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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@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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xiaoran🪲🎸 comms closed

@shroonchu.bsky.social

"I think you're gonna be a baad teacher" 🕷️

#jayce #ekko

Redraw/drawover of Jayce and Ekko from "Arcane" as Peter B. Parker and Miles Morales from "Spiderverse" during the burger scene.

January 21, 2026 at 5:50 AM

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geneva

@gdbee.bsky.social

Mousy

January 21, 2026 at 11:33 PM

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Richard Baker

@bakerart.bsky.social

One more London one, an oil on canvas of #Leadenhall Market. My wandering around the City of London in the '90s was a revelation. I thought Leadenhall particularly wonderful and did several paintings there although this one was mostly worked on at home. Sold in an exhibition.
#London #painting

An oil on canvas of Leadenhall Market in the City of London. It still had market traders then. Does it have them now? I don't know - perhaps it has been completely gentrified. Haven't visited for a long time.

January 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM

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dillon snook

@dillonsnook.bsky.social

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ash s.

@housegoblin.bsky.social

love your friends, let your friends love you

A little cat sits in the left corner of the screen with their face scrunched up. A jagged word bubble coming out of their mouth reads, “A SINGLE BODY ISN’T MEANT TO PROCESS SO MUCH MISERY AND FEAR”

January 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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Kate 🍄

@kateammann.bsky.social

A commission I did last month! A raccoon working on macramé😌

January 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM

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Luxar The Nekomancer || Comms Open

@luxar92.bsky.social

Imagine investing the world economy in data centers just to get beaten by a girl with a box of pencils.

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 16d

From "Frieren" Season 2 ending, animated with colored pencils by Mimei Aoume (she had already worked on Season 1 ending).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY4B...
www.instagram.com/mimei_a

January 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM

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Way 🔞🌑🦌🎴on hiatus / cat Jayce preacher

@mangywayway.bsky.social

Jayvik sticker sheet, but they are cats and horny /ᐠ˵- ⩊ -˵マ

(Ngl, I was suppose to do a SFW first, and a NSFW ver after but whatever lol. I'll also make cats Jayvik chibis chilling but SFW I swear, also bc it has been nice slowly working on these)

#jayvik

a series of 5 nsfw chibi drawings of kitty viktor and kitty jayce on a pale peach background, marked by paw prints and hearts.

January 20, 2026 at 12:10 AM

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🎃 PUMPKIN! 🎃

@honeyedhaunt.bsky.social

Swelling rage

January 19, 2026 at 4:30 AM

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ana 🏴‍☠️⚔️

@edwarbteach.bsky.social

counting days if i'm being honest

robdog 👾 @robdogdraws.bsky.social · 14d

January 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM

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Ethan Pants (he/him)

@ethanpants.bsky.social

I’m the one in the brown hat.

What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.

Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.

#AbolishICE

Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 14d

This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.

January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM

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Pegushi 🔜 ECCC J-26

@pegushi.bsky.social

New pokemon print!!!
A ghost parade print to match the washi

[ #print #pokemon #nightmarket #merch ]

November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Lizard 🔞

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SageRPG @xenosage.bsky.social · Jul 4

January 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM

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BBK

@bbk156.bsky.social

#timebomb
Lovebomb

January 17, 2026 at 7:19 PM

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Tuta

@tuta.com

Gmail welcoming the Gemini era?

That's it. Guide to disable Gemini everywhere: tuta.com/blog/how-to-...

Screenshot of Gmail tweet saying: Welcome to the Gemini era, reposting a Google tweet that explains the latest update on Gemini.

January 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM

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Trinket collector

@trinketcollector.bsky.social

this was my second entry for the #InEveryTimelineDTIYS hosted by Louangelo!

I LOVE yuri jayvik and I wanted to include them

#jayvik #jaycetalis #viktorarcane #leagueoflegends
#yurijayvik

do-it-in-your-style version of the original Jayce and Viktor icon released by League of legends for Arcane's anniversary. the image depicts a gender-bent version of Viktor and Jayce

January 15, 2026 at 9:56 AM

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Babu

@babuhihi.bsky.social

Mad genius #arcane #Viktor

January 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM

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ahamots

@ahamots.bsky.social

study

#jaycetalis #arcane

Post-canon Jayce sits on a bed, partially covered by a blanket, the room flooded with sunlight. He smiles softly, looking at the viewer. Behind him is a balcony, overlooking a bright sunny day and a glimpse of the sea. He's sitting in a beautiful room with green floral wallpaper, yellow curtains, and translucent tulle. The bed linen is light beige. Yellow flowers are visible behind his head. A sign in the corner reads, "Good morning, love."

December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM

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🔞 cosmie 🤺

@backshotstalis.bsky.social

a little flambae as a treat after my first week of the semester

#flambae #dispatch #wip

Drawing of Flambae in a black tank top, reminiscent of of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) tank top. He looks a little flirty if not a little bashful.

January 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM

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Catsuka

@catsuka.bsky.social

The indie Filipino short film "The Lovers" (Studio Heartbreak) is now complete, and will be released this summer on Youtube.
In the meantime, here's a nice official poster illustrated by Ami Thompson.
www.studioheartbreak.com
www.catsuka.com/news/2023-05...

January 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM

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🏳️‍🌈 Jessica the Bestica 🎨 Trying Their Best ☕

@anireal.bsky.social

🤚👁️👁️✋ Pan's Labyrinth~

Ofelia, no...

The character Ofelia, from the movie Pan's Labyrinth, is surrounded by food and is about to eat a grape. The Pale Man monster is behind her, distracted by a fairy.

January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM

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geneva

@gdbee.bsky.social

Supurrnova

Illustration of a celestial woman holding a supernova containing a tuxedo cat. She's wearing a frilly periwinkle dress, periwinkle ribbons, and has white long hair. The cat is curled up cutely in the supernova. Drawn by gdbee, Jan 2026

January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM

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Adventure Noises

@adventurenoises.bsky.social

CAN FINALLY SHARE! High Moon Queen is out and big thanks to Adult Swim, Sam, and Vee for having our studio on for the adventure!

Was a delight to animate and create with folks and will be a Live chat with the showrunners of the episodes on the 16th, so don’t miss it ✨