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@ronsv

Tech, West Coast (Bay Area), Liberal-leaning Centrist, GenX, former PGH, co-conspirator for @michmichsf Slack made me a random plaid avatar years ago, and I liked it. And I kept it. In case you were wondering, so, you're welcome.

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Get in, dorks. We're ready for round two.

RALLY TO TAKE BACK SCIENCE! πŸ”¬πŸ§ͺ✊
March 7th, 2026 in Washington, DC

Learn more at www.standupforscience.net/ma... (link in our bio.)

28.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 525 πŸ” 257 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 37
I just visited Liam and his father. My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
I just visited Liam and his father. My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center: YouTube video by JoaquinCastroTX

I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained.

My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...

28.01.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 868 πŸ” 355 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 67
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Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.

28.01.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 20355 πŸ” 5101 πŸ’¬ 715 πŸ“Œ 442

280 πŸ“†

#AlexPretti

#ReneeNicoleGood

Eye on the prize. Regardless of what makes you feel uneasy today in our country, just remember to be heard 280 days from now.

To the elected liars, hypocrites, and callous: Be gone.

#Vote2026

26.01.2026 05:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is the video showing the ICE agent stealing Alex Pretti's very legal firearm.

It shows the ICE agent discharging the firearm of Alex Pretti.

Then the murder of Alex Pretti.

Total incompetence. The only thing that's been a standard for ICE.

#SheShed #FuckICE

Video TikTok CFH Unfiltered

25.01.2026 01:24 πŸ‘ 575 πŸ” 345 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 45

they left his belongings in the street after murdering him

ALEX PRETTI v n

24.01.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 470 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 20
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Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

25.01.2026 05:24 πŸ‘ 362 πŸ” 148 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
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Left: Kristi Noem says Alex Pretti is a domestic terrorist

Right: Alex Pretti, a VA ICU Nurse, reading the last rights over a veteran at his hospital

Alex Pretti, "Today we remember that freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. And even sacrifice for it"

25.01.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 490 πŸ” 202 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 13

This is powerful from military veterans about Alex Pretti.

"They took his life. Don't let them take his name."

25.01.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1160 πŸ” 411 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 8

These "officials" are officially evil. I've gotten particularly nauseous with his particular accent and brand of sewage he produces with his mouth.

26.01.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Notice the whole time in this interview that he calls Alex Pretti, who was shot at least 10 times, a "suspect"

25.01.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 1371 πŸ” 272 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 18
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Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: β€˜The ache will never go away’ After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve

Keith Porter, another man killed by ICE.

Keith Porter.

Alex Pretti.

Renee Nicole Good.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

24.01.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1870 πŸ” 886 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 22
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

25.01.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 60224 πŸ” 19558 πŸ’¬ 3137 πŸ“Œ 1540
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Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony Pair testify that Pretti did not hold weapon and was trying to help woman federal agents had shoved to the ground Two witnesses to the killing of Alex Pretti have said in sworn testimony that the 37-year-old intensive care nurse was not brandishing a weapon when he approached federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, contradicting a claim made by Trump administration officials as they sought to cast the shooting of a prone man as an act of self-defense. Their accounts came in sworn affidavits that were filed in federal court in Minnesota late Saturday, just hours after Pretti’s killing, as part of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU on behalf of Minneapolis protesters against Kristi Noem and other homeland security officials directing the immigration crackdown in the city. Continue reading...

Alex Pretti did not brandish gun, witnesses say in sworn testimony

25.01.2026 08:36 πŸ‘ 499 πŸ” 150 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 25
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Bookmark that Vice President and future presidential candidate JD Vance retweeted a post that said Alex Pretti was β€œan assassin who tried to murder federal agents.”

25.01.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 6025 πŸ” 2023 πŸ’¬ 331 πŸ“Œ 135

#electionsmatter
If Kamala Harris were president, Renee Good and Alex Pretti would still be alive today.

25.01.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 4434 πŸ” 881 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 59

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

24.01.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 9141 πŸ” 2587 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 105
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It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun Nonviolence is a double standard

I don't think it matters whether or not Alex Pretti had a gun www.theverge.com/policy/86745...

25.01.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2859 πŸ” 476 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 45
the r/nursing subreddit altered its profile picture to feature Alex Pretti, seen in scrubs by an american flag.

the r/nursing subreddit altered its profile picture to feature Alex Pretti, seen in scrubs by an american flag.

25.01.2026 05:55 πŸ‘ 7107 πŸ” 856 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 37
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Alex Pretti… This is who Trump’s secret police killed today in Minnesota. He was a VA nurse.

24.01.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 3507 πŸ” 1626 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 113
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Wolves have a moment of silence for Alex Pretti, after seven seconds of silence several fans yell "FUCK ICE"

25.01.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 9954 πŸ” 2211 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 66
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Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Alex Pretti

25.01.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 4099 πŸ” 782 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 68
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RIP Alex Pretti.

25.01.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 2681 πŸ” 719 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 49
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Gladys West, mathematician whose work paved the way for GPS, dies at 95 A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives β€” and keep us from getting lost.

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives β€” and keep us from getting lost. n.pr/3YVSGJK

23.01.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 945 πŸ” 299 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 12

Doesn’t make anyone safer

23.01.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1264 πŸ” 359 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 12

happening at the same time

23.01.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 1341 πŸ” 475 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 16
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

20.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 14446 πŸ” 8315 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 765
White text on a black background has the words "Reform, retrain, defund" crossed out. Below, white text reads "Abolish ICE."

White text on a black background has the words "Reform, retrain, defund" crossed out. Below, white text reads "Abolish ICE."

It's always been abolish ICE.

For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.

I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.

20.01.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 2806 πŸ” 569 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 29

If they pull this off I think this shows that it can work in other big cities too. A genuine general strike is the absolute last thing the powerful want to see. If it really goes this far, then you know this administration has *drastically* overplayed their hand.

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