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Kirsten Christensen

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Clinical psychology PhD student. Suicide, NSSI, & measurement. Views my own.

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Chanel Meyers @chanelkmeyers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
if you are publishing a scale validation paper tell me why your paper doesn't list all the items!?!?!?
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Lindsay S. Shaffer @lindsayshaffer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
thanks! I made a spreadsheet to get this going: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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2026-2027 PhD Psych/Neuro GRE Requirements
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The NYU department of psychology is also reinstating the GRE as a requirement for PHD admissions. I heard Yale and Harvard are as well. Now Penn too. If you are applying to psych PHD programs this year be sure to take the exam.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/06/2026
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Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack
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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/06/2026
Friends, we are still a few months out from this paper being public, but I am very excited to share some of my best diatribes with you all. Here is a preview
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Sarah Victor (she/her/dr) @sarahevictor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Minimum. That’s just the count from the (hundreds) of faculty who did the survey, not the thousands we have on campus. Total impact is likely much higher.
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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“More than half said the policies had prompted them to look for another job.”
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 02/06/2026
According to a new survey, Texas Tech system policies on what can and cannot be taught prompted 277 courses on the Lubbock campus to be altered. chroni.cl/4vfb2TW
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Half of Surveyed Faculty at Texas Tech Say They Altered Course Content Without Being Asked To
The findings of an unscientific, faculty-conducted survey suggested that new policies on teaching about race and sex have changed university instruction.
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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My new piece looks at recent bizarre overestimates of Long COVID rates. Also, how we can be fairly certain that the true rate of Long COVID is now very low in 2026. open.substack.com/pub/gidmk/p/...
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No, 1 in 6 People Do Not Have Long COVID
The ongoing story of bizarre overestimates of Long COVID rates
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Cohen never intended d = 0.2/0.5/0.8 to be applied across *every* field (in fact, he later regretted suggesting these thresholds). He proposed them as a last resort when no prior estimates were available. But they've become the default for interpreting results and powering new studies anyway
Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences (2nd Edition) - book cover
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 14/05/2026
This is CENSORSHIP. Period.
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Paul Ingram, Ph.D. @ingrampsychlab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The censorship at TTU is so bad that my someone above me, outside my discipline is intersting himself into my students training without my consent, insisting he is required to do so because of the 'policy'. @standupforscience.net
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AAUP @aaup.org · 13/05/2026
After the passage of Senate Bill 37, Texas Tech University has instituted curriculum review policies that amount to censorship and academic "straitjacketing." “You are effectively destroying the fundamental separation between political power and the production of knowledge." —Texas Tech AAUP
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Tech critics decry policy as academic ‘straitjacket’
Tech critics decry policy as academic ‘straitjacket’
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Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir @kristjana.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
My favorite was Born in the US? If no, country of birth? Pretty sure just leaving that one blank made me instantly identifiable.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
University: Faculty, please take our survey to help us better understand if you're thriving! All confidential! Survey: Gender? Race? Years at Institution? Rank? College? I should've just put my name on the survey
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
If you are a member of the scientific community wondering how to meet this moment, check out this excellent discussion between @holdenthorp.bsky.social and @timothysnyder.bsky.social. youtu.be/IWNDMwimUP0?...
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Lessons in resistance for the scientific community
YouTube video by Science Magazine Podcasts
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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Lots of great points in here! I like @drandreahoward.bsky.social's suggestions to share the data needed to reproduce a paper and look into different licenses, and others' points about ethics implications/participant consent and how critical it is for data to be airtight in non-re-identifiability
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Kirsten Christensen @kirstenchristensen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
