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Veterinary Critical Care, nerd, into all things outdoors. Never met a critter I didn't love, love to learn anything I don't know (which is a lot), working on the mysteries of the universe (what IS gravity??).

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Rogue Conformist @rogueconformist.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Chihuahuas and Muffins, or: Everything I Know About Humans Might Be Wrong
On training data, perception, and learning to see the room instead of the story
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LAISSEZ LES BOO QUESO ROULER @thequeso.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Scion of Oklahoma City’s largest McDonald’s franchisee family pissed himself at a peaceful anti-ICE protest in Mustang, OK this week when he tried to start shit and attacked protestors
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/02/2026
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
He's looting the U.S. Treasury, people. Most crooked dictators find covert ways to get rich. Trump intends to simply order his government to transfer money into his bank account.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Federal paramilitaries running up on the rooftops to fire irritants and flash bangs down into a peaceable assembly full of little kids
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 31/01/2026
this handful of independent journalists (my former colleagues at Motherboard) do more impactful journalism than 75% of the corporate tech press on a fraction of the budget
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
These were the people who held the careers of female scholars in their hands . This is who was shaping or epistemological world
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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Trump in EJean Carroll deposition claiming she "loved it"
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
They used "anti-semitism" as a pretext to deport foreign-born students and chill free speech, and their deportation chief -- the one with the nonstandard Hugo Boss-style greatcoat -- was spouting anti-semitic insults at a US attorney
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Whether it's a Hillary Clinton staffer asking John Podesta how to make risotto or Elon Musk asking Jeffrey Epstein where he could find a party featuring child sex slaves, there's plenty of embarrassing emails on both sides.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me." --Homan in February "Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely." -- Tom Homan in March "I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room" -- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman
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cgcel.bsky.social @cgcel.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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From the news2 community on Reddit: Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children | Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
Explore this post and more from the news2 community
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Leopards Ate My Face @leopardfeasts.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In a new fundraising email, Trump asks people to give him money or else ICE will assume they are an illegal alien and “track you down” #leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social: “I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.” "In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
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CaliBerry @calidemcommonsense.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
What happened to Kyle again? Oh yeah he got hugs and kisses from ICE and MAGA alike...
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Havoc @havoc147.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Yep, it was all about how bad they looked on TV for our cable news addicted president. "According to one official, Trump spent several hours on Sunday and Monday watching the coverage and was personally unhappy by how his administration was coming across." www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Live updates: Top Border Patrol official Bovino expected to leave Minneapolis as Trump sends Homan to the state | CNN
Tom Homan is headed to Minnesota after the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in an encounter Saturday with federal agents deepened outrage over the Trump administration’s surge, part of its nati...
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
And there he is being ignored again… 😂😅 Just look at this one… The way she purposely waited until he reached his hand out to move past him has me dying laughing 😂😅
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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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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/01/2026
Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
"ICE will leave Minnesota if you hand over your voter rolls" tells you everything you need to know. This was never about immigration or fraud. It was always about rigging elections.
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
#Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
i say this as someone with at least a mild background in cybersecurity — tiktok is now trump/fedgov spyware. you need to delete your account and app ASAP. just because the app isn‘t open doesn’t mean they won’t be harvesting your personal data to target you. queer folx get the fuck off that app
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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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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 26/01/2026
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Gary1955 @gary1955.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Hey NRA, are you good with this? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
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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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Democrats @democrats.org · 24/01/2026
These monsters are sick.
A graphic comparing two quotes:

"Fuckin' bitch."
ICE agent after Renee Good was shot and killed two weeks ago.

"Boo hoo."
Federal agent after a man was shot and killed today.
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Everything’s ungodly @diffusedwavelength.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Hijacking to post the video Asha referenced bsky.app/profile/nikk...
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/01/2026
The Border Patrol’s killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota sends a message that “masked federal agents can murder you in cold blood, simply because an American citizen exercising their Second Amendment rights scares them,” Tyler Austin Harper argues:
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No Freedom Without the Second Amendment
The federal killing of a Minnesota ICU nurse is a wake-up call to every American.
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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
We are kindly asking people not to jump to conclusions just because indisputable video evidence shows us executing an innocent man in broad daylight.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward. Court declaration: "I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind. Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground." 🧵
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🖤💋SammieSam💋🖤 @sammiestsam.sheshed.rocks · 25/01/2026
Here is the video showing the ICE agent stealing Alex Pretti's very legal firearm. It shows the ICE agent discharging the firearm of Alex Pretti. Then the murder of Alex Pretti. Total incompetence. The only thing that's been a standard for ICE. #SheShed #FuckICE Video TikTok CFH Unfiltered
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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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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