• Leftist Lunatics in Minnesota are Attacking Random Drivers if They Suspect They're Conservative

    From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 20:05:19 2026
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    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect the driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to
    speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4


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  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 15:40:53 2026
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    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect the >driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to >speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it >all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4


    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group. Much more so than him just being conservative. I
    don't know if he said something or did something but I'm certain he
    did something that led to the group hunting him down.

    Now whether it was justified or not is entirely unknown because we
    don't know what led to this confrontation.
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 21:23:30 2026
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    On Jan 28, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect >> the
    driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to
    speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >> hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it >> all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4

    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group.

    Yes, it turns out he used his 1st Amendment right to say conservative things. That's all it takes to have a mob surround your car and try and drag you out
    by the feet in 2026 Minneapolis. And even though it's documented on video, you won't see a word about it on CNN or BSNBC or any of the broadcast networks. They'll hold requiems for a nutbag who died trying to run over a cop, but shrieking lunatics surrounding cars in street, trying to drag out the
    occupants and do who knows what to them? Not a peep.

    It's too bad none of them were run over when the car sped away.

    Much more so than him just being conservative.

    Why would you say that?

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    They genuinely believe they can just do whatever they want, and if they engage in enough moral outrage and petulant acts of violence, they can force their desired outcome as a fait accompli.

    The "Trump is very dangerous for our democracy" crowd equates literal mob violence to democracy and have constructed a metaphysical fantasy in their heads where they get to always be in charge regardless of election outcomes because they're on the "right side of history" and their hearts are with the angels or something.

    The Left always denies legitimacy to any actual exercise of power on the
    right. Always. Sometimes this is on the path to civil war (Spain 1936; Finland 1918). Sometimes they succeed for a long time (modern Europe). Sometimes it's right here on RAT where I actually once was able to get FPP to admit that he believes certain powers of the presidency are only legitimate when wielded by Democrats.

    We are only seeing this bald-faced display of leftist arrogance now because
    the supposed representative of the American Right, the Republican Party, for decades has meekly agreed to never exercise real power whenever they win the ability to wield it. For the first time, there's a right-leaning president in office who isn't afraid to exercise the powers the Constitution gives him. We see the Left increasingly turning to violence because a change in this status quo is intolerable to them.

    How can you share a country with these people? How can we possibly maintain societal order with one side that refuses to accept the legitimacy of the
    other even when it wins elections via the democracy they're constantly saying needs to be saved?

    We can't.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 22:17:01 2026
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    shawn <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:
    Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they
    suspect the driver is conservative, and they become so violent that
    the driver has to speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >>hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it >>all.

    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4

    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done >something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group. Much more so than him just being conservative. I
    don't know if he said something or did something but I'm certain he
    did something that led to the group hunting him down.

    Now whether it was justified or not is entirely unknown because we
    don't know what led to this confrontation.

    No, shawn. The benefit of a doubt does not go to the mob.

    So you don't believe they should have had the civilian equivalent of
    probable cause to pull the guy over, trying to make a citizen's arrest?

    If these were school children, we'd call this bullying, or beating up
    the weaker kid, or picking on someone for being different.

    Here's additional video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkbqzWVHZI
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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 22:26:46 2026
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    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    . . .

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in >Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side >gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but
    useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors, or worse, just
    so Greg Bovino can get his video footage.

    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.
    Period. Let's not blame indirect causes.

    Gee. Tom Homan just suspended the two who shot and killed Alex Pretti.
    Perhaps the killing was unjustified, if not criminal.

    . . .
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  • From Roger Blake@rogblake@iname.invalid to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 23:55:52 2026
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    On 2026-01-28, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors, or worse, just
    so Greg Bovino can get his video footage.

    I call bullshit on your bullshit. These are not "protesters". We are
    dealing with well-funded and organized insurgents and seditionists
    violently working to overthrow the rule of law. They must be treated
    as such.

