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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 02/09/2026

NEW TERM ALERT: Flockaganda: using crime and fear to sell surveillance as safety. Flock gives it the name. It applies to the whole surveillance state.

Graphic defining “Flockaganda” as “Messaging that sells surveillance as safety by using crime and fear to manufacture public support.” Black background with bold yellow, pink, and white text, plus icons showing crime and fear leading to surveillance and manufactured public support.

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CAC @myconstitution.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In upholding laws that exclude transgender women and girls from participating in school sports, #SCOTUS denies them the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. This decision will cause real harm for transgender women and girls. Read our reaction: www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...

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CAC Release: Roberts Court’s Conservative Supermajority Hollows Out Equal Protection Guarantee | Constitutional Accountability Center

WASHINGTON, DC – Following today’s decision at the Supreme Court in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., cases in which the Court considered whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohib...

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 01/04/2026

NEW: Part 1 in an important series & call to action. It has everything: a famed Black artist at the center, a prestigious art museum, a reputable media outlet, and a BRILLIANT Black Woman who refuses to let these people get away with stealing from her. curatingbasquiat.substack.com/p/part-i-i-a...

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Part I: I am Launching a Legal Fund in Response to Vox Media and Elon Green's Plagiarism of My Work

In producing and platforming Elon Green's latest book, Vox continues a long line of institutional theft, bullying and disregard of my work, the law and my humanity.

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Pluto Plutoson! @sailorplutoirl.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Right now,Mari is having an Easter event where she is set to give out 250 baskets to the kids of Flint! Right now she's at 125 baskets, halfway to her goal, and she has 6 MORE DAYS to reach the goal! You can donate here! #showupformari www.gofundme.com/f/team-mari-... www.paypal.com/paypalme/Lit...

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Donate to Team Mari Easter 2026, organized by LuLu Brezzell

Hi, I'm Mari. I am 18 years old and a kid from Flint, MI. The world more commonly knows me as Litt… LuLu Brezzell needs your support for Team Mari Easter 2026

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 09/03/2026

Can y'all go vote for my @netrootsnation.bsky.social session? I wanna see everyone in Philly and bring this important conversation about the role of Faith Organizing in these times: netrootsnation.secure-platform.com/nn26/gallery...

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Netroots Nation - Faith, Power & Resistance: Spiritual Infrastructure & Political Change

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 27/02/2026

Unclear expectations create avoidable tension. Scope, timeline, review process — name them early. Clarity prevents pressure from shaping the partnership later. Download the full Guide free: lesliemac.com/go

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 25/02/2026

$310 remaining to hit this goal. Please share.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/02/2026

Democrats Wear White Flag Pins To SOTU To Indicate Surrender

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 24/02/2026

Compensation signals respect. Pay people fairly. Pay them on time. Partnerships feel different when process reflects values. Full Digital Decoder: lesliemac.com/go

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 24/02/2026

I have a large need for big accounts, celebrities that care and musicians to throw down around meeting the overwhelming rent needs in Minneapolis. I want to help throw a recurring Minneapolis Rent Party to help raise funds every month for this and we need people with reach and access.

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 24/02/2026

Reupping this morning. Would really love to give this young person piece of mind back. #DirectGivingSavesLives

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 24/02/2026

URGENT ASK $600 needed for a tuition payment for an organizer. We are trying to keep them in school. #DirectGivingSavesLives Cashapp: $LeslieMacFRN Venmo: LeslieMacFRN

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 22/02/2026

EYES NOT LIES is not only about white victims. Da’Quain Johnson was murdered in plain sight & ON CAMERA by Grand Rapids PD in Michigan & we need a lot more people making a lot more noise about it.

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 18/02/2026

Follower count is visible. Alignment is structural. In mission-driven work, alignment determines whether a partnership resonates or just circulates. Full guide: lesliemac.com/go

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 14/02/2026

“I’ve never seen federal agents so out of control and acting in such a malicious manner,” a former federal prosecutor and federal judge said. “They said they were going after ‘the worst of the worst,’ then they became the problem. Read this by @jonschuppe.bsky.social & @natashakorecki.bsky.social

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Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters

Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 13/02/2026

Launching Digital Decoder — free digital guides for mission-driven orgs. First up: How to Work with Influencers Without Losing Your Values. Download: lesliemac.com/go

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today. Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now

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prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Folks, the east side of St. Paul has been getting slammed by ICE and needs help. Harding High on the east side is like 50-75% vulnerable families and is currently feeding 60 families a week. Please consider giving here. www.gofundme.com/f/vvtc6j-rel...

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Donate to Relief for Harding Families in Crisis, organized by Harding Parents United

Some students are returning from school to find their parents have been d… Harding Parents United needs your support for Relief for Harding Families in Crisis

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 04/02/2026

ACCOUNTABILITY POST 2 - distributed the rest of the funds collected to a family needing support around emergency housing & food. #DirectGivingSavesLives

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 03/02/2026

ACCOUNTABILITY POST - goal has been met & funds distributed. Any additional funds collected will be held j distributed for other Direct Giving needs. thank you to everyone who gave. #DirectGivingSavesLives

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 03/02/2026

URGENT ASK - I have an urgent ask from a Black Women organizer in Texas who needs support to get their insulin and insulin supplies this month. They are $80 short: CashApp: $LeslieMacFRN Venmo: @LeslieMacFRN

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 03/02/2026

Minnesota is STILL under occupation. Everything you have seen on your screens over the past few weeks is STILL happening. Neighbors are being kidnapped, communities are being terrorized, people are being brutally attacked by federal forces. Keep sharing and keep donating below!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/02/2026

Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"

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JD (by way of Blacksky) @jdot.blacksky.team · 01/02/2026

GUYSSSSSSSSS! 🥹

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Our country is going through a mass effort at ethnic cleansing, and we need to get into the practice of saying that out loud.

