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Horrified German interpreter & translator and lover of democracy watching the US sleepwalk into an autocracy if there is no serious resistance and debunking of myths. These past few years have been a steep learning curve. Let us keep learning together!
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Beer Hall Putsch - Wikipedia
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Lenient judges failed Germany:
"Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released."
- Wikipedia, Beer Hall Putsch
"Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released."
- Wikipedia, Beer Hall Putsch
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Anyone surprised?
How Trump’s ICE may draw the wrong recruits
In years past, agents were largely motivated by allegiance to the Constitution. Not anymore
www.salon.com
July 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Anyone surprised?
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Alex Pretti’s ex-girlfriend posted this over on Reddit
constantvigilance_'s comment on "Wake Up!"
Explore this conversation and more from the TwinCities community
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January 25, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Alex Pretti’s ex-girlfriend posted this over on Reddit
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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A war correspondent who says Minneapolis reminds him most of the Arab Spring, which he witnessed firsthand. Vivid portrait of decentralized resistance in the US, & the persistence of community organizing after George Floyd’s murder & the continued hypernormalization of trauma on our schoolchildren.
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:58 AM
A war correspondent who says Minneapolis reminds him most of the Arab Spring, which he witnessed firsthand. Vivid portrait of decentralized resistance in the US, & the persistence of community organizing after George Floyd’s murder & the continued hypernormalization of trauma on our schoolchildren.
A 45-year old movie proving to still be relevant. Back than, however, it seemed to be commonly understood that Nazis are bad 🤔
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0?...
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0?...
The Blues Brothers (1980) - Nazis Take a Dive Scene (3/9) | Movieclips
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January 26, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A 45-year old movie proving to still be relevant. Back than, however, it seemed to be commonly understood that Nazis are bad 🤔
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0?...
youtu.be/ZTT1qUswYL0?...
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UPDATE: Minnesota Department of Corrections puts out a statement refuting Bovino’s lies about the man they say they were arresting before they killed Alex Pretti.
The Trump regime’s lies are endless.
The Trump regime’s lies are endless.
January 25, 2026 at 9:15 PM
UPDATE: Minnesota Department of Corrections puts out a statement refuting Bovino’s lies about the man they say they were arresting before they killed Alex Pretti.
The Trump regime’s lies are endless.
The Trump regime’s lies are endless.
"Solzhenitsyn... taught us that authoritarianism prevails not because people stop believing the truth, but because they stop saying it aloud. If we wish to remain free, we must refuse that silence".
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
Lies, violence and the American state
Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:50 PM
"Solzhenitsyn... taught us that authoritarianism prevails not because people stop believing the truth, but because they stop saying it aloud. If we wish to remain free, we must refuse that silence".
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
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Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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There is no way in hell the United States under the Trump regime can host the World Cup in a few months.
They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state.
The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.
They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state.
The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
There is no way in hell the United States under the Trump regime can host the World Cup in a few months.
They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state.
The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.
They are murdering citizens in broad daylight, threatening war against NATO, and lawlessly kidnapping children and foreign heads of state.
The world has to organize a boycott. It’s not safe.
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This photo was so powerful.
Please be safe, but record everything you can.
If this administration is lying again and again.
Thankfully, people are recording everything
Please be safe, but record everything you can.
If this administration is lying again and again.
Thankfully, people are recording everything
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
This photo was so powerful.
Please be safe, but record everything you can.
If this administration is lying again and again.
Thankfully, people are recording everything
Please be safe, but record everything you can.
If this administration is lying again and again.
Thankfully, people are recording everything
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
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This woman is letting her actions speak louder than her words ✊❤️
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 PM
This woman is letting her actions speak louder than her words ✊❤️
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
"In the wake of Pretti’s shooting, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Minnesota governor Tim Walz to suggest he could “bring back law and order to Minnesota” if he handed over the state’s voter rolls to the Department of Justice." (!)
Heather Cox-Richardson, Letters from an American, Jan. 24, 2026
Heather Cox-Richardson, Letters from an American, Jan. 24, 2026
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"In the wake of Pretti’s shooting, Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote to Minnesota governor Tim Walz to suggest he could “bring back law and order to Minnesota” if he handed over the state’s voter rolls to the Department of Justice." (!)
Heather Cox-Richardson, Letters from an American, Jan. 24, 2026
Heather Cox-Richardson, Letters from an American, Jan. 24, 2026
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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We now live in a country that will execute you for recording what our federal government is doing in the streets, and rendering aid to another innocent bystander who was pepper sprayed in the face.
#defundICE
#disbandICE
#defundICE
#disbandICE
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 AM
We now live in a country that will execute you for recording what our federal government is doing in the streets, and rendering aid to another innocent bystander who was pepper sprayed in the face.
#defundICE
#disbandICE
#defundICE
#disbandICE
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my cat woke me up (🥲) so i finally looked into tiktok's new privacy policy and immediately deleted it off my phone. nope. i refuse to engage with anything doing this.
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 AM
my cat woke me up (🥲) so i finally looked into tiktok's new privacy policy and immediately deleted it off my phone. nope. i refuse to engage with anything doing this.
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The people of Minnesota are an inspiration. They’re out in the freezing cold protesting ICE brutality and protecting their communities. They're delivering groceries to their vulnerable neighbors and forming human chains around schools during pickups.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
January 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The people of Minnesota are an inspiration. They’re out in the freezing cold protesting ICE brutality and protecting their communities. They're delivering groceries to their vulnerable neighbors and forming human chains around schools during pickups.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
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I attempted to go to an ICE patrol training here in LA this morning and they had to turn most of us away because of capacity issues and even as I was leaving I saw a ton more folks showing up
so that’s how well their attempts to scare everyone away are going, even in the face of murder
so that’s how well their attempts to scare everyone away are going, even in the face of murder
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I attempted to go to an ICE patrol training here in LA this morning and they had to turn most of us away because of capacity issues and even as I was leaving I saw a ton more folks showing up
so that’s how well their attempts to scare everyone away are going, even in the face of murder
so that’s how well their attempts to scare everyone away are going, even in the face of murder
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Chuck Schumer says Senate Dems won't support DHS funding. This thing is really moving now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Chuck Schumer says Senate Dems won't support DHS funding. This thing is really moving now.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:14 AM