rikemice
@rikemice.bsky.social
Dad. Designer. Journalist. Artist. Dog-lover. Comic art collector. Jack of all trades, master of none.
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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Walz criticized the narrative put out by the federal government about the shooting.
“Thank God we have video,” Walz said. “Because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them, or something.”
“Thank God we have video,” Walz said. “Because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them, or something.”
Live: Federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis man, DHS officials say he was armed
A bystander video shows several agents wrestled with man on a city sidewalk moments before the shooting. Police chief Brian O’Hara issued a plea for calm, as protesters gathered at the scene: “Please do not destroy our own city.”
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January 24, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Walz criticized the narrative put out by the federal government about the shooting.
“Thank God we have video,” Walz said. “Because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them, or something.”
“Thank God we have video,” Walz said. “Because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them, or something.”
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Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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January 24, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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“Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…”
We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…”
January 20, 2026 at 8:14 PM
“Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…”
We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life…”
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Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Moriarty: "A police officer of color who was off duty was boxed in by ICE - she's a citizen - they demanded to know who she was & see her papers. She was going to try to record it & they ripped the phone out of her hand. That happened to a cop. That's what's happening here on the streets of MN."
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BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
Personal musings from one of my co-workers that sums up my Minnesota experience right now.
New at my Substack: I wrote about how it feels -- at least to me -- to live in the Twin Cities in this moment.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com/p/everything...
Everything in Minneapolis is normal and not normal all at once
Oh, we're hanging in there.
thefriscalatingdusklight.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Personal musings from one of my co-workers that sums up my Minnesota experience right now.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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1/ The @startribune.com has put its live blog outside the paywall www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... but here’s how you can support them even if you don’t subscribe …
The latest: Trump threatens to send troops to Minnesota after federal agent shoots man over alleged attack
The war of words between state and federal officials escalated as the president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:56 PM
1/ The @startribune.com has put its live blog outside the paywall www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... but here’s how you can support them even if you don’t subscribe …
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Renee Good was found with gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and head after a federal immigration officer shot her the morning of Jan. 7, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department’s incident report.
Renee Good had four gunshot wounds, fire department report reveals
Newly acquired documents describe Good’s injuries after she was shot by an ICE agent Jan. 7.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Renee Good was found with gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and head after a federal immigration officer shot her the morning of Jan. 7, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department’s incident report.
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How you can tell the protesters aren’t paid agitators: Watch the videos. It’s the accents.
Those accents have a favorite Zorbaz.
Those accents can tell you EXACTLY where they were on 10/31/91.
Those accents have thrown a bra off the SkyGlider.
Those accents get emotional about Randy Moss.
Those accents have a favorite Zorbaz.
Those accents can tell you EXACTLY where they were on 10/31/91.
Those accents have thrown a bra off the SkyGlider.
Those accents get emotional about Randy Moss.
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
How you can tell the protesters aren’t paid agitators: Watch the videos. It’s the accents.
Those accents have a favorite Zorbaz.
Those accents can tell you EXACTLY where they were on 10/31/91.
Those accents have thrown a bra off the SkyGlider.
Those accents get emotional about Randy Moss.
Those accents have a favorite Zorbaz.
Those accents can tell you EXACTLY where they were on 10/31/91.
Those accents have thrown a bra off the SkyGlider.
Those accents get emotional about Randy Moss.
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this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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New Star Wars movie idea:
12 Angry Men, but it's all Wookies and no subtitles.
12 Angry Men, but it's all Wookies and no subtitles.
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
New Star Wars movie idea:
12 Angry Men, but it's all Wookies and no subtitles.
12 Angry Men, but it's all Wookies and no subtitles.
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“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
“The murdering will continue until you stop calling us murderers.”
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Im my ALL IN THE FAMILY rewatch, and it’s nuts how much this show remains relevant. Archie Bunker operates on fear. It’s his default setting. Fear that he’s not important, that he won’t get what he wants, that other people are having a better life than him. Carroll O’Connor was a brilliant actor.
January 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Im my ALL IN THE FAMILY rewatch, and it’s nuts how much this show remains relevant. Archie Bunker operates on fear. It’s his default setting. Fear that he’s not important, that he won’t get what he wants, that other people are having a better life than him. Carroll O’Connor was a brilliant actor.
Over the last few days, I've been working on this project with a team of very talented people to put these videos side by side and provide a clearer picture of what happened Tuesday. No spin. Just what you can see and hear.
Breaking down the videos: A close examination of the shooting of Renee Good
In just seconds, an encounter with ICE agents turned deadly. The Star Tribune examined the video evidence frame by frame.
www.startribune.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Over the last few days, I've been working on this project with a team of very talented people to put these videos side by side and provide a clearer picture of what happened Tuesday. No spin. Just what you can see and hear.
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The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.
ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis is identified
Jonathan Ross, a Minnesota-based agent, was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing motorist.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.