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Retired educator, mother of two (one disabled ), wife of husband, who passed away from primary progressive aphasia. Supporter of anyone with special needs.

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“He’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. “He’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.”

“No,” her husband said.

I urge you to read this today.

11.02.2026 22:45 — 👍 6696    🔁 2047    💬 108    📌 43
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Pam Bondi's Top 5 Most Insane Moments from Today's Hearing

11.02.2026 23:28 — 👍 170    🔁 67    💬 39    📌 8
RESIST AND REIMAGINE: LESSONS FROM MINNESOTA

FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS
REP. ILHAN OMAR (MN-05)
REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL (WA-07)

Bishop Dwayne Royster, Faith in Action
Elianne Farhat, TakeAction MN
Minister JaNaé Imari (Bates), Faith in Minnesota
Bernie Burnham, MN AFL-CIO
Sara Steffens, We Build Progress

bit.ly/resistreimagineMN
Feb. 12 @ 7 PM ET

(logos for Faith in Minnesota, MN AFL-CIO, Faith in Action, Indivisible, TakeAction Minnesota, People’s Action, We Build Progress, and Women’s March)

RESIST AND REIMAGINE: LESSONS FROM MINNESOTA FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS REP. ILHAN OMAR (MN-05) REP. PRAMILA JAYAPAL (WA-07) Bishop Dwayne Royster, Faith in Action Elianne Farhat, TakeAction MN Minister JaNaé Imari (Bates), Faith in Minnesota Bernie Burnham, MN AFL-CIO Sara Steffens, We Build Progress bit.ly/resistreimagineMN Feb. 12 @ 7 PM ET (logos for Faith in Minnesota, MN AFL-CIO, Faith in Action, Indivisible, TakeAction Minnesota, People’s Action, We Build Progress, and Women’s March)

TOMORROW: Minnesota organizers and leaders will share what they’ve learned so we can all be better prepared to organize and protect our neighbors from ICE and CBP deployments: www.crowdcast.io/c/reimagine/...

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Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

Ahead of Friday’s DHS funding deadline, we must urge Democrats to keep holding the line to get ICE Out For Good. Demand that your Members of Congress refuse to fund DHS without ironclad limits on ICE and CBP, actual accountability for abuses, and clear guardrails to stop raids and intimidation.

11.02.2026 17:13 — 👍 392    🔁 182    💬 11    📌 11

Finally – this should’ve taken place immediately

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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"

11.02.2026 21:27 — 👍 12417    🔁 5510    💬 561    📌 508
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‘They want illegals to vote’: GOP uses lies in push for SAVE America Act as House prepares final vote Those false accusations have become the centerpiece of the GOP’s closing argument.

NEW: With a final House vote expected Wednesday, Republicans are intensifying a coordinated push to pass the SAVE America Act, which experts say would be the most restrictive voting bill ever passed and could disenfranchise millions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

11.02.2026 22:42 — 👍 1378    🔁 655    💬 103    📌 42

Agreed

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Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.

📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad

31.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 3339    🔁 1126    💬 46    📌 62
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ICE Out for Good On January 23, people across the country are taking action in solidarity with Minnesota to demand ICE out of our communities. Join the day of action.

Minnesota organizers want us to help turn up the heat on the state's biggest regime-friendly corporations. Contact Target, Hilton, Enterprise, Home Depot, and Delta Airlines to demand they take action to get ICE out of our communities FOR GOOD.

01.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 993    🔁 441    💬 30    📌 15
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Under Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics Are Uniting to Defeat MAGA Authoritarianism Trump’s support among U.S. Catholics has plummeted to an all-time low of 39%, a stark decline over the year. This is no accident. Under Leo XIV, we're working to defeat Trump-Vance authoritarianism.

NEW: Trump’s approval among Catholics falls to a historic low.

A rising movement of Catholics, emboldened by Pope Leo, is turning against MAGA.

With over 20,000 members, we are the fastest-growing Catholic group in America.

