Jamie
@jamietree.bsky.social
Veteran and VA employee. Views are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
UVM professor finds link between state-level lobbyists and rising health care costs vtdigger.org/2025/10/19/u...
UVM professor finds link between state-level lobbyists and rising health care costs - VTDigger
Vermont is in some ways a microcosm of the challenges states across the country are facing when it comes to health care, says political scientist Alex Garlick.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
UVM professor finds link between state-level lobbyists and rising health care costs vtdigger.org/2025/10/19/u...
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Fundamental question: What kind of America do you want?
Fundamental question: What kind of America do you want?
Disturbing new details emerge of Texas woman who begged for help after devastating flood.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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July 10, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Fundamental question: What kind of America do you want?
Fundamental question: What kind of America do you want?
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Mamdani: "I've already had to start get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, ultimately bc he wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since betrayed."
June 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Mamdani: "I've already had to start get used to the fact that the president will talk about how I look, how I sound, where I'm from, ultimately bc he wants to distract from what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the the very working people he ran a campaign to empower that he has since betrayed."
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I realize that as a retired professor I have a responsibility to say more on this than I have.
International students are essential to the fiscal bottom line of almost every university. This is an unambiguous attempt to destroy Harvard—permanently.
And he won’t stop with Harvard. This is madness.
International students are essential to the fiscal bottom line of almost every university. This is an unambiguous attempt to destroy Harvard—permanently.
And he won’t stop with Harvard. This is madness.
May 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I realize that as a retired professor I have a responsibility to say more on this than I have.
International students are essential to the fiscal bottom line of almost every university. This is an unambiguous attempt to destroy Harvard—permanently.
And he won’t stop with Harvard. This is madness.
International students are essential to the fiscal bottom line of almost every university. This is an unambiguous attempt to destroy Harvard—permanently.
And he won’t stop with Harvard. This is madness.
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Local community radio is fantastic!
Local community radio is fantastic!
WGDR & WGDH Birthday Weekend
Celebrating 15 years of WGDH & 52 of WGDR!
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May 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Local community radio is fantastic!
Local community radio is fantastic!
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Unite for Veterans, Unite for America.
June 6, 2025 Washington, D.C.
Veteran jobs, earned benefits, and essential VA services are under attack.
www.unite4veterans.org
June 6, 2025 Washington, D.C.
Veteran jobs, earned benefits, and essential VA services are under attack.
www.unite4veterans.org
Unite For Veterans Coalition
www.unite4veterans.org
April 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Unite for Veterans, Unite for America.
June 6, 2025 Washington, D.C.
Veteran jobs, earned benefits, and essential VA services are under attack.
www.unite4veterans.org
June 6, 2025 Washington, D.C.
Veteran jobs, earned benefits, and essential VA services are under attack.
www.unite4veterans.org
www.govexec.com/workforce/20...
Maybe this is why we're not hearing anything.
Maybe this is why we're not hearing anything.
VA forces staff in workforce reduction discussions to sign non-disclosure agreements
Seniors leaders are contemplating which jobs to keep and which to slash in meetings, but telling staff they cannot discuss those topics.
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April 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Maybe this is why we're not hearing anything.
Maybe this is why we're not hearing anything.
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Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’
Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’
University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demands
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging it is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”.
The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision-making’
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Good question.
April 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Good question.
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A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.
April 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A president who has the power to send an innocent human being to a foreign concentration camp, but claims he lacks the power to bring them back, is committing the crime of false imprisonment.
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VERMONT, PROTEST, APRIL 5
Hands Off Our Rights! theblop.org/events/45af4...
🗓️ Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM ️
📍 115 State St., Montpelier, VT
Hands Off Our Rights! theblop.org/events/45af4...
🗓️ Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM ️
📍 115 State St., Montpelier, VT
[Montpelier, VT] Hands Off Our Rights!, Saturday, April 5, 2025
[Montpelier, VT] Saturday, April 5, 2025 - We the people reject the Trump-Musk Coup and invite everyone to join us in our peaceful dissent.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
VERMONT, PROTEST, APRIL 5
Hands Off Our Rights! theblop.org/events/45af4...
🗓️ Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM ️
📍 115 State St., Montpelier, VT
Hands Off Our Rights! theblop.org/events/45af4...
🗓️ Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM ️
📍 115 State St., Montpelier, VT
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April 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
