Trump on Jan 27: "You can't have guns. You can't walk around with guns." Patel on Jan 25: "You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have the right to break the law and incite violence." Here are the MAGA faithful.

100%. I honestly believe political leaders ask too little of people. The thinking is you need an extraordinarily low bar - so ask people for money or to sign something. People want to be part of something and they're eager to do real meaningful work in defense of their community and their rights.

Trump wants you to believe Alex Pretti shouldn’t have been armed at a Minneapolis protest—even though he was carrying a firearm legally, with a permit, in line with MN law—but somehow that rule disappears when it comes to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was armed at a protest in Kenosha & killed two people.

Great. Everything is so fucked that somehow I agree with Greenwald. He nails it here, though.

This couple spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention and received a pardon from the Republican governor of Missouri.

Again this feels like he wrote it. Obama’s feels like it might have passed through some hands, but notably neither statement tells people to stand down.

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Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those

Kyle Rittenhouse traveled to another community with an assault rifle and the cops threw him a bottle of water and said they were glad he was there.

Law enforcement is trained to de-escalate. These masked federal thugs are doing the exact opposite.

Yes.

In fact the law (which I don’t like in this case) says you can do just that and the law (which I like and we all depend on to survive every day) says the state and its agents cannot perpetrate extrajudicial killings and then refuse all investigation - that is the definition of lawless tyranny.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

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."

Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.

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.

It's time for a strong primary for Marie Gluesenkamp Perez this summer

He was an ICU nurse who helped veterans and Stephen Miller is calling him a domestic terrorist

Or what, Senator?

A very special fuck you to the 7 so-called Democrats who just voted to fund this Nazi kill squad shit.

This looks like an execution. There must be an investigation. There must be accountability. Joining ICE does not give you license to murder. The President is escalating the situation—and I have no faith he will stop. The Republican Congress must join us to end this. Enough.

Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara: "The video speaks for itself. We have identified this person - 37-year-old, white male, resident of the city. The only interaction that we are aware of with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and we believe he is a lawfully gun owner with a permit to carry"

Just yesterday, seven House Democrats voted to fully fund ICE

Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.

Wait until the 2d Amendment nuts find out that simply possessing a gun is now punishable by death.

On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.

Masked federal agents in Minnesota just shot and killed another person. We must put a stop to Trump’s ICE. Now. Stop the funding, stop the occupations, stop the killings.

I hold Donald J Trump accountable for the murder of a man in Minneapolis today. This deadly ICE operation is his responsibility. Sending violent, untrained agents to Minnesota by the thousands was his decision to abuse the leaders and people of Minnesota, not conduct lawful deportation operations.

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

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Not yet, but if Democrats don't get serious about 2026 and 2028, you won't have to call it anything, because you won't be able to speak freely.

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True.

I knew that if I just gave it a few minutes, people would defend the right to be just as bad as the people they hate