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claudia parke's avatar

We have an administration that is sanctioning the murder of American citizens.

Public Servant's avatar

Jesus would have done what Don Lemon did. We should keep protesting in the streets and churches against Christofascism. I wrote a poem for Don as a tribute to his bravery: https://democracydefender2025.substack.com/p/don-lemon-poem

Tony B's avatar

Peaceful protesting would never have stopped Hitler. And it won't stop Trump or his regime.

Gelly Belly's avatar

So f*ing true! The only thing that will stop this is to elliminate the cancer, which is the entire f*ing administration and their minions!

Carla's avatar

If Trump were to leave office, whenever, we’d still have the minions. Would JD (“childless cat ladies,” “they’re eating the cats”, “do you even own a suit?”) Vance become “America’s Hitler” in his place? Or would he flip to his earlier persona (who called Rump that)?? Or did he really become one of Satan’s minions?

Because that would influence whether he might replace the cabinet or Jr👿chief of staff.

Would he be smart enough to abandon MAGA and MAGAism for Catholicism? Or Hindu? (Or heck, anything that could provide him a blueprint for a halfway decent sense of morality and an understanding of how to run a country we could be proud of. Or at least not deeply ashamed of. Not a third world country with high poverty, an elite wealthy ruling class run by a despotic demented authoritarian con man and tax-money grifter doing an impression of an elderly swine with a syphilitic brain.

But maybe JD would be the same, but organized, and play less golf.

Jalisa “Snuuko” Lormand's avatar

We have a Christian community pretending to be gang members and government.

Leslie's avatar

Or is it that you have gang members and government pretending to be Christian?

Merry's avatar

Is it time for the “American Spring” version of the Arab Spring in 2010? Or has it already begun?

RandomHuman's avatar

We have an administration that is treasonously targeting blue states. Why is Ice not in Texas and Florida? This attack on peaceful transfer of power is Unamerican and needs to be stopped. They are preempting upcoming elections. Waltz would have been a great candidate and they are trying to cut him off at the pass. No bueno.

Merry's avatar

Trump wants an excuse to declare martial law

San's avatar

Then we need a law reassuring us that when he screams martial law there will be no follow through because he’s lost his marbles

Jill B.'s avatar

Well, we aren’t going to give it to him or mini Hitler Miller!!

Lee Lenard's avatar

Texas and Florida have the greatest percentage of illegal immigrants of any other states. The ice gestapo raids and murders are not about illegals or immigration, it is about establishing a system in blue states so they cannot vote in future elections. The democrats with their heads in the sand need to realize there WILL NOT BE 2026 elections. The gestapoe will be fully entrenched in all blue states by November 2026 and prevent any election participation.

Francesca Cee's avatar

They are in Texas and Florida. The difference is that local and state police in those states are helping ice/cbp

RandomHuman's avatar

Are they kidnapping and deporting ppl here legally and American citizens in those states, too?

Francesca Cee's avatar

Yes they are. A good friend of mine has a neighbor who was kidnapped. He from the Czech Republic and was here legally. He lived here for over 30 years

Tony B's avatar

They are not sanctioning it. They are committing it.

claudia parke's avatar

gerund or present participle: sanctioning

1.

give official permission or approval for (an action).

Roseann Duchon's avatar

It’s a tyrannical government with trump the tyrant at its head!

Merry's avatar
4hEdited

Apparently….

“…on January 24, 2026, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a formal letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz outlining specific conditions under which federal immigration enforcement operations (specifically Operation Metro Surge) would cease in the state.

“Bondi's letter provides a "path for ICE and other federal agents to leave Minnesota," which includes several major demands:

“Voter Roll Access: Allow the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to access Minnesota's voter rolls to "confirm that Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law" was one of her demands!

https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-shooting-ag-pam-bondi-urges-gov-walz-support-ice

And last Sept

“Trump administration sues Minnesota secretary of state over refusal to hand over voter rolls

“Lawsuit is similar to legal challenges filed by the DOJ against Oregon and Maine this month.”

https://www.startribune.com/doj-sues-minnesota-secretary-of-state-over-refusal-to-hand-over-voter-rolls/601480819

Camille Kelly's avatar

Don't give them the voter rolls, they want those so they can throw the election with removing voters or targeting liberals. Musk has the data, he just needs to tie it to their party to make their votes worthless.

olderwoman's avatar

That's it Camile, they need just one final database, State Voter Roll database.

