Melissa Weeks
@mamabearvt.bsky.social
Fierce advocate for rights, freedoms and equality for every single one of us and quite tired of the patriarchy. Also a dog, whale and nature lover and a big fan of science and facts.
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Keep spreading the truth about what happened to Alex Pretti.
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Keep spreading the truth about what happened to Alex Pretti.
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Read this if you still need proof that Trump is going to try and rig the midterms👇
If you want proof that Trump is going to try to rig the elections, here it is:
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
In a letter to Gov. Tim Walz Saturday, Bondi claimed that Walz could “restore the rule of law” by complying with a list of demands, including giving the Department of Justice (DOJ) the state’s voter registration records.
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Read this if you still need proof that Trump is going to try and rig the midterms👇
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Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."
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Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
Gregory Bovino must also be fired.
No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
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Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government
January 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government
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In criticizing a lack of transparency and questionable tactics, police chiefs from Minnesota to Maine are talking about ICE/CBP the way civilians often talk about the police.
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 AM
In criticizing a lack of transparency and questionable tactics, police chiefs from Minnesota to Maine are talking about ICE/CBP the way civilians often talk about the police.
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Because...of course.
RFK Jr. has quietly undermined the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which plays a huge role in determining what screenings and other preventive services are available to Americans. From Nina Agrawal, myself and Dani Blum (gift link):
Kennedy Weakens U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Because...of course.
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Defunding this horror only slows it down. It has to go. There is no humane or ethical way to run a massive armed deportation force specifically charged with rounding up non-citizens, and as many of us have been saying for years there has always ever only been one way this could have gone
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Defunding this horror only slows it down. It has to go. There is no humane or ethical way to run a massive armed deportation force specifically charged with rounding up non-citizens, and as many of us have been saying for years there has always ever only been one way this could have gone
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What ICE is doing to Minneapolis right now is a both a proof of concept of what mass deportation will look like and a preview of what it will be capable of doing to every major blue city at the same time by the time its budget has nearly quadrupled in 3 yrs
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
2,000 federal agents sent to Minneapolis area to carry out 'largest immigration operation ever,' ICE says
The surge dramatically expands the federal law enforcement footprint in Minnesota amid heightened political and community tensions.
www.pbs.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
What ICE is doing to Minneapolis right now is a both a proof of concept of what mass deportation will look like and a preview of what it will be capable of doing to every major blue city at the same time by the time its budget has nearly quadrupled in 3 yrs
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
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Some 600 immigrant kids were sent to federal custody by ICE in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
(Published Nov. 2025)
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
(Published Nov. 2025)
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids were sent to federal custody by ICE in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
(Published Nov. 2025)
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
(Published Nov. 2025)
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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The icing on the cake is that it was a no-bid contract.
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
The icing on the cake is that it was a no-bid contract.
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ICE fascists shot a Minnesota woman in the face at point blank range. I'm still processing this horrific attack. We must stand united against this violent fascism.
Today I shared an article about how we fight back & protect our communities during Trump's mass immigration raids. Link below.
Today I shared an article about how we fight back & protect our communities during Trump's mass immigration raids. Link below.
ICE fascists shot a woman in the face point blank range. We must unite against this violence.
YouTube video by Qasim Rashid
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January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
ICE fascists shot a Minnesota woman in the face at point blank range. I'm still processing this horrific attack. We must stand united against this violent fascism.
Today I shared an article about how we fight back & protect our communities during Trump's mass immigration raids. Link below.
Today I shared an article about how we fight back & protect our communities during Trump's mass immigration raids. Link below.
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masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
masked, unidentified goons who assault and murder with impunity. a literal gestapo.
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Frey: "Beyond leaving the scene, they should also leave our city and our state ... crime is down. What this federal administration is doing right now is not about creating safety. Do not let them tell you that what they are do is about creating safety. It is not. It is having the opposite impact."
January 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Frey: "Beyond leaving the scene, they should also leave our city and our state ... crime is down. What this federal administration is doing right now is not about creating safety. Do not let them tell you that what they are do is about creating safety. It is not. It is having the opposite impact."
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If Republicans REALLY cared about fraud, they’d start with the billions being funneled to donors, billionaires, and Trump’s businesses—instead of using hearings to distract us while they rip healthcare from working families.
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
If Republicans REALLY cared about fraud, they’d start with the billions being funneled to donors, billionaires, and Trump’s businesses—instead of using hearings to distract us while they rip healthcare from working families.
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For those not tapped into Minneapolis networks, just hearing random opinions on social media or decontextualized headlines, two notes:
1. This was a murder. The official DHS story is a blatant, obvious lie, and anyone who buys it is a mark.
2. Minneapolis is going to continue to show up.
1. This was a murder. The official DHS story is a blatant, obvious lie, and anyone who buys it is a mark.
2. Minneapolis is going to continue to show up.
"A witness to Wednesday’s shooting in south Minneapolis told MPR News that she saw a federal agent shoot a woman several times."
Content warning in that the witness goes on to accurately describe the brutality of these fascists. Ongoing coverage here:
Content warning in that the witness goes on to accurately describe the brutality of these fascists. Ongoing coverage here:
Live updates: Officials confirm ICE-involved shooting in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
For those not tapped into Minneapolis networks, just hearing random opinions on social media or decontextualized headlines, two notes:
1. This was a murder. The official DHS story is a blatant, obvious lie, and anyone who buys it is a mark.
2. Minneapolis is going to continue to show up.
1. This was a murder. The official DHS story is a blatant, obvious lie, and anyone who buys it is a mark.
2. Minneapolis is going to continue to show up.
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According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
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If you aren't very aware of Barton and his movement, I suggest changing that, as his work has been central to the broader Christian nationalist movement and is only becoming more and more mainstream in GOP circles. Here's a good primer I wrote on him late last year:
He Calls Church-State Separation a Myth. He’s Now Weighing In on Public School Curricula.
David Barton, far-right Christian activist and founder of Wallbuilders, has been appointed by Texas's board of education to advise on social studies instruction.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
If you aren't very aware of Barton and his movement, I suggest changing that, as his work has been central to the broader Christian nationalist movement and is only becoming more and more mainstream in GOP circles. Here's a good primer I wrote on him late last year:
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David Barton, the self-described "amateur historian" whose debunked work has been central to mainstreaming claims that the US was founded as a Christian nation, says he and his son have been directly involved in the Trump administration's efforts to stop "woke propaganda" at the Smithsonian.
January 7, 2026 at 6:59 PM
David Barton, the self-described "amateur historian" whose debunked work has been central to mainstreaming claims that the US was founded as a Christian nation, says he and his son have been directly involved in the Trump administration's efforts to stop "woke propaganda" at the Smithsonian.
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they are recruiting for the worst, bottom-of-the-barrel chuds imaginable and those chuds are behaving exactly as you'd expect
MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
MPR News is live right now bringing you updates on this. mprnews.org/listen
January 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
they are recruiting for the worst, bottom-of-the-barrel chuds imaginable and those chuds are behaving exactly as you'd expect