Last week I wrote about how Renee Good could have been any one of us—just a regular person. And then on Saturday the government killed another regular person, an ICU nurse who was there to observe what BCP and ICE thugs were doing, and, as it turned out, also administering first aid to people attacked by the federal goons. Most of us have seen the horrible videos of his murder and it just was so infuriating, so awful, and so fucking sad.
And then on Tuesday CNN had this news–Pretti was a hero:
Federal immigration officers have been collecting personal information about protesters and agitators in Minneapolis, sources told CNN – and had documented details about Alex Pretti before he was shot to death on Saturday.
It is unclear how Pretti first came to the attention of federal authorities, but sources told CNN that about a week before his death, he suffered a broken rib when a group of federal officers tackled him while he was protesting their attempt to detain other individuals.
There are more details:
The earlier incident started when he stopped his car after observing ICE agents chasing what he described as a family on foot, and began shouting and blowing his whistle, according to a source who asked not to be named out of fear of retribution.
Pretti later told the source that five agents tackled him and one leaned on his back – an encounter that left him with a broken rib. The agents quickly released him at the scene.
“That day, he thought he was going to die,” said the source.
Pretti was later given medication consistent with treating a broken rib, according to records reviewed by CNN.
And there’s a twist–his murder may not have been accidental:
Earlier this month, a DHS official in Minneapolis sent a memo to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations officers assigned to the state on temporary duty asking them to use a form to input information on protesters and agitators.
The form — titled “intel collection non-arrests” — allows agents to fill in personal information of agitators and protesters who they encounter. It’s not clear whether other agencies in Minnesota are also using the form.
Previously, agents had informally shared information about protesters and agitators with each other, the memo said.
Pretti’s name was known to federal agents, according to a source – though it’s unclear whether the new intake form was used to share his information.
And I know this all sounds like a crazy conspiracy but then you have to factor this in:
On Sunday, a DHS spokeswoman denied the agency was compiling a database of “domestic terrorists” after a video in Maine showed a federal agent recording the license plate of a woman observing him during an operation and telling her, “We have a nice little database and now you are considered a domestic terrorist.”
[DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia] McLaughlin told CNN about the Maine incident, “There is NO database of ‘domestic terrorists’ run by DHS. We do of course monitor and investigate and refer all threats, assaults and obstruction of our officers to the appropriate law enforcement. Obstructing and assaulting law enforcement is a felony and a federal crime.”
In her statement to CNN on Tuesday, she reiterated that there is no DHS database.
McLaughlin is one of the biggest liars in the Trump administration. She may even be a bigger liar than Trump himself. You cannot believe one word she says. And Tom Homan himself had this to say:
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
And this information is supposed to scare us. And it won’t:
"We are going to create a database, a list, we're going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods know exactly who to send those pies and fruit baskets to. We are going to give these people bragging rights like you wouldn't believe.These guys aren't gonna need to buy a drink for a week."
— "Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux (@bretdevereaux.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T19:56:11.149Z
I’ll leave you with this:
So, a widespread ICE/DHS conspiracy to commit premeditated murder.
Why would that not be a surprise, with this bunch?