Kate Cunningham
@katecunning.bsky.social
Rational liberal, gregarious introvert, retired academic librarian. “A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.” Saul Bellow
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Following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents over the weekend, the phone Pretti was holding moments before his death has disappeared into federal custody.
The FBI initially collected evidence from the shooting, but has turned it over to Homeland Security Investigations. trib.al/RcuXEqt
The FBI initially collected evidence from the shooting, but has turned it over to Homeland Security Investigations. trib.al/RcuXEqt
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents over the weekend, the phone Pretti was holding moments before his death has disappeared into federal custody.
The FBI initially collected evidence from the shooting, but has turned it over to Homeland Security Investigations. trib.al/RcuXEqt
The FBI initially collected evidence from the shooting, but has turned it over to Homeland Security Investigations. trib.al/RcuXEqt
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January 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Celebrating a birthday today: mluckovich.bsky.social 🎂 🎉
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Celebrating a birthday today: mluckovich.bsky.social 🎂 🎉
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The thief of tens of millions of dollars in crypto from the United States' stash of seized crypto assets is allegedly the son of the owner of a company that contracts with the US Marshals to manage said seized crypto.
Thief of $90M in seized U.S.-controlled crypto alleged to be government crypto contractor's son
January 23, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=lick-theft
January 23, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=lick-theft
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 AM
The thief of tens of millions of dollars in crypto from the United States' stash of seized crypto assets is allegedly the son of the owner of a company that contracts with the US Marshals to manage said seized crypto.
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ICE and CBP goons shoot people to death, and the feds' response is to blame the victims.
An NYPD cop shoots a raccoon, and the officer is placed of modified duty pending an investigation.
This isn't to glaze the NYPD. It's to show how lawless the feds are being.
apnews.com/article/new-...
An NYPD cop shoots a raccoon, and the officer is placed of modified duty pending an investigation.
This isn't to glaze the NYPD. It's to show how lawless the feds are being.
apnews.com/article/new-...
Officer placed on modified duty after fatally shooting raccoon at a NYC beach
Officials say a New York police officer who fatally shot a raccoon at a New York City beach has been placed on modified duty while the matter is reviewed.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
ICE and CBP goons shoot people to death, and the feds' response is to blame the victims.
An NYPD cop shoots a raccoon, and the officer is placed of modified duty pending an investigation.
This isn't to glaze the NYPD. It's to show how lawless the feds are being.
apnews.com/article/new-...
An NYPD cop shoots a raccoon, and the officer is placed of modified duty pending an investigation.
This isn't to glaze the NYPD. It's to show how lawless the feds are being.
apnews.com/article/new-...
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"Republicans’ veneration of the Founders is particularly rich at the moment because, of all the abuses England heaped on the colonies, nothing angered them more than the Crown’s deployment of soldiers on city streets — and the streets of Boston in particular."
Two cities under siege
Remarkably similar scenes from Boston and Minneapolis, 260 years apart, show a federal government betraying its founding principles.
radleybalko.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM
"Republicans’ veneration of the Founders is particularly rich at the moment because, of all the abuses England heaped on the colonies, nothing angered them more than the Crown’s deployment of soldiers on city streets — and the streets of Boston in particular."
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This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 AM
This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
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We got no investigation whatsoever for Renee Good. Todd Blanche said he watched the video and there was no need. Now we will get a rigged investigation on Pretti with DHS investigating itself to determine if DHS did anything wrong, and zero oversight from the Republican Congress.
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We got no investigation whatsoever for Renee Good. Todd Blanche said he watched the video and there was no need. Now we will get a rigged investigation on Pretti with DHS investigating itself to determine if DHS did anything wrong, and zero oversight from the Republican Congress.
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John Prine wrote this song about a war the US fought against another country. It applies with even greater force to Trumpers' war against the United States.
John Prine - "Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore" (Live)
YouTube video by John Prine
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 AM
John Prine wrote this song about a war the US fought against another country. It applies with even greater force to Trumpers' war against the United States.
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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It’s more cynical than this powerful image. A federal officer took the victim’s gun, while the victim was being held down. He then fired the victim’s gun into the ground, causing other officers to then load up the victim with bullets.
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
It’s more cynical than this powerful image. A federal officer took the victim’s gun, while the victim was being held down. He then fired the victim’s gun into the ground, causing other officers to then load up the victim with bullets.
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ICE was never needed, it was always a racist reactionary organization to imaginary problems about immigration.
Instead of immigration reform - that would've given pathways to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants - Congress created a goon squad that they no longer control, the president does.
Instead of immigration reform - that would've given pathways to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants - Congress created a goon squad that they no longer control, the president does.
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ICE was never needed, it was always a racist reactionary organization to imaginary problems about immigration.
Instead of immigration reform - that would've given pathways to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants - Congress created a goon squad that they no longer control, the president does.
Instead of immigration reform - that would've given pathways to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants - Congress created a goon squad that they no longer control, the president does.
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You know oddly the second amendment folks don’t see that what’s happening in Minnesota is exactly what the Second Amendment is about.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
You know oddly the second amendment folks don’t see that what’s happening in Minnesota is exactly what the Second Amendment is about.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Local police chiefs* breaking publicly with ICE and distancing themselves from it is an absolutely good and important development.
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
* who, yes, still have many of their own real problems, thank you, no one hear needs this lecture right now, thank you, yes, I'm glad you took a class on it, thank you
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They don’t need an excuse to act, they need one to EXPAND, normalize, and fund it. History is clear: repression accelerates fastest after it’s justified. Don’t confuse brutality...with unlimited permission. That's a mistake FAR more lethal than peaceful protests and other methods I've written about.
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 AM
They don’t need an excuse to act, they need one to EXPAND, normalize, and fund it. History is clear: repression accelerates fastest after it’s justified. Don’t confuse brutality...with unlimited permission. That's a mistake FAR more lethal than peaceful protests and other methods I've written about.
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The Trump administration is itching for a violent backlash to the murder and violence that they’re inflicting on Minnesota.
Don’t give it to them.
Be peaceful, be strong, our hearts go out to you.
Don’t give it to them.
Be peaceful, be strong, our hearts go out to you.
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The Trump administration is itching for a violent backlash to the murder and violence that they’re inflicting on Minnesota.
Don’t give it to them.
Be peaceful, be strong, our hearts go out to you.
Don’t give it to them.
Be peaceful, be strong, our hearts go out to you.
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I’m advocating disciplined resistance that protects people and builds leverage: documentation...legal pressure..oversight... budgets...elections...and coalitions. Not rage. Not pretext. Strategy.
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 AM
I’m advocating disciplined resistance that protects people and builds leverage: documentation...legal pressure..oversight... budgets...elections...and coalitions. Not rage. Not pretext. Strategy.
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Had a related exchange on here with some "revolutionary romantics". They refused to accept that revolutions are violent, innocents suffer, and the outcome is rarely what the perpetrators expected.
The "peace through violence" crowd are just as scary as the Maga totalitarians.
The "peace through violence" crowd are just as scary as the Maga totalitarians.
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Had a related exchange on here with some "revolutionary romantics". They refused to accept that revolutions are violent, innocents suffer, and the outcome is rarely what the perpetrators expected.
The "peace through violence" crowd are just as scary as the Maga totalitarians.
The "peace through violence" crowd are just as scary as the Maga totalitarians.
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This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is the grim, depressing reality Donald Trump has made of American life.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and their citizens being murdered by violent secret police. All because of one man.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.