Jim Pfau
@jimpavo.bsky.social
Lawyer, UCC geek, singer, husband, dad . . . not necessarily in that order.
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If you think Minnesotans sat around and waited for some politician to tell them to protect their neighbors, oh honey. You don't know Minnesotans at all.
Ron Johnson to Keith Ellison: "Two people are dead because you encouraged them to put themselves into harm's way! And now you are exploiting those two martyrs. You ought to feel damn guilty about it. Yeah, sit there and smirk. Smirk. It's sick! It's despicable. You disgust me."
February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
If you think Minnesotans sat around and waited for some politician to tell them to protect their neighbors, oh honey. You don't know Minnesotans at all.
This is excellent advice.
Here’s the translation:
Even if they occasionally contain nonsense: Read newspapers.
Look closely—and not just at headlines on social media, where only the stupid stuff gets shared.
Newspapers that are read are harder for despots to abolish.
Here’s the translation:
Even if they occasionally contain nonsense: Read newspapers.
Look closely—and not just at headlines on social media, where only the stupid stuff gets shared.
Newspapers that are read are harder for despots to abolish.
Auch wenn gelegentlich Stuss drin steht: Lest Zeitungen.
Schaut hin - und zwar nicht nur auf Überschriften via social media, wo nur das blöde geteilt wird.
Zeitungen, die gelesen werden, sind für Despoten weniger leicht abzuschaffen.
Schaut hin - und zwar nicht nur auf Überschriften via social media, wo nur das blöde geteilt wird.
Zeitungen, die gelesen werden, sind für Despoten weniger leicht abzuschaffen.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
This is excellent advice.
Here’s the translation:
Even if they occasionally contain nonsense: Read newspapers.
Look closely—and not just at headlines on social media, where only the stupid stuff gets shared.
Newspapers that are read are harder for despots to abolish.
Here’s the translation:
Even if they occasionally contain nonsense: Read newspapers.
Look closely—and not just at headlines on social media, where only the stupid stuff gets shared.
Newspapers that are read are harder for despots to abolish.
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We don't really need to connect the dots because Trump is doing it for us. He wants to take control of federal elections so he can rig them in his favor. He knows he can't win a fair election.
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
We don't really need to connect the dots because Trump is doing it for us. He wants to take control of federal elections so he can rig them in his favor. He knows he can't win a fair election.
A wonderful personal story by NPR’S Bob Mondello . Read it if you saw "The History of Sound," or if you are interested in the Supreme Court, or if you can't remember your father's voice.
A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades. n.pr/3MjwnuM
I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again
A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.
n.pr
February 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
A wonderful personal story by NPR’S Bob Mondello . Read it if you saw "The History of Sound," or if you are interested in the Supreme Court, or if you can't remember your father's voice.
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“Are you serious? You said if I raise my voice, you will erase my voice?” the observer asked incredulously.
“Yes, exactly,” the agent responded. trib.al/6dZtssg
“Yes, exactly,” the agent responded. trib.al/6dZtssg
“I Erase Your Voice”: ICE Agents Threaten People After Alex Pretti
Getting away with killing civilians appears to have emboldened federal immigration agents.
trib.al
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
“Are you serious? You said if I raise my voice, you will erase my voice?” the observer asked incredulously.
“Yes, exactly,” the agent responded. trib.al/6dZtssg
“Yes, exactly,” the agent responded. trib.al/6dZtssg
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Protected speech made my agents murder these people, says federal official
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Protected speech made my agents murder these people, says federal official
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In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
January 28, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In response to announcement that he will be a new CBS contributor, Andrew Huberman tweeted “I’ve always gone issue-by-issue on health & science, spoken to experts w/a range of takes & presented where I see the center of (data) mass pointed. I’ll do the same with @CBSNews”. In Sept he posted this:
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The killing of a U.S. citizen did not induce circumspection, as training and obligation to the rule of law require. It became a starter pistol for lying. open.substack.com/pub/johnfdic...
SCOOP: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
Scoop: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
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January 27, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The killing of a U.S. citizen did not induce circumspection, as training and obligation to the rule of law require. It became a starter pistol for lying. open.substack.com/pub/johnfdic...
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Remember folks, Stephen Miller said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents" and J.D. Vance retweeted it
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Remember folks, Stephen Miller said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents" and J.D. Vance retweeted it
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Here’s the deal, if you come to me and say you’re now against this, that’s fine. I’m gonna put you to work.
We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Here’s the deal, if you come to me and say you’re now against this, that’s fine. I’m gonna put you to work.
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Tiananmen Square, Minnesota-style. So cathartic to watch.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Tiananmen Square, Minnesota-style. So cathartic to watch.
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
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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 12:43 AM
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."
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The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
Tom Emmer OF MINNESOTA. Minneapolis is not his district, but you still might think he’d show some compassion. (You might think that, but you would be wrong.)
Good Lord…..
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R), the highest-ranking Minnesotan in Congress, said,” We are grateful no Border Patrol officers were harmed.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R), the highest-ranking Minnesotan in Congress, said,” We are grateful no Border Patrol officers were harmed.”
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...
Live updates: Man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis believed to be U.S. citizen
Police did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the incident, and Gov. Tim Walz provided few details.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Tom Emmer OF MINNESOTA. Minneapolis is not his district, but you still might think he’d show some compassion. (You might think that, but you would be wrong.)
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So, if multiple agents tackle a person to the ground, beat him, and then shoot him repeatedly, they cannot later say it was ok cause they later found he was armed - which is neither a crime nor one that carries the penalty of immediate execution.
There's no Nobel prize for killing civilians.
There's no Nobel prize for killing civilians.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
So, if multiple agents tackle a person to the ground, beat him, and then shoot him repeatedly, they cannot later say it was ok cause they later found he was armed - which is neither a crime nor one that carries the penalty of immediate execution.
There's no Nobel prize for killing civilians.
There's no Nobel prize for killing civilians.
No one - no one - should be treated this way.
Spraying pepper spray directly into the eyes of a detained person who’s already fully subdued
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 22, 2026 at 6:21 AM
No one - no one - should be treated this way.
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"Now that I've told you about the Halloween Blizzard of '91, sit back, the Federal Occupation of '26 is next."
Folks, if you know any Minnesotan, you'll know that many of us will bring up Minnesota and Minnesota things at every possible opportunity. If we manage to ride out military occupation, we're going to be absolutely insufferable for the next 20 years. Think about what you're risking here.
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Now that I've told you about the Halloween Blizzard of '91, sit back, the Federal Occupation of '26 is next."
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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“You must understand: There is no single day on which a war begins. The conflict will collect around you gradually, the way carrion birds assemble around the vulnerable, until there are so many predators that the object of their hunger is not even visible.” V.V. Ganeshananthan
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 PM
“You must understand: There is no single day on which a war begins. The conflict will collect around you gradually, the way carrion birds assemble around the vulnerable, until there are so many predators that the object of their hunger is not even visible.” V.V. Ganeshananthan
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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"The baby was released to her family. Her grandmother says she had a bruised cheek, but is otherwise OK." oh ok, the baby had bruising but was otherwise fine other than the bruising, otherwise, being randomly abducted by ICE, otherwise the baby was fine, just the bruising
January 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
"The baby was released to her family. Her grandmother says she had a bruised cheek, but is otherwise OK." oh ok, the baby had bruising but was otherwise fine other than the bruising, otherwise, being randomly abducted by ICE, otherwise the baby was fine, just the bruising