Laurel Dewar's avatar

NAME THIS MURDERING ICE AGENT!

GREGG PLAPAS's avatar

I believe there is more than one agent who killed him ...NAME THEM ALL!!!!!!

Mary Jo Zadravec's avatar

If she can keep them hidden, we know the nasty & despicable Noem won’t say their names, repeating her past statement “I fear they’ll get doxxed”. Pretti’s murderers should get a helluva worse punishment than just being doxxed!

Joyce's avatar

I say send them to CECOT, no trial like the immigrants have no due process, w/o their guns and see how tough they are then. Cowards. His family posted a note in X and was posted in Reddit. Heartbreaking. They want their son's truth told and know the admin is lying.

Mary Jo Zadravec's avatar

This American tragedy, Alex’s needless death, has crushed my soul here in Canada. I can’t even imagine how his loving family & friends feel. My heart breaks for them, for all of you. Stay strong, stay united.

Sandra Mathis's avatar

Thank you 🙏🏻 🫶🏻😔

Jean Conley's avatar

And go after them.........somehow make sure THEY get locked up and charged with murder.

Susan Raquel's avatar

They don't want to name the shooters because then they'd have to move the families to some secret, safe place.

GREGG PLAPAS's avatar

AMEN, AMEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary Evelyn Arnold's avatar

All of them! It wasn't just one!

mashroto's avatar

THEY ARE NOT AGENTS, THEY ARE MURDEROUS CRIMINALS.

Lora Susan Lundy's avatar

My heart breaks for his family and friends and our country

LHS's avatar

As a nurse, I find Alex Pretti's execution absolutely gut-wrenching. He was trying to help someone. That's what nurses do! And he was murdered for it.

T Mac's avatar

We have been on a terrible trajectory since the Citizens United decision and the litany of bad Roberts Court decisions.

The fight is everywhere because 1/3 of our country is in a cult that worships the Donald as their god and sees him as perfect.

T Mac's avatar

From Australia

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING PHOTO, YEAH?

This is your "alpha male." This is your "strong man." This is the bloke who's gonna stand up to China and Russia and make America great again.

Fuck me dead, he looks like someone's melting wax grandfather who's just realized he's lost at the shops and can't remember where he parked the car.

You know what kills me about Trump supporters? They've convinced themselves this walking corpse is some kind of alpha chad. The man's so decrepit he makes the Cryptkeeper look like he's doing CrossFit. He's got the physical presence of a soggy cardboard box that's been left out in the rain. But yeah, he's definitely the tough guy who's gonna sort out the world's problems, right after someone reminds him what country he's president of.

Psychologists - actual fucking doctors, not Facebook mums who've done their "research" - are saying this bloke's got dementia. His brain's turned into Swiss cheese. He can barely string a sentence together without it derailing into some bizarre tangent about sharks and batteries and windmills causing cancer. The man thought he was running against Obama in 2024, for fuck's sake. His mind's so far gone it's basically filed for political asylum in another dimension.

Look at him. LOOK AT HIM. This frail, decrepit old bastard can barely stand up straight. He's hunched over like Gollum searching for his precious Big Mac. The bloke's so weak a strong breeze could knock him over, but yeah, he's definitely gonna intimidate Putin. Putin would just have to wait 20 minutes and Trump would forget why he's in the room, who Putin is, and what a room is.

You want a tough guy? Tough guys don't fake bone spurs to dodge the draft like a cowardly little bitch. Tough guys don't cry on social media at 3am because someone was mean to them. Tough guys don't need a golf cart to move 700 yards while other world leaders walk. Tough guys don't throw tantrums like a toddler who's been told they can't have ice cream for breakfast. And tough guys definitely don't look like death warmed up and served on a fucking platter.

