The Minneapolis police are saying that ICE won't give them access to the crime scene and using that as an excuse not to proceed to indict ICE.
That claim rings hollow, The crime scene is a roadway, and maybe just some bullets, but we have evidence of the crime in the many video's and the 9 bullet holes in poor Pretti's body. What more do they need to press charges.
We are all reeling from the brutality of federal government forces in Minneapolis, where so many principled and courageous people have been protesting in subzero temperatures. Rather than back down in the face of this resolute nonviolent dissent, the Trump administration escalates with more public executions. These deliberate shows of extreme violence, which they know will be witnessed, filmed, and shared, are an attempt to traumatize and break the city’s population and subjugate the city’s elected leaders: we will execute your people until you stop your defiance, is the message.
They also want to show that no one is safe and everyone can be a target for harassment, detention, disappearance, or public murder. U.S. citizens, mothers with stuffed animals in their car, veterans and those who help them
A massive general strike is the next logical step.
Trump is running a criminal enterprise. His dregs of society Gestapo wanna- be goon squads are executing Americans in cold blood.
Your reaction cannot be, “But how will it work? Will others join? I can’t afford it.”
Right now, after all the evidence we have seen in Trump’s first year, everyone should see the writing on the wall. America has been hijacked by agents of chaos. The regime is a willing partner with Putin and other authoritarian leaders around the world. Trump is on a rampage to destroy, rape and pillage at home and abroad. He has always been the same person, fuelled by greed and criminal instincts, that convince him that he alone is deserving of whatever he desires. He has always been a felon, a racist, a bigot and a selfish prick, whose first and last concern is himself.
He managed to amass his varying groups of followers by pandering to their differing offensive mandates. He unified his rabid base because he promised to deliver to each group, despite the fact that their very varied ideals will eventually force them to battle amongst themselves.
In reality, Trump is a charlatan. He is the ultimate con man, and he will end up betraying even those aligned with his convoluted policies over time.
How can the Christian zealots supporting Israel not see that the Nazis will come for them eventually. How can the broligarchs enriching Trump not see that his nature will demand that he comes for their power and wealth.
They are all blinded by the mirage of pending victory, with the useful idiot President’s charade, of appeasing them, to achieve his own agenda of complete dominance. Trump doesn’t give a flying fuck about any of his supporters causes or beliefs. He wants to be King of more than America, and he wants to name the heir to his stolen throne, to continue his legacy.
You may be thinking that the battle for democracy and your basic rights has been difficult thus far. You may be thinking you are exhausted and depressed by the overwhelming barrage of daily indignities and assaults on your liberties. That is understandable.
But understand this: The fight has just begun. You need to dig deep in your resolve and realize that surrender is not an option, unless you want to be merely enslaved by the demented dictator and his corrupt accomplices.
The only force that might possibly correct this aberration in power is you. You must be willing to suffer the discomfort of an extended strike, which may last weeks or months, if you wish to eliminate the possibility of living under authoritarian rule for decades to come.
As of today, there is no more normal. There is only a crazed psychopath wielding indiscriminate power to subjugate America and beyond. Only you can alter that course.
You can use whatever motivational disgust you need to enrage yourself, be it the execution of innocent protesters, the inhumane treatment of immigrants, the destruction of healthcare, the attacking of allies, the disregard for veterans, or the coverup of the Trumpstein files, but there has to be one collective goal and demand.
Donald Trump and his criminally corrupt cabinet and the complicit politicians who allow the atrocities to continue, must be removed from power. Period.
Complete regime change is the only acceptable outcome, and you must be prepared to fight for that goal with every ounce of resolve you can muster. Sitting back and praying for a correction in the midterms is a fool’s gambit. The emergency is NOW!
Heartbroken. Alex Pretti was a caring and courageous hero. May his memory be a blessing and may he not have died in vain. We will honor his loving kindness and never forget his selfless act and his kind soul. Freedom is something Alex died for and we must not give up freedom without the fight of our lives. Fu#k Trump and his murderous regime.
We all saw the many videos of ALEX and RENEE being killed by agents of Trump's personal paramilitary forces. First, an ICE agent killed Renee with 3 point blank shots to the head (then called her a Fucking Bitch as her car rolled by into a lamp post). Today we all witnessed the murder of Alex, shot while face down on the freezing ground, in the back 10 to 12 times by a wigged out, displaced border patrol nut case.
Noem, Vance, Miller, and Trump just affirmed THEIR TRUTH as they see it, and must see it from now on. They will double down on it, and the next and next, until they are stopped. They will not surrender to our reality, to the truth of what we all witnessed. To do so would mean that they were wrong. Trump was wrong. Trump has never admitted to any wrong thought or action.
That's why our voices and the actions of the "Peaceful Protestors" are so important.
Dismantle ICE. Bring the real killers to justice. What are the politicians doing? Shame on them. Both sides! They are accomplices to fascism, hate and dictatorship. America gone rogue! Fuck trump
America's president is killing it's citizens for protecting their neighbours. He was not brandishing a gun as they claim, they had him down on the ground, pepper sprayed and were beating him to a pulp when the agent shot him multiple times. Once again Pretti like Good was not doing anything that could be viewed as aggressive. He was protecting a woman whom they had pushed. He was like Good murdered in cold blood! Then the tRump and Noem propaganda machine immediately flew into action saying what we all could see was a lie. He was not a threat! The president wants to trade American lives for voter records so that he can rig the election in his favour. They are going to intensify their behaviour, be more violent as time progresses to the midterms. If that doesn't work they'll claim that you need to be under curfews and soon anybody caught out on the street will be deemed a combatant and they will shoot to kill. How much longer will Americans take this? The Republican Party knows he's out of control and they should all stand as one and invoke the 25th Amendment. They have no other choice. America is now a rogue state and the world is viewing future interaction with this in mind.
I literally got sick to my stomach when I watched the video of Mr Pretti’s execution by the United States government. I should be hardened to these cold blooded murders (and overkill) by now, having watched the IDF execute innocent Palestinians for years, but this murder hit me especially hard.
I predicted after the enactment of the Patriot Act that the empire would collapse in my lifetime, and I continue to stand by that opinion. I’ll soon be 83.
I am 81. I believe we, you and I, will live to see the fall of Trump's wannabe empire. Unlike Hitler, Trump does not fool anyone other than his bottom-feeder followers. America is not like Germany, which was defeated and thrown into poverty after World War I.
Americans have fought against kings and tyrants. We remember WWII and the Holocaust. We have lived a good life with its ups and downs, and have rejected the tyranny of a "Dear Leader." We will not go willingly into Trump's imaginary "Golden Age" of robber barons and under-the-table deals.
Keep the faith!
We, joined together, the FREE world is on our side, and together we will overcome this threat to our Democracy and the World Order.
By the way, when I was about six years old, I was kicked out of Sunday school because the teacher got tired of me asking the question: "What is faith?" What does it mean?
She would make a statement, and I would ask: "How do you know it's true?" She would answer: You have to have faith. And, I would ask: What is that?
More disgraceful responses from Noem and Miller. They have no justification for this murder. Kristi Noem lied at her press conference. As Governor Walz said, "The federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The State of Minnesota will do it."
Trump is indirectly a murderer. and should be charged as such. but he wont.
His only chance to stay in power , now , is to cancell the elections. because no one will accept this as being OK. and he will lose a lot of support from his base of F*CK WITS for this murder, Murdering a man is not the same as shooting a woman, a mother, in the face and saying. " cop that Bitch " that bought on a lot of sympathy, But now they've shot a guy in cold blood for trying to defend a woman, Killing a man like that resonates with men , much much more. They could be next. By rights the momentum from this should bring him down, He should be arrested imediately.
And charged with Murder , Theft , Pedophillia, War Crimes. why isnt this being done ?
Mr Rogers always said “Look for the helpers.” Problem today is … “the helpers” are being targeted! 😔😢💔 @Katie Couric @Dan Rather
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"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
John F. Kennedy
Well done!
This was an execution pure and simple!
We need to organize a National day or week of work stoppage and economic boycott!
Nobody shows up for work and nobody buys anything except for local small businesses who display an anti-ICE sign in their window.
I mean well done Jim!
The Minneapolis police are saying that ICE won't give them access to the crime scene and using that as an excuse not to proceed to indict ICE.
That claim rings hollow, The crime scene is a roadway, and maybe just some bullets, but we have evidence of the crime in the many video's and the 9 bullet holes in poor Pretti's body. What more do they need to press charges.
Here us Ruth Ben https://lucid.substack.com/p/the-logic-of-public-violence-my-conversation
We are all reeling from the brutality of federal government forces in Minneapolis, where so many principled and courageous people have been protesting in subzero temperatures. Rather than back down in the face of this resolute nonviolent dissent, the Trump administration escalates with more public executions. These deliberate shows of extreme violence, which they know will be witnessed, filmed, and shared, are an attempt to traumatize and break the city’s population and subjugate the city’s elected leaders: we will execute your people until you stop your defiance, is the message.
They also want to show that no one is safe and everyone can be a target for harassment, detention, disappearance, or public murder. U.S. citizens, mothers with stuffed animals in their car, veterans and those who help them
DO YOU WANT TO STOP A U.S. CIVIL WAR?
THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO DO SO.
A massive general strike is the next logical step.
Trump is running a criminal enterprise. His dregs of society Gestapo wanna- be goon squads are executing Americans in cold blood.
Your reaction cannot be, “But how will it work? Will others join? I can’t afford it.”
Right now, after all the evidence we have seen in Trump’s first year, everyone should see the writing on the wall. America has been hijacked by agents of chaos. The regime is a willing partner with Putin and other authoritarian leaders around the world. Trump is on a rampage to destroy, rape and pillage at home and abroad. He has always been the same person, fuelled by greed and criminal instincts, that convince him that he alone is deserving of whatever he desires. He has always been a felon, a racist, a bigot and a selfish prick, whose first and last concern is himself.
He managed to amass his varying groups of followers by pandering to their differing offensive mandates. He unified his rabid base because he promised to deliver to each group, despite the fact that their very varied ideals will eventually force them to battle amongst themselves.
In reality, Trump is a charlatan. He is the ultimate con man, and he will end up betraying even those aligned with his convoluted policies over time.
How can the Christian zealots supporting Israel not see that the Nazis will come for them eventually. How can the broligarchs enriching Trump not see that his nature will demand that he comes for their power and wealth.
They are all blinded by the mirage of pending victory, with the useful idiot President’s charade, of appeasing them, to achieve his own agenda of complete dominance. Trump doesn’t give a flying fuck about any of his supporters causes or beliefs. He wants to be King of more than America, and he wants to name the heir to his stolen throne, to continue his legacy.
You may be thinking that the battle for democracy and your basic rights has been difficult thus far. You may be thinking you are exhausted and depressed by the overwhelming barrage of daily indignities and assaults on your liberties. That is understandable.
But understand this: The fight has just begun. You need to dig deep in your resolve and realize that surrender is not an option, unless you want to be merely enslaved by the demented dictator and his corrupt accomplices.
The only force that might possibly correct this aberration in power is you. You must be willing to suffer the discomfort of an extended strike, which may last weeks or months, if you wish to eliminate the possibility of living under authoritarian rule for decades to come.
As of today, there is no more normal. There is only a crazed psychopath wielding indiscriminate power to subjugate America and beyond. Only you can alter that course.
You can use whatever motivational disgust you need to enrage yourself, be it the execution of innocent protesters, the inhumane treatment of immigrants, the destruction of healthcare, the attacking of allies, the disregard for veterans, or the coverup of the Trumpstein files, but there has to be one collective goal and demand.
Donald Trump and his criminally corrupt cabinet and the complicit politicians who allow the atrocities to continue, must be removed from power. Period.
Complete regime change is the only acceptable outcome, and you must be prepared to fight for that goal with every ounce of resolve you can muster. Sitting back and praying for a correction in the midterms is a fool’s gambit. The emergency is NOW!
Heartbroken. Alex Pretti was a caring and courageous hero. May his memory be a blessing and may he not have died in vain. We will honor his loving kindness and never forget his selfless act and his kind soul. Freedom is something Alex died for and we must not give up freedom without the fight of our lives. Fu#k Trump and his murderous regime.
JFC 💔
We all saw the many videos of ALEX and RENEE being killed by agents of Trump's personal paramilitary forces. First, an ICE agent killed Renee with 3 point blank shots to the head (then called her a Fucking Bitch as her car rolled by into a lamp post). Today we all witnessed the murder of Alex, shot while face down on the freezing ground, in the back 10 to 12 times by a wigged out, displaced border patrol nut case.
Noem, Vance, Miller, and Trump just affirmed THEIR TRUTH as they see it, and must see it from now on. They will double down on it, and the next and next, until they are stopped. They will not surrender to our reality, to the truth of what we all witnessed. To do so would mean that they were wrong. Trump was wrong. Trump has never admitted to any wrong thought or action.
That's why our voices and the actions of the "Peaceful Protestors" are so important.
Say their names: RENEE, ALEX.
Do not go silent into the night.
One year ago -
"Trump says he’ll protect women 'whether the women like it not'"
https://youtu.be/9QPOK3mjs4c?si=kpo7eFmx_PFHUWfB
Dismantle ICE. Bring the real killers to justice. What are the politicians doing? Shame on them. Both sides! They are accomplices to fascism, hate and dictatorship. America gone rogue! Fuck trump
Ten years ago -
"Trump: I could shoot somebody and not lose voters"
https://youtu.be/iTACH1eVIaA?si=HiORzIs9m-wc1Uzj
America's president is killing it's citizens for protecting their neighbours. He was not brandishing a gun as they claim, they had him down on the ground, pepper sprayed and were beating him to a pulp when the agent shot him multiple times. Once again Pretti like Good was not doing anything that could be viewed as aggressive. He was protecting a woman whom they had pushed. He was like Good murdered in cold blood! Then the tRump and Noem propaganda machine immediately flew into action saying what we all could see was a lie. He was not a threat! The president wants to trade American lives for voter records so that he can rig the election in his favour. They are going to intensify their behaviour, be more violent as time progresses to the midterms. If that doesn't work they'll claim that you need to be under curfews and soon anybody caught out on the street will be deemed a combatant and they will shoot to kill. How much longer will Americans take this? The Republican Party knows he's out of control and they should all stand as one and invoke the 25th Amendment. They have no other choice. America is now a rogue state and the world is viewing future interaction with this in mind.
I literally got sick to my stomach when I watched the video of Mr Pretti’s execution by the United States government. I should be hardened to these cold blooded murders (and overkill) by now, having watched the IDF execute innocent Palestinians for years, but this murder hit me especially hard.
I predicted after the enactment of the Patriot Act that the empire would collapse in my lifetime, and I continue to stand by that opinion. I’ll soon be 83.
I am 81. I believe we, you and I, will live to see the fall of Trump's wannabe empire. Unlike Hitler, Trump does not fool anyone other than his bottom-feeder followers. America is not like Germany, which was defeated and thrown into poverty after World War I.
Americans have fought against kings and tyrants. We remember WWII and the Holocaust. We have lived a good life with its ups and downs, and have rejected the tyranny of a "Dear Leader." We will not go willingly into Trump's imaginary "Golden Age" of robber barons and under-the-table deals.
Keep the faith!
We, joined together, the FREE world is on our side, and together we will overcome this threat to our Democracy and the World Order.
By the way, when I was about six years old, I was kicked out of Sunday school because the teacher got tired of me asking the question: "What is faith?" What does it mean?
She would make a statement, and I would ask: "How do you know it's true?" She would answer: You have to have faith. And, I would ask: What is that?
One of those federal agents on site at the shooting said it was like a video game. How sad and how sick.
More disgraceful responses from Noem and Miller. They have no justification for this murder. Kristi Noem lied at her press conference. As Governor Walz said, "The federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The State of Minnesota will do it."
Trump is indirectly a murderer. and should be charged as such. but he wont.
His only chance to stay in power , now , is to cancell the elections. because no one will accept this as being OK. and he will lose a lot of support from his base of F*CK WITS for this murder, Murdering a man is not the same as shooting a woman, a mother, in the face and saying. " cop that Bitch " that bought on a lot of sympathy, But now they've shot a guy in cold blood for trying to defend a woman, Killing a man like that resonates with men , much much more. They could be next. By rights the momentum from this should bring him down, He should be arrested imediately.
And charged with Murder , Theft , Pedophillia, War Crimes. why isnt this being done ?
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