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- TS
It’s never too late to join the fight. We need you. We’re just glad you’re here now.
- TS
You may have voted for him. You may have supported what he said Operation Metro Surge was going to be. But it’s okay to say you changed your mind. It’s okay to say he’s gone too far.
- AS
As California’s first Senator on the Agriculture Committee in more than 30 years, it was my honor to address CA farmers at the 46th annual EcoFarm Conference in Monterey County! CA farmers and farm workers are facing unprecedented challenges, and I’m proud to be their champion in Washington.
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- JR
Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately.
- JR
She has also violated the public trust by wasting millions in taxpayer dollars to put herself in advertisements, buy two expensive luxury jets, and give government contracts to firms with ties to her political operations, all while terrorizing American communities.
- JR
She’s either too incompetent to rein in the agency under her purview, or she endorses the blatant constitutional violations being committed.
- JR
Kristi Noem has been an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year – and the abuses of power we’re seeing from ICE are the latest proof that she has lost control over her own department and staff. 🧵
- ES
The most patriotic thing we can do for the country that we love right now is for everyone, regardless of political party, to call and demand change from those who infringe on our Freedom.
- ES
This is an attack on ALL of our freedoms as Americans. We're not the Land of the Free when we can't walk our dog or take our kid to school without federal forces looming. We’re not the Land of the Free when the rights guaranteed in our Constitution are shredded.
- ES
Since the killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal forces, I have heard from Michiganders of all political persuasions — including folks who actively avoid politics. That's because Michiganders see themselves in what is happening in Minnesota. And it is not just isolated to Minnesota.
- AK
I’m not voting for the ICE funding bill. ICE is invading my state and communities across the country, has cut training from 5 months to just 47 days because Trump is the 47th president, and is ramming into people’s houses without a judicial warrant. They are making Minnesota less safe.
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- AS
I’m not voting for one more dime for ICE or CBP. These agents are provoking chaos and conflict in American cities and killing people in cold blood.
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- AS
The White House called Alex Pretti an “assassin.” They called Renee Good a “domestic terrorist.” And their investigations are shutting out local officials. They tell Americans not to believe ‘their lying eyes.’ But no one can believe a word they say.
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- AS
The White House called Alex Pretti an “assassin.” They called Renee Good a “domestic terrorist.” And their investigations are shutting out local officials. They tell Americans not to believe ‘their lying eyes.’ But no one can believe a word they say.
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- SW
MAGA DAG Blanche on Pretti killing: “make no mistake about it, you cannot look at a ten-second video and judge what happened.” So will you do a legit investigation, or sweep it under the rug like Renee Good killing?
- MC
When a federal officer kills a U.S. citizen amid a pattern of unlawful enforcement practices, there must be accountability and change. I will not vote for additional funding for DHS or ICE this week.
- SW
The Wall Street Journal questions the Trump administration version of events. Pretty soon, no one will believe them.
link:https://www.wsj.com/us-news/videos-contradict-u-s-account-of-minneapolis-shooting-by-federal-agents-fbe1e488?st=swiyai&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
- PM
I hope you'll read this statement from Alex Pretti’s family. None of us should allow the Trump administration to lie about this man. Help get the truth out.
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- TS
- RW
Trump has turned our streets into a war zone.
- AK
Republicans need to take a stand. This is an assault on the Constitution. 1st Amendment: peaceful assembly. 2nd Amendment: Alex Pretti was a lawful gun owner. 4th Amendment: unreasonable search and seizure. You can’t call yourself a defender of liberty if you won’t defend it when it counts.
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- TD
Our independent watchdogs are failing the American people. ICE has attacked citizens, cops and kids in Chicago. They are killing people in Minneapolis. Then turn around and lie to our faces. If this pattern of abuse doesn't warrant a joint investigative task force, what does??
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- GP
DHS’ current immigration enforcement operations are not protecting our homeland security or making American communities safer. They are causing chaos and fear. They are violating Americans’ constitutional rights. We need stronger guardrails and accountability.
