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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

ROSIE: “.. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Ompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles." $DIS

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

You shouldn't pay more on your electric bill so a utility CEO can fly on a private jet. I have legislation to cap their profits and lower your bill.

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Kim M. Simpson @kimmsimpson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

No Kings Fredericksburg: Gorgeous day to express freedom of speech side-by-side with peaceful like-minded protesters in Virginia. Proudly served as “Safety Kim” Crossing Guard, as part of the #Democrats who organized #NoKings #Fredericksburg today. Gives us hope for the future. #ProDemocracy

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Kim M. Simpson @kimmsimpson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Touched by history: Grateful to participate in the final leg of #walkforpeace in D..C. today. #peace #joy

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/01/2026

TAPPER: They're asking for voter roll information after the death of Alex Pretti. What was it like to see that letter? SIMON: It was really deeply disturbing. Literally hours after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by ICE agents, there's this ransom note

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten... #RIP_Alex 💔

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Wow! Thanks to everyone who pitched in Alex Pretti’s GoFundMe it has surpassed $1.3 million. Huge thanks to Keith Edwards for organizing.

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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Oregon said Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent letter to Minnesota reinforced unease about how the Justice Department is wielding its authority in its nationwide push for state voter rolls, suggesting the administration’s campaign may be driven by improper motives.

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Bondi’s ‘blackmail’ letter to Minnesota deepens concerns over DOJ’s voter roll motives, federal judge says

The judge reiterated the DOJ's case against Oregon will be dismissed entirely.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/01/2026

NEW: The Atlantic reports Greg Bovino has been REMOVED from his role as Border Patrol “Commander at Large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and “adviser” Corey Lewandowski are at risk of losing their jobs.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/01/2026

This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years. These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.

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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.

A drawing of Alex Pretti carrying an old person wrapped in an American flag. He is saying - ‘Don’t worry. I’ve got you.’

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 26/01/2026

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives. We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports

Wow. Per @priscialva, DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately. He spent yesterday responding to people who were criticizing him and raising questions about his unverified claims about Pretti.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 27/01/2026

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

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Kim M. Simpson @kimmsimpson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. "The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

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Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.

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The Democratic Coalition @thedemcoalition.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Ed Markey nails it. You can do two things right now: 1) Tell Congress to defund ICE here: bit.ly/45xxduq 2) Tell Congress to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem here: bit.ly/3ZkypO4 #ResistTrump

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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 24/01/2026

I’m sorry for posting a screenshot from there, but he’s my senator, and this statement at least manages to be germane

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These are not rogue agents. This is an all out assault on American life. ICE is a criminal organization that is entering homes without judicial warrants, detaining witnesses, and killing people.
All at the direction of Trump. We must stop funding DHS. There is no other path forward.

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Ed Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Not one more cent for DHS and ICE. We have the power to end this.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026

Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

In a screengrab from a video, Alex Jeffrey Pretti is seen holding a phone as agents approach him. A headline reads: "How Federal Agents Shot And Killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, Moment by Moment." Credit: dangjessie, via Instagram

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 24/01/2026

New York Times states it plainly in display type: “Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Federal authorities said the man slain in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis

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Ted Lieu @tedlieu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Believe your eyes. Multiple videos contradict Trump Administration’s lies about the killing of civilian Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026

We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 25/01/2026

ALEX JONES has become the person that wants you to trust the U.S. Government …. that’s how far Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller and company have eroded things.

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The Christian Left @the-christian-left.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Shooting Victim Identified as Second Video Angle Contradicts DHS Lies — The footage of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, said one journalist, “shows that the final act of his life was trying to help a woman who was being physically assaulted by the masked agents who would then kill him.”

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'What the F*ck Did You Do?!' Video Contradicts DHS Claims About Killing of Alex Pretti | Common Dreams

Graphic video shows federal agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis, contradicting DHS claims. Was the victim really a threat? Why did Border Patrol Commander Bovino shut down the press conference?

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HJA Civil Liberties @hjacivillibs.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Video recorded by witnesses to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis shows that he was holding a phone, not a gun, when he was tackled and shot, directly contradicting the claims of senior Trump administration officials www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’

Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Worth noting that the @wsj.com has joined with the @nytimes.com and Bellingcat to say that ICE is lying in its description of the shooting of Alex Pretti. The video evidence more and more supports the view that this was a gratuitous execution. www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

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Videos Contradict U.S. Account of Minneapolis Shooting by Federal Agents

See how immigration officers escalated a fatal confrontation on Saturday.

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CNN @cnn.com · 25/01/2026

A CNN analysis of video appears to show a federal immigration officer removing a gun from Alex Pretti just prior to officers fatally shooting him. cnn.it/49HMH1u

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026

The video makes clear that Alex Pretti was not holding a weapon in the lead-up to the shooting, or when federal agents forcefully took him to the ground

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Video contradicts Trump administration account of Minneapolis killing

Once again, DHS appears to be lying.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

“It’s like call of duty! So cool huh?” Trump’s goons treat shooting at and tear gassing protestors like a video game, caught on national TV on a hot mic One even clapped after Alex Pretti was killed abolish ICE

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 25/01/2026

Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026

Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.

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Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded

A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line. If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

“Say his name!” “Alex Pretti!”

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

‘People Have Had Enough!’ Minneapolis Police Chief Delivers Fiery Condemnation of Latest Shooting in Gripping CBS Interview Mediaite

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‘People Have Had Enough!’ Minneapolis Police Chief Delivers Fiery Condemnation of Latest Shooting in Gripping CBS Interview

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

They counted the bullet holes instead of performing CPR

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/01/2026

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him. The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Sen. Angus King: "I can't vote for a bill that includes ICE funding under these circumstances"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

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Kim M. Simpson @kimmsimpson.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...

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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/12/2025

President Trump said his administration had granted Nvidia permission to begin selling its second-most-powerful A.I. chip to China.

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Trump Clears Sale of More Powerful Nvidia A.I. Chips to China

Approval for the H200 chip followed months of haggling between tech industry backers and defense hawks.

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