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Cory
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IT Observability/Tech Operations analyst, musician, producer, gamer, A/V nerd, ADHD non-expert. aka Zanoni on most gaming/streaming-related platforms.
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polgreen.bsky.social
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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cjzero.bsky.social
The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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priyamatta.bsky.social
Philando Castile informed the police that he was lawfully carrying. He was killed.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h
Chip Roy: "As someone who carries a weapon in TX, if I'm in front of law enforcement or if I get stopped, I tell them that. I tell them that I've got a concealed carry permit. I show them my ID. I tell them where the weapon is bc that's what we're supposed to do. That's not what I think I saw here"
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
Be clear on the fact that this regime will keep murdering us in broad daylight until the people behind all this are removed from power. Not quarreled with—removed from power.

If any part of you thinks this will get better or stay the same rather than get exponentially worse, stop thinking that way.
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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mikedrucker.bsky.social
It must be wild being a Republican. Literally no beliefs other than a burning desire to have a bigger, more confident man tell them what to do.
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 5h
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
He was doing what many have been saying white men should be doing. He went outside to observe, he documented, he put his body on the line to protect another person and for this he was murdered by the gatekeepers of the fascist regime.
January 24, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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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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frost.house.gov
Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.

variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white" and allegedly punched a person of color.
variety.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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davejorgenson.bsky.social
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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roxanegay.bsky.social
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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gailsimone.bsky.social
I have been offline for most of today and just found out about Minneapolis.

I am going to begin cutting people who support this out of my life.

You should, too.
January 25, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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mementomorty.bsky.social
The same nurse that they shot and killed would've been a nurse that would have worked endlessly to take care of them or their loved ones in the ICU.

This is the thought that I can't get out of my head right now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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jeffrueter.bsky.social
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.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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mementomorty.bsky.social
If you're in healthcare and you are supporting anything ICE does, then you are a danger to your patients, full stop.
January 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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parkermolloy.com
Feels like it should be a pretty big deal that a Trump supporter physically assaulted a Democratic congressman
frost.house.gov Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 3h
Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.

variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white" and allegedly punched a person of color.
variety.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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readsettle.rs
security for protesters, right?
padme smiling
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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socialistdogmom.bsky.social
remember, you can yell scream and curse at the political fundraising texts, but DO NOT reply with an actionable threat because the US attorney’s office considers the volunteer batch sending them to be a live human recipient of that message. it’s not just a bot. those cases can and do get charged.
trance.bsky.social Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 16d
I didn't make this, but it needs a reposting.
Peaky Blinders no posting that you can go to jail over no fucking posting that you can go to jail over
January 24, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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diplomatofnight.com
Should suspend the whole season, stuff like this is how you get people to heap pressure on the USG
michaelvpina.bsky.social Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 7h
the nba postponed a game because the united states government is killing its citizens
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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buttart.bsky.social
it goes without saying but just in case it's not obvious, what ICE is doing now in MN is what regular cops have been doing for years to Black and brown civilians with impunity, it's just never been as concentrated and televised; this is just to say, it's not new and it's not un-american
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
All net proceeds of all these shirts, hoodies and onesies will go to aid organizations in Minnesota working to protect their neighbors from terror. Fuck ICE, stand with Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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captainruck.bsky.social
The scene from Andor where Luthen says "I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I'll never see." And look I know it's corny to go referencing any kind of media at this moment, let alone a Star War, but I think it's pertinent and the attitude we have to have in this fight. Things will only get better if we all work together and do our part and each accept that we may not live to see the fruits of this project. But there are far more of us than there are of them, and if we are truly united in this fight, we cannot fail, no matter how much or how long it takes. Solidarity forever.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
100%. If you want an alternative slogan you can go with "Abolish ICE before they kill again."
nickhasthoughts.com Cross-laminated Tinder @nickhasthoughts.com · 12d
the only reason "abolish ICE" is seen as radical is that no one will say it but the far left. if every normie Democrat started saying it tomorrow it would move the overton window so far you'd have to squint to find it. my kingdom for leaders who understand they can shape public opinion.
owillis.bsky.social Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 12d
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.

No. ABOLISH ICE.
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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antlervel.vet
Doug TenNapel tried to get me fired from a job because he namesearched on Twitter and saw me lamenting finding out he was a gutter bigot. He was my childhood hero btw
quest64official.bsky.social Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 5h
Hey, if you need a reason to not support any upcoming Earthworm Jim stuff.....you can go on X, The Torment App and see the creator Doug TenNapel talk about how great AI is and quote tweeting everyone who disagrees.
I wouldn't suggest it though.
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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rincewind.run
you should be immune to social anxiety at a certain age

I’m 40, this is bullshit
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM