Brian White
@brianwhite.bsky.social
Learning design/tech. Jazz guitar, and cocktail enthusiast. Former broadcaster. Sighthound owner. Advised a handful of political campaigns.
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Opinions are my own.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianwhite55
I wrote this today because the language coming from the administration in the wake of Alex Pretti's murder/execution is setting the legal and moral groundwork for using the Insurrection Act to turn federal force inward – and that’s a line we should be paying close attention to before it’s crossed.
The Line We Cannot Let Them Cross
How the Administration Is Building the Case for Invoking the Insurrection Act
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I wrote this today because the language coming from the administration in the wake of Alex Pretti's murder/execution is setting the legal and moral groundwork for using the Insurrection Act to turn federal force inward – and that’s a line we should be paying close attention to before it’s crossed.
“Please get the truth out”
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
“Please get the truth out”
Reposted by Brian White
Never mind. Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum now, sending these pigs to the Hague is the moderate position.
Just so we're clear:
Abolishing ICE is the moderate position.
Prosecuting everyone involved and having them rot in prison for the rest of their disgusting, miserable lives is the progressive one.
Abolishing ICE is the moderate position.
Prosecuting everyone involved and having them rot in prison for the rest of their disgusting, miserable lives is the progressive one.
“Liam’s older brother, a middle schooler, came home 20 minutes later to find his father and brother missing”
January 24, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Never mind. Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum now, sending these pigs to the Hague is the moderate position.
🧵 Notice the pattern in these statements: “terrorists,” “insurrection,” “organized protesters,” “local leaders refusing to help.” When the president, VP, AG, and the top advisor for domestic policy all use the same language, they’re building a legal narrative. (1/4)
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
🧵 Notice the pattern in these statements: “terrorists,” “insurrection,” “organized protesters,” “local leaders refusing to help.” When the president, VP, AG, and the top advisor for domestic policy all use the same language, they’re building a legal narrative. (1/4)
Frame-by-frame analysis of the video has shown that a federal agent had taken a gun from the victim, and was walking away with it, when another agent fired at least five rounds at point-blank range, as the victim was lying prone on the sidewalk. It was an execution.
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Frame-by-frame analysis of the video has shown that a federal agent had taken a gun from the victim, and was walking away with it, when another agent fired at least five rounds at point-blank range, as the victim was lying prone on the sidewalk. It was an execution.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In light of masked, anonymous federal agents executing a subdued person on the street in Minneapolis today, it's even more important that you call your senators today and urge them to stop this funding for this rogue, lawless agency.
Defund ICE: When an Agency Normalizes Constitutional Violations, Congress Must Pull the Plug
ICE is a policy choice, not a constitutional mandate, and when it collides with basic rights, Congress must stop funding the machine and rebuild the system.
open.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In light of masked, anonymous federal agents executing a subdued person on the street in Minneapolis today, it's even more important that you call your senators today and urge them to stop this funding for this rogue, lawless agency.
Here is where you can follow live on the scene reporting from the Minneapolis Star Tribune about the ICE execution this morning. These journalists are doing important work, and providing first rate, responsible reporting.
Live: Man shot by federal agents 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 4:48 PM
Here is where you can follow live on the scene reporting from the Minneapolis Star Tribune about the ICE execution this morning. These journalists are doing important work, and providing first rate, responsible reporting.
Minneapolis — WARNING: Disturbing video from this morning.
6-8 ICE agents have a person subdued. Multiple gunshots from an agent at point-blank range while the victim is on the ground. Americans need to see what masked federal forces are doing — and stop it. This government violence is ramping up.
6-8 ICE agents have a person subdued. Multiple gunshots from an agent at point-blank range while the victim is on the ground. Americans need to see what masked federal forces are doing — and stop it. This government violence is ramping up.
January 24, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Minneapolis — WARNING: Disturbing video from this morning.
6-8 ICE agents have a person subdued. Multiple gunshots from an agent at point-blank range while the victim is on the ground. Americans need to see what masked federal forces are doing — and stop it. This government violence is ramping up.
6-8 ICE agents have a person subdued. Multiple gunshots from an agent at point-blank range while the victim is on the ground. Americans need to see what masked federal forces are doing — and stop it. This government violence is ramping up.
