Because much commentary is now being posted about the killing of a man in Minneapolis today by armed and masked federal agents, and because my previous thread about this today has grown long, I'm starting a separate thread about this now.
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@alex_p_roe @wdlindsy
Facing reality is not a strength of theirs -
There are plenty of ways to sabotage ICE that don't involve gun battles in the streets. Be smart, people. Use your anger - don't let it use you.
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"Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: 'I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?'"
~ Aaron Rupar
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs
/10Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"
Bluesky Social (bsky.app)
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"The old, wretched status quo is thrashing violently as it dies.
It’s time we grab a pillow and suffocate it to death.
Minneapolis is suffering one wave after another of brutal attacks. Children kidnapped. People beaten. Two murders that we have now witnessed with our own eyes."
~ Jared Yates Sexton
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder
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Shut It Down
It's time to stop participating in this awful system and bring it to its knees
(jaredyatessexton.substack.com)
"The man fatally shot by federal officers has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation who spoke with the Minnesota Star Tribune. Pretti was 37 years old and had an address listed in south Minneapolis."
~ Aaron Parnas
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"The man fatally shot by federal officers has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, according to sources familiar with the investigation who spoke with the Minnesota Star Tribune. Pretti was 37 years old and had an address listed in south Minneapolis."
~ Aaron Parnas
"At a news conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the victim’s identity and said Pretti had no serious criminal history. O’Hara stated that law enforcement records showed only minor infractions, including parking tickets. Law enforcement sources reiterated Saturday that Pretti had no known violent or serious criminal background."
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"At a news conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed the victim’s identity and said Pretti had no serious criminal history. O’Hara stated that law enforcement records showed only minor infractions, including parking tickets. Law enforcement sources reiterated Saturday that Pretti had no known violent or serious criminal background."
"On January 24, 2026, 37-year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti was repeatedly and fatally shot by United States Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States."
~ Wikipedia
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder #AlexPretti
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"On January 24, 2026, 37-year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti was repeatedly and fatally shot by United States Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States."
~ Wikipedia
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder #AlexPretti
/16"The incident was the third shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in seventeen days, following the killing of Renée Good and the shooting of a Venezuelan man Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and occurred amid mass protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
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"The incident was the third shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in seventeen days, following the killing of Renée Good and the shooting of a Venezuelan man Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, and occurred amid mass protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)."
"An analysis by The New York Times found that several agents wrestled a man onto the sidewalk, one officer struck him with an object, and then ten shots were fired within five seconds."
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"On January 24, 2026, 37-year-old U.S. citizen Alex Pretti was repeatedly and fatally shot by United States Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States."
~ Wikipedia
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder #AlexPretti
/16@wdlindsy they've managed to find two white people called Good and Pretti. Who's next? Angelic? Perfect?
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"An analysis by The New York Times found that several agents wrestled a man onto the sidewalk, one officer struck him with an object, and then ten shots were fired within five seconds."
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"An analysis by The New York Times found that several agents wrestled a man onto the sidewalk, one officer struck him with an object, and then ten shots were fired within five seconds."
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"An analysis by The New York Times found that several agents wrestled a man onto the sidewalk, one officer struck him with an object, and then ten shots were fired within five seconds."
@wdlindsy I have seen some footage, which I have not independently verified, and it looks like a cold beat down murder from every angle.
In one frame, you can see them agent pull his gun and hit Alex with it, the gun discharges, and it seems like another agent unloads a full clip from an auto 9mm. (I am a trained shooter, that gun was fully auto.)
But, again, I'm not a forensics person and the footage I've seen may not show the entirety of the interaction, so I may be misinterpreting what I think I saw.
But I'm pretty sure what I saw was a slave patrol using a throw down gun as an excuse to murder a man.
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"An analysis by The New York Times found that several agents wrestled a man onto the sidewalk, one officer struck him with an object, and then ten shots were fired within five seconds."
"The Trump regime has murdered another citizen. And now they’re lying about it. The cover-up is in full swing. But we have the footage. From multiple angles. We’ve heard from multiple witnesses. And we have cameras on the ground, thanks to our partners at Status Coup."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder
/19'https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-updates-trump-regime-murders
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"The Trump regime has murdered another citizen. And now they’re lying about it. The cover-up is in full swing. But we have the footage. From multiple angles. We’ve heard from multiple witnesses. And we have cameras on the ground, thanks to our partners at Status Coup."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder
/19'https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-updates-trump-regime-murders
"Multiple witnesses were on scene. One described it to us as “an execution.” Within minutes, Minneapolis police moved to secure the area. They were blocked by federal agents. According to the Star Tribune, federal officers attempted to order local police away from the scene. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and instructed his officers to preserve the site."
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"The Trump regime has murdered another citizen. And now they’re lying about it. The cover-up is in full swing. But we have the footage. From multiple angles. We’ve heard from multiple witnesses. And we have cameras on the ground, thanks to our partners at Status Coup."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #murder
/19'https://www.meidasplus.com/p/saturday-updates-trump-regime-murders
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"Multiple witnesses were on scene. One described it to us as “an execution.” Within minutes, Minneapolis police moved to secure the area. They were blocked by federal agents. According to the Star Tribune, federal officers attempted to order local police away from the scene. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and instructed his officers to preserve the site."
"That refusal mattered, because video evidence from multiple angles began circulating almost immediately. The footage shows at least ten shots fired. It shows the victim’s hands appearing empty. It does not show him using a weapon, reaching for one, or threatening anyone. It shows a man shot to the ground and then shot again.
Federal officials quickly claimed the man threatened them with a gun. The videos do not support that claim."
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"That refusal mattered, because video evidence from multiple angles began circulating almost immediately. The footage shows at least ten shots fired. It shows the victim’s hands appearing empty. It does not show him using a weapon, reaching for one, or threatening anyone. It shows a man shot to the ground and then shot again.
Federal officials quickly claimed the man threatened them with a gun. The videos do not support that claim."
"If the man was armed, the footage suggests the weapon was holstered. That is consistent with what Minneapolis police have already said publicly: the victim is believed to have been a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry. At no point in the available video does he brandish or point a weapon."
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"If the man was armed, the footage suggests the weapon was holstered. That is consistent with what Minneapolis police have already said publicly: the victim is believed to have been a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry. At no point in the available video does he brandish or point a weapon."
"Video analysis disproves the entire Trump regime’s narrative. Freeze frames show agents firing as the victim recoils. Other frames show an agent pressing a gun into the victim’s chest while shots continue. The man’s hands remain visible and empty. The claim that this was a necessary response to an imminent threat is contradicted by the visual record."
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"The Minneapolis police chief has ordered his officers to preserve the scene, despite ICE reportedly ordering them to leave. ICE has arrested witnesses and transported them to the Whipple building."
~ Rebecca Schoenkoepf
@wdlindsy police need to arrest the murderers. Nothing less.
Politicians need to be in the streets with the people.
No help is coming for the people until these th I ngs happen
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"Video analysis disproves the entire Trump regime’s narrative. Freeze frames show agents firing as the victim recoils. Other frames show an agent pressing a gun into the victim’s chest while shots continue. The man’s hands remain visible and empty. The claim that this was a necessary response to an imminent threat is contradicted by the visual record."
"The video is, you know, is hard to explain other than as a cold-blooded, you know, execution, just as you described it. They pepper sprayed him directly in the face, which we see them constantly doing as well, took him to the ground, and he was on the ground, and then he was shot,and then they backed off and shot him like a half dozen more times."
~ Mike Zamore
#Minneapolis #Trump #ICE #DHS #MaskedThugs #executionr
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Jen Rubin With ACLU’s Mike Zamore on execution in Minneapolis
A recording from Jennifer Rubin and Mike Zamore's live video
(contrarian.substack.com)
their job. Nope, sorry
