Trump knows he can't win politically on the murder of Pretti, so he has to lie to try and claw back some of his remaining supporters' opinions. Don't fall for it. Watch the videos. Pretti didn't have to die. Absolutely devastating outcome, for such a dumb policy.

If you ban masks, there's a good chance you cripple ICE, in terms of personnel. A lot of these guys won't be willing do the job while showing their face.

Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.

My thoughts exactly 🤣

Great read.

Hey, Siri, play “Here Comes the Sun” ☀️❤️🤍💙

I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

Border Patrol is pulling out of Minneapolis. Bovino is ending his punitive tour of blue cities. Calls for Noem's resignation are mounting, even in conservative media. Senate Democrats are dug in now on refusing to fund DHS and ICE. "Abolish ICE" is now a mainstream position. They are losing.

Great historical context for organizers on the ground.

if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.

The publisher of The Inquirer says to the civic-minded people of Pittsburgh: here is how we saved our newspaper in Philadelphia, which is now profitable. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm... "I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."

Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents? Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?

Pretti stepped up for a woman who’d been assaulted. He exercised his rights in the face of actual tyranny, not from a podcast booth. He seemed moral and decent. His valor reminds pus stains like Patel, Berry, & Watters that their macho shtick is sad and hollow. *Of course* they celebrate his murder.

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.

Alex Pretti's crime was disagreeing with the politics of ICE leadership. Apparently, in their eyes, it is punishable by death.

The killing happened about 15 hours ago. Since then: - MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (FBI equivalent) got a warrant for the evidence on the scene - Tried to execute it - Were forcibly turned away by feds - Filed for a temporary restraining order - TRO granted by the federal district court

The state of Minnesota and its statewide law enforcement agency are asserting themselves against ICE and the federal government over investigating Alex Pretti’s killing. Apparently learned from the aftermath of ICE killing Renee Good and the federal cover-up. More ready this time.

I'm so glad he had community members who were able to record the incident. Otherwise we'd have to rely on accounts from untruthful ICE leadership. Even though I'm all the eay in Australia, I've lit a candle for Alex this evening. 🕯❤️🇺🇸

One lit here in Australia for Alex.

A candle lit here in Australia for Alex. 🕯❤️🇺🇸

One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."

Lighting a candle for Alex here in Australia, too. 💔 My heart is with him, his loved ones and community. And the rest of the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. ❤️🇺🇸🕯

I'm so thankful he had community members there who could witness, and video record, his final moments. ❤️

If the current Congress won't impeach and remove, we must elect those who will. Register to vote today! If your state had a Senate race, it is crucial you register. Don't delay. Channel your anger to the voting booth!

In three years either ICE will be abolished or the USA will be a police state. Hard to see it ending any other way.

Being reported Governor Walz has called in the National Guard to protect Minnesota citizens!!!

Alex was disarmed, pinned, and then executed.

How many more Americans have to die before we impeach and remove Trump? Its clear he won't stop this on his own. We must remove his authority.

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

Lfg!!

I'm sure the nazis felt nice and rich right up to the end.

Democratic leaders need to fear being branded as collaborators more than they fear being called soft on crime

Just exacperated at all the Trump stupidity, but also the idiocy of sending ICE to Minnesota during the winter to supposedly get Mexican immigration under control, rather than border states. Seriously. Its all just so stupid.

This is a very big deal. And Powell is a mensch. If democracy survives, he should get a presidential medal of freedom.

Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.

That's Greg Bovino, US Border Patrol Commander, in the middle btw. A little too on the nose.

The president who pardons a meth dealer wants us to believe he is stealing Venezuela from Venezuelans because he is so against dealing drugs, not because he's greedy to put oil money in a private Qatar bank.

Wtf is even happening. Register to vote today. Let our registrations terrify them. We are going to eliminate and reverse all of this.

@cohen489.bsky.social Just found AmericanDemands.com. Great work. Love it. I'd also consider using the ICE budget to to fund states streamlining automatic voter registration, universal ballot curing, etc. Fund states to build assets that can check the feds.

He has to go! Register to vote today!!

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

Fvckin brilliant

Are trans rights really just predator loopholes...? 🤔

The old constitutional order is gone, and we should be straightforward about that. It’s obvious that, whatever else is on the reconstruction agenda, ICE abolition must be included. For goodness’ sake, Bill Kristol is in favor of it. Can you really not get there? trib.al/Au0nOrx

Just something for masked ICE agents to think about, believing that they are anonymous, and have immunity from the crimes they are committing on a daily basis: if you get a paycheck, you can be found.

lol at this specifically being CBS. Trying to appease this fucker only leads to him smelling blood.

Canada needs to get in on this in a robust way, and show support for Greenland, Denmark, and other northern European allies, for two important reasons: 1) It's the right thing to do. 2) We could very well be next.