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02.02.2026 23:06 β π 2377 π 853 π¬ 106 π 35The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examinerβs office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
02.02.2026 21:20 β π 11562 π 4478 π¬ 622 π 301My warning back in late 2024 that Tulsi Gabbard was a national security risk:
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Abolish ICE.
Thereβs no reforming it.
Thereβs no compromise.
Thereβs only one way to rein in ICEβs terror campaign. Abolish it.
I spent an hour watching today live. I had to disconnect from it for a bit.
Conclusion that's easy to reach is one I reached a long time ago: None of this should be happening, ICE shouldn't in the streets, the military shouldn't be in the streets, and the blame goes right to the White House.
Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.
25.01.2026 13:08 β π 10099 π 2842 π¬ 268 π 203A reminder to the news media: βconflicting accountsβ is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
25.01.2026 12:28 β π 47555 π 14331 π¬ 524 π 602To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.
24.01.2026 18:14 β π 28333 π 7730 π¬ 1427 π 371Maybe all Republicans arenβt racist. But it appears that all racists are Republicans.
23.01.2026 15:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Don't complain about fascism when the actual fascists finally do take over because you were angrily sucking your thumb.
23.01.2026 04:28 β π 545 π 58 π¬ 29 π 4If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says thereβs no reason to investigate.
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Until today, Helsinki was our worst moment in public diplomacy, but this is the new Hall of Famer
21.01.2026 15:02 β π 1308 π 301 π¬ 71 π 10Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
21.01.2026 16:48 β π 27022 π 7220 π¬ 516 π 311At last someone in Dem leadership is showing some spine.
LET THEM KNOW!
"The House is expected to vote on Thursday and the Senate next week. Giving House members just two days to figure out whatβs in the thing and giving Americans effectively no time to tell their representatives how they feel."
Kristi Noem stated over the weekend that Americans deserve what they get if they get in the way of law enforcement operations, including the murder of Renee Good. If people get injured or killed, it's on them. Then she is sending more agents to Minneapolis. This Regime wants us killed.
12.01.2026 13:29 β π 14223 π 3724 π¬ 1401 π 304Trump says civil rights-era protections resulted in white people being "very badly treated."
"...Β it also hurt a lot of people β people that deserve to go to a college or deserve to get a job were unable to get a job. So it was, it was a reverse discrimination."
Just heard a sports reporter on the radio pronounce "cojones" as "ker-Jones" and now I need to burn the radio.
11.01.2026 19:00 β π 1767 π 101 π¬ 117 π 19βDecision is finalβ: Nobel Institute says Machado βcannotβ transfer Peace Prize to Trump
12.01.2026 20:56 β π 88 π 17 π¬ 12 π 7Itβs really unbelievable that Donald Trump says something like, βcivil rights were bad for white people,β a few times a day, and the media barely covers it. Everyone just moves on so quickly.
12.01.2026 20:57 β π 271 π 85 π¬ 13 π 1NEW: βI've made peace with what's next. And now it's time.β Terence Crawford announces retirement from boxing www.si.com/boxing/teren...
17.12.2025 01:09 β π 16 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to βpotentially divisive.β The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)
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