"The events in Minneapolis, especially the horrifying killing of two Americans, reconfirmed one awful thing and taught us two encouraging things. What was reconfirmed was the sheer malevolence and cruelty of the Trump administration. It encouraged federal agents to act lawlessly and in ways that led to an innocent woman, Renee Good, being shot, including in the head at point-blank range, and an innocent man, Alex Pretti, being shot 10 times within five seconds, according to forensic experts."
"What makes things even worse is that after the innocent were gunned down, administration officials hit the airwaves to slander the dead, accusing them of acts of " domestic terrorism" and, in Pretti's case, of being a " would-be assassin," in the words of the president's most influential aide, Stephen Miller. Isaac Stanley-Becker: Tim Walz fears a Fort Sumter moment in Minneapolis These grotesque lies brought additional, immense pain to grieving families and friends. The Pretti family called the government's lies "sickening" and "reprehensible.""
The events in Minneapolis reconfirmed the sheer malevolence and cruelty of the Trump administration. Federal agents were encouraged to act lawlessly, resulting in the shooting of Renee Good, including a point-blank head wound, and the execution-style shooting of Alex Pretti, who was struck ten times within five seconds while kneeling and restrained, according to forensic experts. After the killings, administration officials publicly slandered the dead, accusing them of "domestic terrorism" and labeling Pretti a "would-be assassin," compounding the pain of grieving families. Loved ones described Pretti as a kindhearted mentor, calm, caring, diligent, respectful, and a great listener. A couple of encouraging things emerged.
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