Ali Blair
@alibcd.bsky.social
“Wish I’d said that …” tea addict, like to be by the sea - need light. Brexit was never the answer. Avoid Covid.
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Our leader this week. "Recently, only 5% of those detained have been people convicted of violent crimes. Instead ICE’s brutal means indicate ends that are darker than immigration-control...ICE and its leaders are trampling the constitution." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
www.economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Our leader this week. "Recently, only 5% of those detained have been people convicted of violent crimes. Instead ICE’s brutal means indicate ends that are darker than immigration-control...ICE and its leaders are trampling the constitution." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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Feel like this story should be A1, above the fold, big headlines: Attorney General Attempts to Blackmail Minnesota
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Feel like this story should be A1, above the fold, big headlines: Attorney General Attempts to Blackmail Minnesota
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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Oralè Resister
Alex Pretti Billboard
Times Square NYC
An American Real Hero!
Please share with everyone,
Don’t let them forget for one second every day until midterms
#AlexPretti #NYC #TimesSquare #USDemocracy
Alex Pretti Billboard
Times Square NYC
An American Real Hero!
Please share with everyone,
Don’t let them forget for one second every day until midterms
#AlexPretti #NYC #TimesSquare #USDemocracy
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Oralè Resister
Alex Pretti Billboard
Times Square NYC
An American Real Hero!
Please share with everyone,
Don’t let them forget for one second every day until midterms
#AlexPretti #NYC #TimesSquare #USDemocracy
Alex Pretti Billboard
Times Square NYC
An American Real Hero!
Please share with everyone,
Don’t let them forget for one second every day until midterms
#AlexPretti #NYC #TimesSquare #USDemocracy
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So, these armed felons from January 6, 2021 are “just tourists!”
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
January 27, 2026 at 4:50 AM
So, these armed felons from January 6, 2021 are “just tourists!”
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
But an ICU nurse defending a woman who ICE pepper-sprayed and pushed to the ground was a “domestic terrorist “!
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A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
Fact check: Federal officials’ claims about fatal Minneapolis shooting
A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM
A review of statements by Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem finds several assertions unverified or contradicted by video and witness accounts.
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More of this please!!!
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 AM
More of this please!!!
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The US Administration is telling people to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
Here, Ros Atkins breaks down the video into snippets so you can decide for yourself if Alex Pretti posed a danger as a domestic terrorist or was brutally murdered by ICE agents.
Here, Ros Atkins breaks down the video into snippets so you can decide for yourself if Alex Pretti posed a danger as a domestic terrorist or was brutally murdered by ICE agents.
BBC New's BBC Verify with Ros Atkins
Prove that President Trump and Kristi Noem lied
When they both claimed that Alex Pretti was a domestic terrorist
As the video evidence which they present, shows otherwise
Prove that President Trump and Kristi Noem lied
When they both claimed that Alex Pretti was a domestic terrorist
As the video evidence which they present, shows otherwise
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The US Administration is telling people to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.
Here, Ros Atkins breaks down the video into snippets so you can decide for yourself if Alex Pretti posed a danger as a domestic terrorist or was brutally murdered by ICE agents.
Here, Ros Atkins breaks down the video into snippets so you can decide for yourself if Alex Pretti posed a danger as a domestic terrorist or was brutally murdered by ICE agents.
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Alex Pretti, infirmier de 37 ans «qui vivait pour aider les autres» : qui était l’homme abattu par la police à Minneapolis ?
Les autorités l’accusent d’avoir voulu «se livrer à la violence». Une version démentie par plusieurs vidéos.
Les autorités l’accusent d’avoir voulu «se livrer à la violence». Une version démentie par plusieurs vidéos.
Alex Pretti, infirmier de 37 ans «qui vivait pour aider les autres» : qui était l’homme abattu par la police à Minneapolis ?
Samedi, un agent de la police de l’immigration a tué un homme à Minneapolis, deux semaines après la mort de Renee Good. Les autorités l’accusent d’avoir voulu «se livrer à la violence». Une version démentie par plusieurs vidéos.
www.liberation.fr
January 25, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Alex Pretti, infirmier de 37 ans «qui vivait pour aider les autres» : qui était l’homme abattu par la police à Minneapolis ?
Les autorités l’accusent d’avoir voulu «se livrer à la violence». Une version démentie par plusieurs vidéos.
Les autorités l’accusent d’avoir voulu «se livrer à la violence». Une version démentie par plusieurs vidéos.
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This is Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This is Alex Pretti.
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Heartbroken. Help the Pretti family tell the truth about Alex. “The sickening lies told by the administration about our son are reprehensible and disgusting.” Help Alex’s family as they grieve. Share this.
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Heartbroken. Help the Pretti family tell the truth about Alex. “The sickening lies told by the administration about our son are reprehensible and disgusting.” Help Alex’s family as they grieve. Share this.
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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Today is the tipping point.
youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...
youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...
He was EXECUTED
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Today is the tipping point.
youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...
youtube.com/shorts/LDETj...
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50k ppl in Minnesota turned out in freezing temps to March and businesses closed down in a general strike against ICE. 100 priests & ministers were arrested protesting…
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 AM
50k ppl in Minnesota turned out in freezing temps to March and businesses closed down in a general strike against ICE. 100 priests & ministers were arrested protesting…
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Trump’s goons don't just put their fingers on the scales of justice here in the U.S. They do it in cases involving other countries’ corrupt leaders, from France to Brazil, who face prosecution. Shameful.
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump’s goons don't just put their fingers on the scales of justice here in the U.S. They do it in cases involving other countries’ corrupt leaders, from France to Brazil, who face prosecution. Shameful.
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People want to have their basic needs met.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
People want to have their basic needs met.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
They want to be paid a living wage.
They want to stop being nickle and dimed by powerful corporations who control so much of our lives.
They do not want Venezuela.
They do not want Greenland.
They do not want masked thugs terrorizing our communities.
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Palantir was a warning sign.
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
January 18, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Palantir was a warning sign.
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
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"I broke Britain, so vote for me to fix it."
Helluva campaign slogan, that.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Helluva campaign slogan, that.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Jenrick joins Reform UK and claims Labour and Tories ‘broke Britain’ as Farage rules out any more defections after May – politics live
Nigel Farage introduces former shadow justice secretary at press conference following upheaval in Tory party
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"I broke Britain, so vote for me to fix it."
Helluva campaign slogan, that.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Helluva campaign slogan, that.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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“If you’ve got the Insurrection Act, you can put federal troops in polling stations, and it will drive down turnout.”
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“If you’ve got the Insurrection Act, you can put federal troops in polling stations, and it will drive down turnout.”
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
Is Donald Trump playing the political long-game ahead of the midterms as he threatens to deploy the national military in Minnesota?
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Water privatisation has failed
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
Take South East Water into public ownership NOW
South East Water has failed households in Kent and Sussex. It is time to bring it into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Water privatisation has failed
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f
South East Water spent more on dividends than on pipes
Now the taps aren't working in Kent and Sussex
Emma Reynolds and Ofwat, bring South East Water into public ownership NOW
Sign the petition 👇 vist.ly/4m29f