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 29/01/2026

Psst - they want the lists too...

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 29/01/2026

These are the demands. Get it together.

A PERSONNEL CHANGE IS NOT JUSTICE
REMOVING A LEADER
DOES NOT ADDRESS THE VIOLENCE
DEMANDS FROM MINNESOTA CALL FOR REAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND SAFETY NOW.

Any officer who kills a civilian must be held legally accountable. That starts with legitimate investigations and charges by local officials.

Shut down Trump’s ICE. No additional federal funding for ICE in the upcoming Congressional budget and ICE should be investigated for human and Constitutional violations of Americans and our neighbors.

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Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon. Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 25/01/2026

#EyesNotLies “…we’re well-practiced in distinguishing what we see with our eyes from the lies in the narrative.” — Rev. Dr. Oscar Sinclair Watch the full interview: youtu.be/arUy32BcSPg

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 25/01/2026

Most days Aaron Bushnell runs across my heart and mind. So many martyrs to mourn in this time.

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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

🚨BREAKING: An eyewitness to Border Patrol murdering Alex Pretti: "As a United States military veteran trained in counterinsurgency and detainee operations, from my perspective—Alex was not resisting. What I saw disgusted me, it made me sick to my stomach!" LIVE NOW ⬇️

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 25/01/2026

if you are looking for a place to give a few bucks today please think about b.resale in Minneapolis. the shooting yesterday happened in front of their store. they are staying open as a refuge. they’ve been handing out free supplies for ICE watch for weeks. cashapp $bresalempls paypal.me/bresalempls

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 25/01/2026

What "momentum" are you talking about? I'll wait. This isn't me saying gun down anyone, I just want to understand what YOU see as momentum. Because ICE raids are still going on across the country INCLUDING Minneapolis and no one is doing shit to stop it - so what MOMENTUM are you talking about?

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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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/01/2026

NEW: Minnesota BCA was denied access to the crime scene. They got a WARRANT and DHS STILL BLOCKED THEM. So DHS doesn’t need a warrant to enter your house, but an actual warrant to enter the crime scene is denied?

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 25/01/2026

Angered by the murder of Alex Pretti today? Looking for a way to take action? We need your help! Sharing this call from my beloveds in Minneapolis. #EyesNotLies asks us to watch the video, tell the truth about what we saw, and refuse the lies. Details here: 👉 bit.ly/EyesNotLiesA...

Black background with white lettering saying #EYESNOTLIES

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Rachel Bean, still sick but less @colocharachel.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Nothing an observer or protestor does or doesn’t do will prevent them from escalating their violence.

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 24/01/2026

TRIGGER WARNING - Video of the murder of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti - please share. Alex was KILLED after he was disarmed. The government is lying. We must get the truth out. #iceout

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Bondi: “Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP."

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 23/01/2026

LET THEM PRAY. Clergy taking arrest. This is what this regime is about. For all their faux outrage last week -

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 23/01/2026

As clergy pray, arrests begin

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 23/01/2026

When we made our faith leaders Call To #Minneapolis last week we had hopes of gathering at least 100. Guess what(!) 600+ clergy from around the country showed up, were trained & grounded for action yesterday & are taking those lessons into action with our partners RN. More later from me. #iceout

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22/01/2026

A year after her sermon to Trump asking him to “have mercy” on immigrants and other groups, Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, is speaking against ICE alongside other faith leaders in MN. Says: “In our varied and united faith traditions, love of neighbor is not optional.”

Bishop Mariann Budde speaks with faith leaders in Minneapolis.

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Leslie Mac @lesliemac.com · 19/01/2026

MLK was radical — not polite, not passive, not sanitized. This #MLKDay, we’re reclaiming his real words and real demands through reflection + action. 📖 Read Letter from a Birmingham Jail 🎧 Listen to The Three Evils speech ✍🏾 Reflect, respond, and share publicly #ReclaimMLK #RadicalMLK #MLKDay2026

Archival color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Black man with medium-brown skin, wearing a straw hat, dark sunglasses, and a white short-sleeve button-down shirt. He is speaking seriously to reporters outdoors while holding his hand slightly raised. A white male reporter with glasses and a tie holds a microphone toward him. Several Black men stand behind Dr. King, listening. The background is bright yellow with bold text reading “#ReclaimMLK” and “MLK Day 2026 Exercises.”

Collage-style graphic with a warm pink, orange, and yellow gradient background. At center is an archival photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Black man with medium-brown skin, leaning toward Coretta Scott King, a Black woman with medium-brown skin, who is smiling while holding a young Black child. Floral illustrations surround the photo. Text reads: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” written April 16, 1963, “#ReclaimMLK,” a shortened link to BirminghamLetterMLK, and instructions to read the letter, reflect on the whitewashed legacy of MLK, and share responses publicly. “MLK Day 2026 Exercise” appears at the bottom.

Graphic with a gold and orange gradient background featuring an archival image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Black man with medium-brown skin, smiling slightly and holding up a peace sign with his right hand. Text reads: “Three Evils Speech,” delivered May 10, 1967 at the National Conference on New Politics in Chicago, Illinois. A link invites viewers to listen to the speech, followed by reflection questions about MLK’s call to action, how this speech differs from how he is commonly taught, and what action listeners are called to take. The hashtag “#ReclaimMLK” appears in the bottom corner along with “MLK Day 2026 Exercise.”

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