    President Trump needs to employ the Insurrection Act in Minnesota and put
    an end to this. That, and declare a national emergency to do what is needed
    to put an end to the Left once and for all so the rest of us can get
    on with our lives without their endless and relentless interference.
    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The American Left is a disease much like cancer and just as dangerous. It is high time to treat it as such. You don't argue with or debate cancer, you eradicate it. Round up Leftists/Progressives and ship them to predetermined points around the country where they can then be exterminated. Problem solved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From shawn@nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com to rec.arts.tv on Wed Jan 28 19:04:25 2026
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    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:23:30 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jan 28, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect >>> the
    driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to >>> speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >>> hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it
    all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4

    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done
    something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group.

    Yes, it turns out he used his 1st Amendment right to say conservative things. >That's all it takes to have a mob surround your car and try and drag you out >by the feet in 2026 Minneapolis. And even though it's documented on video, you >won't see a word about it on CNN or BSNBC or any of the broadcast networks. >They'll hold requiems for a nutbag who died trying to run over a cop, but >shrieking lunatics surrounding cars in street, trying to drag out the >occupants and do who knows what to them? Not a peep.

    It's too bad none of them were run over when the car sped away.

    Much more so than him just being conservative.

    Why would you say that?

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in >Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side >gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    They are dead because the federal government didn't bother to do the
    necessary training to teach those agents how to properly manage
    crowds. The protestors had every right to protest as a
    Constitutionally protected right to free speech. The two deaths
    occurred because the officers involved over reacted to a situation in
    which no lives were at risk and while the Renee Good killer might have
    an argument that protects them I don't see how this latest guy (or
    maybe both of the shooters) don't end up charged with at least
    manslaughter. The nurse never attacked an officer, wasn't even facing
    one when shot, never went for his weapon and didn't even have it on
    him when they shot him ten times. Hard to think of that as anything
    but a crime.

    Both sides have a right to protest if they don't like how the country
    is governed. Both sides have a right to legally bear arms. Neither
    side should end up dead because they attended a protest or were
    carrying a legal weapon.
    They genuinely believe they can just do whatever they want, and if they engage >in enough moral outrage and petulant acts of violence, they can force their >desired outcome as a fait accompli.

    The "Trump is very dangerous for our democracy" crowd equates literal mob >violence to democracy and have constructed a metaphysical fantasy in their >heads where they get to always be in charge regardless of election outcomes >because they're on the "right side of history" and their hearts are with the >angels or something.

    The Left always denies legitimacy to any actual exercise of power on the >right. Always. Sometimes this is on the path to civil war (Spain 1936; Finland >1918). Sometimes they succeed for a long time (modern Europe). Sometimes it's >right here on RAT where I actually once was able to get FPP to admit that he >believes certain powers of the presidency are only legitimate when wielded by >Democrats.

    We are only seeing this bald-faced display of leftist arrogance now because >the supposed representative of the American Right, the Republican Party, for >decades has meekly agreed to never exercise real power whenever they win the >ability to wield it. For the first time, there's a right-leaning president in >office who isn't afraid to exercise the powers the Constitution gives him. We >see the Left increasingly turning to violence because a change in this status >quo is intolerable to them.

    How can you share a country with these people? How can we possibly maintain >societal order with one side that refuses to accept the legitimacy of the >other even when it wins elections via the democracy they're constantly saying >needs to be saved?

    We can't.

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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 07:25:35 2026
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    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect the >driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to >speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover?up of it >all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4


    But the media says they're just peaceful protestors...

    <eyeroll>
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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 07:28:34 2026
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    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:40:53 -0500, shawn
    <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect the
    driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to >>speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >>hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover?up of it >>all.

    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4


    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done >something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group. Much more so than him just being conservative. I
    don't know if he said something or did something but I'm certain he
    did something that led to the group hunting him down.

    Now whether it was justified or not is entirely unknown because we
    don't know what led to this confrontation.

    A mob doesn't need a reason, just a perception. Of course had ICE
    arrested someone, they'd all be in outrage.
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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 07:29:39 2026
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    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:23:30 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jan 28, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect >>> the
    driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to >>> speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >>> hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover?up of it >>> all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4

    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done
    something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group.

    Yes, it turns out he used his 1st Amendment right to say conservative things. >That's all it takes to have a mob surround your car and try and drag you out >by the feet in 2026 Minneapolis. And even though it's documented on video, you >won't see a word about it on CNN or BSNBC or any of the broadcast networks. >They'll hold requiems for a nutbag who died trying to run over a cop, but >shrieking lunatics surrounding cars in street, trying to drag out the >occupants and do who knows what to them? Not a peep.

