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We still don't know the names of the ICE agents who killed Gonzàlez behind the wheel of his car outside Chicago in September.
They were unmasked in this BWC footage from Franklin Park police.
If you have any information at all about these men—please text us on Signal at unraveled.66
They were unmasked in this BWC footage from Franklin Park police.
If you have any information at all about these men—please text us on Signal at unraveled.66
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Stood in solidarity in Cincinnati tonight with hundreds of federal and healthcare workers to honor Alex Pretti and the other victims of ICE and CBP and heard inspirational speeches from union nurses, EMS, Cincy Food Not Bombs, and Ayman Soliman, the hospital chaplain wrongfully detained by DHS
January 29, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Stood in solidarity in Cincinnati tonight with hundreds of federal and healthcare workers to honor Alex Pretti and the other victims of ICE and CBP and heard inspirational speeches from union nurses, EMS, Cincy Food Not Bombs, and Ayman Soliman, the hospital chaplain wrongfully detained by DHS
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we are never getting over this
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
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January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
we are never getting over this
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"I’ve covered a lot of protests, and over the years I’ve learned to be extremely wary of anyone whose eyes show panic and fear when they’re holding a gun. ... Then, without warning, he pointed the gun at me." www.welcometohellworld.com/the-battles-...
January 28, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"I’ve covered a lot of protests, and over the years I’ve learned to be extremely wary of anyone whose eyes show panic and fear when they’re holding a gun. ... Then, without warning, he pointed the gun at me." www.welcometohellworld.com/the-battles-...
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Just gut wrenching - this community has already been through so much and now they’re preparing for the federal government to conduct ethnic cleansing of a quarter of their population, pleading for these goons to follow the most minimal rules, knowing they will be ignored
The city of Springfield is asking federal agents to wear their badges and follow local rules for police accountability.
Springfield to ICE: please display ID and follow our police rules
The city of Springfield is asking federal agents to wear their badges and follow local rules for police accountability.
bit.ly
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Just gut wrenching - this community has already been through so much and now they’re preparing for the federal government to conduct ethnic cleansing of a quarter of their population, pleading for these goons to follow the most minimal rules, knowing they will be ignored
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The charges against protestors announced today by Bondi were very clearly done with producing #content as the first priority and law enforcement a distant second. The decision to wave mugshots around is already harming DOJ's credibility in court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 29, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The charges against protestors announced today by Bondi were very clearly done with producing #content as the first priority and law enforcement a distant second. The decision to wave mugshots around is already harming DOJ's credibility in court www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Photos I took from tonight’s protest. Spokane healthcare workers marched from downtown to the county courthouse tonight to honor Alex Pretti, a Minnesota VA ICU nurse killed by border patrol last week.
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Photos I took from tonight’s protest. Spokane healthcare workers marched from downtown to the county courthouse tonight to honor Alex Pretti, a Minnesota VA ICU nurse killed by border patrol last week.
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The agents wore “police” placards and patches from the Deparment of Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bolingbrook police said on Wednesday evening.
Bolingbrook police say federal agents arrested man inside police station without warrant
The agents wore “police” placards and patches from the Deparment of Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bolingbrook police said on Wednesday evening.
www.shawlocal.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The agents wore “police” placards and patches from the Deparment of Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bolingbrook police said on Wednesday evening.
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It's 14 degrees out with a wind chill of 4. There are hundreds of people here to remember Alex Pretti and call for the abolition of ICE
January 29, 2026 at 2:13 AM
It's 14 degrees out with a wind chill of 4. There are hundreds of people here to remember Alex Pretti and call for the abolition of ICE
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Happening Now in Minneapolis: Windows are boarded up and riot police stand behind barricades in preparation of tonight's noise demo protesting ICE agents staying at the Graduate by Hilton Hotel on the campus of the University of MN. This is at least the 3rd noise demo at the Graduate.
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Happening Now in Minneapolis: Windows are boarded up and riot police stand behind barricades in preparation of tonight's noise demo protesting ICE agents staying at the Graduate by Hilton Hotel on the campus of the University of MN. This is at least the 3rd noise demo at the Graduate.
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I appreciate this piece.
"Headlines call it a 'crackdown' on immigration and a 'clash' between the government and 'protesters,' when in reality it’s murderous occupying forces being confronted by people who just want to live free of their violence."
"Headlines call it a 'crackdown' on immigration and a 'clash' between the government and 'protesters,' when in reality it’s murderous occupying forces being confronted by people who just want to live free of their violence."
“Minnesotans’ relentlessness offers a blueprint for how to react when ICE inevitably arrives to stir up trouble where there was none; how to look violence dead in the eye and say not in my town; how to provide aid laterally when you know those at the top won’t be passing any down.”
My latest—
My latest—
Crackdown
Writing through history and heartbreak.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I appreciate this piece.
"Headlines call it a 'crackdown' on immigration and a 'clash' between the government and 'protesters,' when in reality it’s murderous occupying forces being confronted by people who just want to live free of their violence."
"Headlines call it a 'crackdown' on immigration and a 'clash' between the government and 'protesters,' when in reality it’s murderous occupying forces being confronted by people who just want to live free of their violence."
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I'm outside the Jesse Brown VA in Chicago for the second second time this week, where once again hundreds of people have gathered for a vigil for Alex Pretti, who was executed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 AM
I'm outside the Jesse Brown VA in Chicago for the second second time this week, where once again hundreds of people have gathered for a vigil for Alex Pretti, who was executed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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Good morning from Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
A status hearing is set for 10:30 am today in the case of the "Broadview Six," incl. local Dem political figures, who face conspiracy and impeding charges over their participation in a Sept. 26 protest outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
A status hearing is set for 10:30 am today in the case of the "Broadview Six," incl. local Dem political figures, who face conspiracy and impeding charges over their participation in a Sept. 26 protest outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Good morning from Chicago's Dirksen Federal Courthouse.