Defund ICE: When an Agency Normalizes Constitutional Violations, Congress Must Pull the Plug
Defund ICE: When an Agency Normalizes Constitutional Violations, Congress Must Pull the Plug
ICE is a policy choice, not a constitutional mandate, and when it collides with basic rights, Congress must stop funding the machine and rebuild the system.
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Defund ICE: When an Agency Normalizes Constitutional Violations, Congress Must Pull the Plug
Justice shouldn’t come in shades.
January 23, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Justice shouldn’t come in shades.
🧵 Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines." 1/5
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 AM
🧵 Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines." 1/5
If your aren’t opposing this, you are telling the world you OK with a violent, masked, paramilitary gang that has no intention of obeying the law.
While ICE is killing innocent people, teargassing babies and pastors, and kidnapping our neighbors to ship them off to foreign torture prisons, seven House Democrats just voted with the GOP to give the regime’s secret police even more funding.
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
If your aren’t opposing this, you are telling the world you OK with a violent, masked, paramilitary gang that has no intention of obeying the law.
This ICE thug belongs in prison.
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 AM
This ICE thug belongs in prison.
Monster.
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Monster.
Watching world leaders say the things they have been saying out loud the past few days, right as the Davos economic forum kicks off, feels like one of those moments that, in hindsight, ends up being the line between “before” and “after.”
The Week the World Repriced America
Allies, investors, and intelligence partners are now hedging against the US
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Watching world leaders say the things they have been saying out loud the past few days, right as the Davos economic forum kicks off, feels like one of those moments that, in hindsight, ends up being the line between “before” and “after.”
And this.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
And this.
More unraveling.
Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries By Investing.com
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries
www.investing.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
More unraveling.
The great unraveling begins in earnest.
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
The great unraveling begins in earnest.
Reposted by Brian White
Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Europe may begin selling U.S. assets in response to a new conflict with the US—a move that could trigger a dollar collapse, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank analysts warn Washington’s key vulnerability is living off global financing—and Europe may decide it no longer wants to bankroll the U.S.
Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos points out what the pundits are missing: Europe holds Greenland and trillions in U.S. debt. That is real leverage. Europe brings serious economic power and expertise to the table — and I suspect that outweighs the Trump clown car’s level of financial literacy.
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos points out what the pundits are missing: Europe holds Greenland and trillions in U.S. debt. That is real leverage. Europe brings serious economic power and expertise to the table — and I suspect that outweighs the Trump clown car’s level of financial literacy.
About a third of Insurrection Act invocations were to protect immigrants and racial minorities from white supremacist violence, including in Seattle. That history matters as Trump threatens to use it now. Read on. ⬇️
The Insurrection Act: From Protection to Persecution
A law once used to protect minorities from racist violence is now facing it's darkest misuse
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 AM
About a third of Insurrection Act invocations were to protect immigrants and racial minorities from white supremacist violence, including in Seattle. That history matters as Trump threatens to use it now. Read on. ⬇️
This is a pretty weak statement, @governorwalz.mn.gov.
Trump has violent gangs of thugs openly attacking and murdering Minnesotans. Trump is “fanning the flames of chaos” not the people of Minnesota. Be a leader . Milquetoast statements that put the onus on the people being attacked don’t cut it.
Trump has violent gangs of thugs openly attacking and murdering Minnesotans. Trump is “fanning the flames of chaos” not the people of Minnesota. Be a leader . Milquetoast statements that put the onus on the people being attacked don’t cut it.
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This is a pretty weak statement, @governorwalz.mn.gov.
Trump has violent gangs of thugs openly attacking and murdering Minnesotans. Trump is “fanning the flames of chaos” not the people of Minnesota. Be a leader . Milquetoast statements that put the onus on the people being attacked don’t cut it.
Trump has violent gangs of thugs openly attacking and murdering Minnesotans. Trump is “fanning the flames of chaos” not the people of Minnesota. Be a leader . Milquetoast statements that put the onus on the people being attacked don’t cut it.
A lot of damage gets done by well-meaning people sharing things that don’t quite hold up. I put together a short, practical checklist for fact-checking before you hit “share.” It’s part of the Resistance Manual.
Don’t help bad information travel faster
Slow down. Check twice. Share less. Outrage is not a fact-check.
resistancemanual.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 AM
A lot of damage gets done by well-meaning people sharing things that don’t quite hold up. I put together a short, practical checklist for fact-checking before you hit “share.” It’s part of the Resistance Manual.