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Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

Jaylen’s obviously been incredible this season, but imagine what his stats would look like if he actually got, like, a single call….

February 8, 2026 at 7:21 PM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

I am not emotionally equipped for this. Got attached to Minott so quickly. Gutted to see him go.

February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

The fact that the Mavs stadium announcer has to say “make some noise” IN GAME, just to get the crowd into it is … insane to me. Couldn’t be my team. #DifferentHere

February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM

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Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

I absolutely love Luka btw, but like … I can’t be the only one who sees this

January 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM

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Adam McKay

@ghostpanther.bsky.social

“Just do night abductions of families so it doesn’t hurt our business community” is the most Dem take ever.

full slack @fullslack.bsky.social · 17d

"I'm gonna give Homan the benefit of the doubt"

"They should coordinate with local law enforcement, pick these people up in the middle of the night when they're not suspecting it"

Walz is capitulating to fascists and encouraging night raids. Genuinely disgusting. Why would anyone settle for this?

January 28, 2026 at 1:46 AM

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bartobud

@bartobud.bsky.social

They’d rather us silently protest like kneeling during the national anthem

oh wait

January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM

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MinnMax

@minnmax.com

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."

ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM

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Matt McDermott

@mattmfm.bsky.social

Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”

January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

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.

January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM

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Dave Jorgenson

@davejorgenson.bsky.social

Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account

January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM

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Taniel

@taniel.bsky.social

AP reports on how an ICE agent, after the shooting, told “Boo hoo” to protesters. apnews.com/article/immi...

January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM

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Mark Harris

@markharris.bsky.social

No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.

NYT headline: "Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Accounts of Fatal Shooting"

January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

The Gravamen of the Disclosure

4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows:
a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency.

b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.

January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

I absolutely love Luka btw, but like … I can’t be the only one who sees this

January 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

Is it just me or is Luka Garza actually Sam Eagle the Muppet?

January 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM

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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash!

@standplaatskrk.pl

tothechaos: "phones love to go "do you want to clear up .3 GB by deleting these cherished pictures that you havent looked at in more than 30 days?" while also installing random apps and AI bullshit you didnt ask for. and you cant even uninstall half the apps" tonystarksanxieties: "No, but literally"

[phone notification: "Get 258 MB of space by deleting old images from the People I love folder. [Not now // Review old files]"

December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM

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Drop Site

@dropsitenews.com

🔴 BREAKING: Israel says it will suspend 37 humanitarian orgs operating in Gaza starting Jan 1, claiming they failed to comply w/ new Israeli vetting rules, according to the Associated Press.

The affected groups include some of the world’s best-known aid organizations, among them:
▪️ Multiple...

🔴 BREAKING: Israel says it will suspend 37 humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza starting Jan. 1, claiming they failed to comply with new Israeli vetting rules, according to the Associated Press.

The affected groups include some of the world’s best-known aid organizations, among them:
▪️ Multiple branches of Doctors Without Borders
▪️Oxfam affiliates
▪️CARE
▪️Norwegian Refugee Council
▪️ International Rescue Committee
▪️World Vision.

Israel’s military aid authority, COGAT, says the listed organizations bring in less than 1% of aid entering Gaza and insists assistance will continue through groups that received permits. Aid agencies strongly dispute Israel’s claims, saying the rules are arbitrary, risk endangering staff, and will massively constrict humanitarian operations in an already devastated enclave. While they do not contribute significantly in bringing aid across the border, they are decisive in the operations on the ground. More on that in the post below 👇

December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

I long for the day when I’m free of these Anthony Edwards Sprite commercials. The constant bombardment at every single commercial break is just guaranteeing that I’ll never willingly buy a Sprite again … not that I really ever did to begin with, but now I feel even more justified.

December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

Marcus’ outfit tonight has green LV logos on top of purple LV logos. All I’m saying is that I’m reading very deeply into that symbolism. He’s sending us a message…. ☘️

December 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

Eternally grateful that my team is the one that has Jaylen Brown. 💚

November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

Most predictable 4th quarter ever?

November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM

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Devin

@devincole.bsky.social

16.5 games into the season, I want you all to recognize that Jaylen Brown is friggin awesome. And don't forget it when Tatum comes back either.

November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM

Melissa

@beqaabee.bsky.social

Am I the only one who despises the “Experience Abu Dhabi Cam”? I find it unbearable.

November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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Dom Ervolina

@dominicervolina.com

Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.

“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"

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