Violet Rust
@rustviolet.bsky.social
Ratty old leftie living on unceded Gunditjmara land in Australia. Interested in, and horrified by, US politics. No patience for fascism/MAGA. Inclined to be sweary when impatient.
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This is why it’s so important to see all the video you can before making a judgement (looking at you DHS). Video appears to show the victim trying to protect another person & being pulled down by agents. There needs to be a credible investigation, not one by CBP/ICE www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
From the minnesota community on Reddit: Another closer angle showing him trying to protect other protesters
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January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This is why it’s so important to see all the video you can before making a judgement (looking at you DHS). Video appears to show the victim trying to protect another person & being pulled down by agents. There needs to be a credible investigation, not one by CBP/ICE www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "Quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement. We have law enforcement who do an incredible job."
January 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "Quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement. We have law enforcement who do an incredible job."
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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 6:30 PM
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."
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Imagine a world where an elected Republican official somewhere actually asked for a complete and thorough investigation by unbiased independent investigators after a federal agent killed an American citizen instead of reflexively defending the government.
January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Imagine a world where an elected Republican official somewhere actually asked for a complete and thorough investigation by unbiased independent investigators after a federal agent killed an American citizen instead of reflexively defending the government.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency that this state is exhibiting and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional absolute abomination that is passing for what these ICE agents are doing on these streets."
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency that this state is exhibiting and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional absolute abomination that is passing for what these ICE agents are doing on these streets."
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CBP has murdered another person in Minneapolis, in broad daylight, on video. This was not an accident or an isolated incident. There is no finger-pointing or spin Trump and Republicans can put on this to convince anyone otherwise. This is murder — just like we saw with Renee Nicole Good.
Federal Officers Shoot and Kill Man, 37, in Minneapolis, Officials Say
One person, a 37-year-old man, is dead following a shooting in Minneapolis involving officers with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Saturday, Jan. 24.
people.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
CBP has murdered another person in Minneapolis, in broad daylight, on video. This was not an accident or an isolated incident. There is no finger-pointing or spin Trump and Republicans can put on this to convince anyone otherwise. This is murder — just like we saw with Renee Nicole Good.
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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)
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Bovino is lying
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Bovino is lying
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It's now very clear that JD Vance is consciously taking on the role of putting a softer face on Stephen Miller's fascism. Vance is becoming chief propagandist for ICE's violent paramilitary warfare against Americans.
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
It's now very clear that JD Vance is consciously taking on the role of putting a softer face on Stephen Miller's fascism. Vance is becoming chief propagandist for ICE's violent paramilitary warfare against Americans.
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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He was filming. They tackled him. They disarmed him. Then they killed him.
He was never a threat. He never brandished his weapon, which was registered.
He was never a threat. He never brandished his weapon, which was registered.
January 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
He was filming. They tackled him. They disarmed him. Then they killed him.
He was never a threat. He never brandished his weapon, which was registered.
He was never a threat. He never brandished his weapon, which was registered.
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As we bear witness to what is happening in Minneapolis, remember that those who are documenting it -- citizens and journalists alike -- are showing true bravery and moral courage. This documentation will matter one day, mark my words. asharangappa.substack.com/p/the-power-...
The Power of Being Watched
Why hitting the "record" button is an act of moral courage.
asharangappa.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
As we bear witness to what is happening in Minneapolis, remember that those who are documenting it -- citizens and journalists alike -- are showing true bravery and moral courage. This documentation will matter one day, mark my words. asharangappa.substack.com/p/the-power-...
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The original video evidence 100% contradicts the narrative being pushed about officers being in danger. By the time officers could be aware of a weapon, Pretti had already been made defenseless by multiple officers and disarmed. He was shot unarmed.
Here's a cropped still showing the handgun in the federal officers hand immediately after he turns to quickly walk away. After pulling up the man's coat and retrieving the gun, the agent turns. 1.5 seconds BEFORE the first shot rings out.
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The original video evidence 100% contradicts the narrative being pushed about officers being in danger. By the time officers could be aware of a weapon, Pretti had already been made defenseless by multiple officers and disarmed. He was shot unarmed.
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Live on MS NOW:
A man being pinned down by multiple federal agents. He is shouting that he's a U.S. citizen and adds: "I have done nothing wrong."
To the side: A woman sobs on the street. She says she's the man's wife. She says they were just running away from the tear gas when he was taken.
A man being pinned down by multiple federal agents. He is shouting that he's a U.S. citizen and adds: "I have done nothing wrong."
To the side: A woman sobs on the street. She says she's the man's wife. She says they were just running away from the tear gas when he was taken.
January 24, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Live on MS NOW:
A man being pinned down by multiple federal agents. He is shouting that he's a U.S. citizen and adds: "I have done nothing wrong."
To the side: A woman sobs on the street. She says she's the man's wife. She says they were just running away from the tear gas when he was taken.
A man being pinned down by multiple federal agents. He is shouting that he's a U.S. citizen and adds: "I have done nothing wrong."
To the side: A woman sobs on the street. She says she's the man's wife. She says they were just running away from the tear gas when he was taken.
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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Less than one minute later.
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Less than one minute later.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I wish Democrats would start just speaking the truth:
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
“ICE is killing American citizens in public for exercising their freedom of speech because Donald Trump wants to be a king.
This isn’t about immigration—Trump wants to make it illegal to oppose him, and to stay in power until he dies.”
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“.. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to go home.
“.. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/immi...
“.. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/immi...
Man shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
A 51-year-old man shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. Gov.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“.. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to go home.
“.. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/immi...
“.. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.”
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/immi...
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This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
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NOW the US tried to justify the killing in MInn by speculating that the victim was going to engage in a mass law enforcement attack- with no credible evidence of that or that the agents believed that at the time they killed him. This is a govt RUN AMOK with deadly consequences, here and abroad.
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
NOW the US tried to justify the killing in MInn by speculating that the victim was going to engage in a mass law enforcement attack- with no credible evidence of that or that the agents believed that at the time they killed him. This is a govt RUN AMOK with deadly consequences, here and abroad.
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ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
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They shot Renee Good in the face.
They kidnapped Liam Ramos.
They just executed a man on the street.
Unmask them. Prosecute them. No more secret police.
They kidnapped Liam Ramos.
They just executed a man on the street.
Unmask them. Prosecute them. No more secret police.
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
They shot Renee Good in the face.
They kidnapped Liam Ramos.
They just executed a man on the street.
Unmask them. Prosecute them. No more secret police.
They kidnapped Liam Ramos.
They just executed a man on the street.
Unmask them. Prosecute them. No more secret police.
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NYC: EMERGENCY PROTEST TODAY.
ICE murdered another person in Minneapolis. Enough is enough.
Union Square. 4pm.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
ICE murdered another person in Minneapolis. Enough is enough.
Union Square. 4pm.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
NYC: EMERGENCY PROTEST TODAY.
ICE murdered another person in Minneapolis. Enough is enough.
Union Square. 4pm.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
ICE murdered another person in Minneapolis. Enough is enough.
Union Square. 4pm.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social