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Photographer. San Francisco Bay Area. Author of *Los Caprichos: after Goya* (2020), an artist's book of palladium prints and homage to Goya's 1799 *Caprichos*. Doing lots of watercolor these days.
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Justice cannot be denied here. Justice for Alex. Justice for Renee. Justice for Keith. Justice for Minnesota. Justice for our immigrant neighbors. Justice for the American People. Liberty and JUSTICE for all.
The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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Paul Weiss partners had no courage when this guy bent a knee and bowed down to Trump so I assume they won't do anything now. But every one of them with bear the mark of shame. www.law.com/americanlawy...
Responding to Latest Email Release, Paul Weiss Chair Expresses 'Regrets' Over Epstein Interactions | Law.com
Brad Karp and Jeffrey Epstein corresponded about getting Karp's son involved with a Woody Allen film, among other topics, the records show.
www.law.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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this dipshit doesn't know Puerto Ricans are American citizens
February 2, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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February 2, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are

-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food

Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care
Health care providers in Minnesota said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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NEW: Following multiple SpaceX Starship explosions that caused commercial jets to scramble for safety, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a broad warning that rocket launches could “significantly reduce safety” for airplanes.
FAA Warns Airlines About Safety Risks From Rocket Launches, Urges “Extreme Caution”
The agency’s official safety alert comes as SpaceX looks to ramp up Starship tests. A recent ProPublica investigation found that explosions during previous Starship launches disrupted air traffic and forced pilots to scramble for safety.
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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highly classified whistleblower complaint against Tulsi, filed with IG in May, that's not yet even reached Congress.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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The agents who killed Alex Pretti are now identified by ProPublica. The man who shot Pretti in the back ("A4"), is Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa. The man who instigated the confrontation, then shot Pretti's prone body, is CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Not new hires - 8 and 12 years service. 1/
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Nearly a half billion spent on deploying National Guard and Marines to various cities from June to Dec 2025. A half billion.
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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“Unfortunately, Liam is not the only child subjected to this treatment.

Let me be clear: this ruling does not erase the trauma inflicted on Liam or his family.”

Thank you for all your work lifting up this family, Rep. @crockett.house.gov.
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Pretty much. Policy is "don't release files on active investigations" and they're active until appeals are done
February 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Sorry, y’all, it’s DEI Settlement now
This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement
February 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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People are getting really fooled by things in the Epstein files. This is NOT a "Declassified FBI memo". It is a story told to the FBI by a CHS ("confidential human source"), who could be anyone from a petty criminal to a whistleblower to a propagandist trying to deceive (as here). Be smarter. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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“Children were in the crowd screaming.”
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Not sure if there are multiple instances, but the Oregonian is pointing to federal agents: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Anti-ICE protest draws massive crowd at South Portland facility, feds deploy tear gas
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the ICE building, leading federal officers to launch pepper balls and tear gas at them.
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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Federal paramilitaries running up on the rooftops to fire irritants and flash bangs down into a peaceable assembly full of little kids
I was there. They were indiscriminately firing multiple canisters into a huge peaceful crowd. Fucking cowards
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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It’s spreading. Kids will die because of RFK Jr and Trump
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.”

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 31, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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There are Border Patrol agents involved in recent violent incidents in Minneapolis with badges and hats for everything from Texas to Thailand, the New York Yankees to the Arizona Wildcats...these guys are from all over
February 1, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:

It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
January 31, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Alex Pretti memorial bike ride from the air.
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Alex Pretti Memorial Bike Ride in Minneapolis
The Alex Pretti Memorial Bike Ride was held in Minneapolis to honor the man shot and killed by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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This is a terrific piece by Moe Tkacik about Stephen Miller, the architect of the current moment, the man in charge of half a dozen agencies and initiatives, who has inflicted enough institutional destruction to consume a generation repairing the damage.
prospect.org/2026/01/31/i...
Impeach President Miller - The American Prospect
The mastermind of the Trump regime’s descent into gangsterism is arguably more dangerous than the Orange One himself.
prospect.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.

Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.

“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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I went to Liam Ramos' elementary school last week.

There were no kids there (it was a virtual school day -- something terrified families are turning to now), and these are the signs that now greet kids on the front doors:
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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This month, my reporting resulted in two people resigning from positions and a congressman trying to reduce the salary of a fascist ICE lawyer. From the outside it may seem like I'm doing great but it's tough going as a freelancer. Chip in to help keep me going!

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January 31, 2026 at 4:51 AM