A status hearing is set for 10:30 am today in the case of the "Broadview Six," incl. local Dem political figures, who face conspiracy and impeding charges over their participation in a Sept. 26 protest outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
A status hearing is set for 10:30 am today in the case of the "Broadview Six," incl. local Dem political figures, who face conspiracy and impeding charges over their participation in a Sept. 26 protest outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
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This photo was sent to me by someone else who was exposed to HC on Saturday.
They added that they also felt extremely tired, confused, had a sore thoat and felt nauseous Saturday night and Sunday. They told me that they have been exposed to teargas before but had never had this experience.
They added that they also felt extremely tired, confused, had a sore thoat and felt nauseous Saturday night and Sunday. They told me that they have been exposed to teargas before but had never had this experience.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This photo was sent to me by someone else who was exposed to HC on Saturday.
They added that they also felt extremely tired, confused, had a sore thoat and felt nauseous Saturday night and Sunday. They told me that they have been exposed to teargas before but had never had this experience.
They added that they also felt extremely tired, confused, had a sore thoat and felt nauseous Saturday night and Sunday. They told me that they have been exposed to teargas before but had never had this experience.
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finally a good dating app
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
finally a good dating app
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The shooting is the fifth by DHS officers in just three weeks. Just on Saturday, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Two weeks before, a federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis, days after an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good.
January 27, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The shooting is the fifth by DHS officers in just three weeks. Just on Saturday, a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Two weeks before, a federal officer shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis, days after an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good.
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NEW FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s "Abolish Trump's ICE" language is a “bad apples” argument dressed in a trenchcoat.
Read more of this analysis in our RESHAPE newsletter ⬇️
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Read more of this analysis in our RESHAPE newsletter ⬇️
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Language matters: Abolish ICE vs. Abolish “Trump’s ICE” • The TRiiBE
Gov. JB Pritzker’s language is a “bad apples” argument dressed in a trenchcoat.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:04 PM
NEW FROM OUR PUBLISHER: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s "Abolish Trump's ICE" language is a “bad apples” argument dressed in a trenchcoat.
Read more of this analysis in our RESHAPE newsletter ⬇️
thetriibe.com/reshape/lang...
Read more of this analysis in our RESHAPE newsletter ⬇️
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Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Details for the memorial ride for Alex Pretti in Chicago this weekend.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
- Meet at 1:15pm, Roll at 1:30pm
- John Walsh Park (E end of The 606)
- Route to come, we will roll @ party pace (casual, no drop) toward the VA on Damen where a memorial is set up for Alex.
See you Saturday.
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ICE has been back at it with their illegal activity today. Abducting multiple neighbors in the Ward, physically assaulting observers, coming into businesses threatening that they will be back to arrest people for no reason.
If they come back today, they’re going to have to go through me first.
If they come back today, they’re going to have to go through me first.
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 PM
ICE has been back at it with their illegal activity today. Abducting multiple neighbors in the Ward, physically assaulting observers, coming into businesses threatening that they will be back to arrest people for no reason.
If they come back today, they’re going to have to go through me first.
If they come back today, they’re going to have to go through me first.
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Border Patrol shot someone in Arizona this morning outside Arivaca.
The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are not unusual. Border Patrol agents have killed hundreds of people over the past few years. We know about Renee and Alex because Border Patrol was deployed in a city, in front of cameras.
The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are not unusual. Border Patrol agents have killed hundreds of people over the past few years. We know about Renee and Alex because Border Patrol was deployed in a city, in front of cameras.
Fatal Encounters with CBP
www.southernborder.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Border Patrol shot someone in Arizona this morning outside Arivaca.
The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are not unusual. Border Patrol agents have killed hundreds of people over the past few years. We know about Renee and Alex because Border Patrol was deployed in a city, in front of cameras.
The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are not unusual. Border Patrol agents have killed hundreds of people over the past few years. We know about Renee and Alex because Border Patrol was deployed in a city, in front of cameras.
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Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
Sister of Alex Pretti says he was kind, generous and lit up every room
The younger sister of Alex Pretti issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Alex Pretti's younger sister issued a statement Monday memorializing her big brother’s kindness and criticizing “disgusting lies” told in the wake of his death.
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WGN’s newest show The Point launched last night with some very funny production choices, such as slowly zooming in on guest Mayor Brandon Johnson while host Tahman Bradley gives his introduction off-screen.
Pure VEEP energy, 10/10 from me.
Pure VEEP energy, 10/10 from me.
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
WGN’s newest show The Point launched last night with some very funny production choices, such as slowly zooming in on guest Mayor Brandon Johnson while host Tahman Bradley gives his introduction off-screen.
Pure VEEP energy, 10/10 from me.
Pure VEEP energy, 10/10 from me.
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My latest: How Renee Good's murder and paramilitary assaults on US cities reflect longstanding right-wing race war fantasies and Stephen Miller's fixation with a novel about white genocide. I also talk about the stories we tell and live in opposition to these narratives and share a must-reads list.
Choosing Each Other in a Time of Terror
Rather than being disbanded or intimidated by Good’s murder, the people of Minneapolis have been galvanized, escalating their resistance and refusing to retreat from the work of protecting one another...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
My latest: How Renee Good's murder and paramilitary assaults on US cities reflect longstanding right-wing race war fantasies and Stephen Miller's fixation with a novel about white genocide. I also talk about the stories we tell and live in opposition to these narratives and share a must-reads list.
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
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Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
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January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or