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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

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.

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.” - former First Lady Betty Ford The East Wing is gone. Over a century of American history, reduced to rubble. All to appease the vanity of a corrupt authoritarian.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Not being even vaguely sarcastic: At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Nasty business

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/10/2025

We're going to make history tomorrow. #NoKings

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/10/2025

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

DC — racial profiling, violating rights, insane waste of resources.. this video really has it all. Where are the “gOVerNmeNt wAstE” small government folks? Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DPz0rll...

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Breaking on MSNBC: Two top criminal lawyers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been fired: Elizabeth Yusi, the criminal chief, and her deputy Kristin Bird. Both had been involved with Letitia James case and were skeptical of it.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton. I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

People who mock the "No Kings" title, saying, "Donald Trump never asked to be a king," show: (1) A gross inattention to what he is doing; and (2) A profound ignorance of American history and what the Revolution was all about.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Immigrants in Donald's family: Grandfather Grandmother Mother First Wife Current (for now) Wife 2 Father-in-Laws 2 Mother-in-Laws

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17/10/2025

Damn! Every clip from last night’s debate is Mamdani wiping the floor with Cuomo.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files. She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2025

Now is a good time to sign up for the best daily political news bulletin in the universe 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

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God @thegodshow.com · 08/10/2025

Pritzker is right. They want to normalize troops in cities so they can steal every election just like Putin does.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Update from the war zone in Portland.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

The original version of the book said that Epstein was involved in introducing Melania to her beloved husband.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Narrator: This is fascism.

The image is an X post by Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis
) from 19 hours ago, stating: "So let me get this straight: a Blackhawk helicopter and dozens of masked, armed federal agents roll up on a Chicago apartment building, cuff everyone—including kids—and then run checks for warrants and immigration status? What the hell is going on in this country? How is that not fascism?" The post includes a verified badge.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

More messaging like this please

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/10/2025

LOUD & CLEAR 📣 An unexpected visitor outside the Tesla diner last night. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Spot on.

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God @thegodshow.com · 03/10/2025

He's not just unfit to be president, he's unfit to be a human being. He’s unfit to be a carbon based life form. He’s a waste of cytoplasm.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Priorities.

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The President of the U.S. appears to have declared war on American citizens. “We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military – national guard, but military – because we’re going into Chicago very soon" - Donald Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump defends troops in US cities after Hegseth decries military DEI efforts

President and defense chief delivered pair of incendiary speeches to a crowd of hundreds of generals and admirals

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Lawrence O’Donnell: “Imagine crossing ten time zones to hear that.”

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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

www.cnbc.com/2025/09/26/t... Trump said Microsoft should immediately fire Lisa Monaco, an executive who spent four years as deputy attorney general under former President Joe Biden.

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Trump calls for the firing of Lisa Monaco, Microsoft president of global affairs

Microsoft is facing pressure from President Donald Trump for hiring a Biden law enforcement official.

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