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Veterans Affairs employees have not received any agencywide acknowledgment of the killing of Alex Pretti, who worked at the Minneapolis VA.
Officials also initially blocked hospital employees there from holding a memorial, though that was later reversed.
Officials also initially blocked hospital employees there from holding a memorial, though that was later reversed.
VA leaders have barely acknowledged Alex Pretti’s death, workers say
Employees at the Minneapolis VA hospital were initially told they could not hold a memorial for Pretti, though that decision was later reversed.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Veterans Affairs employees have not received any agencywide acknowledgment of the killing of Alex Pretti, who worked at the Minneapolis VA.
Officials also initially blocked hospital employees there from holding a memorial, though that was later reversed.
Officials also initially blocked hospital employees there from holding a memorial, though that was later reversed.
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ICE officers tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were turned away by consulate staff, Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said — prompting the South American nation to file a formal diplomatic protest.
ICE agents blocked from entering Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, ministry says
Law enforcement is generally prohibited from entering consulates or embassies without permission. Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said it had filed a formal diplomatic protest.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM
ICE officers tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were turned away by consulate staff, Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said — prompting the South American nation to file a formal diplomatic protest.
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Congratulations to the Kamala Will Take Your Guns crowd
Q: Do you agree with the assessment from some of your own officials that Alex Pretti is a domestic terrorist or assassin?
TRUMP: Well, I haven't heard that, but he certainly shouldn't have been carrying a gun. I don't like that he had a gun.
TRUMP: Well, I haven't heard that, but he certainly shouldn't have been carrying a gun. I don't like that he had a gun.
January 27, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Congratulations to the Kamala Will Take Your Guns crowd
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This is well-done www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1dy...
Minneapolis - January 2026
YouTube video by MinnMax
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is well-done www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1dy...
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ICE agents literally parked in the Apple Valley High School parking lot today
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 PM
ICE agents literally parked in the Apple Valley High School parking lot today
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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Trump let Stephen Miller infiltrate racism and white supremacy into the immigration laws.
Once he lost Fox, the NRA and several elected Republican leaders he reined him in. Bovino gone. Noem is next.
But Alex will be the face of our midterms.
And we won't forget his murder.
Once he lost Fox, the NRA and several elected Republican leaders he reined him in. Bovino gone. Noem is next.
But Alex will be the face of our midterms.
And we won't forget his murder.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Trump let Stephen Miller infiltrate racism and white supremacy into the immigration laws.
Once he lost Fox, the NRA and several elected Republican leaders he reined him in. Bovino gone. Noem is next.
But Alex will be the face of our midterms.
And we won't forget his murder.
Once he lost Fox, the NRA and several elected Republican leaders he reined him in. Bovino gone. Noem is next.
But Alex will be the face of our midterms.
And we won't forget his murder.
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Watching this on repeat. Over and over again.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Watching this on repeat. Over and over again.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Americans must have the right to bear arms so that they can resist tyranny. But if they exercise that right in a time of tyranny, they should expect to be shot and killed.
January 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Americans must have the right to bear arms so that they can resist tyranny. But if they exercise that right in a time of tyranny, they should expect to be shot and killed.
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As article says, one of the big inputs here was the police funding Biden/Dems threw at states, while Rs were running "they want to defund the police ads." Dems lose election, Rs get credit for crime drop. (Same w overdose drop, starts under Biden, Rs say it's bc Trump sunk Venezuelan boat)
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country
Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
As article says, one of the big inputs here was the police funding Biden/Dems threw at states, while Rs were running "they want to defund the police ads." Dems lose election, Rs get credit for crime drop. (Same w overdose drop, starts under Biden, Rs say it's bc Trump sunk Venezuelan boat)
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
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Industrious cyclist takes up cross-country skiing to annoy drivers in snowstorm.
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Industrious cyclist takes up cross-country skiing to annoy drivers in snowstorm.
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Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Some high-profile gun rights activists and groups bristled at government officials’ claims that federal agents may have been justified in killing Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday because he was carrying a pistol. "Carrying a gun is not a crime," said the head of one advocacy company.
Gun Activists Bridle at Suggestion That Pistol Justified Killing
The National Rifle Association and others have argued citizens need guns to fend off government. The killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, who carried a pistol, set off debate.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Some high-profile gun rights activists and groups bristled at government officials’ claims that federal agents may have been justified in killing Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday because he was carrying a pistol. "Carrying a gun is not a crime," said the head of one advocacy company.
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This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
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“ICE > MN” is impeachable by itself.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
“ICE > MN” is impeachable by itself.
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We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
We are calling our senators right now and demanding that they vote no on the omnibus with DHS funding
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
We are explicitly mentioning ICE’s murder in cold blood of a man on the streets of Minneapolis this morning
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Federal officials tried to prevent local police from accessing shooting scene, police chief tells CNN
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Federal officials tried to prevent local police from accessing shooting scene, police chief tells CNN
City officials are working to confirm reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in Minneapolis, where there have been days of unrest over ICE operations. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Federal officials tried to prevent local police from accessing shooting scene, police chief tells CNN
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Breaking news: 911 calls from ICE detention staff described the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos as a suicide, which conflicts with an autopsy’s later finding of homicide, according to audio recordings.
ICE detention staff reported death of restrained man as a suicide
The statements to 911 operators the night Geraldo Lunas Campos died appear to conflict with autopsy’s later finding of ‘homicide.’
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Breaking news: 911 calls from ICE detention staff described the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos as a suicide, which conflicts with an autopsy’s later finding of homicide, according to audio recordings.
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
January 24, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
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ICE Goons: "Didn't you learn anything from the past few days?"
Minnesotans: "We sure did."
Minnesotans: "We sure did."
Renee Nicole Good was killed for going out in the streets to protect her community.
Thousands more people in Minneapolis are going out in the streets to protect their community.
Thousands more people in Minneapolis are going out in the streets to protect their community.
January 23, 2026 at 10:44 PM
ICE Goons: "Didn't you learn anything from the past few days?"
Minnesotans: "We sure did."
Minnesotans: "We sure did."
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ICE agents in Minnesota detained at least four children from the same school district, including a 5-year-old, deepening skepticism about the Trump administration’s claims of targeting violent criminals. https://wapo.st/4sQVmpA
January 22, 2026 at 5:30 PM
ICE agents in Minnesota detained at least four children from the same school district, including a 5-year-old, deepening skepticism about the Trump administration’s claims of targeting violent criminals. https://wapo.st/4sQVmpA
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A whistle-blower group on Wednesday said that ICE officials drafted guidance saying that deportation officers are allowed to enter homes to arrest people without a judicial warrant.
ICE Said Agents Can Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrant, Group Claims
A whistle-blower group said a memo apparently signed by the leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement violated constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A whistle-blower group on Wednesday said that ICE officials drafted guidance saying that deportation officers are allowed to enter homes to arrest people without a judicial warrant.