This pathetic, senile old man is falling apart in real time. His body's giving up, his mind's already fucked off to the bahamas, and his ego's writing checks his decrepit arse can't cash. He's weak. He's frail. He's a sad, confused old man who should be in a care home playing checkers, not playing president.

But here's the beautiful irony - the same people who spent YEARS calling Biden too old are now worshipping this decaying sack of shit like he's some kind of strong man. Mate, the only thing strong about Trump is the smell coming off him.

This is your emperor, America. And he's not just naked - he's decomposing in real fucking time.

But sure, vote for the geriatric game show host whose brain has left the building. What could possibly go wrong?

Sandra Mathis's avatar

I absolutely agree 💯 %!!! But remember This, THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR HIM🤔! He didn’t “win” shit 💩 😠! He sold our country for a little help from elon and his satellites 🛰️. So The People of our Country aren’t as Stupid & FU€KED UP as you say. We’re FIGHTING BACK to Save our Country & Our PEOPLE 🤨✊🏼💪😡🤬🔥☄️💥!!!

Brigitte Powell's avatar

He became President with Maga believers votes

Brigitte Powell's avatar

❤️👍👍👍👋👋👋👋👋

Whatistobedone's avatar

....and 'murKKKans celebrate their willful ignorance....and think they are the center of the universe...entitled, selfish, greedy...

Lee Lenard's avatar

You are correct. 98% of our population Does Not realize that “citizens united” gave the oligarchs total control of our government. They own the Senators, Supreme Court and most of the house congressmen. They put Trump in White House because they knew he was stupid, narcissistic and they could control him. They let him do whatever he wants so long as their businesses are left alone and not forced to comply with the laws.

Terry's avatar

98% of our population? Dude! There's 347 million people in the USA. trump didn't get 50% of the votes cast to win the election, which is known simply as the majority, let alone 50% of the popular vote. He had 77k votes, and you think that's 98% of our population? 3rd party voters and Harris voters made up more votes than trump voters did. To say that 98% of our population voted for trump is ludicrous, it's laughable, and it's misinformation. Surely you're not this uneducated, are you? trump beat Kamala by 1.5%. That's nowhere near 98% of the USA population!

Did he beat Kamala though? Why did Musk know who won before the polls closed? Why are there districts where Kamala received 0 votes, yet the rest of the tickets were straight blue tickets, and constituents in the districts say they voted for Kamala? Why did trump say he had a secret, then say the election was rigged? Why did trump say he didn't need anymore votes, he had enough? Why did Musk say he'd be in jail if trump didn't win? Why did Musk tweet that trump wouldn't be in office if not for him? 98% of our population? 😂🤣😂

Angelbuttercup85's avatar

Nobody deserves to be unalived like this gentleman did. He had a permit to carry a weapon. He did not touch his gun. You had 5 to 6 agents around and on him. Then you see an agent go in his pocket to retrieve the gun. Shot him, then another gun shot him a few more times while he laid there unalived. MY HEART IS TRULY HEAVY YET AGAIN ON THE SENSELESS MURDERS.

mashroto's avatar

I am BEYOND livid. Those vile, despicable, verminous subhumans!!

Whatistobedone's avatar

Nazis want their "gun rights" ONLY for themselves....not for others...especially black people. Yah Panthers!

Coopsmom's avatar

Fucking prison for all of them standing there. This is murder

Carla's avatar

I think they were helping, just not with the sho0ting part.

Terry's avatar

1 of the murderous group members shoved the woman that Alex went to help. There's countless videos of this murder. The best angle is from the woman in a pink jacket. If you've watched all the others, you instinctively know the video is hers. I suggest watching as many as you can, especially looking for hers, she's to the side, on the sidewalk of Alex and the woman shoved.

Mr. Charles Kawas Jr.'s avatar

I fear a Civil War coming!

Whatistobedone's avatar

Not coming. It's here NOW.

Mr. Charles Kawas Jr.'s avatar

Maybe in Minnesota, not New Jersey, yet.

Jean Conley's avatar

But it really is time to prepare, because it won't be long until it's in ALL 50 states. OH--wait a minute--I stand corrected--it's only going to be in blue states.