    It's too bad none of them were run over when the car sped away.

    Much more so than him just being conservative.

    Why would you say that?

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in >Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side >gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    They genuinely believe they can just do whatever they want, and if they engage >in enough moral outrage and petulant acts of violence, they can force their >desired outcome as a fait accompli.

    The "Trump is very dangerous for our democracy" crowd equates literal mob >violence to democracy and have constructed a metaphysical fantasy in their >heads where they get to always be in charge regardless of election outcomes >because they're on the "right side of history" and their hearts are with the >angels or something.

    The Left always denies legitimacy to any actual exercise of power on the >right. Always. Sometimes this is on the path to civil war (Spain 1936; Finland >1918). Sometimes they succeed for a long time (modern Europe). Sometimes it's >right here on RAT where I actually once was able to get FPP to admit that he >believes certain powers of the presidency are only legitimate when wielded by >Democrats.

    We are only seeing this bald-faced display of leftist arrogance now because >the supposed representative of the American Right, the Republican Party, for >decades has meekly agreed to never exercise real power whenever they win the >ability to wield it. For the first time, there's a right-leaning president in >office who isn't afraid to exercise the powers the Constitution gives him. We >see the Left increasingly turning to violence because a change in this status >quo is intolerable to them.

    How can you share a country with these people? How can we possibly maintain >societal order with one side that refuses to accept the legitimacy of the >other even when it wins elections via the democracy they're constantly saying >needs to be saved?

    We can't.


    You've explained the problem in our country perfectly.

    Thank you.
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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 07:30:48 2026
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    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:26:46 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    . . .

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in >>Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side >>gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but >useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors, or worse, just
    so Greg Bovino can get his video footage.

    But they DO get to use it when protestors harass and threaten the
    agents. This is happening every day.


    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.
    Period. Let's not blame indirect causes.

    <eyeroll>

    Time for you to come back to the real world.


    Gee. Tom Homan just suspended the two who shot and killed Alex Pretti. >Perhaps the killing was unjustified, if not criminal.

    . . .
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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 19:18:02 2026
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    On Jan 28, 2026 at 2:26:46 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in
    Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side
    gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors

    But they do get to tear gas violent insurrectionists. If all these people did was stand on the sidewalk holding signs, beating their bongos, and chanting,
    no one would be tear gassed. But they're not doing that. They're assaulting
    the agents, throwing bricks and other dangerous objects at them, squirting
    them with water guns filled with urine, blocking their vehicles, trying to
    pull illegal alien arrestees out of their custody, and trying to run them down with cars.

    None. Of. That. Is. Protesting.

    None. Of. It. Is. Protected. By. The. 1st Amendment.

    And using tear gas on crowds of committing criminal acts like that is
    precisely what tear gas is for.

    I posted this earlier in the week but it bears repeating:

    We're not looking at protests anymore. What we're seeing is a well-planned, well-funded insurgency, built by people who've clearly studied the playbook
    and have support from within the state and local governments.

    Signal groups at 1,000-member cap per zone. Dedicated roles: mobile chasers, plate checkers logging vehicle data into shared databases, 24/7 dispatch nodes vectoring assets, SALUTE-style reporting (Size, Activity, Location, Unit,
    Time, Equipment) on suspected federal vehicles. Daily chat rotations and timed deletions to frustrate forensic recovery. Vetting processes for new joiners. Mutual aid from sympathetic locals (teachers providing cover, possible local
    PD tip-offs on license plate lookups). Home-base coordination points. Rapid escalation from observation to physical obstruction-- or worse.

    This isn't spontaneous outrage. This is C2 (command and control) with redundancy, OPSEC hygiene, and task organization that would make a Teams sergeant nod in recognition. Replace "ICE agents" with "occupying coalition forces" and the structure maps almost 1:1 to the early-stage urban cells
    hunted by American special forces in the mid-2000s.

