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Andrew LoVuolo

@therifter.bsky.social

Creator of The Rift, Writer of Marshal comics. Creative Director for Graphic Illusions Studios and GI Comics. https://www.gistudios.com

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January 24, 2026 at 18:42
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
"We are heartbroken but also very angry.
Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an
ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.
I do not throw around the 'hero' term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed.
Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

January 24, 2026 at 18:42 Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti "We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the 'hero' term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

For those who haven’t seen it yet, a heartbreaking statement from the victim’s parents.

25.01.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.

🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.

24.01.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3455    πŸ” 1840    πŸ’¬ 306    πŸ“Œ 159
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NEWS: A top federal prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues the she is DECLINING to charge NY AG Letitia James, despite pressure from Trump himself to indict her on bogus charges.

New via Carol Leonnig and Ken Dilanian of MSNBC. Link in reply.

06.10.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4657    πŸ” 1239    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 81

I don't think he was much of a queen fan, but he jumped on to do under pressure with me last show. It was really nice to sing with him for the first time.

02.09.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm glad that you found my post well and that it gave you such good memories. He's a really nice guy. I'm glad to have met him and to have someone alongside him at these shows. He's a great host as well!

02.09.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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But Trump loves and respects our veterans.

09.08.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1337    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 5
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Google Chrome 138 Will Be Last Version to Support macOS Big Sur Google has confirmed that its upcoming Chrome 138 browser update will be the last version to support macOS Big Sur. Going forward, Chrome 139 and later versions will no longer support macOS 11, which Apple released in November 2020. In a platform status update, Google says that on Macs running Big Sur, Chrome 138 will continue to work, but the browser will display a warning infobar and will not update any further. For new installations of Chrome 139+, macOS Monterey or newer will be required. Chrome 139 is set to ship at the end of the month. To stay up-to-date with the latest browsing standards and to maintain online security, users on Big Sur are advised to update their macOS version (assuming their machine supports Monterey or later), switch to Apple's Safari, or choose another third-party browser that is still receiving updates for their version on macOS.Tag: Google Chrome This article, "Google Chrome 138 Will Be Last Version to Support macOS Big Sur" first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

Google Chrome 138 Will Be Last Version to Support macOS Big Sur

16.07.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats, Simon!!!

11.07.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!!!

19.06.2025 00:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This dude...

13.06.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
VICTORY: Court Permanently Dismisses Right-Wing Case to Purge 277k Pennsylvania Voters
YouTube video by Democracy Docket VICTORY: Court Permanently Dismisses Right-Wing Case to Purge 277k Pennsylvania Voters

More good news from Pennsylvania!πŸ₯³

A federal court permanently dismissed a lawsuit from the conservative 1789 Foundation that sought to remove 277,00 Pennsylvania voters from the rolls.

Paige and I explain.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Sq...

11.06.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4373    πŸ” 977    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 35
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Deep thoughts...

10.06.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l

Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.

08.06.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8412    πŸ” 3202    πŸ’¬ 430    πŸ“Œ 241
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Karoline Leavitt says Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum to federalize the National Guard and deploy 2,000 soliders in California

08.06.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1344    πŸ” 448    πŸ’¬ 407    πŸ“Œ 114
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Trump’s New Plan to Undermine Judges: β€˜Court-Baiting’ Read more here.

NEW: The tactic has been used by autocrats the world over β€” including in Turkey, Hungary and El Salvador β€” to erode perceptions of the courts’ legitimacy and weaken the rule of law. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

08.06.2025 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2679    πŸ” 1180    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 29
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Yes.

01.06.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35073    πŸ” 7746    πŸ’¬ 3414    πŸ“Œ 1009
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Donald Trump, more detached from reality than ever, just shared an unhinged QAnon post saying former President Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced by clones.

01.06.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3089    πŸ” 762    πŸ’¬ 439    πŸ“Œ 125

This is horrible news. I had the pleasure of being his artist Alley neighbor twice during the WW convention days. Always a great guy and had a very friendly family. I had no idea that he wrote a handful of Star Trek novels as well before meeting him. Such a creative person. He will truly be missed.

25.05.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH: β€˜60 Minutes’ Flames Owners for Bending Over to Trump Viewers were treated to a rare peek behind the curtain during the last few minutes of Sunday’s episode.

β€œ60 Minutes” blasted its parent company for currying favor with the Trump administration in its Sunday night broadcast, firmly standing by its former executive producer who resigned last week.

28.04.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 313    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œHistory is not on your side”

19.04.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEWS: Hong Kong has suspended postal service for all goods being sent to the United States, saying the U.S is "unreasonable, bullying, and imposing tariffs abusively."

16.04.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 24445    πŸ” 6941    πŸ’¬ 751    πŸ“Œ 525
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FEMA will stop 100% cost-share in Helene recovery β€’ NC Newsline "I am extremely disappointed and urge the President to reconsider FEMA’s bad decision, even for 90 days," Gov. Josh Stein said.

Trump just denied North Carolina’s request for FEMA relief from Hurricane Helene, calling it β€œunwarranted.”

12.04.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 8042    πŸ” 3646    πŸ’¬ 1079    πŸ“Œ 718

Where's Greg Pallast with his own research on this?

26.03.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The marketing team doesn't sound familiar but Noble night does. What was her name? Were we formally introduced either way it was a great show last weekend. Met a lot of cool people.

15.03.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The cognitive dissonance is almost impressive.

02.03.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 32493    πŸ” 5335    πŸ’¬ 781    πŸ“Œ 150
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Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner Sailed Out On Comic-Con: The Cruise Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner sailed out on Comic-Con: The Cruise, and gave us the view from Artists' Alley

bleedingcool.com/comics/jimmy...

25.02.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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As plane crashes are happening on a near-daily basis, Elon Musk now appears to be saying he wants to interfere with flight paths because he thinks he knows better than pilots.

What could go wrong πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

25.02.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5329    πŸ” 1222    πŸ’¬ 653    πŸ“Œ 167

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