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Multiple Videos Show Trump Admin is Lying About Man Border Patrol Agents Killed in Minneapolis

  Transcript: The Trump administration is providing a false narrative on the killing of a Minnesota man by immigration agents on Saturday. Alex Jeffrey Pretti [pret-EE, not pretty] was shot and killed by agents on the morning of January 24, 2026. A warning now as video I share later in this video will be graphic. But before we get to that, first, let's look at the official statement from the Department of Homeland Security. In a post on X they made announcing the shooting, DHS shows a picture purporting to be a gun held by Pretti at the time he was killed. DHS also claims that Pretti "approached US Border Patrol officers with [the] 9 mm semi-automatic handgun." From what we've seen from at least three angles, at no point does Pretti make any threatening gesture or move toward agents in a dangerous way. Video also shows that Pretti did not approach agents with his gun -- rather, he held a phone in his hand, recording agents actions on the street that morning. In other ...

Must Reads 1/23/26: What ICE Agents Are Taught; Winter Storm; Jack Smith

I'm planning to use this site more in the new year. With that in mind, I also want to start some new "ventures" — one of those being, a daily "Must Read," where I provide articles I think are worth your time to look at. Here are your "must reads" for January 23, 2026: What ICE agents are taught: How to use ‘deadly force’, evade lawsuits ( Al Jazeera ) Brutal CNN supercut catches Trump’s VP in 'absurd' lie — using his own words [on ICE agents having " absolute immunity") ( AlterNet ) USA migrant crackdown: UN Human Rights Chief decries dehumanisation, harmful policies and practices ( United Nations ) Maps show where winter storm threatens to bring heavy snow, ice, brutal cold this weekend ( CBS News ) + Related: How this brutal winter storm is even possible with climate change – and maybe even more likely ( CNN ) 'Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,' former special counsel Jack Smith tells House panel ( ABC Ne...