    The most sobering part? It's domestic. Funded, trained (somewhere), and directed by people who live in the same country whose law enforcement they're trying to paralyze. When your own citizens build and operate this level of parallel intelligence and rapid-response network against federal officers-- complete with doxxing, vehicle pursuits, and harassment that's already turned lethal-- you're no longer dealing with civil disobedience. You're facing a distributed resistance that's learned the lessons of successful insurgencies: stay below the kinetic threshold most of the time, force over-reaction when possible, maintain popular support through narrative, and never present a single center of gravity.

    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.

    No. One person was shot because she was clearly trying to run down a cop.

    Another was shot because he was an illegal alien under lawful arrest and escaped, and when reprehended he (and his family members) surrounded the cop and started beating him with deadly weapons.

    The third shooting is the most iffy and if those cops are found to have acted wrongly, they should go to prison for it. But bringing a loaded gun to a protest where you intend ahead of time to get into physical confrontations
    with police (Pretti was assaulting ICE agents just the week before his death and kicking the taillights out of government vehicles so fighting with cops
    was clearly on his to-do list) is a monumentally stupid thing to do.

    Period. Let's not blame indirect causes.

    Gee. Tom Homan just suspended the two who shot and killed Alex Pretti. Perhaps the killing was unjustified, if not criminal.

    Every LEO is "suspended" after a shooting while the investigation takes place. You don't shoot someone and then two hours later be back out on the street chasing bad guys. This isn't an episode of BLUE BLOODS.


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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 19:23:30 2026
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    On Jan 28, 2026 at 4:04:25 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:23:30 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jan 28, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> >> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect
    the
    driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to >>>> speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a
    hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it
    all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4

    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done
    something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group.

    Yes, it turns out he used his 1st Amendment right to say conservative things.
    That's all it takes to have a mob surround your car and try and drag you out >> by the feet in 2026 Minneapolis. And even though it's documented on video, >> you
    won't see a word about it on CNN or BSNBC or any of the broadcast networks. >> They'll hold requiems for a nutbag who died trying to run over a cop, but
    shrieking lunatics surrounding cars in street, trying to drag out the
    occupants and do who knows what to them? Not a peep.

    It's too bad none of them were run over when the car sped away.

    Much more so than him just being conservative.

    Why would you say that?

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in
    Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side
    gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    They are dead because the federal government didn't bother to do the necessary training to teach those agents how to properly manage
    crowds.

    What does "properly managing crowds" entail? Because we're told using things like tear gas and LRADs isn't it. We can't use batons or tasers, either. If
    the riots in L.A. are any indication, the only "proper crowd management" the Left will accept is to stand back and let them do whatever they want until the little dears get tuckered out and go home.

    The protestors had every right to protest as a
    Constitutionally protected right to free speech.

    But they have *zero* right to do anything more than that. The moment they step up off the curb and interfere, obstruct, and/or attack the police, they're no longer protesters. At that point, they're criminals who need to be dealt with *as* criminals.


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  • From BTR1701@atropos@mac.com to rec.arts.tv on Thu Jan 29 21:30:53 2026
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    On Jan 28, 2026 at 12:40:53 PM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:05:19 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they suspect >> the
    driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the driver has to
    speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's a >> hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of it >> all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x720/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4

    I don't know what led them to go after the guy but he clearly had done something earlier that upset the group. They were saying "That's him!
    That's him" which is what I expect when someone did something that
    upset the group. Much more so than him just being conservative. I
    don't know if he said something or did something but I'm certain he
    did something that led to the group hunting him down.

    Now whether it was justified or not is entirely unknown because we
    don't know what led to this confrontation.

    Oh, look! It happened again. This time in L.A., where a shriek of Karens descended on a couple having dinner at a restaurant, surrounding them and berating them and blowing their retarded whistles, because they believed the guy was an ICE agent. Turns out he was just a TSA screener having dinner near LAX where he works. Didn't matter to the leftist mob, though. Even after
    seeing his credentials-- let's all admire the colossal irony of these lunatics demanding to see someone's papers-- they still wouldn't leave the couple
    alone. They only stopped when the L.A. County Sheriffs arrived and broke it
    all up. Even after it was firmly established that he wasn't ICE, the crazy harridans were unapologetic.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2016937367568109568/vid/avc1/1280x720/g3IBIafDnLUQrENt.mp4

    Go ahead and justify this one, shawn. Maybe he said something conservative
    that upset them, which would make their behavior understandable. Or
    something.