“Texas Tech leaders told faculty not to widely share the chancellor’s memo restricting graduate work related to sexual orientation or gender identity” www.texastribune.org/2026/05/06/t...
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Texas Tech’s targeted grad research warnings draw concern
Experts worry graduate students will learn too late about university’s ban on research work related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Aaron Fisher @aaronjfisher.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
And we need to turn this idea into action--on search committees, promotions, etc. Volume is the enemy of innovation and discovery.
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
FWIW, I don’t think the major problem in my field, or related ones, is that people need to move faster & produce more. I read a lot of papers as part of the job, and I’m increasingly convinced we’d benefit from fewer papers and better ones, not more mediocre work produced ever more “efficiently.”
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Lisa DeBruine @debruine.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The team aims to moderate submissions within 24-72 hours, but they are overworked, so if you’re interested in helping, register interest at the link below. forms.gle/sVyqFnFCqDR8...
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Sign up to be a moderator for PsyArXiv
It is amazing that you are considering becoming a moderator. Moderation is a small job when there are plenty of moderators, which is why we are always on the lookout for people to join the team. We ...
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Miri Forbes @miriforbes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Are we still posting our raw datasets now that they're being farmed for genAI-written papers? I'm starting to feel differently now sharing data before I'm totally done with my own research questions...
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Good morning! This, right here, is fascism! Source: www.congress.gov/118/meeting/...
The daily business of university life continued in the wake of these new
policies, but political concerns increasingly influenced the way professors and students worked and studied. The practice of denunciation, as demonstrated by the "Request for the Investigation of Professor Hans Peters," illustrates the danger posed to both students and faculty if they failed to follow new ideological norms. 
Those willing to voice support for
the new regime—whether out of enthusiasm or practicality—often
received promotions or other rewards. Meanwhile, many others quietly
accepted the new policies and passively benefited from the persecution of their Jewish peers. Very few, such as the small student group in Munich known as the White Rose.
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
On May 6th, I'll be providing a free webinar sponsored by www.smart-workshops.com on Bifactor models I plan to cover what I see as the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The good: what these models tell you that others can't The bad: how they are misinterpreted and misued The ugly: challenges modeling
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a man with a beard wearing a cowboy hat says " it 's bad "
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a cowboy hat says " it 's bad "
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
'Texas A&M philosophy professor Martin Peterson is leaving the university after administrators told him in January that he couldn’t teach Plato’s Symposium in his philosophy class; they said the ancient Greek philosopher’s work violated the system’s restrictions on gender and sexuality content.' 1/3
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Faculty Defect From Texas Publics, Citing Censorship
Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.
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Martin Plöderl @ploederl.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
1. The paper with the implausibly large effects of Omega-3 fatty acids on mental health was now retracted. A little thread on the process where @ianhussey.mmmdata.io and I was involved. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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RETRACTED: The effects of Omega-3 supplementation on stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, and everyday memory in individuals with psychological distress: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-con...
This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on Article Correction, Retraction and Removal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and…
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Sarah Victor (she/her/dr) @sarahevictor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Things down here are, to my knowledge, the most extreme example of higher education censorship currently in force. They’ve banned almost all content on sexual orientation and gender in teaching, and, in a startling low, grad student research. It’s unconscionable, offensive, and wrong.
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Abigail Swingen @abigailswingen.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Censorship regime at Texas Tech is too extreme for (checks notes) the American Enterprise Institute. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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Tyranny at Texas Tech
Academic freedom and the First Amendment must protect the right of anyone to disagree with the government.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
There's a reason I highlighted Texas A&M in my column series on the Red Scares. Yet, they remain a member of the AAU in good standing. Sharing with the text of the resignation letter in the alt
Screenshot of letter which reads: Dear Colleagues,

