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“We believe that all men have equal justice under law and equal opportunity to share in the common good…From this place we will not be moved.”
- Truman at his Inaugural
- Truman at his Inaugural
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Philip Glass wrote a symphony honoring Abraham Lincoln. His Symphony was set for its world premiere this June.
On Tuesday, Glass informed the Kennedy Center that he did not want his symphony performed on its stage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/a...
On Tuesday, Glass informed the Kennedy Center that he did not want his symphony performed on its stage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/a...
Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Philip Glass wrote a symphony honoring Abraham Lincoln. His Symphony was set for its world premiere this June.
On Tuesday, Glass informed the Kennedy Center that he did not want his symphony performed on its stage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/a...
On Tuesday, Glass informed the Kennedy Center that he did not want his symphony performed on its stage www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/a...
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
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People seem to have forgotten that the establishment of Homeland Security was highly controversial as it was seen as a danger to democracy. It was feared that it would one day be used AGAINST the American people. And here we are.
Tin soldiers and HOMELAND coming
We’re finally on our own
Tin soldiers and HOMELAND coming
We’re finally on our own
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
People seem to have forgotten that the establishment of Homeland Security was highly controversial as it was seen as a danger to democracy. It was feared that it would one day be used AGAINST the American people. And here we are.
Tin soldiers and HOMELAND coming
We’re finally on our own
Tin soldiers and HOMELAND coming
We’re finally on our own
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I’ll never forget #AmadouDiallo a foreign student who who was shot 19 times for being black by a “scared” 4-man NYPD squad hunting a rapist as he took out his wallet to show ID on his Bronx doorstep Feb 4, 1999. His character was also smeared at the trial.
Not one was held accountable.
Not one was held accountable.
January 26, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I’ll never forget #AmadouDiallo a foreign student who who was shot 19 times for being black by a “scared” 4-man NYPD squad hunting a rapist as he took out his wallet to show ID on his Bronx doorstep Feb 4, 1999. His character was also smeared at the trial.
Not one was held accountable.
Not one was held accountable.
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Prior to his death at the hands of immigration agents, Alex Pretti was VA nurse. Here he is reading the final salute for a veteran.
Video originally shared by Mac Randolph, the deceased veteran's son.
Video originally shared by Mac Randolph, the deceased veteran's son.
January 25, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Prior to his death at the hands of immigration agents, Alex Pretti was VA nurse. Here he is reading the final salute for a veteran.
Video originally shared by Mac Randolph, the deceased veteran's son.
Video originally shared by Mac Randolph, the deceased veteran's son.
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Trump's continued threats to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota make this video I filmed a few months ago all the more timely. Please watch.
Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Trump's continued threats to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota make this video I filmed a few months ago all the more timely. Please watch.
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
zeteo.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Sometimes I wonder how the human race got even this f*cking far..
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Sometimes I wonder how the human race got even this f*cking far..
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A phone was in his hand.
January 24, 2026 at 6:37 PM
A phone was in his hand.
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Well well well. He had a permit to carry after all.
Murder
Murder
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Well well well. He had a permit to carry after all.
Murder
Murder
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Defund ICE or shut the government down. This is the moderate position.
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Defund ICE or shut the government down. This is the moderate position.
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ICE must be stopped. It's leaders should be prosecuted. Later we can discuss how to create a law-abiding, public-serving agency to police our borders. But it can't be this tainted, criminal agency. That's not an extreme position. It the only way to address this existential threat to our society.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
ICE must be stopped. It's leaders should be prosecuted. Later we can discuss how to create a law-abiding, public-serving agency to police our borders. But it can't be this tainted, criminal agency. That's not an extreme position. It the only way to address this existential threat to our society.
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Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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They tried to cover it up immediately and the Minneapolis police chief refused. Witnesses have been taken to police headquarters and all available off duty police have been called to work. ICE cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Congress must act now. The Courts must stop the foot dragging.
January 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
They tried to cover it up immediately and the Minneapolis police chief refused. Witnesses have been taken to police headquarters and all available off duty police have been called to work. ICE cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Congress must act now. The Courts must stop the foot dragging.
One reason the Iranian people took to the streets was a collapse in the faith and value of their currency. They lost faith that the financial system was fair.
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
One reason the Iranian people took to the streets was a collapse in the faith and value of their currency. They lost faith that the financial system was fair.
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
Putin is behind Greenland and yes hair fuhrer will use force to get it.
January 23, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Putin is behind Greenland and yes hair fuhrer will use force to get it.
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They kidnapped a child
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 AM
They kidnapped a child
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Trump’s Greenland meltdown did far more damage to US national security than any of the threats he was purportedly seeking to defend against could or would ever do. In the name of defending against Russia he dramatically advanced Russian goals.
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Trump’s Greenland meltdown did far more damage to US national security than any of the threats he was purportedly seeking to defend against could or would ever do. In the name of defending against Russia he dramatically advanced Russian goals.
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Good suffered three bullet wounds. Two were not life-threatening, according to the autopsy. The third "struck her on the left side of her head near the temple, and exited on the right side of her head." Seems that had to be either shot #2 or # 3 which Ross fired when he was not in danger's way.
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Good suffered three bullet wounds. Two were not life-threatening, according to the autopsy. The third "struck her on the left side of her head near the temple, and exited on the right side of her head." Seems that had to be either shot #2 or # 3 which Ross fired when he was not in danger's way.
He is one sick f**k.
He is destroying all the progress this country has worked hard to achieve.
He is destroying all the progress this country has worked hard to achieve.
January 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM
He is one sick f**k.
He is destroying all the progress this country has worked hard to achieve.
He is destroying all the progress this country has worked hard to achieve.