Kevin “MadAsHell” Shults 💙
@mobluegrasskev.bsky.social
😡 Fed-up blue dot in a sea of red.
Graphic Designer; Bluegrass musician; Community radio broadcaster. Anti-Fascist.
Columbia, MO
Graphic Designer; Bluegrass musician; Community radio broadcaster. Anti-Fascist.
Columbia, MO
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Ellison: "They're coming after our state because we voted 3 times for somebody who's not Donald Trump, which he has said he resents deeply and believes is not even true. I can tell you it's not about fraud ... He's sending armed, masked men. This is a pretext"
January 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Ellison: "They're coming after our state because we voted 3 times for somebody who's not Donald Trump, which he has said he resents deeply and believes is not even true. I can tell you it's not about fraud ... He's sending armed, masked men. This is a pretext"
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The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has released this letter on behalf of more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies.
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has released this letter on behalf of more than 60 CEOs of Minnesota-based companies.
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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NBA star Tyrese Halliburton speaks out
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
NBA star Tyrese Halliburton speaks out
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NYT video review confirms this. Pretti had a 2nd Am right to carry a firearm. But even if he didn’t he wasn’t pointing it at anyone or threatening agents. There is no legal justification for the execution-style shooting & no basis for DHS’s claim he was there to massacre them. He was a helper.
Brandishing is a legal term that means to display all or part of a firearm, or otherwise make its presence known to another person to intimidate them, regardless of whether it's directly visible to that person. Given the video, that's not what Alex Pretti was doing when he was shot & killed.
Important context, this is the victim’s behavior BEFORE being tackled
He’s not threatening, he’s not brandishing, he’s filming
He’s not threatening, he’s not brandishing, he’s filming
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 PM
NYT video review confirms this. Pretti had a 2nd Am right to carry a firearm. But even if he didn’t he wasn’t pointing it at anyone or threatening agents. There is no legal justification for the execution-style shooting & no basis for DHS’s claim he was there to massacre them. He was a helper.
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The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported.
economist.com/united-state...
economist.com/united-state...
January 25, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The Economist coverage is grim but this is exactly how it should be reported.
economist.com/united-state...
economist.com/united-state...
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Compare what Noem said to the video.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Compare what Noem said to the video.
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From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
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It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It was an extrajudicial execution. Anyone who defends this is defending a police state.
"Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all."
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 PM
"Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all."
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Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
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If the US media won’t report it—Canadian media will ⤵️🤬
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say
U.S. immigration enforcement agency memes look familiar to far-right groups
www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say
U.S. immigration enforcement agency memes look familiar to far-right groups
www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say | CBC News
In its efforts to rapidly boost its ranks, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been making appeals on social media in language familiar to right-wing extremists.
www.cbc.ca
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 AM
If the US media won’t report it—Canadian media will ⤵️🤬
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say
U.S. immigration enforcement agency memes look familiar to far-right groups
www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...
ICE nodding to far-right extremists in recruitment posts, experts say
U.S. immigration enforcement agency memes look familiar to far-right groups
www.cbc.ca/news/ice-rec...
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Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was “an assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”
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America's Gestapo Kills Again
A recording from Rick Wilson's live video
www.againstallenemies.net
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
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