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Dina Zirlott

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
UPDATE: The 21 year old who has been posting “chilling” white supremacist messaging on Trump’s official Department of Labor feeds was finally fired. JUST KIDDING! DHS hired him. (P.S. They’ve been doing it too) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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.
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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 25/01/2026
The Trump administration is yet again demanding you accept the narrative that random Americans with no history of violence suddenly became aggressive but the militarized force occupying city streets with a long, well-documented pattern of violence is actually the innocent victim.
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Zach Ota @zachota.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
Jeff Wheeler, The Minnesota Star Tribune
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll empty a whole goddamn magazine into you while you’re lying on the ground if you don’t cheer them on while they’re fucking doing it.
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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
A mother shoved to the ground in front of her children at an immigration courthouse. A woman pulled from her car and handcuffed on a busy street. A child care worker dragged out of her workplace. A pregnant woman yanked by one arm through snowy streets. 19thnews.org/2026/01/ice-...
19thnews.org
ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked
The killing of Renee Nicole Good — and the viral video that followed — underscores the forceful tactics long used against marginalized women.
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Dark Laughter @darklaughtertdb.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Tired: Wine moms Wired: Maenads
The painting "Orpheus and the Bacchantes" by Gregorio Lazzarini
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/01/2026
Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 08/01/2026
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 18/11/2025
I keep saying this. . . amzn.to/4i8Q5Vt
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 17/11/2025
DOJ is attempting to weaponize the privileged and confidential communications with private counsel and plaintiffs who brought lawsuits against gender affirming care. Attorneys at DOJ Civil resigned rather than targeting trans youth and their providers. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A screenshot of a printed page containing text about Justice Department actions related to gender-affirming care. At the top, a paragraph describes the DOJ subpoenaing more than 20 doctors and hospitals that provide gender-related care to minors, accusing them of wrongdoing and demanding protected patient information. Below, a bolded name—Barbara Schwabauer, Civil Rights Division—is followed by her quoted remarks criticizing actions against trans youth. Further down, a second bolded heading—“Lawyer, Federal Coordination and Compliance section, Civil Rights Division”—introduces another quote describing attorneys being instructed by leadership to produce all their communications, creating a sense of internal investigation and intimidation. The date “July 9” appears in the left margin.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/10/2025
Hit with higher insurance premiums? Trump is making them even higher. Forced into bankruptcy by medical debt? Trump doesn’t care. Worried that’ll impact your credit score? Trump wants it to.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
BANNON: “Trump will be president in 2028 and get a third term. People oughta get accommodated with that.” “What about the constitution?” BANNON: “He’s a vehicle of divine providence.” (PSA: Believe them. He is not joking.)
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Dina Zirlott @dinazirlott.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
No Kings protest, Mobile, AL 💙💙 #nokings #protest #alabama
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2025
New in PN: Trump is the insurrection "It’s a wild assault on state sovereignty, bringing us ever closer to the brink of civil war. This is despotism, & whatever chaos & violence is about to be unleashed lies squarely on the robed shoulders of Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, & Barrett."
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Trump is the insurrection
And the Supreme Court's conservatives are his shock troops.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/10/2025
straight up child murder www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’” It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.
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ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground
ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Surreal moment for America. Needless to say, if the normal police ever pulled something like this — pulling every single person out of an apartment building and handcuffing them to run warrant checks — they would be sued into oblivion. Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.
"It was scary, because I had never had a gun in my face," Fisher said. "They asked my name and my date of birth and asked me, did I have any warrants? And I told them, 'No, 'Ididn't."
Fisher said she was handcuffed before being released around 3 a.m., and she was told that if anyone had any kind of warrant out for them, even if it was unrelated to immigration, they would not be released.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance However, they are weaker than they look…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2025
I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Kind of unbelievable that the top commanders of the most powerful military in human history will be summoned to one place to hear a drunkard give some sophomoric musings on manhood and fighting even as he understands very little of either. abcnews.go.com/Politics/def...
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to tell hundreds of generals about the 'warrior ethos' in rare gathering: Sources
The speech that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will give to hundreds of generals and admirals next week will be about the "warrior ethos" of the military, sources say.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Yesterday we learned that Trump micromanages the prosecution of his enemies and that the head of his secret police was filmed accepting a $50k bribe in a paper bag. Still, for the editors of NYT, the sanctification of Charlie Kirk, saint and martyr is a bigger news story. This paper is soulless.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 17/09/2025
its kind of insane that we’ve been forced to watch rightwingers openly celebrate and taunt everyone over the death of people like trayvon martin for over a decade now and now they’re trying to grandstand over the one time it’s personally affected them and political project
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2025
Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
These are right-wing terror events I covered just from 2017 to 2023. It's not even close to comprehensive. The government's trying to erase this history.
Instagram account connected to Gilroy shooter pushed staple of white supremacist internet forumsAnti-Semitic open letter posted online under name of Chabad synagogue shooting suspectPittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect threatened Jewish groups, pushed migrant caravan conspiracies New Zealand mosque shooting: Attacker's apparent manifesto probed
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davy gravy @tveite.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
one of the clearest signs you're dealing with a strong and principled political movement is when they want to make it illegal to make fun of them
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Update: Civil War cancelled due to shooter being demographically uncooperative
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 03/07/2025
The evil that men do lives after them
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
It’s all so fucking STUPID.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: When we see people being pulled off the streets, when we see students at universities being grabbed, detained, and kidnapped, and when we see Kristi Noem filming this disgusting video, we’re looking at a nation we no longer recognize. We don’t want to be like that nation.
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Daniel J. Vecellio @sciencedjv.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Think about that 60-some-year-old South Korean senator who was literally climbing over walls to vote for impeachment as martial law was imposed in the country and then looking at…. Chuck Schumer.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/03/2025
Bernie Sanders: "If you do nothing, you sit back and say, 'it's gonna be terrible.' And that's right. A shutdown will be terrible. But our job is to put the onus on the Republican president, the Republican House, the Republican Senate, the people who control the govt"
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
“Montana Republicans have introduced a first-of-its-kind bill that would criminalize women for getting certain out-of-state abortions, accusing them of ‘trafficking’ their own fetuses. “…Republicans have broken a legislative seal—signaling that they’re coming for women’s right to travel.”
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Montana Bill Would Charge Women for 'Trafficking' Their Own Fetus
The legislation, House Bill 609, is the first of its kind in the country
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 11/02/2025
a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights. how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com
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A Year Without Nex Benedict
"We are saying that the rhetoric is just as damaging as the bullet or the blow."
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Dina Zirlott @dinazirlott.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Ah yes. What fresh hell will be wrought upon us this day
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