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If anyone is observing the carnage in Minneapolis.....

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MistressoftheDarkSide · 24/01/2026 20:18

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-live

Guardian is running a live feed, and a good unbiased source is Agenda Free TV on YouTube also running live feeds from the streets there.

Obviously multiple versions of events being thrown about as it's very fresh.

Sending solidarity across the pond to any US Mumsnetters in the locale and protesting the awful actions of ICE and disregard of your constitution by the "President".

Minneapolis shooting: Governor Tim Walz condemns ‘sickening’ fatal shooting of man believed to be 37-year-old US citizen – live

Minnesota governor decries ‘federal occupation’ after another deadly shooting less than three weeks after ICE officer killed Renee Good in the city

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-live

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MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 25/01/2026 10:23

Walkden · 25/01/2026 10:18

"No, Trump is winning because racist, uneducated, ignorant and spiteful people voted for him because he hates all the people that they hate, e.g. immigrants, trans people, Muslims"

Or perhaps because you don't win elections by demonising a lot of everyday decent people with slurs.

As a previous poster said 77m people in the us voted for trump.

Yes, and shame on every single despicable one of them.

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:26

Cheddars · 25/01/2026 10:21

i don’t understand why Minneapolis is the focus of all the shootings and protests? What’s happening across the rest of the states?

From what ive read, its the mayor who is encouraging residents and hard left to cause disruption to cause distraction from the billions of dollars in fraud that officials have stolen. Something to do with the false daycare centre's. Its all very strange.

Donttellempike · 25/01/2026 10:29

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 09:58

I think ICE are doing a worthwhile job and the agents are extremely brave, but I just watched that video and its clear to see it was murder. The gun was taken, he was already in the floor surrounded. There was no need to shoot this man no matter how rabid he was behaving.

The agents work in a high stress job, they have been doxed and had their families threatened. They are obviously in high alert, but this was a man who didnt pose a threat or need to die. They need to get out of there before more murders happen and concentrate in other areas.

Running around with faces hidden , armed and shooting anyone they don’t like the look of , including tiny children. snatching people off the street and from their homes. Pepper spraying people directly on n the face

Sending them to god knows where , to no one knows where and denying them legal help would of any kind

These people often in states of undress. Being told they are answerable to no one.

That is evil. It is not brave 🙄 It is no decent persons idea of worthwhile

And one day they will be held to account

Donttellempike · 25/01/2026 10:30

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:26

From what ive read, its the mayor who is encouraging residents and hard left to cause disruption to cause distraction from the billions of dollars in fraud that officials have stolen. Something to do with the false daycare centre's. Its all very strange.

What are you reading? Fascism today?

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:30

Donttellempike · 25/01/2026 10:29

Running around with faces hidden , armed and shooting anyone they don’t like the look of , including tiny children. snatching people off the street and from their homes. Pepper spraying people directly on n the face

Sending them to god knows where , to no one knows where and denying them legal help would of any kind

These people often in states of undress. Being told they are answerable to no one.

That is evil. It is not brave 🙄 It is no decent persons idea of worthwhile

And one day they will be held to account

What children have ice shot?

Fulmine · 25/01/2026 10:30

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:26

From what ive read, its the mayor who is encouraging residents and hard left to cause disruption to cause distraction from the billions of dollars in fraud that officials have stolen. Something to do with the false daycare centre's. Its all very strange.

I think you've been reading very, very selectively.

If the US government is so concerned about immigration-related crime, does your reading explain why ICE are not in the Republican states with much higher levels of immigration like Texas?

Nanny0gg · 25/01/2026 10:32

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 09:58

I think ICE are doing a worthwhile job and the agents are extremely brave, but I just watched that video and its clear to see it was murder. The gun was taken, he was already in the floor surrounded. There was no need to shoot this man no matter how rabid he was behaving.

The agents work in a high stress job, they have been doxed and had their families threatened. They are obviously in high alert, but this was a man who didnt pose a threat or need to die. They need to get out of there before more murders happen and concentrate in other areas.

You think breaking into peoples' homes, snatching a parent and his five year old off the street (whilst his legal application for citizenship is being processed) and standing outside schools to intimidate parents and children is 'brave'?

Donttellempike · 25/01/2026 10:32

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:30

What children have ice shot?

It’s what I have read 😄😄😄😄

ExtraOnions · 25/01/2026 10:33

Brefugee · 25/01/2026 10:20

oh dear.

We already know the police are racist misogynist organisations. And you think they would defend anyone? or the army?

It’s like when you watch grainy old footage from 1930/40s Germany, of Jewish people being paraded through the street, beaten, murdered, and their body left in the gutter, surrounded by bystanders and onlookers.

We can sit here and say “why did those people stand by whilst those atrocities were happening” in some sort of disbelief … but now the same is happening in the US, and we start to understand why those people stood round and did nothing. protesting against the regime gets you summarily executed.

It’s a small step for the USA now, to become an Authoritarian regime, and when they stop going after the illegal immigrants, it will be the dissidents, the liberals, the “left wing”, the intellectuals (see Hitler, Stalin, Mao).

I’m with you, I’m in the UK, so you do what you can from here.. I also have family in Minnesota, and I want them out.

Nanny0gg · 25/01/2026 10:33

BTW, where is the Democratic Party? Why is there no effective opposition?

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:35

Donttellempike · 25/01/2026 10:32

It’s what I have read 😄😄😄😄

Where did you read that? Deporting people in the country illegally is not the same as shooting children.

Teanbiscuits33 · 25/01/2026 10:36

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:23

This is the problem with some of the left. Its very clear from reading comments like this that there is so much hate. No one should be doxed! Its incredibly dangerous and we all know there are insane people out there who would try to cause harm to the family. These agents are in a high stress job and constantly have people being hostile towards them. Mistakes this this are going to continue to happen unless people actually protest peacefully.

Are you for fucking real going on about the hate of the left!!

You’ve got a far right, racist, paedophile, narcissistic megalomaniac in the White House. Hate oozes out of his every disgusting pore as well as every single evil one of his administration. He has absolutely not a single redeeming quality and will no doubt go down in history as one of the worst examples of humanity to have ever walked Earth.

You’ ve got your own gestapo murdering people on the streets and you’re saying the problem with the left is ‘so much hate’? What God damn planet are you even on!?

Unbelievable.

MistressoftheDarkSide · 25/01/2026 10:38

They shot him up to ten times in the back when he was on the ground. And after he was disarmed.

Let that sink in. He didn't stand a chance and every one of his constitutional rights was stripped from him in seconds.

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Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:38

Teanbiscuits33 · 25/01/2026 10:36

Are you for fucking real going on about the hate of the left!!

You’ve got a far right, racist, paedophile, narcissistic megalomaniac in the White House. Hate oozes out of his every disgusting pore as well as every single evil one of his administration. He has absolutely not a single redeeming quality and will no doubt go down in history as one of the worst examples of humanity to have ever walked Earth.

You’ ve got your own gestapo murdering people on the streets and you’re saying the problem with the left is ‘so much hate’? What God damn planet are you even on!?

Unbelievable.

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Very hateful and verging in totally unhinged too. Someone in here just claimed that they are shooting children just to add to the stirring up of hate, as if what's happening isn't bad enough.

The vast majority of Americans voted for Trump and support ICE. Make of that what you will.

Lych333 · 25/01/2026 10:39

MistressoftheDarkSide · 25/01/2026 10:38

They shot him up to ten times in the back when he was on the ground. And after he was disarmed.

Let that sink in. He didn't stand a chance and every one of his constitutional rights was stripped from him in seconds.

This!!! They shot him AFTER they’d taken his gun off him.

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:40

MistressoftheDarkSide · 25/01/2026 10:38

They shot him up to ten times in the back when he was on the ground. And after he was disarmed.

Let that sink in. He didn't stand a chance and every one of his constitutional rights was stripped from him in seconds.

I agree. I watched the video and there was no need to shot at all. ICE should just get out of there before anyone else is killed because this is going to escalate.

SweetcornFritter · 25/01/2026 10:40

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:38

Very hateful and verging in totally unhinged too. Someone in here just claimed that they are shooting children just to add to the stirring up of hate, as if what's happening isn't bad enough.

The vast majority of Americans voted for Trump and support ICE. Make of that what you will.

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wrong
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5703175-ice-tactics-poll/

Nanny0gg · 25/01/2026 10:41

Greenmouldycheese · 25/01/2026 10:38

Very hateful and verging in totally unhinged too. Someone in here just claimed that they are shooting children just to add to the stirring up of hate, as if what's happening isn't bad enough.

The vast majority of Americans voted for Trump and support ICE. Make of that what you will.

Edited

Popular vote
77,302,580[2]
75,017,613[2]
Percentage
49.8%[2]
48.3%[2]
Vast majority?

And I hope those that didn't bother are now seeing the error of their ways

2024 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election#cite_note-fec-2

Lych333 · 25/01/2026 10:41

Nanny0gg · 25/01/2026 10:33

BTW, where is the Democratic Party? Why is there no effective opposition?

I know!!!!!The more priviledged people are the less thy speak up. All of them from Hollywood to Silicon Valley and Washington care more about their own interests. Cowards the lot of them.

Aethelredtheunsteady · 25/01/2026 10:41

Walkden · 25/01/2026 10:18

"No, Trump is winning because racist, uneducated, ignorant and spiteful people voted for him because he hates all the people that they hate, e.g. immigrants, trans people, Muslims"

Or perhaps because you don't win elections by demonising a lot of everyday decent people with slurs.

As a previous poster said 77m people in the us voted for trump.

"Somalia, which is barely a country. They have no, they have no anything. They just run around killing each other. There’s no structure … Somebody would say, ‘Oh that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks and we don’t want them in our country … We’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She’s garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren’t people that work. These aren’t people that say, ‘Let’s go, come on, let’s make this place great.’ These are people that do nothing but complain."

"Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker – and in some cases, shylocks and bad people."

"Quiet. Quiet, piggy."

"Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

"$8 million for making mice transgender" - on transgenic mice for use in medical research

"These things don't work, I've had them many times, and on occasion, they break, they explode. If something's hot, they don't last very long, like a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds. It's a ridiculous situation," - on paper straws

“Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face,” On Liz Cheney

“You know, we’ve cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500 per cent,”

"Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???"

"We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country."

"I love this guy. He says, ‘You’re not gonna be a dictator, are you?’ I say, ‘No, no, no – other than day one.’ We’re closing the border. And we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that I’m not a dictator, OK?"

"I declared: I am your voice. Today, I add: I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution."

"If I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say go down and indict them, mostly they would be out of business. They’d be out. They’d be out of the election."

"And I swear and I’ve never done that … I have no idea who the hell – she’s a whack job." - On the woman he was found liable in court of sexually abusing.

"That’s why it was one of the great presidencies, they say. Even the opponents sometimes say he did very well … but we’ve been waging an all-out war on American democracy."

Maybe 77 million Americans aren't racist, uneducated and spiteful. But they're happy to vote for somebody who is.

WomenAreNotEmotionalSupportAnimals · 25/01/2026 10:42

WomenAreNotEmotionalSupportAnimals · 25/01/2026 09:37

This is a disgusting lie!

From the video and witness accounts Alex was attempting to help the woman who ICE were deliberately pepper spraying her directly in the face and who ICE had pushed to the ground.

You got his name wrong too. His name was Alex Pretti.

I defy you or anyone to read the statement from his parents and not be heartbroken for them. They are right, he was a hero because his last acts were to stand up for his community and country as a whole, and to protect a woman that ICE were abusing.

Here is the witness statement from the lady in the pink jacket

The poor woman says she is afraid to go home because ICE are looking for her.

Alex Pretti and Renée Good were law abiding Americans who were murdered.

I don't know why the pictures didn't load so trying again. It'll take a few minutes for the pictures to clear.

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Itstym · 25/01/2026 10:43

Disregard all of that. It’s the left who are spiteful. Dontcha know?

@Aethelredtheunsteady

Tired of these hateful people who literally run politics based on demonising immigrants and subjugating women etc say these awful things on record then turn around and claim they’re not allowed to say anything and the horrible left are shutting down their right of speech blah blah.

Nanny0gg · 25/01/2026 10:44

Aethelredtheunsteady · 25/01/2026 10:41

"Somalia, which is barely a country. They have no, they have no anything. They just run around killing each other. There’s no structure … Somebody would say, ‘Oh that’s not politically correct.’ I don’t care. I don’t want them in our country. Their country is no good for a reason. Their country stinks and we don’t want them in our country … We’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She’s garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren’t people that work. These aren’t people that say, ‘Let’s go, come on, let’s make this place great.’ These are people that do nothing but complain."

"Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases, a fine banker – and in some cases, shylocks and bad people."

"Quiet. Quiet, piggy."

"Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything."

"$8 million for making mice transgender" - on transgenic mice for use in medical research

"These things don't work, I've had them many times, and on occasion, they break, they explode. If something's hot, they don't last very long, like a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds. It's a ridiculous situation," - on paper straws

“Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, let’s see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face,” On Liz Cheney

“You know, we’ve cut drug prices by 1,200, 1,300, 1,400, 1,500 per cent,”

"Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???"

"We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country."

"I love this guy. He says, ‘You’re not gonna be a dictator, are you?’ I say, ‘No, no, no – other than day one.’ We’re closing the border. And we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that I’m not a dictator, OK?"

"I declared: I am your voice. Today, I add: I am your warrior. I am your justice. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed: I am your retribution."

"If I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say go down and indict them, mostly they would be out of business. They’d be out. They’d be out of the election."

"And I swear and I’ve never done that … I have no idea who the hell – she’s a whack job." - On the woman he was found liable in court of sexually abusing.

"That’s why it was one of the great presidencies, they say. Even the opponents sometimes say he did very well … but we’ve been waging an all-out war on American democracy."

Maybe 77 million Americans aren't racist, uneducated and spiteful. But they're happy to vote for somebody who is.

It's just horrific that they elected someone who is so unpresidential and so un-statesmanlike to be their leader

He is dismantling everything built since WWII

Walkden · 25/01/2026 10:45

"Yes, and shame on every single despicable one of them."

This reminds me of when John Mcain was at a rally or similar and one of his supporters started badmouthing Obama. He pulled her up on it, saying he was a decent man who had differing views on certain areas....

Times have certainly changed.

EverythingGolden · 25/01/2026 10:45

As far as we know they haven’t shot any children. They have endangered the life of a six month old baby by throwing a smoke bomb under a vehicle they were locked in. They have endangered children by removing them to detention centres without their families. These ICE agents seem untrained and unaccountable which is a really obvious recipe for disaster. History repeats itself unfortunately and as pp have pointed out there are plenty historical precedents for this situation and none of it bodes well although I hope with all my heart that this is not the case.

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