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Rachel Maddow

@maddow.bsky.social

How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM

wtf-society.bsky.social

@wtf-society.bsky.social

Yes! Drag her smug, corrupt, lying, complicit ass

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM

wtf-society.bsky.social

@wtf-society.bsky.social

…And the people who can put a stop to it are not doing a damned thing.

Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 14d

Quick round up:

- the government is covering up evidence the president is a pedophile
- he’s openly taking bribes from foreign governments
- his masked agents are shooting citizens in the streets
- the FBI is helping him steal the election
- he’s threatening war against multiple allies

👍👍👍

February 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM

wtf-society.bsky.social

@wtf-society.bsky.social

Thank you!

ProPublica @propublica.org · 16d

A note from our editors:

Note from the editors:

ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed.

The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement.

The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.

February 1, 2026 at 10:28 PM

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MK Forever Blue

@mkforeverblue.bsky.social

Hey, Military Leaders,
You gonna do something to honor that oath to the Constitution you took sometime? Someday? Anytime?
Asking for a nation...

January 30, 2026 at 4:24 PM

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Angry

@angrystaffer.bsky.social

This was posted in the new Epstein files release and removed about 20 mins later.

Wonder why that is.

January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸

@gtconway.bsky.social

Is this real? Please tell me this is real

January 30, 2026 at 1:55 PM

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Justin Hendrix

@justinhendrix.bsky.social

A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.

How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are

www.nytimes.com

January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

Why hasn’t every outlet shown this ICE agent mooning protestors?

The fact that he does this and faces no repercussions shows exactly how lawless and unserious this racist regime’s operation is.

January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?

www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...

January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM

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Aunt Patty

@auntpatty.bsky.social

January 27, 2026 at 11:41 PM

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

@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

wtf-society.bsky.social

@wtf-society.bsky.social

@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov As your constituent, I am counting on you to vote no on any further funding for ICE.

ICE must be abolished, now!

January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM

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Rachel Maddow

@maddow.bsky.social

they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.

ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.

the family is here legally.

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital

The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.

www.oregonlive.com

January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM

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Mueller, She Wrote

@muellershewrote.com

Stop what you’re doing and read this whistleblower report. ICE has been training its agents that they don’t need a judicial warrant to break down your door - a blatant violation of the 4th Amendment. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

DHS ICE memo 1-21-26

www.documentcloud.org

January 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM

wtf-society.bsky.social

@wtf-society.bsky.social

Sunset District, San Francisco 1/18/26

January 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM

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Governor Gavin Newsom

@governor.ca.gov

Louisiana's request is denied.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry tweet on Jan. 13, 2026:

"I am signing the extradition paperwork to bring this California doctor to justice. Louisiana has a zero tolerance policy for those who subvert our laws, seek to hurt women, and promote abortion.

"I know Gavin Newsom supports abortion in all its forms, but that doesn’t work in Louisiana. We are unapologetically pro-life.

"Thank you,
@AGLizMurrill"

January 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM

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Status Coup News

@statuscoupnews.bsky.social

🚨U.S. veteran GOES ABSOLUTELY NUCLEAR ON ICE:

"I've bled for this country, I've fought for this country—they're disgracing this f*cking country and what it f*cking means! They hide behind their f*cking masks like f*cking pussies! Get them out of here!" WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️

January 14, 2026 at 1:22 AM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

NOEM: “We can’t trust the government anymore.”
BASH: “You are the government.”
NOEM: “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.”🤔

The only honest thing @KristiNoem said today

January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM

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MeidasTouch

@meidastouch.com

BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.

Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.