Sandra Mathis's avatar

Absolutely true! Be smart people, The fight is already here. Prepare yourself and your family for the inevitable. This is a coup attempt to destroy our country. But there are many more of us & we are stronger together. He has been building his own army to protect his ass. As you can see, they are ruthless. But as I said WE ARE MANY MANY MORE 🤝⚖️💪🤨✊🏼😠😡🤬🔥☄️💥

Jean Conley's avatar

Thanks, Sandra. I appreciate your reply!

Terry's avatar
7mEdited

As if everyone in blue states is blue? I think the only reason IL stays blue is because of Chicago. Look at a map. Unfortunately, the rest of IL is red. We're blue dots in a red town in a red county surrounded by more red counties. My family is maga, parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, uncles. My husband's family are maga. Ive lost childhood friends. It's hilarious trump sends his murderers to IL. For what? Chicago only? Because the rest of the state, on paper, looks like it voted for him. Which is so disgusting. Where he needs to sends his murderers, are the states always complaining. TX, FL.

Sandra Mathis's avatar

“YET”🤨🤔😔

Ernestine Verdugo's avatar

The War is here and NOW!!!!

We have to hold them accountable !!!!

Mr. Charles Kawas Jr.'s avatar

I agree with accountability, the people of NJ, at least the Blue Side is Vigilant, we have a strong liberal community here that has been working towards a better future. I believe that who we voted for, Mike Sherrill will be our Shining Star!

Sandra Mathis's avatar

RIGHT ON ✊🏼💪⚖️🔥☄️💥

Sandra Mathis's avatar

The war is here😠 & the must be held accountable ⚖️💪✊🏼🤨

Frumious Bandersnatch's avatar

It's here now but only one side is shooting.

Sandra Mathis's avatar

It’s already here 🤦‍♀️😳😔🥺! But Remember that its A Hell of a lot better to fight this madness than to let this Regime continue to Crush our Civil Rights, Burn 🔥 our Constitution ,Destroy our Democracy and MURDER the People of our country at will 😠😡🤬💪✊🏼🤨. Not going to live under a Dictator. As you can clearly see, It’s up to us “WE THE PEOPLE “ to save our once Great Country. The Calvary has not come . The Calvary IS NOT GOING TO COME. WE ARE THE CALVARY,Americas HEROES . WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER AND WE ARE MANY, MANY MORE. WE ARE NOT GOING TO SIT THIS ONE OUT. Who’s going to be the next victim? You, me, our sons or daughters? Our neighbors, Friends? We never ever thought this could happen in our Country. But Jan 6 was a strong example of what they are capable of. Now it’s here. Sad Dark days for our country. But I still believe our Country & OUR PEOPLE ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR. 🫶🏻🤝⚖️

James W's avatar

As a retired Veteran, I call on every employee of the VA Healthcare System in Minnesota to walk off the job in protest against the blatant Murder of one of their own, Nurse Alex Pretti, by ICE Goons! In addition, every Federal employee who still has a functioning conscience should do the same!e

Wade Baynham's avatar

Could not agree more. Thank you for your clarity, compassion, and call for justice in this horrific, horrific time.

Kylee's avatar

Just heartbreaking

Paula Rooney's avatar

American Patriot, like the Goods and Fanone and Mark Kelly. Thank you.

TriTorch's avatar

Problem - reaction - solution. Davos 1% set this up to divide and conquer the nation. Don't fall for it. Their 2030 goals are:

1) The USA will no longer be a super power (aka we're set the country on fire in a blaze of hatred by engineering these explosive confrontations)

2) You will own nothing and be happy (aka we will loot everything and you'll be happy about it or else)

The enforcement officers and the citizens absolutely hate one another. This did not happen by accident... Divide and conquer is the oldest most worn playbook of 1% looting and control that exists...

"We must learn to live together as brothers, or we will perish together as fools." MLK Jr.

#MNProud! 💙's avatar

There have been 3 homicides in Minneapolis this year. 2 of the 3 were committed by 🧊.

Kylee's avatar

The lies an B S they spew out are disgraceful

Lucilla_One's avatar

This is so 💔.