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Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸
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Resist Rebel Revolt! Anti-Fascist. Author. Philosopher. Dog-Mom. Utilitarian Democrat. Existential Activist.

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Reposted by Melissa Nadia Viviana 🐸
Man in Minneapolis tells CBS viewers this is about their rights too:

"This is well past fraud. They're into your 2nd amendment, 4th amendment, 6th amendment.

Wake up! Pay attention to what's happening!

I feel like we're performing CPR on what may already be a corpse called The Constitution."
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Only by media. Rightwing podcasters and MAGA internet people didn't buy it.

Fox Viewers & Perpetually Online RW often have different narratives.
January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I was waiting for this to load. 🤣😂
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The regime is so dumb they thought his gun made him look like a terrorist.

That was poor optics. Bad propaganda.

I think it will fail on their voters.

Shooting a lesbian who talked back was easy for them to justify.

Shooting a conceal carry white man who simply had a gun around his waist?

Nah.
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
De-escalation is a controlled response to out-of-control situations.

And yes, of course, self-defense is warranted. But de-escalation is also self-defense. I've used it in some scary situations.
January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Interestingly, there are still ways to handle violence without the use of violence.

For example, when I was mugged at gunpoint by 2 people, I rationalized with them why murdering me over my phone was dumb.

I didn't fight them. I talked them out of it.

It worked.

They took off without my phone.
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Backlash isn't only liberals. It's Independents, Libertarians, and Conservatives waking up to Hitler and sayinf: if we don't stop him from destroying our rights - we're all fucked.

Backlash isn't along party lines.
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The National Guard is not loyal to Donald Trump. They were trained to follow their command - which is lawfully the state.

ICE is loyal to Trump. That's his Schutzstaffel.

Not the military. There are only a couple of reasons Trump can deploy the military.

California fought this in court & won.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 PM
6 people have died in ICE custody this month alone. 30 more last year.

And one of them was strangled to death. His autopsy was ruled a homicide but they refused to investigate a guard murdering someone.

So no - they're murdering white Americans AND immigrant detainees.

They like killing people.
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I looked up Bovino's Wikipedia. He was raised in NC and spent his entire career in border patrol along Texas, SoCal, & Louisiana. So yeah, he's not at all prepared for this weather.
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
No. I think they will fail from a combination of dysfunction & self-destruction. And our backlash.

I don't believe they have a conscience. They're all sociopaths.
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
For those curious, Mitnick tried to warn conservatives that all of this would happen.

Every word has come true.
'I Saw It From The Inside': Ex-Trump Administration Lawyer Echoes Forceful Warning
"It was a chaotic disaster," John Mitnick wrote in a message to fellow conservatives, describing Trump as a "would-be autocrat and fascist."
www.huffpost.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:09 AM
I will admit, this is endearing and funny: 👀

"This could have easily been me that got shot. I live in South Minneapolis. I have a gun permit. And I love donuts. And I probably would have filmed ICE if I'd walked out of the donut shop too."
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Man in Minneapolis tells CBS viewers this is about their rights too:

"This is well past fraud. They're into your 2nd amendment, 4th amendment, 6th amendment.

Wake up! Pay attention to what's happening!

I feel like we're performing CPR on what may already be a corpse called The Constitution."
January 25, 2026 at 6:42 AM
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 AM
They did get the snowflakes part. 🤣😂
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 AM
They fucked with the wrong state. That's a fact.

And reports show that ICE is overworked, under immense pressure, & having trouble getting recruits.

(Long hours, bitter cold).

I think every murder they commit will make it worse. Fewer people want to commit murder than they think.
January 25, 2026 at 4:20 AM
😍 I'm gonna do a thread about this but I think ICE has very nearly lost the battle of Minneapolis. I think they want to run away with their tail between their legs. They're just strategizing how to do it while emoting strength.

(Like extorting officials for voter rolls).

But they WANT to run away.
January 25, 2026 at 4:06 AM
😯

From the get-go, I noticed how much Minnesotans use the word neighbor.

When I use the word it means: person who lives next to me. Sometimes people I hate.

The way it's used in Minnesota is a term of endearment. Community.

Almost like "family."

It's a protective culture.
January 25, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I thought you ran out of characters and it was shorthand. 😅
January 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM