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bobbylewis.bsky.social
it really underlines the mafia mentality of this government when you remember that the justice department has nothing to do with ICE. it’s like bribing the interior secretary to call off the IRS
pegkerr.bsky.social Peg Kerr @pegkerr.bsky.social · 2h
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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seeemilyplay.bsky.social
Immigration is not a problem. Like I’m sorry but you literally have an intellectual deficiency if you think immigration is a problem. Like I think you should be kept in a fucking padded cell and studied by science so we can prevent you happening if you think immigration is a problem.
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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protecttruth.bsky.social
No law enforcement member should be able to join a union.
Ban unions for cops, and for ICE brownshirts, just like the military has no unions.

Those who carry guns for the state are accountable to democratically-elected civilian authority and that should be it.
catconlan.net Catherine Partsch Conlan @catconlan.net · 7h
My god.

Statement from AFGE: Alex was a member. His killer may have been as well.
We have received confirmation that a member of AFGE Local 3669, Alex J. Pretti, was the man killed during the incident. At this time, many of the details remain unclear. Video of the incident is circulating on social media, and the Department of Homeland Security has publicly stated that the victim was brandishing a weapon at officers. However, based on the video currently available, that claim is not clearly established. We just recently discovered that the officer involved was a Border Patrol officer and we are still not certain if he was a member of AFGE. This is an unfolding and extremely serious matter. Until we have verified facts, it is important that we refrain from speculation or drawing conclusions. What we do know is this: a member of our union lost their life today, and that alone is devastating. Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own. Until more information becomes available, I urge everyone to remain calm and encourage peace and restraint in all communications and actions. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will share additional information as soon as we are able to confirm it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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matthewborus.bsky.social
What a stark, horrifying demonstration of the tension a union opens itself to when it organizes security forces.

If you hesitate to condemn the killing of a member, for fear of alienating the members who fired the guns, what sort of cage have you built around your union?
catconlan.net Catherine Partsch Conlan @catconlan.net · 7h
My god.

Statement from AFGE: Alex was a member. His killer may have been as well.
We have received confirmation that a member of AFGE Local 3669, Alex J. Pretti, was the man killed during the incident. At this time, many of the details remain unclear. Video of the incident is circulating on social media, and the Department of Homeland Security has publicly stated that the victim was brandishing a weapon at officers. However, based on the video currently available, that claim is not clearly established. We just recently discovered that the officer involved was a Border Patrol officer and we are still not certain if he was a member of AFGE. This is an unfolding and extremely serious matter. Until we have verified facts, it is important that we refrain from speculation or drawing conclusions. What we do know is this: a member of our union lost their life today, and that alone is devastating. Our hearts are heavy, and we are deeply stricken by this tragedy that has befallen one of our own. Until more information becomes available, I urge everyone to remain calm and encourage peace and restraint in all communications and actions. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will share additional information as soon as we are able to confirm it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
1. 1 am a 29-year-old resident of the lin Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have lived in Minneapolis since 2024, when I moved to the city to begin my medical residency. I am a licensed pediatrician, and I have been practicing pediatric medicine in the city since I moved here. 2. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am CST, I was awoken by the sound of cars honking and whistles blowing. Shortly after I awoke, I heard screaming from outside my window. I saw several ICE agents and civilians yelling at each other. 3. One civilian was standing in front of a parked car on the side of the road. I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind 4. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground. My view of the altercation was partially obstructed, but after a few seconds, I saw at least four ICE agents point guns at the man. I then saw the agents shoot the man at least six or seven times. 5. Initially, I was stunned. From what I could see from my apartment, there was absolutely no need for any violence, let alone lethal force by multiple officers. I immediately put on my boots and coat, ran outside, and approached ICE agents who were near the victim. 6. The scene was chaotic. Many civilians were screaming and honking. Over the noise, I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. 7. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. They repeatedly asked me for my physician's license, which I obviously didn't have. But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, and I could tell that the victim was in critical condition. I insisted that the agents let me assess him. Normally, I would not have been so persistent, but as a physician, I felt a professional and moral obligation to help this man, especially since none of the agents were helping him. 8. Finally, one agent agreed to let me assess the victim. He patted me down to "make sure I didn't have a weapon" and then let me approach the victim. 9. As I approached, I saw that the victim was lying on his side and was surrounded by several ICE agents. I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice. Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds. 10.1 asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know. I then asked the agents to make space so I could assess the victim. 11. The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back. I asked the ICE agents to turn the victim from his side to his back. From that position, I saw an additional gunshot wound on the victim's upper left chest and another possible gunshot wound on his neck. 12. I checked for a pulse, but I did not feel one. I immediately began CPR. Shortly after I started compressions, EMS personnel arrived and took over. 13.1 remained at the scene for about five more minutes, but protesters began to gather and the situation seemed to be escalating, so I left and returned to my apartment. 14. When I returned to my apartment, I was extremely distraught. I was sobbing and shaking uncontrollably. Eventually, I called my sister, who lives in a nearby suburb. I called her for comfort and because I did not feel safe in my apartment; I wanted to see if I could stay with her for the day and maybe even a few days. 15.1 also sought advice from a friend who works for the City of Minneapolis. He recommended that I shelter in place because the situation outside my apartment was so dangerous. I was going to follow his advice, but then ICE agents deployed tear gas on the crowd that had gathered below, and the tear gas began seeping into my apartment.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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fergoe.blacksky.app
I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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nberlat.bsky.social
it's only going to get more popular, because ICE is going to keep murdering people.

