Christine
@christinearriola.bsky.social
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.” - activist and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel
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Alex Pretti spent his days caring for veterans as an ICU nurse at the VA.
From a veteran he cared for: “He treated every vet like they were his only patient. … He wanted to make a difference.”
From a veteran he cared for: “He treated every vet like they were his only patient. … He wanted to make a difference.”
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Alex Pretti spent his days caring for veterans as an ICU nurse at the VA.
From a veteran he cared for: “He treated every vet like they were his only patient. … He wanted to make a difference.”
From a veteran he cared for: “He treated every vet like they were his only patient. … He wanted to make a difference.”
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‘It’s not like the SS are coming’: The Italian government is scrambling to quell ICE furor after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed its agents are assisting with security at next month’s Winter Olympics in Italy.
‘It’s not like the SS are coming’: Italy bids to quell ICE furor before Winter Olympics
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani insists that U.S. agents are “not going to be those that are on the street in Minneapolis.”
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM
‘It’s not like the SS are coming’: The Italian government is scrambling to quell ICE furor after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed its agents are assisting with security at next month’s Winter Olympics in Italy.
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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State investigators blocked from the crime scene despite a warrant. Cover-up.
A lawless regime.
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A lawless regime.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
State investigators blocked from the crime scene despite a warrant. Cover-up.
A lawless regime.
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A lawless regime.
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The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
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 Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
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After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, JD Vance quickly said agents have "absolute immunity."
Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, JD Vance quickly said agents have "absolute immunity."
Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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If ICE agents can abduct citizens carrying US passports on their person, imagine what they'll do when checking IDs at your local polling place this November. The voter suppression deployment will be unprecedented.
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
If ICE agents can abduct citizens carrying US passports on their person, imagine what they'll do when checking IDs at your local polling place this November. The voter suppression deployment will be unprecedented.
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NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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I was doing my job then. I’m doing my job now. And I won’t back down.
It is my responsibility as your representative to show up, do oversight, and get answers for the people.
It is my responsibility as your representative to show up, do oversight, and get answers for the people.
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I was doing my job then. I’m doing my job now. And I won’t back down.
It is my responsibility as your representative to show up, do oversight, and get answers for the people.
It is my responsibility as your representative to show up, do oversight, and get answers for the people.
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Thank you @replamonica.bsky.social.
I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Thank you @replamonica.bsky.social.
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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Minnijean Brown-Trickey is one of the original members of the Little Rock Nine, the teenagers who integrated Central High School after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. https://to.pbs.org/4jQTU2r
Minnijean Brown-Trickey's Brief But Spectacular take on walking like you belong
Minnijean Brown-Trickey is one of the original members of the Little Rock Nine, the teenagers who integrated Central High School after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. She shares her Brief...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Minnijean Brown-Trickey is one of the original members of the Little Rock Nine, the teenagers who integrated Central High School after the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. https://to.pbs.org/4jQTU2r
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In Maine they were posing as MaineCare staff offering to help (MaineCare=Medicaid). So basically just don’t open your door to anyone if you don’t know them. If they say they are with an org or company, I would call that org/company to verify their starts before opening the door. This is insane. 🤬🤬🤬
ICE agents pose as utility workers to get inside immigrants’ homes to detain them. The utility company has posted guidelines on how to recognize real utility employees. I have no words!
ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Rep. Ricki Ruiz, D-Gresham, in December received reports of his constituents getting detained by people posing as utility workers.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 AM
In Maine they were posing as MaineCare staff offering to help (MaineCare=Medicaid). So basically just don’t open your door to anyone if you don’t know them. If they say they are with an org or company, I would call that org/company to verify their starts before opening the door. This is insane. 🤬🤬🤬
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“Neighbors found the 6 year old girl walking down the street alone crying out for her father”
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 AM
“Neighbors found the 6 year old girl walking down the street alone crying out for her father”
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This is a US citizen! It is zero degrees outside.
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
St. Paul mayor Kaohly Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
ChongLy Scott Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in the frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
www.startribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM
This is a US citizen! It is zero degrees outside.
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
St. Paul mayor Her ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
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In other words, Powell is subject to public accountability for his renovation project, including criminal investigations.
Trump is not. Private money solicited from companies seeking to curry favor. Committees stacked with loyalists.
Accountability for thee, but not for me.
Trump is not. Private money solicited from companies seeking to curry favor. Committees stacked with loyalists.
Accountability for thee, but not for me.
WELKER: Doesn't it undercut the independence of the Fed that the DOJ is investigating renovations? There are renovations at the White House
BESSENT: The renovations at the White House are not more than a billion over budget, and they're being paid for with private funds
BESSENT: The renovations at the White House are not more than a billion over budget, and they're being paid for with private funds
January 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM
In other words, Powell is subject to public accountability for his renovation project, including criminal investigations.
Trump is not. Private money solicited from companies seeking to curry favor. Committees stacked with loyalists.
Accountability for thee, but not for me.
Trump is not. Private money solicited from companies seeking to curry favor. Committees stacked with loyalists.
Accountability for thee, but not for me.
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I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. I can't sneeze or cough bc it's dangerous to. 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 9:22 PM
I will be blind for life. I have fractures in my skull that they can't fix. I can't sneeze or cough bc it's dangerous to. 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.
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Federal agents clashed with protesters in St. Paul and Minneapolis on January 13, nearly a week after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal officer, as demonstrations continued outside the federal building and within the communities.
January 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Federal agents clashed with protesters in St. Paul and Minneapolis on January 13, nearly a week after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal officer, as demonstrations continued outside the federal building and within the communities.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Why should YOU care about the independence of the Federal Reserve & what happens if Trump gets his way? Former Biden White House Economic Adviser @hboushey.bsky.social answers it all, incl. debunking Trump’s repeated lies about the impact of tariffs on American consumers.
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Former WH Advisor SOUNDS ALARM on Trump’s DESPERATE ATTACKS
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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January 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Why should YOU care about the independence of the Federal Reserve & what happens if Trump gets his way? Former Biden White House Economic Adviser @hboushey.bsky.social answers it all, incl. debunking Trump’s repeated lies about the impact of tariffs on American consumers.
youtu.be/jrdAMYJNRL8?...
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
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FT Exclusive: US prosecutors’ criminal probe against Jay Powell has galvanised the Federal Reserve’s top leaders to resist Donald Trump’s attacks — and could push the chair to remain a governor until 2028. ft.trib.al/spoz6ej
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
FT Exclusive: US prosecutors’ criminal probe against Jay Powell has galvanised the Federal Reserve’s top leaders to resist Donald Trump’s attacks — and could push the chair to remain a governor until 2028. ft.trib.al/spoz6ej
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Sen. Kelly: “I just never expected that I would have to protect the rule of law against a Secretary of Defense…Pete Hegseth is now coming after what I earned through my 25 years of military service…He doesn't like what I said so now he is trying to censure and demote me.”
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Sen. Kelly: “I just never expected that I would have to protect the rule of law against a Secretary of Defense…Pete Hegseth is now coming after what I earned through my 25 years of military service…He doesn't like what I said so now he is trying to censure and demote me.”
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Sen. Kelly: “If Pete Hegseth succeeds in silencing me, then he and every other Secretary of Defense who comes after him will have license to punish any retired veteran of any political persuasion for the things that they say.”
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Sen. Kelly: “If Pete Hegseth succeeds in silencing me, then he and every other Secretary of Defense who comes after him will have license to punish any retired veteran of any political persuasion for the things that they say.”