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Elizabeth Dickson
@elizdickson.bsky.social
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Free press advocate and fundraising professional. Dog lover, avid reader, history enthusiast and long suffering Cleveland Browns fan.
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amandalitman.bsky.social
That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."
February 9, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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votevets.org
Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
Statement from Alex Pretti’s family.

“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”
“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 has 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 1:14 AM
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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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amandalitman.bsky.social
A mom who wrote poems, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack , a nurse who cared for veterans — these are the people they’re afraid of.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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froomkin.bsky.social
NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents-video.html
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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This is quite graphic, but clear again that this is murder. There is no moment any federal agent is any meaningful danger at all, let alone to justify deadly force. All of the force and violence at the scene — ALL OF THE VIOLENCE — is by the federal agents.
alexip718.com Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 17d
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Walz: "You kill a man, and then you just leave? You're law enforcement -- you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not gonna clean up our mess?'"
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
I understand why the schools are doing it but is there a worse substitution than replacing "Snow Day" with "Pivot To Remote Learning?"
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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kenmartin.bsky.social
They pulled an elderly Hmong man out of his home in the Twin Cities in -18° weather wearing only shorts. That’s sick. This administration is dismantling civil rights, ignoring due process, and turning cruelty into policy. This isn’t law and order. It’s state-sanctioned abuse.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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splc.org
🚨 UPDATE: District Court denies the government's motion to dismiss.

"The Court finds that Stanford Daily has sufficiently alleged that its mission has been frustrated by the Government’s threats of immigration enforcement, which has chilled student speech."

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71038...
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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aaronparnas.bsky.social
Do you feel overwhelmed? Tired? Exhausted with the constant news cycle?

I want you to know: that's their goal.

They want you checked out. They want you burnt out. I get it. I feel it.

Take a break, but don't give up. When you give up, they win.
January 10, 2026 at 2:55 AM
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splc.org
In 2025, censorship reports to SPLC's Legal Hotline were up 28% over 2024.

As student journalists turn to us for help in telling their communities' stories, your financial support ensures we have the resources to answer their calls.

Donate now to help us start 2026 strong: https://loom.ly/AJaJtpA
January 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
elizdickson.bsky.social
Student journalists need your support as they face immense legal challenges to their reporting. You can help them with a donation to @splc.org on this #GivingTuesday at splc.org/donate
splc.org Student Press Law Center @splc.org · Dec 2
The Dartmouth editor Charlotte Hampton says student journalists "feel like everything is on fire."

Your support for SPLC this #GivingTuesday will go TWICE as far in ensuring students like Charlotte are never silenced — no matter how loud the censors grow. 🔗 https://loom.ly/9wuleJY
December 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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splc.org
As we head toward #GivingTuesday, free speech icon Mary Beth Tinker reminds us why SPLC is more important than ever.

Your generous support will help us defend and advance the rights of student journalists in 2026. Give now: https://loom.ly/NZg-qlc
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg
Indiana University facing lawsuit after claims it tried to censor student newspaper
Indiana University's student newspaper is at the center of a lawsuit by its former advisor who says he was fired by the administration because he stood up against censorship.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The Student Press Law Center's Gary Green spoke with @jaketapper.bsky.social @cnn.com last night about the ongoing student media censorship issues at Indiana University and how student journalism everywhere is under attack. youtu.be/ePWmW3NnHJ8
Student Press Law Center discusses Indiana University's Censorship with CNN's Jake Tapper
YouTube video by Student Press Law Center
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October 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.
September 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
I still am stunned, years later, that dozens of cops at Uvalde waited 77 minutes to kill the shooter while kids died.

Has ANYONE been held accountable?
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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apnews.com
BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida tosses President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
Federal judge tosses Trump's $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times
A federal judge in Florida has tossed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against New York Times.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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podsaveamerica.crooked.com
BREAKING: "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" pulled indefinitely because of Charlie Kirk comments.
September 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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washingtonpost.com
It’s a love story! Baby, she said yes!

Superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chief’s Travis Kelce are engaged. The pair shared photos on Instagram of their picture perfect engagement, surrounded by whimsical flowers in a Swiftie approved set up.
August 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
elizdickson.bsky.social
It's never been more important to protect student journalists. I see the critical role they play in defending these young voices and their First Amendment rights. @splc.org annual report showcases these efforts. You can check it out at splc.org/impact splc.org/donate #SupportStudentJournalists
August 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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rsf.org
#USA: RSF urges the Trump administration and the #Syrian government to work harder to locate and bring home American journalist Austin Tice. Despite promises, neither side has been transparent about what they know or what’s being done to find Tice, who was kidnapped near Damascus 13 years ago.
Thirteen years without Austin Tice: RSF calls on US, Syria to explain search efforts for missing journalist
Despite promises, neither the US nor Syrian governments have been transparent about what they know or what they’re doing to find journalist Austin Tice, who was kidnapped while reporting near Damascus...
rsf.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Student journalists are facing unprecedented challenges. We’re thrilled to share that @macfound.org has made a generous gift to support SPLC’s work defending their rights. Thank you for believing in the power of student journalism. #PressFreedom #StudentJournalism
John Palfrey (@palfrey.org)
In the spirit of accountability, I shared an update on what @macfound.org has done to meet our commitments to help grantees navigate the artificial crisis in the civil sector. https://www.macfound.org/press/perspectives/stepping-up-takes-many-forms-a-set-it-at-six-update
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August 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM