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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It’s scary to think that if anything happens to Natalie Harp, JD Vance could become the most powerful person in the world.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Why didn't the eagles just fly Odysseus straight to Ithaca

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I cannot understate enough how large of a cliff we are driving toward concerning the last two NOFOs. We are going to see an explosion of homelessness across the country.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Turns out that this Messi guy is still very good.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Beautiful goal from Algeria but it will likely be called off.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Well, that didn’t take long. Not sure how you lose track of Messi in the box. Shambolic defending.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

What a fantastic strike.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It’s the hope that kills you and Spurs are doing their best to deprive us even of hope.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

"Nice company you got there. It'd be a shame if something were to happen to it."

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 27/02/2026

Refreshing social media every few minutes to discover if Trump has bombed Iran, Cuba, Anthropic or the Supreme Court.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I never look forward to traveling for work because I always miss my family. Nights and mornings are especially difficult for me because I am not used to being alone for long stretches of time even though alone time Is something that I enjoy. This trip, however, hasn’t been the worst.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

ICE demanding documents from anyone who is not white to prove citizenship is extremely bad on a number of levels. One that is often overlooked is that folks who are homeless often do not have the legal documents needed to “prove” citizenship. These folks are being swept up by ICE across the country.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Edward Sharpe and the Nazi Zeros

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

And that’s by design. We still don’t have a clean NOFO either.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Every single Democrat who is considering anything less than calling for Noem and Miller’s immediate removal need only look at this to remind themselves that the Trump admin does not negotiate in good faith.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

One thing that seems very clear to me is that in any other time what Trump is doing would lead to immediate calls for impeachment. At best we’re seeing our democratic leaders call for Noem and/or Miller to be impeached/resign. This is not enough. Trump mush go.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We can only hope that whatever “adults” are left in the room are telling Trump to distance himself from Miller. Doubtful, but a hope nonetheless.

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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Gestapo needs better training

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Every single time a Trump official lies about what is happening in Minneapolis they create a space between their narrative and the truth. We can use the space to challenge the their credibility. These officials are weak, fragile, and hanging on for dear life.

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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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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026

Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 22/01/2026

are they not monsters?

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I cannot, for the life of me, fathom how someone is this out of touch with what matters to everyday Americans.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

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Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.

Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 16/01/2026

A video in Minneapolis appears to show a federal agent kneeing a man in the face while he is being arrested.

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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

ICE funding expires January 30. Call Congress to say whether you think it should be continued. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

My only thought after watching Trump’s #patriotgames announcement is that he recently watched The Hunger Games (I’m sure he didn’t read it) and thought, “Snow was a good guy, the best guy, who just got the execution wrong. We can do it better!” We live in the worst timeline for so many reasons.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Niche, I know, but what Shiffrin is doing this season is incredible. 3 straight slalom wins and all by a significant margin. She’s still very much at the top of her game. US is +184 overall and have to be considered early favorites to win the cup for the first time since ‘82.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The new #NOFO will dramatically and systematically impact service delivery in a negative way which will likely increase the number of people experiencing homelessness.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Finally had a chance to get through the NOFO. A few things stick out to me. 1. Timing: it’s going to be incredibly difficult for CoCs to complete it by Jan 14, ‘26.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I am very much not looking forward to flying tomorrow and Saturday for work.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

This is your regular reminder that we are on the verge of a national homelessness crisis unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

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Christopher Monks @crmonks.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

This is solid (nice touch with the big cross necklace), but it still comes off a bit too on the nose, even for this fascist administration. So thanks for the look, but we’re going to pass. Maybe try submitting to McSweeney’s Pyongyang Tendency?

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Bat 🦇 Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Democrats, your messaging is pretty easy here. "Republicans control Congress, but they can't agree on a budget. And we won't support their proposal that would hurt so many people. Now Trump says he'll shut down the government, and cut benefits you depend on. We won't be part of it."

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

For no specific reason it’s worth noting that 63% of all politically motivated killings come from the right. According to the Cato Institute.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The next people that they come for will very likely be those who are homeless. It is time for service providers to think extremely critically about how they navigate helping people find shelter.

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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

This quote belongs on page one of every legal brief filed against this administration.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Not to put too fine of a point on it but what Trump does in DC will be replicated in LA in the run up to the Olympics and World Cup.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

“Fiscal Conservatism”

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Bergval and Son are here in body but clearly still on holiday. #COYS #THFC

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I cannot stress this enough. My undergraduate degrees are in English and Philosophy. My graduate degree is in English. I work in data and analytics building databases, reports, and doing data analysis.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Amidst all the bullshit deciding to get back on my bike was simultaneously one of worst and best decisions that I could have made.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I am not mechanically inclined. I haven’t touched my road bike since last October because work and life have been incredibly busy. I topped off the tire sealant and went on a hour long ride. I did not charge di2 group set. 50 minutes of my ride with single speed. I am exhausted.

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

It’s abundantly clear the our RB and LB are not good enough. Dest and Robinson offer so much more than our current guys. #USMNT #GoldCup

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Josh @jmeijers.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

#USMNT is going to have to match Mexico’s physicality because the ref is happy to allow hard challenges that ordinarily would be called a foul. #GoldCup

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