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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

January 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM

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Anonymous

@youranoncentral.bsky.social

A witness to the Alex Pretti murder by regime forces reports fearing for her life and potential retaliation by the Trump regime, and says she is afraid to return home. #3E #GoodvsEvil

1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting.
2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value.
3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE.
4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on.
5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle."
6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground.

CASE 0:25-cv-04669-KMM-DTS
Doc. 107
Filed 01/24/26
Page 3 of 5
7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack.
8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video.
9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk.
10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun.
11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him.
12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes.

CASE 0:25-cv-04669-KMM-DTS
Doc. 107
Filed 01/24/26
Page 4 of 5
13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times.
14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him.
15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1.
16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground.
17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building.
18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined-it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear
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The document page number is 5.

The signatory declares the content is "true and correct" under penalty of perjury.

The document was dated and signed on January 24, 2026.

January 25, 2026 at 3:14 AM

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Mara Wilson

@marawilson.bsky.social

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson

I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger

www.theguardian.com

January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM

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Danielle Binks

@daniellebinks.bsky.social

Craig Silvey charged with distributing child exploitation material: Writer behind Jasper Jones and Runt fronts Fremantle court

Craig Silvey was allegedly found ‘actively engaging with other child exploitation offenders online’ when detectives raided his home. #AusPol

7news.com.au/news/craig-s...

Acclaimed Australian author charged with child abuse offences

Craig Silvey was allegedly found ‘actively engaging with other child exploitation offenders online’ when detectives raided his home.

7news.com.au

January 13, 2026 at 5:17 AM

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Adam

@kels316.bsky.social

see here for how to bypass the verification nonsense: gist.github.com/mary-ext/6e2...

Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it.

Bluesky's age assurance sucks, here's how to work around it. - bluesky-osa.md

gist.github.com

January 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM

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Rude Law Dog

@esghound.com

Dr Oz talking about obesity, diabetes and dementia while Trump is slumped over like a man minutes from death is supremely funny content

November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM

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nordacious

@nordacious.bsky.social

Facts over feelings, except for ⋆˙⟡ 𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈 ⟡˙⋆

A satirical pop-art poster depicting a cartoonish JD Vance with curly hair and exaggerated features, sitting at a desk labeled Ministry of Crime Speech. He holds a lighter to a burning scroll marked 1st Amendment. On his suit is a badge showing Trump’s eye with the words Big Daddy’s Watching. Behind him, a whiteboard displays taped-up portraits of comedians with large red Xs through them. At the top, bold text reads Ministry of Crime Speech. The style is vintage, halftone, and retro, echoing Soviet-era propaganda posters.

September 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM

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Tim Onion

@bencollins.bsky.social

That is definitely a part of it. Until recently, they thought electric was "gay." Tesla turned that around a little bit. They also did that for solar, which was gayest until panel subsidies provided generator power for Texas' spotty grid to a lot of people. The gayest is now wind.

August 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM

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janagain.bsky.social

@janagain.bsky.social

…is this Zali too ? All the right places ?!?!?

August 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM

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Sydney Morning Herald

@sydmorningherald.bsky.social

Former NSW Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has been sentenced to jail after giving misleading evidence to the corruption watchdog about a multimillion-dollar Sydney property and the benefits he expected to receive.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Fallen MP Daryl Maguire jailed for lying to ICAC

The former member for Wagga Wagga was found guilty of giving misleading evidence to ICAC’s 2018 probe into Canterbury Council.

www.smh.com.au

August 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM

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6 News Australia

@6newsau.bsky.social

#BREAKING 🚨 Labor leader Dean Winter claims Tasmania has seen "the birth of a Liberal-Green government", after the Greens said they wouldn't back a no-confidence motion against Jeremy Rockliff

Labor has refused to do deals with the Greens following last month's election

August 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM

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Reuters

@reuters.com

Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump reut.rs/4fnmHcS

Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump

Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump.

reut.rs

August 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM

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nordacious

@nordacious.bsky.social

“I think the world needs a lot more young angry women, to be honest - especially with everything going on right now.” - Greta Thunberg.

Anyone who isn’t angry about this genocide, forced starvation and continual breach of international law has lost their humanity.

Illustrated poster by Nordacious. A young woman with light brown hair wearing a red shirt and black-and-white keffiyeh stands on the deck of a ship, facing massive, ominous, dark blue waves. Her hair and scarf blow in the wind. At the bottom is a quote from Greta Thunberg: “We are doing this because no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying. Because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanity.” The words “lose our humanity” are highlighted in red.

June 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM

Jenn

@orneryoctopus.bsky.social

OMG 🤣 if anyone has the source link I'd appreciate it

Benno @benno.au · May 29

I FOUND MATT CANAVAN'S MUSIC VIDEO AND YOU ARE NOT READY FOR THIS

(ping @pollytics.bsky.social especially)

May 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM

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Rod Moffatt

@politikarma.bsky.social

My message to the Albanese Govt re its politically expedient Woodside gas project approval.
Notably approved before parliament sits, and before new environment legislation is tabled…which will not have retrospective powers
@patskarvelas.bsky.social
#auspol

May 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM

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twinfold

@twinfold.bsky.social

@australianlabor.bsky.social promised the destruction at
Juukan Gorge would never be repeated.

Only a few years later, they're set to approve yet another project that does exactly that.

Fuck Labor. Fuck Albo. Fuck Watt. Fuck them all.

You didn't vote for this, did you? #auspol #NoMandate

3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · May 23

bsky.app/profile/abcn...

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · May 23

Mardudhunera woman Raelene Cooper files a last-minute application in the Federal Court to halt Woodside's North West Shelf gas project as it awaits final approval.

May 23, 2025 at 4:55 AM