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  • From Adam H. Kerman@ahk@chinet.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jan 30 04:14:11 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jan 28, 2026 at 2:26:46 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three >>>weeks in Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea
    that the other side gets a say in how this country is governed, even
    when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but >>useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors

    But they do get to tear gas violent insurrectionists. If all these people
    did was stand on the sidewalk holding signs, beating their bongos, and >chanting, no one would be tear gassed. But they're not doing that. They're >assaulting the agents, throwing bricks and other dangerous objects at
    them, squirting them with water guns filled with urine, blocking their >vehicles, trying to pull illegal alien arrestees out of their custody,
    and trying to run them down with cars.

    None. Of. That. Is. Protesting.

    I'm not disagreeing with your examples. On the other hand, ICE has no
    business creating these ridiculous situations for a show of force. What
    does any of that have to do with capturing illegal aliens?

    ICE has no business doing crowd control. They aren't trained in these techniques. No real cop would behave like this, go to tear gas and stun grenades first. But then, no real cops are used to create scenarios for attracting protestors.

    Local cops, trying to keep the protestors at bay, have enjoyed the same attention from tear gas.

    ICE is violating constitutional right after constitutional right. They interdict anyone based on appearance and accent, and this includes
    American citizens. Americans are not required to carry citizenship
    papers with them; driver's license isn't a citizenship document, This
    isn't fucking USSR or China.

    I'll point out the obvious, that when Tom Homan shut down the southern
    border to illegal crossings, there were no widespread big city protests.
    The protests are in response to absurd, heavy handed show of force
    tactics being used in cities. Americans don't want their rights violated
    and they don't want federal agents uselessly parading around cities.

    None. Of. It. Is. Protected. By. The. 1st Amendment.

    And using tear gas on crowds of committing criminal acts like that is >precisely what tear gas is for.

    Tear gas has been used on individuals and very small groups, not just
    crowds, and people in the crowds are generally not committing crimes.

    I posted this earlier in the week but it bears repeating:

    I read it. I haven't posted a followup yet.

    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.

    No. One person was shot because she was clearly trying to run down a cop.

    I don't agree, and the idea that a dead driver will bring the vehicle to
    a complete stop means that the cop who shot Good dead was a moron. He
    was able to step out of the vehicle's path which indicates he was never
    in danger. And since when would a properly trained cop attempt to
    intercept a vehicle with his own body?

    Another was shot because he was an illegal alien under lawful arrest and >escaped, and when reprehended he (and his family members) surrounded the cop >and started beating him with deadly weapons.

    The third shooting is the most iffy and if those cops are found to have acted >wrongly, they should go to prison for it. But bringing a loaded gun to a >protest where you intend ahead of time to get into physical confrontations >with police (Pretti was assaulting ICE agents just the week before his death >and kicking the taillights out of government vehicles so fighting with cops >was clearly on his to-do list) is a monumentally stupid thing to do.

    Period. Let's not blame indirect causes.

    Gee. Tom Homan just suspended the two who shot and killed Alex Pretti. >>Perhaps the killing was unjustified, if not criminal.

    Every LEO is "suspended" after a shooting while the investigation takes place. >You don't shoot someone and then two hours later be back out on the street >chasing bad guys. This isn't an episode of BLUE BLOODS.

    The one who shot Good wasn't suspended, nor were the ones in the other shooting, were they.
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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jan 30 07:29:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:18:02 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
    wrote:

    On Jan 28, 2026 at 2:26:46 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three weeks in
    Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea that the other side
    gets a say in how this country is governed, even when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but
    useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors

    But they do get to tear gas violent insurrectionists. If all these people did >was stand on the sidewalk holding signs, beating their bongos, and chanting, >no one would be tear gassed. But they're not doing that. They're assaulting >the agents, throwing bricks and other dangerous objects at them, squirting >them with water guns filled with urine, blocking their vehicles, trying to >pull illegal alien arrestees out of their custody, and trying to run them down >with cars.

    None. Of. That. Is. Protesting.