To the MAGA purveyors of cruelty and lies — we will defeat you.

31.01.2026 22:59 — 👍 2999    🔁 663    💬 106    📌 29

I've seen videos of the indiscriminate use of tear gas on a large crowd that was clearly peaceful and filled with Portlanders of all ages, and well off the macadam facility. We banned tear gas for a reason. I join Councilor Green in calling for enforcement of our laws.

01.02.2026 02:54 — 👍 4150    🔁 1131    💬 58    📌 28
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Thank you all in Minnesota and I'm so sorry for all who have suffered during this ugly time in our history. Hearts around the world are breaking. We will keep fighting the good fight and won't be silenced.

30.01.2026 22:04 — 👍 239    🔁 36    💬 2    📌 1
(around an image of a masked ICE agent holding a gun) Republicans "One Big Beautiful Bill' nearly tripled funding for ICE. That money came from your benefits:

paid for by cuts to reproductive health care

paid for by cuts to Medicare & Medicaid

paid for by cuts to SNAP

paid for by cuts to clean energy projects

paid for by cuts to obesity prevention

paid for by cuts to disaster response

paid for by cuts to energy tax credits

(around an image of a masked ICE agent holding a gun) Republicans "One Big Beautiful Bill' nearly tripled funding for ICE. That money came from your benefits: paid for by cuts to reproductive health care paid for by cuts to Medicare & Medicaid paid for by cuts to SNAP paid for by cuts to clean energy projects paid for by cuts to obesity prevention paid for by cuts to disaster response paid for by cuts to energy tax credits

31.01.2026 02:11 — 👍 1759    🔁 976    💬 34    📌 30
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Calvin’s got better things to do this weekend🤣. What are your weekend plans? #CalvinandHobbes

31.01.2026 03:26 — 👍 191    🔁 37    💬 2    📌 7

Love nature

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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024

UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.

HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

31.01.2026 01:32 — 👍 15624    🔁 5238    💬 487    📌 208

Masking is not about doxing. That is the excuse. They are wearing masks so people cannot identify agents who engage in abuses, civil rights violations, and crimes. You can’t report someone or hold them accountable in any way if you can’t identify them.

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Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Nicole Good. These killings are a dire...

As early as tomorrow morning, the Senate could hold its first procedural vote on the DHS funding bill — and it can’t pass without Democratic votes.

Tell your senators to hold the line and vote NO on giving more money to the regime’s death squads.

29.01.2026 00:56 — 👍 622    🔁 307    💬 15    📌 14

I’ve done it every single day!

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An ICE agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, threatening the staff member who prevented him from entering.

Hello? ICE is so out of control that its agents think they can break international law.

Congress needs to rein them in yesterday.

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A Vigil of Alex Pretti; Durham, NC. Mourners stood together to honor Pretti’s legacy of unfettered humanity and joined the call for justice, kindness, and peace.

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Iowans want the legislature focused on lowering costs and making life more affordable, not more culture war nonsense like this Don't Say "Gay" bill.

26.01.2026 17:00 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Good news in the fight against COVID-19 🧬

Scientists have developed a nasal peptide drug that locks the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, preventing the virus from entering cells.

In animal studies, it blocked multiple COVID-19 variants, showing strong potential as a future preventive nasal spray.

26.01.2026 17:21 — 👍 381    🔁 109    💬 9    📌 12
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Tell the Senate: Not a penny more for ICE brutality | Indivisible

Democrats must take a stand and refuse to fund this deadly violence.

Not another dime for this regime's brutality.

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Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

If true that Greg Bovino is being demoted and forced to retire, it’s because of us. The resistance.

Now let’s step it up and get rid of Kristi Noem for good.

27.01.2026 02:39 — 👍 7511    🔁 1478    💬 470    📌 101

Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.

Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.

AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.

Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.

26.01.2026 17:57 — 👍 17548    🔁 8933    💬 598    📌 531

Love, nature

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