We oppose the ICE funding bill.
We call for a full and transparent investigation with state officials.
And we call on our Republican colleagues to stand up. They know this is wrong.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis this morning. The shooting follows the previous shooting death of Renee Nicole Good by an agent on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis. Pretti was a ICU nurse with the VA hospital, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, as well as employed there as a researcher.
From the emerging videos, it appears as if Pretti was trying to put his body in the way of ICE agents who were spraying chemical weapons at women engaged in peaceful protest and was shot several times. Governor Tim Walz has now activated the state’s National Guard to help protect the people of Minnesota as we wait and see what unfolds.
Whatever unfolds, this is the truth. These events are changing the very fabric of our country, of our character. People feel unmoored, unsafe, afraid. In Minneapolis, yes, but in other parts of the country as well.
This, my fellow Americans, is not who we are.
We are not meant to turn on one another. We are not meant to hide out in our homes, too afraid of one another. The Canadian prime mister was right when he said this is not a transition that is going on here in our beautiful country, this is a rupture.
We can step back, rise above, find our moral compass this is a Spirtual moment. We must ask ourselves can we tap into our humanity and the humanity of our neighbors? It is our only way forward. Peaceful civil disobedience has worked before. It is the path.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
Alex and tens of thousands of Minnesotans have boldly defended their neighbors against the murderous occupation of an American city by the federal government. I am enraged and heartbroken for Alex, his family, Minneapolis, and America.
As a military veteran who was once treated by VA ER doctors and nurses with exceptionally professional treatment and care.
Seeing footage of VA ER Nurse Jeffrey Pretti lose his life at the hands of violent, unmerciful ICE agents hurts my heart and enrages my soul.
A normal and responsible person would be more concerned about what they are doing to create chaos in their own country than indulging their ego whining about a Nobel Peace Prize.
What a disgrace.
The American people are struggling.
They’re struggling to put food on the table, to pay their rent, and now finding out that their healthcare is doubling and tripling heading into the holidays.
It’s time to get back to work on the issues affecting the American people and not covering up the Epstein Files!
🚨HUGE: Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Jane Fonda just teamed up to rally Californians to VOTE YES on Prop 50 - protecting democracy itself by MAKING REPUBLICANS PAY for trying to steal the midterms.
The stakes couldn’t be higher. Our future is on the ballot. #Prop50VoteYes
It's 19 days into the shutdown and the Speaker has cancelled votes once again for the fourth week in a row, is refusing to swear in @AdelitaForAZ, and is covering for a White House that is refusing to release the Epstein files.
This last week, I sat down with @RepRobertGarcia of @oversightdems to talk about why this is happening, the Epstein investigation, and justice for the survivors.
7 million Americans turned out yesterday to
peacefully protest a monarchy.
It was the biggest protest the country has ever seen.
And despite the GOP’s best efforts to sow hatred and chaos, you stood firm in peace and unity.
That’s what real patriotism looks like.
In the past week:
•Trump attacked me with an AI video
•JD Vance joined in and went after me
•MAGA got “Deport Harry Sisson” trending number one on X
Guys… I think Trump and his fans don’t like me. I wonder why? I wear it as a badge of honor and I’ll keep calling them out.
Remember folks, three months ago Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered by a Donald Trump supporter and these Charlie Kirk fans didn't give a flying Christian fuck about it
“This is JB Pritzker, reporting from war-torn Chicago. It’s quite disturbing. The Milwaukee Brewers have come in to attack our Chicago Cubs. We’ve seen people being forced to eat hot dogs with ketchup on them.”
THIS is how you do it.