Christian Petersen
@iwantyoustudio.bsky.socialFollow
A VA nurse who dedicated his life to helping others, murdered by a man who has dedicated his life to hurting others.
https://bsky.app/profile/iwantyoustudio.bsky.social/post/3md7bzzcuss2h
Democratic Activists
@democratswin.bsky.social
· 5h
You, sir, are our hero. One man at St. Francois County Courthouse. Little does he probably know, he will need to add another name to his sign….Hope ☄️ (NO DMS!)
@xtrahope1515.bsky.socialFollow
Updated.His name was Alex Pretti, a 37 year old white male; a registered nurse.
These are the last words of some Antifa or terrorists in Minnesota:
Pretti: “Are you OK?” To the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.🤬 RIP 💔
Renee Nicole Good: “I’m not mad at you.” RIP 💔
3:06 PM · Jan 24, 2026
Jeff Rueter
@jeffrueter.bsky.social
Follow
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.“Please get the truth out about our son.”
https://bsky.app/profile/jeffrueter.bsky.social/post/3md7iqqr5622i
Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social
Follow
Walz: Minnesotans are witnessing, and we’re creating a log of evidence for the future prosecution of ice agents and officials responsible for this.
https://bsky.app/profile/acyn.bsky.social/post/3md6xto34e424
Eric Michael Garcia
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Follow
Alex Pretti grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where he played football, baseball and ran track for Preble High School. He was a Boy Scout and sang in the Green Bay Boy Choir.apnews.com/article/immi…
https://bsky.app/profile/ericmgarcia.bsky.social/post/3md7jjycjxs2s
VBL-Commish
@vblcommish.bsky.socialFollow
Logically we all know these ICE state raids are meant to terrorize blue states. And they are. But they also are not doing this in red states because the only way they can convince MAGA voters to not believe their own eyes is by keeping everything on social media and FOX, and off their own streets.
https://bsky.app/profile/vblcommish.bsky.social/post/3md6xxmt5vk25
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict accounts given by Homeland Security officials about the shooting. They said the man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them. Footage of the encounter shows the man holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents take him to the ground.
From nytimes.com
3:50 PM · Jan 24, 2026
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Follow
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She’s afraid to go home, worried she’ll be arrested.You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social) 2026-01-25T01:15:30.478Z
Zach Ota
@zachota.bsky.social
Follow
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST
@chathamharrison.bsky.social
Minnesotans are showing the soul of the United States to the world.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
Fox News: “I’ve gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state’s sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls.”
1:35 PM · Jan 24, 2026Adam Serwer
@adamserwer.bsky.social
Follow
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
4:24 PM · Jan 24, 2026
https://bsky.app/profile/adamserwer.bsky.social/post/3md7axtuqak2nKyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: “Quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement. We have law enforcement who do an incredible job.”
1:50 PM · Jan 24, 2026Sen. Adam Schiff
@schiff.senate.gov
Follow
This has to stop.Another person shot and killed.
Another senseless loss of life.
We need ICE agents out of our cities.
Right now. http://www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi…
https://bsky.app/profile/schiff.senate.gov/post/3md6rnkho5c22MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com
Follow
A new video appears to show the moments leading up to a fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis, with the individual appearing to simply record on his phone as agents escalated the situation.🎥 dangjessie / Threads
https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3md6r4wx4pc24Minnesota Star Tribune
@startribune.com
Follow
Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
https://bsky.app/profile/startribune.com/post/3md7e73omb72a
Gandalv
@Microinteracti1
Trillions are quietly leaving the U.S. economy, and most Americans have not noticed yet.
While Washington is fighting yesterday’s battles, the world is signing new trade routes, new defense deals, and new alliances designed to work without America. Supply chains move. Trust breaks. And once that happens, it does not come back on a campaign slogan.
“I won’t be coming to America until Trump is gone” is no longer a meme. It is showing up in tourism, boycotts, and even World Cup chatter.
This is the real cost of MAGA, and it is starting to look irreversible.
https://x.com/Microinteracti1/status/2016097574373957742?s=20
The Court’s Patience Is At An End’: Minnesota Judge Takes ‘Extraordinary Step’ As Trump Admin Ignores Court Rulings
Patrick Schiltz, Minnesota’s chief federal judge, on Monday ordered Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to appear personally before the court, threatening to hold him in contempt over the agency’s failure to comply with a court order mandating the release of a detainee, among other violations.
“The Court’s patience is at an end,” Schiltz wrote. “The Court acknowledges that ordering the head of a federal agency to personally appear is an extraordinary step, but the extent of ICE’s violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed.”
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171.7.0.pdf
Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦
@jurgen_nauditt
Goodbye USA.
The EU and India have signed a trade and security agreement in New Delhi.
According to Ursula von der Leyen, the new agreement creates a free trade zone for around two billion people. It provides for a gradual reduction of Indian tariffs on cars from the EU from 110% to 10%. Most other tariffs will also be eliminated: 44% for machinery, 22% for chemicals, and 11% for pharmaceutical products.
European farmers will gain access to the Indian agricultural market – most restrictions will be lifted or significantly reduced. EU companies will receive privileged access to the Indian services market, including financial services and maritime transport.
https://x.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/2016113680576848262?s=20
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Breaking NBC:
Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings.
The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.
10:00 AM · Jan 27, 2026
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2016179394599936185?s=20
Bearing Witness
The civic action of a handful of Minnesotans is holding Trump accountable
Dan Rather and Team Steady
Jan 26
It was a weekend filled with heartbreaking images. Americans trapped inside by winter weather found themselves transfixed by the traumatic footage of a fellow citizen surrounded, pepper-sprayed, shoved to the ground, and then shot ten times by ICE agents.
The killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents and the many cellphone videos that captured it laid bare a presidential agenda built on intentional cruelty, hate, and lies.
Cellphones held by heroic Minnesotans recorded a reality in stark opposition to the “official” version of events in Minneapolis. Minutes after the killing, the White House blamed Pretti and stood by the outlaws masquerading as law enforcement.
They called the shooting “justified.” Gregory Bovino, Border Patrol Commander-at-Large, labeled the agents “victims.” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Pretti “arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and to kill law enforcement.”
She provided zero evidence, before an investigation of any kind (if, in fact, there is one), and before the cellphone videos went viral. Once they did, it didn’t take long for many viewers to deliver an overwhelming verdict: the Trump administration was lying about what happened. Again.
We must commend the courage of those who braved numbing cold, clouds of tear gas, and the threat of thuggery to bring us the truth. As difficult as this may be, please continue doing what you do. Our nation desperately needs you, all of you, to witness and record these perilous moments in our history.
The internet and social media are often maligned for spreading disinformation, negatively impacting mental health, and perpetuating screen addiction and cyberbullying. Amid all the issues with pervasive distraction, in the time of Trump, the technology that lives in our pockets has become one of the most useful tools to combat the administration’s stranglehold on the “truth.”
The modern media ecosystem is constantly and rapidly evolving. The administration has been astute in recognizing that speed is the name of the control-the-narrative game, trying “to define reality before reality could be independently established,” according to Steven Rosenbaum on MediaInsider.
To that end, the public relations office of ICE has morphed into a full-blown propaganda machine, pushing out slickly produced, social media influencer-style videos of agents confronting, chasing, terrorizing, and arresting people, all set to music. The ICE media machine is doing the White House’s bidding of “flooding the airwaves” on the taxpayers’ tab.
But they aren’t the only ones who understand this new-media reality. Thousands of Americans use their camera phones and social media to lead a resistance.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker instructed everyone to “video everything.” Fellow governor Tim Walz of Minnesota echoed this advice.
“Carry your phone with you at all times. And if you see ICE in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record. Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans — not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution,” he said last week.
Taking cellphone videos is the latest form of civil disobedience. New Instagram accounts and YouTube channels have recently popped up to disseminate videos as quickly as possible.
It is not the only example of resistance in Minneapolis. Citizens are helping other citizens who need protection from federal authorities. Community solidarity is the order of the day.
According to a local labor organizer, 65,000 Minnesotans received training in civil protesting. They are patrolling streets, donating food, delivering groceries, and providing legal assistance. What started as a preventative measure has turned into a much-needed service.
And if you ever thought any of this — the occupation of an American city 1,500 miles from the southern border — was about mass deportation or border safety, Attorney General Pam Bondi tipped her hand on Sunday. A leaked memo she wrote to Governor Walz gave him an ultimatum: release Minnesota’s voter information and we will remove ICE from the state. No doubt, another lie.
These videos are the start. They show what happened but not why. We still need context, analysis, and investigation to understand the whole story. And that is the last thing Trump and his enforcers want. They know people will recognize: a) that they lied about what happened, b) what happened was illegal, and c) those responsible will likely not be held accountable.
At this point, let’s remind ourselves that most police and other law enforcement are decent, law-abiding professionals. Many, if not most, are as appalled as the broader public by ICE’s inhumane and unlawful tactics.
Thank you again to those who are keeping watch, despite the elements. Your fearlessness is applauded here and recognized by many across the nation.
Courage.
Steady is free, but to support my team’s efforts to protect our democracy through the power of independent journalism, we’d appreciate it if you would consider joining as a paid subscriber. It keeps Steady sustainable and accessible for all.
No matter how you subscribe, I thank you for reading.
Stay Steady,
Dan
THEEAudacity
@ArrogantNBlack
Occupy Wallstreet
Bernie or Bust
Defund the Police
Free Palestine
Genocide Joe
Abolish Ice
These are the same people who move the goals of their demands every election cycle. Because at the end of the day, they don’t GAF about any of these things. They just love chaos.
7:58 AM · Jan 27, 2026
https://x.com/ArrogantNBlack/status/2016148791238279478?s=20
maddy (SUPERBOWL VERSION)
@phxsunz25
NOBODY WANTS TO FUCKING HEAR ABOUT KAMALA HARRIS RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE ARE BEING KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED AND OUR ENTIRE GOVERNMENT IS COMPLICIT SHUT THE FUCK UP OH MY GOD
1:05 PM · Jan 24, 2026
https://x.com/phxsunz25/status/2015138809974046856?s=20
Darryn M. Briggs
@darryn_briggs
This is the PERFECT time to hear it and remind people that there are consequences to their actions.
Not voting for Kamala Harris was BLINDINGLY stupid- and people were screaming it from the rooftops at the time. There is no excuse.
https://x.com/darryn_briggs/status/2015795818477838680?s=20
Really American 🇺🇸
@ReallyAmerican1
BREAKING: ICE shot another protester, blowing off a piece of her hand with non-lethal ammo.
When will this carnage end?
https://x.com/ReallyAmerican1/status/2015739345194373480?s=20
Lauren McGaughy
@lmcgaughy
ICE is arresting refugees in Minnesota who are in the country legally, flying them to Texas, re-interviewing them and then releasing them without a way to get home.
https://x.com/lmcgaughy/status/2015839650632401324?s=20
Shalom Lipner
@ShalomLipner
“A conspiracy theory that has gained steam on Saudi social media in recent weeks accuses the UAE of trying to push for a “New Abrahamic Religion” melding Judaism, Christianity and Islam, thus destroying Islam.”
@LahavHarkov
https://x.com/ShalomLipner/status/2015803978957635910?s=20
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib
@afalkhatib
Inviting Vladimir Putin to the Gaza Board of Peace? Having to pay $1 Billion to join the board? This has devolved into an embarrassing vanity project that has nothing to do with eradicating Hamas, deradicalizing Gaza, promoting reconciliation, or launching rejuvenation or renewal
https://x.com/afalkhatib/status/2013413747184779730?s=20
saw this comment on another site:
Ceoltoir
an hour ago
I.C.E. = Innocent Citizens Executed
UH HUH
UH HUH
Tim
@trouble_man90
A key tell to recognize paid anti-dem agents is to watch how they post. Notice how every criticism of republicans must also include an equal attack on democrats. They can never solely attack republicans.
https://x.com/trouble_man90/status/2015575992882938137?s=20
THIS IS FOR REAL?!?!?
David Stone
@david-stone.bsky.social
· 1h
Mike Johnson has put the House in recess. Can anyone hazard a guess as to why? Instructions from the White House?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaUT...
https://bsky.app/profile/david-stone.bsky.social/post/3mddnmvx2uk2t
End of a DC era:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
@MayorBowser
I want to congratulate Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on a remarkable career.
For 35 years, Congresswoman Norton has been our Warrior on the Hill – from securing shutdown protection for the city and the creation of DCTAG, to defeating continued attacks on Home Rule and leading historic votes in the House for DC Statehood. Her work embodies the unwavering resolve of a city that refuses to yield in its fight for equal representation.
https://x.com/MayorBowser/status/2015500241890422860?s=20
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