Also, a misconception that Pretti was at a "protest" is wrong:
Something getting lost is that there are three distinct major kinds of protest happening in MInnesota.
1. There’s the big peace marches (like friday), which ICE avoids.
2. There is the 24/7 Whipple Building protest, constant low-grade aggression.
3. And then there’s fighting ICE in the streets. That’s 100% rapid response. An ICE attack only lasts minutes, and they happen dozens of times a day, across a 3.7M person metro. People hear whistles and car horns and come running. THAT is the kind Pretti was in.
Something getting lost is that there are three distinct major kinds of protest happening in MInnesota. There’s the big peace marches (like friday), which ICE avoids. There is the 24/7 Whipple Building protest, constant low-grade aggression. And then there’s fighting ICE in the streets. That’s...
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Also, the "signal" chats that maga decided to be all mad about today are simply how the resistance in minneapolis are coordinating when ICE is spotted so they can alert community members, be there to film them to keep them accountable, and for people of color to stay safe (since they are detaining and nabbing anyone who 'looks' like they could be undocumented).