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Voter. Lawyer. Dog mom. Cat mom. Watcher of backyard birds. Business Owner. ☕️💌 letterstocongress.substack.com

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Oksana (Оксана) @obp54.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Stephen Miller wanted to win a “PR battle; and repeatedly said that demonstrators “need to be vanquished by any force necessary,” and claimed that Pretti was an “assassin” when he was simply filming agents while exercising his Second Amendment right. newrepublic.com/post/208362/...
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Alex Pretti’s Death Came After Insane Stephen Miller Order
Stephen Miller urged Department of Homeland Security agents to “force confrontations” with protesters in Minneapolis.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Absolutely furious seeing gas at $4.29/gallon in Orlando right now! 😡 Trump told us prices would come down, but here we are getting screwed again while everything else costs a fortune. This is ridiculous! ⛽️ #GasPrices #TrumpDidThis
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#nokings #nokingsorlando
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#nokings #nokingsorlando
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/letterst... I started publishing my letters to congress when Trump took office so others can easily copy, paste, and send their own letters. Today, I’m reaching out to my senators re ICE (de)funding and the arrest of Don Lemon. Feel free to do the same.
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Letter to Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Ashley Moody (R-FL)
1/30/2026
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Woke up with this song randomly in my head. Realized the Lyrics are pretty on point for our current situation in the US. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ilLE...
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Bastille - Pompeii (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by BastilleVEVO
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
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Cake or Death @johngcole.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The insanity of all of this is that literally a handful of fucking elected Republicans could stop all of this. Which tells me they like it.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If you are running for president you should make clear you’re gonna send Greg Bovino to prison
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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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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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I said this last time but their real position is “if you disagree with us we can kill you.”
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This is unsustainable. All of it.
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We need to stand with Minneapolis and stand up to this atrocity in every city across this nation. There is no neutral position. It's ICE or US. It's time the American majority wielded our collective power. Enough of this shit. May the good people be counted now.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
So far in Minnesota They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school. Then Ice kidnapped a five year old. Then ice kidnapped a two year old Then border patrol murdered Va nurse. Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
To all the democrat legislators posting their strongly worded posts about the murder of yet another Minnesotan by ICE/DHS, we need more from you. You may not have the votes to pass/strike down laws rn, but you can sure as hell get yourselves down to Minnesota. Put your body where your mouth is.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
They murdered an icu nurse.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
people.com/nj-girl-foun... "6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
But what if Maduro’s involvement in the drug trade was an “official act”?
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
AOC Knows. Much of Our Healthcare Money Is Being Spent On ICE......
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Scout’s first Christmas #dogsky #dogsofbsky #mini #goldendoodle
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Scout says “Goodnight, friends.”Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, a favorite day in our house 🎄🎅🏻❤️🤍💚
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Frodo da Pirate🏴‍☠️ @xochiptx.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Sweet 5 year old Sosa is a retired service K9 in search of a #ForeverHome. She is very energetic and highly skilled. Head to the Philadelphia PSPCA to adopt this incredible pup! www.pspca.org #AdoptDontShop 💙🐶🐾
Sosa
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#AdoptDontShop
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Frodo da Pirate🏴‍☠️ @xochiptx.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Meet Pluto! He is a smart and energetic dog who is ready for a loving forever home. 🐾 He loves to learn new tricks and commands, and will work hard to earn those treats! He's also a total softie who loves belly rubs and snuggles. Look for him at the Philadelphia www.pspca.org #AdoptDontShop 💙🐶🐾
Pluto is a gorgeous black and white mix with the most beautiful smile!
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vangoghsbigtoe.bsky.social @vangoghsbigtoe.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
This is where you are now America. Needing Canadians to smuggle your own news back across the border for you. You’re welcome by the way, we enjoy fucking with your president 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Here it is
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/12/2025
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/12/2025
Since I’m getting “what did I miss” from alot, Paramount Plus, owner of CBS spiked the El Salvador CECOT prison story yesterday on 60 minutes because it made the White House look bad. Cancel paramount plus Censorship. Bari Weiss
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
And there it is...
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
This. This is the post. My god.
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Existential crisis era (2026 edition!) @letterstocongress.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
FFS 🙄
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
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