Eric Parrish
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Eric Parrish
@prince-bge.bsky.social
· Nov 24
The “Wicked” sequel takes a dreary turn from the irresistible first film, David Sims writes—Even stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande “can't keep the film from collapsing under the lightest scrutiny.”
The ‘Wicked’ Bubble Has Burst
The musical started on a high note but ends on a drastically lower one.
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The demonstration of the lack of knowledge about the structure of the musical form from critics across the world is embarrassing and proof that a liberal arts education is the only thing that will save the world from itself. My lord the stupidity for clicks enticement is disgraceful. God help us!
You, Noem, are the one who needs to do the evaluating. You were awful in Congress, you were awful as the governor, and you continue to be awful.
Noem: "We pray for the deceased, but we also recognize that the Minnesota and the Minneapolis governor need to take a long hard look in the mirror. They need to evaluate their rhetoric, their conversations, and their encouragement of such violence against our citizens and law enforcement officers."
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
You, Noem, are the one who needs to do the evaluating. You were awful in Congress, you were awful as the governor, and you continue to be awful.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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Every Democratic member of Congress should be on a plane to Minneapolis right now to join the people protesting in the streets. Federal elected officials should physically place themselves between the public and these dangerous thugs sent to terrorize this American city.
January 24, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Every Democratic member of Congress should be on a plane to Minneapolis right now to join the people protesting in the streets. Federal elected officials should physically place themselves between the public and these dangerous thugs sent to terrorize this American city.
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It was never about immigration or fraud.
Bondi says ICE will leave if MN turns over voter data. www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis...
Bondi says ICE will leave if MN turns over voter data. www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
The United States Attorney General is urging Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to support federal law enforcement efforts and immigration policy, hours after a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident was fatally shot a Border Patrol agent.
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It was never about immigration or fraud.
Bondi says ICE will leave if MN turns over voter data. www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis...
Bondi says ICE will leave if MN turns over voter data. www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis...
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🚨 Breaking from the US Senator for Connecticut. 👇
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
🚨 Breaking from the US Senator for Connecticut. 👇
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
There you have it.
ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.
It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
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TW ⚠️
The stabilized version is brutal.
The stabilized version is brutal.
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
TW ⚠️
The stabilized version is brutal.
The stabilized version is brutal.
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The American Nurses Association on Alex Pretti:
"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The American Nurses Association on Alex Pretti:
"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
"The seriousness of this incident and others demand transparency and accountability. ANA calls for a full, unencumbered investigation, and urges that findings be shared promptly and clearly so Alex's loved ones and the public have answers."
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Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
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Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
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Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
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The NYT has collected a number of videos shot by regular people and put them together in a solid narrative.
Gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters (Gift Article)
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The NYT has collected a number of videos shot by regular people and put them together in a solid narrative.
Gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift article link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The BCA, which typically investigates law enforcement shootings, says it was blocked from the scene of Sat's killing. The BCA was also shut out of investigating ICE killing Renee Good, which hinders local prosecutors in weighing potential criminal charges minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/09/m...
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The BCA, which typically investigates law enforcement shootings, says it was blocked from the scene of Sat's killing. The BCA was also shut out of investigating ICE killing Renee Good, which hinders local prosecutors in weighing potential criminal charges minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/09/m...
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The street is littered with various chemical weapons canisters that federal police are using on peaceful protesters.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The street is littered with various chemical weapons canisters that federal police are using on peaceful protesters.
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I recommend not watching the videos, which are chaotic and gut-wrenching, and instead going through Bellingcat's analysis.
This man appeared to be zero threat, while the officers were overly-aggressive, agitated, and clearly primed to used lethal force.
This man appeared to be zero threat, while the officers were overly-aggressive, agitated, and clearly primed to used lethal force.
Multiple federal agents can later be seen struggling with the man who is shot. One federal agent is seen approaching with empty hands, before reaching around the man’s waist.
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I recommend not watching the videos, which are chaotic and gut-wrenching, and instead going through Bellingcat's analysis.
This man appeared to be zero threat, while the officers were overly-aggressive, agitated, and clearly primed to used lethal force.
This man appeared to be zero threat, while the officers were overly-aggressive, agitated, and clearly primed to used lethal force.
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CNN cuts to reporter Sara Sidner, who is in distress: "I'm trying to breathe"
January 24, 2026 at 7:06 PM
CNN cuts to reporter Sara Sidner, who is in distress: "I'm trying to breathe"
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If you’re not from here, I need to explain this execution was on Eat Street, a commercial corridor of restaurants and coffee shops that literally everyone goes to. Normies, queermos, weirdos, neighborhood folks. Whatever that place is in your city, imagine ICE executing someone in cold blood there.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
If you’re not from here, I need to explain this execution was on Eat Street, a commercial corridor of restaurants and coffee shops that literally everyone goes to. Normies, queermos, weirdos, neighborhood folks. Whatever that place is in your city, imagine ICE executing someone in cold blood there.
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Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
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A number of sites in the Twin Cities have closed or announced shelter-in-place orders after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by federal immigration officers on Saturday in Minneapolis near 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
Sites across the cities close after man shot and killed by federal immigration agents
A number of sites in the Twin Cities have closed or announced shelter-in-place orders after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by federal immigration officers on Saturday in Minneapolis near 26th S...
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A number of sites in the Twin Cities have closed or announced shelter-in-place orders after a 37-year-old man was shot and killed by federal immigration officers on Saturday in Minneapolis near 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
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Spotted just now in Minneapolis: Arizona CBP Agent Timothy Donahue (knit cap).
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Spotted just now in Minneapolis: Arizona CBP Agent Timothy Donahue (knit cap).
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
Donahue has a history of physical violence, waving his sidearm, and threatening to shoot people. His social media feed was littered with racist, bigoted right-wing hate-speech.
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🧵Tell your Senators to block ICE funding - 202-224-3121
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
🧵Tell your Senators to block ICE funding - 202-224-3121
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
It is unaccountable to have an unaccountable paramilitary terror force receive billions in government funding.
The video is clear. 6 or more ICE thugs wrestled the man to the ground, beat him, and then shot him multiple times.
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Lots of less lethal weapons and tear gas being fired off by federal officers whenever the crowd walks closer than a block or so on Nicollet.
Minneapolis January 24, 2026
Minneapolis January 24, 2026
January 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Lots of less lethal weapons and tear gas being fired off by federal officers whenever the crowd walks closer than a block or so on Nicollet.
Minneapolis January 24, 2026
Minneapolis January 24, 2026
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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The person who was shot today by ICE, this is what was happening before he got shot.
January 24, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The person who was shot today by ICE, this is what was happening before he got shot.
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Minneapolis is a war zone
Trump’s America
Trump’s America
January 24, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Minneapolis is a war zone
Trump’s America
Trump’s America