    None. Of. It. Is. Protected. By. The. 1st Amendment.

    And using tear gas on crowds of committing criminal acts like that is >precisely what tear gas is for.

    I posted this earlier in the week but it bears repeating:

    We're not looking at protests anymore. What we're seeing is a well-planned, >well-funded insurgency, built by people who've clearly studied the playbook >and have support from within the state and local governments.

    Signal groups at 1,000-member cap per zone. Dedicated roles: mobile chasers, >plate checkers logging vehicle data into shared databases, 24/7 dispatch nodes >vectoring assets, SALUTE-style reporting (Size, Activity, Location, Unit, >Time, Equipment) on suspected federal vehicles. Daily chat rotations and timed >deletions to frustrate forensic recovery. Vetting processes for new joiners. >Mutual aid from sympathetic locals (teachers providing cover, possible local >PD tip-offs on license plate lookups). Home-base coordination points. Rapid >escalation from observation to physical obstruction-- or worse.

    This isn't spontaneous outrage. This is C2 (command and control) with >redundancy, OPSEC hygiene, and task organization that would make a Teams >sergeant nod in recognition. Replace "ICE agents" with "occupying coalition >forces" and the structure maps almost 1:1 to the early-stage urban cells >hunted by American special forces in the mid-2000s.

    The most sobering part? It's domestic. Funded, trained (somewhere), and >directed by people who live in the same country whose law enforcement they're >trying to paralyze. When your own citizens build and operate this level of >parallel intelligence and rapid-response network against federal officers-- >complete with doxxing, vehicle pursuits, and harassment that's already turned >lethal-- you're no longer dealing with civil disobedience. You're facing a >distributed resistance that's learned the lessons of successful insurgencies: >stay below the kinetic threshold most of the time, force over-reaction when >possible, maintain popular support through narrative, and never present a >single center of gravity.

    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.

    No. One person was shot because she was clearly trying to run down a cop.

    Another was shot because he was an illegal alien under lawful arrest and >escaped, and when reprehended he (and his family members) surrounded the cop >and started beating him with deadly weapons.

    The third shooting is the most iffy and if those cops are found to have acted >wrongly, they should go to prison for it. But bringing a loaded gun to a >protest where you intend ahead of time to get into physical confrontations >with police (Pretti was assaulting ICE agents just the week before his death >and kicking the taillights out of government vehicles so fighting with cops >was clearly on his to-do list) is a monumentally stupid thing to do.

    Period. Let's not blame indirect causes.

    Gee. Tom Homan just suspended the two who shot and killed Alex Pretti.
    Perhaps the killing was unjustified, if not criminal.

    Every LEO is "suspended" after a shooting while the investigation takes place. >You don't shoot someone and then two hours later be back out on the street >chasing bad guys. This isn't an episode of BLUE BLOODS.



    There's a word for all of this: insurrection.
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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Fri Jan 30 07:33:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:14:11 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jan 28, 2026 at 2:26:46 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three >>>>weeks in Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea
    that the other side gets a say in how this country is governed, even >>>>when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but >>>useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors

    But they do get to tear gas violent insurrectionists. If all these people >>did was stand on the sidewalk holding signs, beating their bongos, and >>chanting, no one would be tear gassed. But they're not doing that. They're >>assaulting the agents, throwing bricks and other dangerous objects at
    them, squirting them with water guns filled with urine, blocking their >>vehicles, trying to pull illegal alien arrestees out of their custody,
    and trying to run them down with cars.

    None. Of. That. Is. Protesting.

    I'm not disagreeing with your examples. On the other hand, ICE has no >business creating these ridiculous situations for a show of force. What
    does any of that have to do with capturing illegal aliens?

    The show of force has become necessary because of the violence
    directed at them.


    ICE has no business doing crowd control. They aren't trained in these >techniques. No real cop would behave like this, go to tear gas and stun >grenades first. But then, no real cops are used to create scenarios for >attracting protestors.


    If only local officials would do the crowd control...


    Local cops, trying to keep the protestors at bay, have enjoyed the same >attention from tear gas.

    Citation required for context.


