Rick Ellis
@toomuchtv.substack.com
Lifelong journalist now at AllYourScreens.com and toomuchtv.substack.com. TCA Member. Appeared on "Dark Side Of Kids TV" doc, winner of the 2024 David Robb Award for Best Investigative Civil Justice Story and a Regional Murrow Award
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i have obtained politico’s internal spreadsheet of editorial pitches:
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
i have obtained politico’s internal spreadsheet of editorial pitches:
Firing Kristi Noem for what has happened in Minneapolis is a bit like firing a lighting person when your TV show gets some bad teviews
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Firing Kristi Noem for what has happened in Minneapolis is a bit like firing a lighting person when your TV show gets some bad teviews
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The Free Press put out a piece calling out Noem's lies about Alex Pretti's murder, and the comment section is absolutely furious.
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The Free Press put out a piece calling out Noem's lies about Alex Pretti's murder, and the comment section is absolutely furious.
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The front page of the daily newspaper based in Minneapolis for Monday, January 26, 2026
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The front page of the daily newspaper based in Minneapolis for Monday, January 26, 2026
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[stares directly into the camera]
![Ben Terris
@bterris
X.com
"[My father] had one problem," Trump said. "
He started getting, what do they call it?" He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
"Alzheimer's," Leavitt said.
"Like an Alzheimer's thing," Trump said. "Well, I don't have it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drfb2pdjlnsqkfgsoellcahm/bafkreiddfjrkrizv6r5szmevc7gl3bgwmcoub2i7ondb7cpnnqslhsjtvi@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
[stares directly into the camera]
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can you please share the link to the story? Journalists gotta eat and these big screenshots that go viral don't help. Here's a gift link.
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
can you please share the link to the story? Journalists gotta eat and these big screenshots that go viral don't help. Here's a gift link.
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
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Hey Minnesotans. Have your bosses sent you a mealy-mouthed email about how to remain productive during these troubled times or some other example of non-committal, faux-concerned corporate-speak? We want to publish a bunch of these. Send examples to keith at racketmn.com. You will NOT be identified.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hey Minnesotans. Have your bosses sent you a mealy-mouthed email about how to remain productive during these troubled times or some other example of non-committal, faux-concerned corporate-speak? We want to publish a bunch of these. Send examples to keith at racketmn.com. You will NOT be identified.
But how did they know that he didn't have an ID on him?
Peter Doocy: "Alex Pretti's family has a statement out now. What is your message to them?"
Kristi Noem: "I'm grieved for them. We can't have individuals impeding law enforcement organizations and then showing up with guns and weapons and no ID. Everybody can learn from this situation."
Kristi Noem: "I'm grieved for them. We can't have individuals impeding law enforcement organizations and then showing up with guns and weapons and no ID. Everybody can learn from this situation."
January 26, 2026 at 11:05 AM
But how did they know that he didn't have an ID on him?
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The fact that anyone thinks you can have a “battle over the truth” is fucking bananas.
January 26, 2026 at 5:21 AM
The fact that anyone thinks you can have a “battle over the truth” is fucking bananas.
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At about 1m20 the most non-elite US mall ninja shows up with a bafflingly seemingly self inflicted bleeding nose, tucks a shotgun under his taint before tossing a munition canister god knows where, then starts shooting at journalists. If you saw this in a war videogame you’d think it was broken.
Federal officers just came in and cleared the protest with tear gas. One officer asked press why we didn’t call 911 when the protesters were destroying the hotel and told us that we are bad Americans. Full video to come on @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
At about 1m20 the most non-elite US mall ninja shows up with a bafflingly seemingly self inflicted bleeding nose, tucks a shotgun under his taint before tossing a munition canister god knows where, then starts shooting at journalists. If you saw this in a war videogame you’d think it was broken.
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The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
Completely insane. AltNPS claimed to know the name of Alex Pretti's killer, refused to say it because "the truth always comes out," and then just deleted the post.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
A man was executed on the street in my hometown, and AltNPS is using that as an excuse to vaguepost for attention.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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The MN Frost just did a moment of silence for Alex Pretti and we are now chanting “ICE out now”
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The MN Frost just did a moment of silence for Alex Pretti and we are now chanting “ICE out now”
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The best old music clips are all from the Tom Jones Show because they’re all the guests playing with him and being shell shocked at how hard he goes youtu.be/dIDzA0YDso8?...
Tom Jones & Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Long Time Gone (This is Tom Jones TV Show,1969)
YouTube video by Tom Jones
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The best old music clips are all from the Tom Jones Show because they’re all the guests playing with him and being shell shocked at how hard he goes youtu.be/dIDzA0YDso8?...
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Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
I am now up to $960 and as a reminder, I am personally pledging to match everything I raise through the weekend.
While I am just a digital business, no work from me today, including my newsletter. I'll be delivering some food and I am donating 100 percent of my revenue from this three-day weekend to a local group that is working with schools & has already delivered more than 2,000 meals to students #ICEOUT
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I am now up to $960 and as a reminder, I am personally pledging to match everything I raise through the weekend.
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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.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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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Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
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Jews in Minneapolis are holding a Havdalah service tonight (7:30-8 pm ET) to come together as a Jewish community to find hope and strength in our tradition.
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
January 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Jews in Minneapolis are holding a Havdalah service tonight (7:30-8 pm ET) to come together as a Jewish community to find hope and strength in our tradition.
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
Join them here to separate the sacred from the profane:
templeisrael.zoom.us/j/81682319533
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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rosen was one of the Ds who decided to break ranks and vote reopen the gov't last time.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
rosen was one of the Ds who decided to break ranks and vote reopen the gov't last time.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
folks, hold on to your butts. i think it's all but guaranteed we're shutting it down until we can figure out what the hell is going on.
This is a chilling reminder of the bravery of the people out there protesting in the Minneapolis streets. They know the danger, they know there is a possibility they could lose their lives. And yet, they do it anyway. True heroes.
Border Patrol murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this morning. He was a 37-year-old ICU nurse, a U.S. citizen, a legal gun owner. Video shows he was holding a phone when they killed him. This is the second fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis in 17 days. A legal thread 🧵
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is a chilling reminder of the bravery of the people out there protesting in the Minneapolis streets. They know the danger, they know there is a possibility they could lose their lives. And yet, they do it anyway. True heroes.
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Sorry for Xposting today, but the president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the general counsel of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus not only says Alex Pretti never touched his firearm, he was disarmed before he was shot. Big, since he has a media megaphone. x.com/robdoar/stat...
x.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Sorry for Xposting today, but the president of the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the general counsel of the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus not only says Alex Pretti never touched his firearm, he was disarmed before he was shot. Big, since he has a media megaphone. x.com/robdoar/stat...