it's only a matter of time before they start shooting into a crowd and we get a mass murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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musicologyduck.bsky.social
the mood is not subtle
Sign reading EXECUTE DONALD TRUMP HIS ENTITE ADMHISTRATION AND ALL THOSE COMPLICIT HANG THEM ALL
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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knownagitator.bsky.social
Border Patrol has absolutely no business being a part of any union worthy of the name, and yet here they are.
January 25, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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mjsdc.bsky.social
Reminder: If the Supreme Court upholds Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship, some of the ICE officers currently brutalizing Minnesotans may be reassigned to apprehend newborns from the hospital for immediate deportation. Just read the Trump administration’s own memo. slate.com/news-and-pol...
To that end, USCIS declared flatly that the children of immigrants who are "unlawfully present" will "no longer be U.S. citizens at birth." They will, instead, inherit the status of their parents, rendering them detainable and deportable as infants and throughout their lives. There is no indication that the government will provide some grace period before snatching up and imprisoning this new underclass of noncitizen babies; they are apparently subject to arrest from the moment of birth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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daveweigel.bsky.social
Alex Jones becoming a "trust the state and our brave cops" guy remains one of the weirdest sidebars of this era. He was born to lick boots.
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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polerin.bsky.social
Not could. Have.

Fred Hampton.
steinkobbe.bsky.social Wild Geerters @steinkobbe.bsky.social · 9h
The way the American government just lies to its citizens is insane. You could be at home sleeping and 5 masked thugs break into your bedroom and kill you in your sleep, and high ranking officials will go on TV and declare you're a terrorist and they acted in self defense
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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violentbananas.bsky.social
for years many have said liberals are gonna get us killed, that day has come, this is what that looks like.
bubbaprog.xyz Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 10h
I can't believe "asking Donald Trump to stop" is still the strategy
January 24, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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shaunrichman.org
No. Indict every ICE employee on a broad RICO charge. Let the "just following orders" types turn state's witness.
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 10h
Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.
January 24, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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dimitridrekonja.bsky.social
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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osullyville.bsky.social
I would argue there is a throughline here with every Palestinian in Gaza being called a terrorist
dbernstein.bsky.social David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 10h
Stephen Miller calls the deceased “a domestic terrorist.”
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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antlervel.vet
People are being executed in the street over a problem that straight up does not exist and both parties are complicit in the lie
January 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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unraveledpress.com
Three apartments worth of people on their balconies here are heckling agents down below.

One person has produced a white board that says "ICE can suck my dick."

"Fuck you all! Kill yourselves!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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margaret.bsky.social
You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul

www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...
Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik
I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE
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January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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unraveledpress.com
Feds just grabbed at least one person against the side of a building here. Aimed rifle right at them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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sydney-bauer.com
I think it’s important to remember that the shooting of Philando Castile happened in a Minneapolis suburb in 2016.
reckless.bsky.social nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 11h
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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thembo.bsky.social
I think the idea that "we have to just let them do it because otherwise they'll escalate" may have to be discarded in light of a half dozen masked nazis mugging a random guy and executing him in the street.
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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franklinleonard.bsky.social
37 year old white male citizen with a lawful permit to carry a firearm, says the Minneapolis Police Department.
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM