Alex Pretti, the man who was killed by Border Patrol in Minneapolis on Saturday, was seen reading a final salute to a veteran who died in 2024 in a video shared by the service member's son.
Pretti, 37, was an intensive care nurse at a Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Trump's immigration crackdown in his city, family members said. Pretti was a U.S. citizen, born in Illinois.
"Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point," Mac Rudolph wrote on social media. "Also my Fathers final words to me was to continue to fight the good fight. He would be honored in Alex' sacrifice, and ashamed of this current administration."
The Department of Homeland Security said the agent acted in self-defense after attempting to disarm Pretti, but Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that account was "nonsense" after reviewing videos of the shooting. https://t.co/v1pPRjs9vm
They told us Democrats would turn America into a show-your-papers society.
They told us Democrats would strip away the Second Amendment.
They told us Democrats would jail us for what we say.
They told us Democrats would drag us into more foreign wars.
They told us Democrats would cover up a child sex trafficking ring.
And then Republicans took power and decided to do all of it themselves.
SAFETY:
JD Vance:“Denmark hasn’t done a good job at keeping Greenland safe.”
Time since Denmark has
protected Greenland
without an invasion 1100 years
Time since J.D. Vance's 5 hours
stormtroopers murdered
an American
Finally, the United States is waking up 🚨
Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line, and it matters more than most people seem to realize.
“If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.”
That is not rhetoric. That is the law. And he is putting everyone on notice.
This is how a constitutional system is supposed to work. Civilian control. Congressional authority. No freelance militarism because a president feels impulsive or humiliated or bored. Orders that violate the Constitution are not orders. They are illegal commands, and obedience is not a defense.
What I like here is the timing. This is not said after the damage is done. It is a preemptive warning. A flare shot into the sky saying: think very carefully before you cross this line.
For years, too many people in Washington treated norms as vibes and laws as suggestions. This is a reminder that the system still has teeth if people are willing to use them. And that responsibility does not magically disappear when you put on a uniform.
More of this please. Clear boundaries. Plain language. Zero ambiguity. That is how you stop bad ideas before they turn into irreversible disasters.
🔥 @jimmykimmel: "Trump keeps saying we have bad ratings — but if anyone knows about bs destiny’s it’s that guy…. How about this? I'll go when you go. Let's ride off into the sunset together like butch Cassidy and the suntan kid. Until then: 'QUIET, PIGGY.’”
🚨 ICE agents caught violating a federal judge’s order, yet again, in Chicago.
This morning, around 9:43 AM, at 2134 N. Western Ave, ICE agents were filmed making a warrantless arrest in a parking lot.
When a woman on scene asked if they had a warrant, one of the agents admitted they did not.
She told them, “Then you can’t take him out of his car and arrest him.”
They ignored her, and still took the man.
That’s not a gray area. It’s a direct violation of a federal court order and the Fourth Amendment, which protects every person from unlawful seizure.
Just last month, Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled that ICE cannot make arrests in Illinois without a judicial warrant or a clear probable-cause determination. The agency was ordered to retrain its officers, document every warrantless arrest, and report them publicly.
How are agents protecting communities when they are blatantly violating the constitution?
THIS is the catastrophic fail of the media in general (and sorry, but you too @kaitlancollins)
The question was not answered. A simple “OK, but can you please answer the question” - then repeat it - is the ONLY response as an interviewer.
FOLLOW UP!!
From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)
Receipts:
https://t.co/YbS3A8fz5p
Federal law dictates that ICE and CBP are responsible for immigration enforcement.
Cool. Can't dispute that.
But even government agents must abide by State laws - unless a federal law exists that overrides State law.
It's time for Democratic Mayors to start arresting ICE agents who are kidnapping American citizens and immigrants off the streets, at their place of employment, and their homes - without cause, without identifying, and without warrants.
Thanks to Philadelphia DA Larry Krashner for laying it all out there.
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Don’t get it twisted….the reason Trump has the National Guard out there in DC doing landscaping at parks is because he gutted the DC Parks Service from 200 to 20 employees that should be doing this work….this has nothing to do with DC safety