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<p>💔Alex J. Pretti💔 age 37, of South <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> was gunned on in cold blood by <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> thugs today. He was Brandishing his phone recording 🧊.</p><p>No criminal record. Worked for the VA as an ICU nurse. Legal gun owner. Homeowner. Upstanding member of his community. He was a hero in his career, and went out like a hero trying to protect the women the ICE officer pushed down.</p><p>A TRUE hero all around, he didn’t deserve this. RIP <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a></p><p>🦔 Reposted from Feminist News</p>

<p><a href="/tags/va/" rel="tag">#VA</a> <a href="/tags/icu/" rel="tag">#icu</a> <a href="/tags/nurse/" rel="tag">#nurse</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> being shot in the back <a href="/tags/pointblank/" rel="tag">#pointblank</a> by <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#cbp</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> in a street <a href="/tags/execution/" rel="tag">#execution</a> by <a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#Criminal</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/deathsquad/" rel="tag">#deathsquad</a> because <a href="/tags/krasnov/" rel="tag">#krasnov</a> the <a href="/tags/madking/" rel="tag">#MadKing</a> has directed his <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#jan6</a> <a href="/tags/secretpolice/" rel="tag">#secretpolice</a> to distract the <a href="/tags/murican/" rel="tag">#murican</a> populace from the release and delay of the <a href="/tags/epsteinfiles/" rel="tag">#EpsteinFiles</a>, fomenting a <a href="/tags/civilwar/" rel="tag">#civilwar</a> and justifying the enactment of the <a href="/tags/insurrectionact/" rel="tag">#InsurrectionAct</a>. <br><a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/federalagents/" rel="tag">#FederalAgents</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/domesticterrorists/" rel="tag">#DomesticTerrorists</a></p>

<p>Murdered in cold-blood for filming and trying to help a woman who was violently shoved to the ground by a goon. He was an ICU nurse at the VA. <a href="/tags/fuckice/" rel="tag">#FuckICE</a> <a href="/tags/iceout/" rel="tag">#ICEOUT</a> <a href="/tags/mnstrong/" rel="tag">#MNStrong</a> <a href="/tags/standwithminnesota/" rel="tag">#StandWithMinnesota</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a></p>

<p>Listen to Alex Pretti read Terry Randolph&#x27;s final salute after his December 2024 death at vthe VA facility. Try not to choke up. </p><p>&quot;Today we have to remember that freedom is not free,&quot; Pretti said. &quot;We have to work at it, nurture it, protect it and even sacrifice for it. May we never forget and always remember our brothers and sisters who have served so that we may enjoy the gift of freedom.&quot;<br><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-pretti-fatally-shot-federal-officers-minneapolis-identified-paren-rcna255758" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-pretti-fatally-shot-federal-officers-minneapolis-identified-paren-rcna255758"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/a</span><span class="invisible">lex-pretti-fatally-shot-federal-officers-minneapolis-identified-paren-rcna255758</span></a><br><a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a></p>

<p>In memory of <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> and in unity with Minnesotans who bike, <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> communities around the USA* will “RIDE TOGETHER, STAND TOGETHER&quot; Jan 31, 2026. [*Update: Also in Canada and elsewhere; flyer template available at <a href="https://bikepacking.com/news/alex-pretti-memorial-rides/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikepacking.com/news/alex-pretti-memorial-rides/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikepacking.com/news/alex-pret</span><span class="invisible">ti-memorial-rides/</span></a> ]</p><p>In Monterey County, AMG Cyclery of Seaside, California invites you to join them Jan 31 for a casual-pace ride from their bike shop, 805 Broadway Ave, Seaside to Lovers Point, Pacific Grove and back (10 mi round trip). Meet up 1:30. Ride begins 2pm sharp. </p><p>&quot;There is nothing more dangerous to a regime predicated on lies than witnesses who capture the truth.&quot;</p><p>From Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop of Minneapolis <a href="https://www.angrycatfishbicycle.com/articles/our-story-pg145.htm" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.angrycatfishbicycle.com/articles/our-story-pg145.htm"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.angrycatfishbicycle.com/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticles/our-story-pg145.htm</span></a><br>&quot;Alex was one of us, could’ve been any of us, so as we mourn, all of us can come together in unity to remember Alex for what he was. A kind and caring soul put on this earth to be the light for others.&quot;</p><p>General tips for group social rides: <a href="https://bikemonterey.org/rideout-or-rude-out-make-your-bike-party-courteous-safer-legal-and-fun.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bikemonterey.org/rideout-or-rude-out-make-your-bike-party-courteous-safer-legal-and-fun.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikemonterey.org/rideout-or-ru</span><span class="invisible">de-out-make-your-bike-party-courteous-safer-legal-and-fun.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/montereycounty/" rel="tag">#MontereyCounty</a> <a href="/tags/montereybay/" rel="tag">#MontereyBay</a></p>

<p>Our photojournalists Cengiz Yar and Peter DiCampo were on the ground in Minneapolis, covering what they saw in the days before and after the shooting of Alex Pretti.</p><p>Read their accounts below:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minneapolis-immigration-protests-photos?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minneapolis-immigration-protests-photos?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">neapolis-immigration-protests-photos?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a></p>

<p>BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alex-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ale</span><span class="invisible">x-pretti-shooting-cbp-agents-identified-jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minneapolis/" rel="tag">#Minneapolis</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/borderpatrol/" rel="tag">#BorderPatrol</a></p>

<p>Minnesota Kicks Off Legal Battle With Trump Administration to Hold ICE Shooters Accountable<br>--</p><p>With the federal government refusing to identify agents or share evidence relating to the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the dispute has become a game of constitutional chicken: states’ rights versus federal immunity.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-trump-ice-shooting-lawsuit-alex-pretti-renee-good?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-trump-ice-shooting-lawsuit-alex-pretti-renee-good?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/min</span><span class="invisible">nesota-trump-ice-shooting-lawsuit-alex-pretti-renee-good?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/minnesota/" rel="tag">#Minnesota</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="/tags/alexpretti/" rel="tag">#AlexPretti</a> <a href="/tags/reneegood/" rel="tag">#ReneeGood</a></p>