- GP
I will be voting no on the DHS funding bill because it lacks necessary reforms to immigration enforcement.
- PM
But we all saw another American shot and killed in broad daylight. There must be accountability, and so we must keep pushing Republicans to work with us to rein in DHS.
- PM
Americans must be eyes wide open that blocking the DHS funding bill will not shut down ICE. ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
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- RB
A government shutdown can be readily avoided by splitting the DHS appropriations from other funding measures, as was done in the House. Democrats have a consensus. Republicans should listen to America. 4
- RB
The secret ICE policy purposefully trashing constitutional rights—in the memo brought to me by whistleblowers—shows the official playbook. ICE’s killing citizens, kicking down doors, encouraging confrontation can be stopped—if Republicans join us in standing up. 3/
- RB
We must mandate an immediate, independent investigation of ICE lawbreaking—transparently done, jointly by federal & state oversight agencies. 2/
- RB
I’m a NO on DHS funding without strict restraints & comprehensive reforms to stop lawless, lethal violence led from the top. Americans are rightly terrified & outraged by the illegal brutality—police state tactics—we’re watching in real time. It must be stopped. 1/
- PW
Five times as many Vermonters have dropped their ACA health care plans this year compared to last year. Millions of families around the country are going to be filled with anxiety that an accident or an unexpected illness could bankrupt them. And it's because of President Trump.
- RW
They just took food away from hungry families to pay for a militarized police force that is killing people and ripping families apart. It’s a moral tragedy.
- SW
Bellingcat does good work. They're the ones who proved Russians shot down Malaysia airliner and who tracked and identified Russian attempted killers of Alexei Navalny. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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- AK
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA. His parents said he was “a kindhearted soul.” He was shot and killed by federal agents while trying to help a woman next to him who had been shoved to the ground. Our eyes don’t lie—Americans see what happened.
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- SW
Here’s another Bellingcat series on an agent using “less lethal” munitions.
link:https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01/16/border-patrol-minneapolis/
- EW
“Please get the truth out about our son.” Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
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- JS
If we alienate our allies and partners in Europe and Canada, the only people who are celebrating that are Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. They want to separate the transatlantic alliance and undermine NATO, and the President is playing right into those interests.
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- TD
“Please get the truth out about our son.” Alex Pretti, a VA ICU nurse, was killed by ICE while trying to protect a woman being assaulted. Trump calls him a “monster” and “domestic terrorist.” Trust your own eyes. Unlike Trump, the video doesn’t lie.
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- CS
Please take a minute to read this heartbreaking statement from Nurse Pretti’s family. After their son was killed in broad daylight, they are now forced to defend him against this administration’s lies. It’s another reason why Senate Democrats are united in rejecting this DHS spending bill.
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- JS
People are outraged by yesterday's shooting and what they are seeing from out-of-control federal officers on the ground in Minnesota. It is horrific. An independent investigation must happen.
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- AK
50,000 Minnesotans turned out to peacefully protest ICE’s actions in 10 below weather and there were no problems. The next day a whole team of federal agents couldn’t handle one citizen with a cell phone. They shot him. ICE needs to leave.
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- AK
Second, the fact that Alex’s family, while mourning, had to write an entire paragraph rebutting lies spewed is sad and speaks to the moral void of Trump’s team. 2/2
- AK
This family statement is absolutely devastating to read. First, it should never have had to be written. The ease with which Trump’s admin takes someone’s life, and in this case a citizen, is disgusting and wrong. 1/2
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- AK
The Pretti family’s heartbreaking request to all of us: get the truth out about our son. Alex was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA whose last act was to protect the woman next to him. We will not let this Administration spread lies.
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- MK
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
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- PM
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences. I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands. The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that. I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
- CH
The killings of Renee Good & Alex Pretti show Trump's DHS culture is rotten to its core. Trump, Vance, Noem, & Miller have made these agents feel immune from the consequences of their actions. That must change. Everyone involved in these operations must be held accountable.
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- EW
We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors. It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
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- AK
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.
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