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Raye never Rach
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I rant way too much about politics and can talk for hours. I'm mostly here to lurk I'm sure. Dog mom, chronic-illness advocate, gym (trying to) lover, and adhd- crafter.
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“LET US OUT!”

women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.

In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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meidastouch.com
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.

The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
It’s actually useful that they’re lying so brazenly about Alex Pretti’s killing because it shows how badly they were also lying about Renee Good, as most of us already knew.
January 24, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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fellowhuman666.bsky.social
Now would an excellent time for military leaders that actually stand for the constitution to make their voices heard.
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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joshuaeakle.com
If the government executing us in the streets isn’t your red line, then you’ve already decided to endorse it.

There’s no gray area left. No ambiguity.
January 24, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Less than one minute later.
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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🚨“You’re gonna have to kill me!" Minneapolis protester SCREAMS as swarm of Border Patrol agents pin him to the ground.

"I have done nothing at all! I am a United States citizen! You're gonna kill me! That's what you want! You want to kill me on this street!" LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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statuscoupnews.bsky.social
🚨"You just shot someone and you're terrorizing us! What more can we take! F*ck you!" -Minneapolis protester screams at ICE & Border Patrol agents as they launch grenades and tear gas at protesters after shooting & killing ANOTHER person. @jtcestkowski.bsky.social LIVE NOW⬇️
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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meidastouch.com
A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation.

🎥 dangjessie / Threads
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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The video....this is straight murder.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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marklemley.bsky.social
Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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thedailyshow.com
In his first year in office, Trump managed to generate a ton of jobs and wealth — for himself
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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therickydavila.bsky.social
Creepy racist scumbag JD Vance: “If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.”

He lives in the bulldozed White House and crime hub Mar-a-Lago. If you need more of a hint, he’s your fucking criminal boss.
January 23, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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buildwithtori.com
Breaking News from the New York Times: TikTok has been sold!

Tens of thousands of users have poured into @skylight.social this week ✨

To everyone who is new here: Welcome!! It’s so lovely to have you 🥰

Drop your handle in the comments and say hi 👋

#breakingnews #tiktoksale #skylightsocial
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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aclu.org
Today, the government detained another student for their speech.

Mohsen Mahdawi's attorneys have already filed a petition for his release and a Vermont judge ordered he not be moved out of state. As his fight continues, let us be clear: Dissent is not grounds for deportation.
April 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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nbcnews.com
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele told reporters he would not return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S. The Justice Department has said it mistakenly deported Garcia.
April 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Savor the beauty of the moment.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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tomzohar.bsky.social
The Severance love triangle I really care about
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
therachelraye.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
therachelraye.bsky.social
@jackbern.bsky.social @alexhorne.bsky.social begging, pleading, can yall please please put an absolute casserole out for american listeners? I need some glimmer of goodness over here.
February 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
therachelraye.bsky.social
It'd be nice to have at least one day this year where I'm not in a fetal position, staring in horror at the atrocities our monster of a president and his cabinet has done next.
February 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare.

Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.”

We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
January 31, 2025 at 7:20 PM