My last day at Texas A&M will be July 31. On August 1, 1 willjioin Southern Methodist
Jniversity in Dallas as the Scurlock Chair in Al Ethics.

Here is my message to Interim Dean North:

DearInterim Dean North,

I am writing to notify you that I will resign from my tenured position at Texas A&M University,
effective July 31, 2026. (See the attached letter,)

I have met many inspiring colleagues and friends at Texas A&M, and it has been a great
pleasure to teach thousands of students. However, I strongly oppose the Board of Regents
new censorship policy. No other serious research university maintains a policy on
"prohibited instruction." As Chair of the Academic Freedom Council, I regard this as an
outright violation of one of the most basic principles of academic freedom. Faculty---not a
politically appointed board-should control the curriculum.

I admire the many federal prosecutors across the country who have chosen to resign rather
than carry out illegal or immoral orders. To my knowledge, no department head, dean, or
other administrator at Texas A&M has taken any meaningful action to defend academic
freedom. As John Stuart Mill points out in On Liberty, certain ideas must be "fully,
frequently, and fearlessly discussed"; otherwise, they will "be held as a cead dogma, not a
living truth."' Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&M is quickly
becoming an institution of dead dogmas.

Sincerely,

Martin Peterson
Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Jr. Chair
Department of Philosophy
Texas A&M University
martinpeterson@tamu.edu
(979) 847-6132
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Lizzie Hoelscher @ehoelscher.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I caution against blaming "state politics". This fails those at TTU fighting back & a community losing skilled professionals (esp. as Lubbock is a major hub for healthcare). Pay attention: leadership wants TTU to be a national blueprint for censorship. This is a test case; your campus could be next.
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Lizzie Hoelscher @ehoelscher.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If you’re not at TTU, why care? Creighton has vocalized his intent for this to serve as a "national model". Especially concerning, given his pledge to "protect free speech" (recently at a TPUSA rally, FWIW), but now piloting the most aggressive curriculum censorship in the system’s history.
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New Texas Tech Chancellor pledges to protect free speech on campus
The newly appointed chancellor for the Texas Tech University System pledged to protect free speech and the exchange of ideas at a TPUSA event Wednesday night.
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Lizzie Hoelscher @ehoelscher.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
TTU just released a memo institutionalizing censorship. As a grad student researching gender minority mental health and suicide prevention at TTU, I see this as an attack on academic integrity & professional readiness. Sharing some/a lot of thoughts as I make sense of this mess🧵(opinions my own)
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Texas Tech System cancels programs focused on gender, orientation
Chancellor Brandon Creighton directed provosts to phase out the programs and ordered universities to recognize only “two human sexes.”
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Sholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Now that I have finally been paid I made a video about the Dana-Farber legal case from my own perspective: youtu.be/ioRtnMEV46Y
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I Sued the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for Research Fraud and Won $2.6 Million Dollars
YouTube video by Sholto David
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Aidan Wright @aidangcw.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
🚨FREE WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Get an early start to #statnerdsummer with a free seminar on how multilevel models and structural equation models intersect. I'll be showing this through MLM and SEM growth curves. Sign up for free! Share widely! You can register here: smart-workshops.com/workshops
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Laura C. Dees @lauradees.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
happy I found @dingdingpeng.the100.ci's blog recently! this post resonates with me particularly well: www.the100.ci/2018/08/02/w... "if people stop exaggerating their skills, there’s suddenly much more authentic information out there for others to re-calibrate their own relative impostor syndrome."
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We should all feel a bit more like impostors
This blog post is going to argue that science would profit if we all suffered more (not less!) from impostor syndrome. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence arguments, so bear with me wh...
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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Tip: don't say "our estimates should be interpreted with appropriate caution" after you've shared your estimates with the wider world by press release with no mention of caution.
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
New post! "Valuing the Process vs. the Product in Research," in which I try to describe some of the tensions around using GenAI/LLMs in scientific research, and why it can be so difficult to have productive conversations on the topic. getsyeducated.substack.com/p/valuing-th...
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Valuing the Process vs. the Product in Research
On reasonable resistance to using GenAI in research
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Sarah Victor (she/her/dr) @sarahevictor.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Info needed! Has our team’s work changed how you teach, research, or mentor? I’m working on an award app and I’d be grateful to know how our work is being used, esp. related to training students and consideration of lived identities/ experiences. email is first dot last at TTU dot edu. Thanks!
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Daniel Coppersmith @danielcoppersmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New viewpoint article, "It is time to take chronic suicidal ideation seriously", with Evan Kleiman and @katieleedg.bsky.social now published in Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science! psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
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APA PsycNet
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 25/01/2026
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Public executions will continue until the citizenry is silent.
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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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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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 bearwitness, 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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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
No pretense that this is anything other than attacking one of the United States.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
After the first shots are fired, the man collapses on the ground. Agents back away. At least another 5 shots are fired toward the man who is already incapacitated on the ground.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 24/01/2026
Two different agents are visibly firing their guns, with at least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground. The current videos of the shooting only show these two agents with guns drawn.
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Kevin M. King @kevinmking.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Great read on some basic ideas in psychometrics. This quote was great, and reminded me of a stress induction that @jonasdora.bsky.social used. People told to think of a mild stressor reported everything from being cut off in traffic to a home invasion that caused them to move!
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