Tony Webster
@tony.xyz
Personal account, views expressed are my own. https://tonywebster.com/
Reposted by Tony Webster
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Reposted by Tony Webster
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
I made a chart of Minnesota federal lawsuits with captions of “v. [Bondi/Noem/Easterwood/Lyons/Trump]” over the last three months. Almost all of these are immigration habeas corpus cases.
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I made a chart of Minnesota federal lawsuits with captions of “v. [Bondi/Noem/Easterwood/Lyons/Trump]” over the last three months. Almost all of these are immigration habeas corpus cases.
These Minneapolis tourism ads are getting a little weird
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 AM
These Minneapolis tourism ads are getting a little weird
Reposted by Tony Webster
“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset ...
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”
Reposted by Tony Webster
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 1:15 AM
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.
Reposted by Tony Webster
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
Reposted by Tony Webster
A colleague of Alex Pretti at the Minneapolis VA hospital vehemently rejected DHS' narrative that Pretti went to the area seeking to commit violence against federal law enforcement Saturday.
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
Alex Pretti identified as man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis
Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, had no criminal record beyond parking tickets.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM
A colleague of Alex Pretti at the Minneapolis VA hospital vehemently rejected DHS' narrative that Pretti went to the area seeking to commit violence against federal law enforcement Saturday.
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
Reposted by Tony Webster
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Reposted by Tony Webster
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
I don’t know what Scientology is but if you told me it was an AI-powered fentanyl quantum sensor, I would believe you
CBP Wants AI-Powered ‘Quantum Sensors’ for Finding Fentanyl in Cars
US Customs and Border Protection is paying General Dynamics to create prototype “quantum sensors,” to be used with an AI database to detect fentanyl and other narcotics.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I don’t know what Scientology is but if you told me it was an AI-powered fentanyl quantum sensor, I would believe you
Reposted by Tony Webster
Thirty-one known defendants have been charged in Chicago with non-immigration crimes tied to “Operation Midway Blitz.”
With today’s acquittal, 15 of them have been cleared.
No one has been convicted.
With today’s acquittal, 15 of them have been cleared.
No one has been convicted.
#BREAKING: Federal jury finds Chicago man NOT GUILTY of offering $10K for the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
The trial of Juan Espinoza Martinez was the first to result from “Operation Midway Blitz”: chicago.suntimes.com/live/closing...
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Thirty-one known defendants have been charged in Chicago with non-immigration crimes tied to “Operation Midway Blitz.”
With today’s acquittal, 15 of them have been cleared.
No one has been convicted.
With today’s acquittal, 15 of them have been cleared.
No one has been convicted.
A story I wrote seven years ago came up at the Minnesota Legislature today. I thought the issue of reverse-location/geofence search warrants needed regulation back then, and it might finally happen! (1:04:41) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHek...
Legislative Commission on Data Practices 1/22/26
YouTube video by MNHouseInfo
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A story I wrote seven years ago came up at the Minnesota Legislature today. I thought the issue of reverse-location/geofence search warrants needed regulation back then, and it might finally happen! (1:04:41) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHek...
Reposted by Tony Webster
This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This declaration from WaPo journalist Hannah Natanson describing what the FBI took is utterly devastating.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Reposted by Tony Webster
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
www.kare11.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
Reposted by Tony Webster
JD Vance will be in Minneapolis on Thursday; VPOTUS is the only person who gets a 5 mile VIP NOTAM. www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/notice...
Resources - Notices - FAA - FAASTeam - FAASafety.gov
www.faasafety.gov
January 20, 2026 at 2:35 AM
JD Vance will be in Minneapolis on Thursday; VPOTUS is the only person who gets a 5 mile VIP NOTAM. www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/notice...
FAA VIP Movement Notification issued for Minneapolis for Thursday www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/notice...
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM
FAA VIP Movement Notification issued for Minneapolis for Thursday www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/notice...
Reposted by Tony Webster
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Reposted by Tony Webster
Mischief Toys is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to hold his tariffs unconstitutional 🤔🤔🤔
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Mischief Toys is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to hold his tariffs unconstitutional 🤔🤔🤔
Reposted by Tony Webster
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Reposted by Tony Webster
21-year-old activist injured by ICE:
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
January 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
21-year-old activist injured by ICE:
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. They pulled a piece of plastic the size of a nickel out of my eye. I had shards of metal, glass, and plastic behind my eye and in my skull. They said it was a miracle I survived.
Reposted by Tony Webster
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
Reposted by Tony Webster
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Reposted by Tony Webster
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
Reposted by Tony Webster
Local pizza joint leads insurgency against federal paramilitary forces.
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Local pizza joint leads insurgency against federal paramilitary forces.
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...
Wrecktangle Pizza co-owner: "You can see from that video exactly what happens when they try to fuck with us."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQUo...