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Irreverent Lefty. Truth teller. Californian. Romantic Realist. Granddaughter of Depression Era folks; I save chopsticks and wrapping paper. Not a hoarder.
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Lobby @lobsterlobby.bsky.social · Mar 7
“EVERY authoritarian, totalitarian and fascist regime in history eventually failed, thanks to the PEOPLE.”

verfassungsblog.de/the-authorit...
The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
verfassungsblog.de
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gtconway.bsky.social
Don't fall for it, Senate Dems.
billkristolbulwark.bsky.social Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”

newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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dhumph.bsky.social
This interview shook me and this witness is impressive. She is all of us who’ve done something frightening but was right, at possible great cost to herself. She is completely honest and very much a hero.
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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newrepublic.com
Rep. Omar was sprayed with an unknown, pungent substance at a town hall. When Trump was asked about the attack, he made a disgusting claim: that she had orchestrated the stunt herself.

The president has been lobbing racist attacks at Omar and the entirety of Somalia for weeks. trib.al/rxwcuJI
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
lobsterlobby.bsky.social
She’s a fearless bad ass. I’m glad she’s in office.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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havoc147.bsky.social
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Union representing CBP and ICE agents calls for the firing of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller.
laurenmeidasa.bsky.social Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 2d
American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, also represented Alex Pretti, issued a statement Monday night calling for the resignations of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller.

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Largest federal employee union calls for Noem, Miller's resignations
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January 28, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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gmf1369.bsky.social
#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!

Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.

When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.

Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis rips Noem & Stephen Miller — He says @KristiNoem is ignoring her job and the Trump regime isn’t helping Americans with disaster relief, and Stephen Miller “never fails to live up to my expectations of incompetence”

(From CNN)
January 28, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
You should read everything @adamserwer.bsky.social writes, but this one really stands out. He's given a gift link below.
After Friday’s protest, when thousands marched in frigid downtown Minneapolis, chanting, “No Trump, no troops, Twin Cities ain’t licking boots!” I spoke with a young protester named Ethan McFarland, who told me that his parents are immigrants from Uganda. He had recently asked his mother to show him her immigration papers, in case she got picked up. This kind of state oppression, he said, is exactly what his mother was “trying to get away from” when she came to the United States. McFarland’s remarks reminded me of something Stephen Miller, the Trump adviser, had written: “Migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.” In Minnesota, the opposite was happening. The “conditions and terrors” of immigrants’ “broken homelands” weren’t being re-created by immigrants. They were being re-created by people like Miller. The immigrants simply have the experience to recognize them.
January 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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froomkin.bsky.social
Here's part of Anderson Cooper's report last night, which did a good job of exposing the administration's lies: www.instagram.com/p/DT_zBaIgAxR/
colinweaver.bsky.social Colin Weaver @colinweaver.bsky.social · 2d
Anderson Cooper actually had FANTASTIC coverage of these lies yesterday for about 20 minutes! Maybe even 25? It was breathtaking to watch. Journalism! Reporting! Evidence!
January 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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mbkplus.bsky.social
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
Let me know if you agree with my analysis. I've unfortunately spent too many years researching Miller, white nationalists, and his ideological infrastructure of hate. Also, you know, I pay attention to what Trump actually does and take him literally and seriously.
wajali.bsky.social Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 3d
"Bovino to Leave Minnesota, But the White Supremacist Agenda is Still in Play"

Bovino is the scapegoat for Trump's intentional reign of terror in Minnesota, but as long as Stephen Miller is in the White House, this is just window dressing. Dems must go on offense!

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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BREAKING via Star-Tribune: GOP gubernatorial candidate ends bid, says he can’t support "stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.”

Read more www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...
Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota
His exit comes as some other Republicans have started to distance themselves from the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state.
www.startribune.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
lobsterlobby.bsky.social
Oh man. RIP
metaresistance.bsky.social Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 4d
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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jayne4freedom.bsky.social
100% agree with this.
shamballa-warrior.bsky.social Democrat-God @shamballa-warrior.bsky.social · 4d
ICE Killers will continue to Kill, and they must be Abolished. These poor immigrants are equally human beings with families and they don't get the same media exposure as US citizens.
Nevertheless, they are being Murdered, Killed, and Tortured by the Nazis.
www.npr.org/2026/01/22/g...
Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia
A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a hom...
www.npr.org
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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eddsmitty.bsky.social
When Black people were murdered by cops, the victims were vilified. To many, it was a "Black problem". In less than 2 weeks, Law enforcement murdered 2 White U.S citizens. They too were vilified.

Do y'all get it now?

We told you.

Everybody's Black.

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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dell.bsky.social
cosigned. this is def worth watching. very good, methodical breakdown of what happened from a person with a military/DHS background.
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 AM
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freedcproject.bsky.social
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
An office building lit up in the dark with a crowd of people holding signs in front of it.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...

Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 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
lobsterlobby.bsky.social
Oh god. A good man. Murdered, standing up for those more vulnerable than he. What a tragedy.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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bencollins.bsky.social
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
NYT push alert: "A person was shot dead today during a struggle with federal agents in Minneapolis, according to officials."
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
lobsterlobby.bsky.social
How is it possible that the murder of #AlexPretti is not among the trending subjects here?? #ICE #NoIce murdered him in cold blood with many cameras and people witnessing. Everyone I know is posting and watching #StatusCoupNews, but it's not trending??
This is murder of an innocent man by the USA.
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
lobsterlobby.bsky.social
I just went to all of my local stations, found their assignment or news desk email addresses and sent this, along with a video of the actual murder (from the pink lady):
If you don’t report the WHOLE truth, you will lose all credibility as a news source. What is happening in Minneapolis is horrific. Don’t talk about ICE training, don’t talk about the protesters and how they’re doing it. Don’t quote DHS or the White House or any other discredited source. Report the truth. Report the murder of innocent citizens. Show your viewers this video (one of many).
January 24, 2026 at 8:26 PM