Exactly right. Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign. Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE. Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them. Every possible angle.

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

"It’s clearly folly to habituate Dems to always vote with what the polls say today....sometimes it’s bleeding obvious that you should not vote to fund DHS, because sooner than later you’ll have to answer for murder." Good @brianbeutler.bsky.social wrap: www.offmessage.net/p/a-failure-...

You gotta admit, their names sure are a cosmic coincidence.

This is our resistance guide. Boycotts and other info contained within: open.substack.com/pub/psychope...

these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

Target Center dunkers wear “ICE OUT” t-shirts

hobbits are some country ass mutherfuckers man. getting all hopped up on reefer setting off fireworks and shit. the central theory of this story is that the greatest and cruelest army in all history can be defeated by a passel of pothead hillbillies

Wow.

The freezing rain has started here in GA, but this house is keeping vigil in solidarity with Minneapolis. Sending love and light to all our friends and family in MN and everyone else who is making good trouble and showing the world what community care looks like. #standwithmn #AbolishICE

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

In solidarity, everywhere ✊🏼

He was a nurse. #AlexPretti 💫 He worked with veterans. He was on the other side of the street. They initiated a confrontation. He stepped in to stop them from hurting a woman (because that’s what a decent person would do). And they killed him. 🧊

just outright lying

for years us white folks have been willing to turn a blind eye as people of color were shot dead in the streets by cops for any reason or no reason. our whiteness would protect us. what we are finally now seeing is that whiteness is revocable. we must learn to tolerate this brutality for NO ONE.

Upset about #ice ? Call your senators today/friday and tell them to defund or limit funding. The house already voted, but the senate votes next week. This is a rare moment when Democrats also have power and leverage indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...

I really need Democratic lawmakers to understand that we're fed up with them simply posting on social media "this has to stop" without calling for specific actions to make it stop. We know this needs to stop. We elected you. Tell us what needs to be done to make it stop.

He was doing what many have been saying white men should be doing. He went outside to observe, he documented, he put his body on the line to protect another person and for this he was murdered by the gatekeepers of the fascist regime.

The Minneapolis man, who was murdered this morning by ICE agents in the street, was 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse and had previously worked at US Dept of Veterans Affairs as a nurse.

So I watched the shooting video frame by frame and it looks like: 1) They were beating a struggling man with batons 2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back 3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away 4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back

Our government is killing us.

I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity

Please share this far and wide. beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/support-ea...

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.

Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position, Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

He was trying to protect another person who was being pepper sprayed and then they tackled, beat, and executed him in a matter of seconds.

If you are even a *little* bit tempted to believe the BS about this legal observer posing any kind of of threat to the ICE goons terrorizing Minneapolis, watch this horrifying video and educate yourself. THE FEDS ARE LYING. DO NOT TRUST ANYTHING THEY SAY.

NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.

Our initial analysis is up. The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot. He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.

This.

With no warning, feds just gassed people.

Only speaking personally, but today’s execution isn’t scaring me from protecting our neighbors, as some suggest is ICE’s goal. Nor am I angry with incandescent rage, in that I know such rage is unhelpful. Rather, I feel like it has forced me to truly accept that the same fate might befall me.

This time, a two year-old girl. “DHS detain a toddler and her father on Thursday and fly them to Texas before returning child on judge’s order” Where does this end? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

What are we even doing.

These ICE-holes are fucking animals. Here’s one running a child down like an animal and standing over his capture. That’s someone’s child, scared and shaking in the snow, and our money is paying for this. “Juvenile detained north Minneapolis 1/22 approx. 5:30 McKinley” #DefundICE #ProudBlue #Pinks

Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

Two. Years. Old. What is there even to say?

So, so proud of my MN peeps. Absolutely inspiring.

This is such an important point. That 5-year-old and his dad should never been detained in the first place! That's because they were already in the system and going through the legal process to seek asylum — and their arrest was seemingly just to juice ICE's numbers.

Enough to make an atheist cry - and in the comments, kind people trying to find a source of hot drinks they can send over to the protest. A lot of decency and rage on display to counter despair.

Excellent, heartening thread.

Filming ICE is legal, but it exposes you to digital tracking. Nicole Bennett at Indiana State University offers some tips to minimize the risk.

There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.

Another great starter pack! Thanks for the inclusion, @jodywagner.bsky.social !

FAFO, academic edition.

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This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.