Rita Melinda Red
@ritamelindared.bsky.social
non-fascist genx (i was adhd when adhd wasn't cool), geek-chic science freak, 45wpm but touchtyping imposs 4 me😩, deep south escapee, pro-democracy, pro-lgbtq, pro-teacher, pro-all the beautiful shades of skin, pro-ukraine, pro-freedom 4 all
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“Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.”
BREAKING: Federal agent shoots man in south Minneapolis
A Bring Me The News reporter was near the scene, and recorded multiple gunshots.
bringmethenews.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
“Federal agents briefly detained our reporter at the scene, who says he was tackled to the ground and had a gun put in his face.”
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll empty a whole goddamn magazine into you while you’re lying on the ground if you don’t cheer them on while they’re fucking doing it.
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
January 24, 2026 at 3:52 PM
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll empty a whole goddamn magazine into you while you’re lying on the ground if you don’t cheer them on while they’re fucking doing it.
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I am not a fan of how 1850s american politics is feeling right now
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I am not a fan of how 1850s american politics is feeling right now
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They’re fighting for their city but they’re also fighting for all of us
We owe an incredible debt to the Minnesotans who are on the streets protesting and documenting what is happening.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
They’re fighting for their city but they’re also fighting for all of us
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Can’t wait for the spinzone on this one
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Can’t wait for the spinzone on this one
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Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
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If you’re to the right of Bill Kristol at this moment get off your ass.
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you’re to the right of Bill Kristol at this moment get off your ass.
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"U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada: U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there." -- www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/b...
U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada: U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there." -- www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/b...
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Appears this is also true for fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Appears this is also true for fascism.
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Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
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There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
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Can someone smuggle copies of this newspaper into the offices of The New York Times and Washington Post so their editors can learn how to write headlines again?
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Can someone smuggle copies of this newspaper into the offices of The New York Times and Washington Post so their editors can learn how to write headlines again?
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They claim the right to kill us when we annoy, inconvenience, or oppose them
They know perfectly well this is the principle they're fighting for
They know perfectly well this is the principle they're fighting for
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
They claim the right to kill us when we annoy, inconvenience, or oppose them
They know perfectly well this is the principle they're fighting for
They know perfectly well this is the principle they're fighting for
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i do not know how this goes on for three more years
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
i do not know how this goes on for three more years
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To repeat: Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
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There has been another shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis and I am working to get more information. I will update as soon as possible. To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: Get ICE out of our state NOW.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
There has been another shooting involving federal agents in Minneapolis and I am working to get more information. I will update as soon as possible. To the Trump administration and the Republicans in Congress who have stood silent: Get ICE out of our state NOW.
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Governors and mayors and courts that do not take immediate action to stop ICE, to expel it from our cities and towns, to hold it accountable for its crimes, to ensure it works within the law, are failing at their jobs. It will require strength and confrontation and struggle. But it must happen.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Governors and mayors and courts that do not take immediate action to stop ICE, to expel it from our cities and towns, to hold it accountable for its crimes, to ensure it works within the law, are failing at their jobs. It will require strength and confrontation and struggle. But it must happen.
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We have a masked death squad wandering our neighborhoods seemingly accountable to nobody but the President
January 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We have a masked death squad wandering our neighborhoods seemingly accountable to nobody but the President
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I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
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Trump threatens Canada with massive tariffs. More thuggery masquerading as trade policy: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Threatens 100% Retaliatory Tariffs Against Canada
President Donald Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs against all its exports to the US if it makes a trade deal with China, escalating tensions between the US and its northern neighbor.
www.bloomberg.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Trump threatens Canada with massive tariffs. More thuggery masquerading as trade policy: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
it feels a lot like today's murder is in response to the mass protests yesterday, as if to tell us we're powerless, that our solidarity won't protect us.
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If the political process and the courts are kept unavailable, Louisville Sluggers are nigh-on inevitable.
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
If the political process and the courts are kept unavailable, Louisville Sluggers are nigh-on inevitable.
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we actually need to band together and let the dems know we will never donate another cent or vote for the party again if a single member of the party votes to give a single cent to ice ever again
January 24, 2026 at 4:05 PM
we actually need to band together and let the dems know we will never donate another cent or vote for the party again if a single member of the party votes to give a single cent to ice ever again