@betsy-g.bsky.social
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I’m going to urge caution with the “targeted killing” language here. DHS has been clearly filming and IDing observers, and we’ve all assumed they’re making some kind of list of us. If Pretti had been regularly observing in any capacity, there’s a decent chance he’d been documented.
CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I’m going to urge caution with the “targeted killing” language here. DHS has been clearly filming and IDing observers, and we’ve all assumed they’re making some kind of list of us. If Pretti had been regularly observing in any capacity, there’s a decent chance he’d been documented.
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They do this parting shot with tear gas all the time, pretty much a matter of policy at this point. Maybe a Bovino special? We’ll see.
Stancil said something I’ve been thinking about for the past two days.
He said he’s getting tear gassed basically every other day at this point because after a standoff with neighbors, agents “all kind of load into a convoy of cars, and then as they leave…toss a bunch of tear gas out the back.”
He said he’s getting tear gassed basically every other day at this point because after a standoff with neighbors, agents “all kind of load into a convoy of cars, and then as they leave…toss a bunch of tear gas out the back.”
NEW: Hours after the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, I interviewed @whstancil.bsky.social, who has been involved in local rapid response efforts to track ICE in the city.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
This was a harrowing—and inspiring—interview.
January 28, 2026 at 12:22 AM
They do this parting shot with tear gas all the time, pretty much a matter of policy at this point. Maybe a Bovino special? We’ll see.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
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This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
This is what letting RFK jr go wild on health looks like
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Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rand Paul: "There has to be an investigation. I don't know who trusts an investigation done by DHS when they're the ones calling this person an 'assassin,' a 'domestic terrorist,' saying he was assaulting police. How can they be in charge of an independent investigation? Something's got to happen."
I would like to know
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I would like to know
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Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
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Interesting that the political party that has told us for decades that the only way to stop gun violence was everyone carrying a gun
Now wants to tell you where you can and can’t carry a gun
Now wants to tell you where you can and can’t carry a gun
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Interesting that the political party that has told us for decades that the only way to stop gun violence was everyone carrying a gun
Now wants to tell you where you can and can’t carry a gun
Now wants to tell you where you can and can’t carry a gun
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Thought I was hallucinating... popular.info/p/how-legacy...
How legacy media fell for Trump’s fake “pivot” in Minnesota
No, Trump did not "change course."
popular.info
January 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Thought I was hallucinating... popular.info/p/how-legacy...
this will be devastating to the US for many years to come. The loss of scientists and innovation will mean we will always be behind the world in knowledge and discovery.
Incredible self own for the US. The damage being done to the US scientific enterprise is generational. We will look back on this as a tipping point where the US chose all on its own to stop leading the world in science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
this will be devastating to the US for many years to come. The loss of scientists and innovation will mean we will always be behind the world in knowledge and discovery.
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I don't know how many times we will be told by the legacy media that Trump is moderating or backing off only to then see he is worse than ever. He is an authoritarian. He enjoys the cruelty. And the first thing he had Pam Bondi do after the shooting was to try to leverage it to get the voter files.
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I don't know how many times we will be told by the legacy media that Trump is moderating or backing off only to then see he is worse than ever. He is an authoritarian. He enjoys the cruelty. And the first thing he had Pam Bondi do after the shooting was to try to leverage it to get the voter files.
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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ICE deported 5-yo Génesis Gutiérrez despite being a US citizen. They were held for days w/o a lawyer or hearing & told not to share their location. Despite being painful, she will send her back to US alone so she can have a future.
Birthright citizenship & due process must mean something!
Birthright citizenship & due process must mean something!
January 28, 2026 at 12:06 PM
ICE deported 5-yo Génesis Gutiérrez despite being a US citizen. They were held for days w/o a lawyer or hearing & told not to share their location. Despite being painful, she will send her back to US alone so she can have a future.
Birthright citizenship & due process must mean something!
Birthright citizenship & due process must mean something!
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Just a reminder that the house ICE budget doesn’t have protections for US citizens from deportation
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Just a reminder that the house ICE budget doesn’t have protections for US citizens from deportation
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"People are realizing that surveillance is quite scary in the hands of a government that is not constrained by morals or ethics or the law."
Glad to see other outlets building on the work of @404media.co in reporting on the expansion of surveillance technology being used by ICE.
Glad to see other outlets building on the work of @404media.co in reporting on the expansion of surveillance technology being used by ICE.
ICE bolsters surveillance technologies, including ‘iris scanning’ contract with Massachusetts tech firm, data show - The Boston Globe
New technologies would help federal immigration officers identify people faster and more easily.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"People are realizing that surveillance is quite scary in the hands of a government that is not constrained by morals or ethics or the law."
Glad to see other outlets building on the work of @404media.co in reporting on the expansion of surveillance technology being used by ICE.
Glad to see other outlets building on the work of @404media.co in reporting on the expansion of surveillance technology being used by ICE.
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BREAKING: Trump doesn’t support the 2nd Amendment.
Q: Do you agree with the assessment from some of your own officials that Alex Pretti is a domestic terrorist or assassin?
TRUMP: Well, I haven't heard that, but he certainly shouldn't have been carrying a gun. I don't like that he had a gun.
TRUMP: Well, I haven't heard that, but he certainly shouldn't have been carrying a gun. I don't like that he had a gun.
January 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: Trump doesn’t support the 2nd Amendment.
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BREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that."
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
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3. ICE is using government data from state DMVs and federal agencies and refuses to answer questions about how that data is used. I'm also leading that fight in the Senate to rein them in, and warned states that care about their residents to stop sharing DMV data with ICE.
Dem governors unwittingly share DMV data with ICE, lawmakers warn
40 congressional Democrats are urging blue-state leaders to block ICE access to a database containing residents’ driver license and registration information.
fedscoop.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
3. ICE is using government data from state DMVs and federal agencies and refuses to answer questions about how that data is used. I'm also leading that fight in the Senate to rein them in, and warned states that care about their residents to stop sharing DMV data with ICE.
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2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
Wyden, Paul and Bipartisan Senators Reintroduce the Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
2. ICE is buying your private location data from sleazy data brokers through a legal loophole. I've had a bill to stop this since 2021. I'm renewing my push to get it passed into black letter law as soon as possible.
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1. ICE is using Palantir apps to collect biometric data on protestors. I'm working closely with @markey.senate.gov to stop this.
Wyden, Merkley and Markey Demand ICE Stop Using Mobile Facial Recognition App | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
www.wyden.senate.gov
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
1. ICE is using Palantir apps to collect biometric data on protestors. I'm working closely with @markey.senate.gov to stop this.