Commenting on the revelation that DHS knew who Alex Pretti was before federal agents murdered him, that he was tackled by federal agents and had his rib broken days before he was executed, Charles Pierce says,

"At least some of the overripe guys in masks stalking the streets of Minneapolis knew who Pretti was before anything happened last Saturday. (Keep the phrase, malice aforethought, or 'premeditation' in mind.)"

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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70177228/ice-alex-pretti-broken-ribs-killing/

Trampling on law and order and authority.

And now THE SAME PEOPLE who clapped and cheered when all that happened want to convince us that a man who was just executed publicly by federal agents deserved his death because he

Brought a gun (which he never touched) to a protest.

Smashed a car light days before he was murdered.

Had his rib broken by masked thugs who pounced on him when he did that.

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I'm thinking today of folks bringing guns and other weapons — knives, hockey sticks, flag poles — to a protest.

Then smashing windows, breaking glass (defecating and urinating on floors and on a desk).

Being warned repeatedly by law officials not to climb through a smashed window, and still climbing through that window and being shot.

Defying law and order and authority.

Ignoring law and order and authority.

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"If all of them want to say that they didn't recognize Pretti as the guy who'd already had his ribs broken in an earlier encounter with federal agents, let them say it under oath in a courtroom as part of their defense against a charge of murder in the first degree. Maybe they'll be loosened up for a plea bargain by then."

A reminder that paywalled articles like Charles Pierce's can often be accessed at the Archive Today site.

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"And then five shots ring out, a pause, and then five more. Presumably, Pretti at least was incapacitated by the first volley, which means the second burst was meant to do what? Kill a dead man? Intimidate the witnesses? Everything that the ICE agents do in that video can arguably be interpreted as planned and purposeful. (Remember what I said about malice aforethought?)"

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"And then there's the new video of Pretti's killing in which the last shreds of the official government story are, well, shredded.

There's no 'riot.' There aren't enough people on the sidewalk for a decent hockey fight. An ICE officer walks right up to Pretti and initiates the violence. Then he and his colleagues swarm Pretti, who vanishes below a flurry of punches and kicks while onlookers plead with his attackers."

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Commenting on the revelation that DHS knew who Alex Pretti was before federal agents murdered him, that he was tackled by federal agents and had his rib broken days before he was executed, Charles Pierce says,

"At least some of the overripe guys in masks stalking the streets of Minneapolis knew who Pretti was before anything happened last Saturday. (Keep the phrase, malice aforethought, or 'premeditation' in mind.)"

#AlexPretti #DHS #murder #execution
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https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a70177228/ice-alex-pretti-broken-ribs-killing/

"This solidarity, care, and even love that reaches across cultural and ethnic lines is unfathomable to many on the right, which is why they see it as rage, madness, or a conspiracy that must be backed by some powerful interest pouring money into it."

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"This solidarity, care, and even love that reaches across cultural and ethnic lines is unfathomable to many on the right, which is why they see it as rage, madness, or a conspiracy that must be backed by some powerful interest pouring money into it."

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"I am as so many of you are moved by the solidarity with the neighbors in Minneapolis as people not under attack by ICE put their lives on the line – and in two cases lost their lives – to stand with the immigrant and BIPOC populations who are under attack."

~ Rebecca Solnit

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https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/past-performance-is-not-indicative-of-future-results-on-immigration-and-assumptions/

"I have begun to think that Minnesota pushback to ICE was unique and a model because it gave people something to do. It wasn’t about just going out in streets for rallying purposes. People had a mission: videos, whistles, information and communication flow to communities. They had something to do."

~ Juliette Kayem

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https://bsky.app/profile/juliettekayyem.bsky.social/post/3mdggxusqoc24

"Instead we are out there in every place they are, showing them that every person in this city is one of our own, that there is no such thing as other people’s children, that collectively we are not afraid of staring them in the eye."

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Bruce Springsteen has just released a song paying tribute to Minneapolis and the courage of its people:

"Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis."

#AlexPretti #ReneeGood #Trump #murder #execution #BruceSpringsteen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w&t=3s

Bruce Springsteen has just released a song paying tribute to Minneapolis and the courage of its people:

"Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis."

#AlexPretti #ReneeGood #Trump #murder #execution #BruceSpringsteen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKSoxG1K7w&t=3s

"It’s been incredibly sad to see my beloved news industry struggle so publicly with whether and how to tell the truth about the wanton, brutal killing of Alex Pretti -- someone who did absolutely nothing wrong –- at the hands of the masked federal agents terrorizing his city."

~ Dan Froomkin

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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/moments-of-bravery-and-cowardice

"In my circles and group chats, the conversation immediately turned to Democrats. What can they do to stop Trump and protect the people of Minnesota, Maine, and whatever community Stephen Miller decides to terrorize next? Which Democrat will grab the nation’s attention and give voice to the anger and fear pulsing through the country?"

~ Dan Pfeiffer

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https://www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-republicans-cant-escape-accountability

"They were chastised by a mushy mainstream that prized decorum over diagnosis and tone over truth."

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(continued from /8)

"not only by MAGA true believers, but by those in positions of power in media, politics, and business who congratulated themselves on being sober-minded and pragmatic. Too many who understood what was coming were labeled hysterical. Alarmist. Radical. Unserious. They were told to calm down. To respect norms that were already being shredded."

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"When the history of this age is written, there will be no shortage of evidence about what went wrong. There will be no plausible claim of ignorance. ...

Looking more closely, those who look back will find something else that demands explanation. They will see that the people who most clearly recognized the danger were often dismissed and ignored —" (continued)

~ Elliot Kirschner

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https://elliotkirschner.substack.com/p/we-knew-this-would-happen

"As journalists, we must remember that our responsibility is not to present both sides evenly; it is to make a determination about the facts that helps audiences understand a chaotic world."

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