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of the Trump Terrorist Organization to the Impeach Them list
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
To answer Mr. Blanche, the 1st Amendment says yes.
A public execution.
Is this what we have become?
Is this what we have become?
January 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A public execution.
Is this what we have become?
Is this what we have become?
This was a public execution.
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
This was a public execution.
What a pile of human excrement.
BASH: It feels as though you're blaming the victim here
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
BOVINO: The victims are the Border Patrol agents. I'm not blaming the Border Patrol agents. The victims are the Border Patrol agents.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
What a pile of human excrement.
George Orwell still said it best: "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
January 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
George Orwell still said it best: "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
Alex Pretti's empathy literacy got him killed.
Republicans want to eliminate empathy.
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Republicans want to eliminate empathy.
youtube.com/shorts/dbbXE...
January 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Alex Pretti's empathy literacy got him killed.
Republicans want to eliminate empathy.
youtube.com/shorts/dbbXE...
Republicans want to eliminate empathy.
youtube.com/shorts/dbbXE...
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“.. It was the first time Evans could recall state investigators with jurisdiction over a crime scene being denied access by federal officers. ‘We’re in uncharted territory here,’ he said.”
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January 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“.. It was the first time Evans could recall state investigators with jurisdiction over a crime scene being denied access by federal officers. ‘We’re in uncharted territory here,’ he said.”
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Fox News this morning: Wah, wah, wah! ICE is being demonized! Wah!
January 25, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Fox News this morning: Wah, wah, wah! ICE is being demonized! Wah!
We are truly living in a kakistocracy: government by the worst of the worst.
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
We are truly living in a kakistocracy: government by the worst of the worst.
The clearest evidence of murder you will ever get.
I take that back. This was an EXECUTION, not murder.
This agent must be identified and brought to justice.
No justice, no peace!!
I take that back. This was an EXECUTION, not murder.
This agent must be identified and brought to justice.
No justice, no peace!!
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 AM
The clearest evidence of murder you will ever get.
I take that back. This was an EXECUTION, not murder.
This agent must be identified and brought to justice.
No justice, no peace!!
I take that back. This was an EXECUTION, not murder.
This agent must be identified and brought to justice.
No justice, no peace!!
Clearest video analysis yet (with close-ups and extreme slow-motion video) of the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE officers in Minneapolis on Saturday.
youtu.be/qjN73-gn90Q?...
youtu.be/qjN73-gn90Q?...
Don't Believe the Government, This Was Murder
YouTube video by Combat Veteran News
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January 25, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Clearest video analysis yet (with close-ups and extreme slow-motion video) of the murder of Alex Pretti by ICE officers in Minneapolis on Saturday.
youtu.be/qjN73-gn90Q?...
youtu.be/qjN73-gn90Q?...
The truth is, it doesn't matter if you have a gun, or if you are in a car moving slowly in the general direction of an ICE agent, or if you are just walking down the street.
An ICE agent will shoot you and someone in this god-awful administration will call you a domestic terrorist.
An ICE agent will shoot you and someone in this god-awful administration will call you a domestic terrorist.
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The truth is, it doesn't matter if you have a gun, or if you are in a car moving slowly in the general direction of an ICE agent, or if you are just walking down the street.
An ICE agent will shoot you and someone in this god-awful administration will call you a domestic terrorist.
An ICE agent will shoot you and someone in this god-awful administration will call you a domestic terrorist.
Heartbreaking.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Heartbreaking.
Well, yeah...
Statement from Senator John Fetterman about today’s events in Minnesota:
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Well, yeah...
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This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
Alex Pretti is both a warning and a call to action.
ICE must be demolished and reformed from the ground up, and the current leaders of ICE and the Border Patrol must be called on to resign and to be prosecuted.
ICE must be demolished and reformed from the ground up, and the current leaders of ICE and the Border Patrol must be called on to resign and to be prosecuted.
Before joining the Veterans Administration, Alex Pretti did medical research to help treat cancer. His work is published in medical journals.
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Alex Pretti is both a warning and a call to action.
ICE must be demolished and reformed from the ground up, and the current leaders of ICE and the Border Patrol must be called on to resign and to be prosecuted.
ICE must be demolished and reformed from the ground up, and the current leaders of ICE and the Border Patrol must be called on to resign and to be prosecuted.
Murder, extortion, and bribes. Why do the actions of this administration increasingly mirror those of a mob boss?
"Turn over your voting records or we keep shooting voters."
BREAKING:
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding, in part, that state officials turn over voter records to the Justice Department.
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding, in part, that state officials turn over voter records to the Justice Department.
January 25, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Murder, extortion, and bribes. Why do the actions of this administration increasingly mirror those of a mob boss?
Today, the worst of America killed the best of America.
Never, EVER let them forget that.
Never, EVER let them forget that.
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Today, the worst of America killed the best of America.
Never, EVER let them forget that.
Never, EVER let them forget that.
The Trump administration does not want--does not believe--that you have the right to protest it's immigration policies and practices, and we have now seen twice in the last 17 days how far they are willing to go to make that message clear.
There will be more...
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There will be more...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The Trump administration does not want--does not believe--that you have the right to protest it's immigration policies and practices, and we have now seen twice in the last 17 days how far they are willing to go to make that message clear.
There will be more...
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There will be more...
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 25, 2026 at 3:11 AM
It is now becoming apparent that the Trump administration is now unofficially at war with the residents of blue-state cities like Minneapolis. Violent incidents, like the one that occurred today and the one involving Renee Good, 17 days ago, will become increasingly more common. The purpose?
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January 25, 2026 at 12:42 AM
It is now becoming apparent that the Trump administration is now unofficially at war with the residents of blue-state cities like Minneapolis. Violent incidents, like the one that occurred today and the one involving Renee Good, 17 days ago, will become increasingly more common. The purpose?
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A Tale of Two Americans: one, drives from out of state and fatally shoots two unarmed protestors. The second, an ICU nurse and resident of Minnesota, also has a gun, but does not use it before he is shot dead by federal agents. The first is lauded by the right-wing; the second is vilified. 'merica.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
A Tale of Two Americans: one, drives from out of state and fatally shoots two unarmed protestors. The second, an ICU nurse and resident of Minnesota, also has a gun, but does not use it before he is shot dead by federal agents. The first is lauded by the right-wing; the second is vilified. 'merica.