    ICE is violating constitutional right after constitutional right. They >interdict anyone based on appearance and accent, and this includes
    American citizens. Americans are not required to carry citizenship
    papers with them; driver's license isn't a citizenship document, This
    isn't fucking USSR or China.

    You're making some serious claims here. Show us your evidence from
    their orders that says this. Note: claims from the left and the
    media don't count.


    I'll point out the obvious, that when Tom Homan shut down the southern
    border to illegal crossings, there were no widespread big city protests.
    The protests are in response to absurd, heavy handed show of force
    tactics being used in cities. Americans don't want their rights violated
    and they don't want federal agents uselessly parading around cities.

    What rights are being violated?


    None. Of. It. Is. Protected. By. The. 1st Amendment.

    And using tear gas on crowds of committing criminal acts like that is >>precisely what tear gas is for.

    Tear gas has been used on individuals and very small groups, not just
    crowds, and people in the crowds are generally not committing crimes.


    Another sweeping claim.


    I posted this earlier in the week but it bears repeating:

    I read it. I haven't posted a followup yet.

    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.

    No. One person was shot because she was clearly trying to run down a cop.

    I don't agree, and the idea that a dead driver will bring the vehicle to
    a complete stop means that the cop who shot Good dead was a moron. He
    was able to step out of the vehicle's path which indicates he was never
    in danger. And since when would a properly trained cop attempt to
    intercept a vehicle with his own body?

    Another armchair quarterbacker. You do his job and stand there and
    let's see what your reaction is.

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  • From Lindsey Halligan@doktorjsdai@wog.net to rec.arts.tv on Sat Jan 31 02:08:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    BTR1701 wrote:

    A leftist mob swarms a random car in Minneapolis just because they
    suspect the driver is conservative, and they become so violent that the >driver has to speed away in fear.

    Literally no reason... just instant violence. This isn't a protest, it's
    a hunting party.

    And the legacy corporate media shamelessly does an absolute cover‑up of
    it all.


    https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2013609805424832512/vid/avc1/1228x72 >0/_aoRokY1NhWCuATW.mp4




    Time to clean up America. It's time to shoot all American leftists so everybody agrees with yours and mine political view. Everybody's sick of their violent ways. Hitler was a leftist. He wrote a book.
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  • From NoBody@NoBody@nowhere.com to rec.arts.tv on Sun Feb 1 10:21:19 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv

    On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:33:46 -0500, NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.com> wrote:

    On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:14:11 -0000 (UTC), "Adam H. Kerman"
    <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

    BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
    On Jan 28, 2026 at 2:26:46 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>>>BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

    Two people are dead and a third has been injured over the last three >>>>>weeks in Minneapolis alone because leftists cannot accept the idea >>>>>that the other side gets a say in how this country is governed, even >>>>>when they lose an election.

    I'm calling bullshit. The immigration enforcement has been anything but >>>>useful. Federal agents don't get to tear gas protestors

    But they do get to tear gas violent insurrectionists. If all these people >>>did was stand on the sidewalk holding signs, beating their bongos, and >>>chanting, no one would be tear gassed. But they're not doing that. They're >>>assaulting the agents, throwing bricks and other dangerous objects at >>>them, squirting them with water guns filled with urine, blocking their >>>vehicles, trying to pull illegal alien arrestees out of their custody, >>>and trying to run them down with cars.

    None. Of. That. Is. Protesting.

    I'm not disagreeing with your examples. On the other hand, ICE has no >>business creating these ridiculous situations for a show of force. What >>does any of that have to do with capturing illegal aliens?

    The show of force has become necessary because of the violence
    directed at them.


    ICE has no business doing crowd control. They aren't trained in these >>techniques. No real cop would behave like this, go to tear gas and stun >>grenades first. But then, no real cops are used to create scenarios for >>attracting protestors.


    If only local officials would do the crowd control...


    Local cops, trying to keep the protestors at bay, have enjoyed the same >>attention from tear gas.

    Citation required for context.


    ICE is violating constitutional right after constitutional right. They >>interdict anyone based on appearance and accent, and this includes
    American citizens. Americans are not required to carry citizenship
    papers with them; driver's license isn't a citizenship document, This
    isn't fucking USSR or China.

    You're making some serious claims here. Show us your evidence from
    their orders that says this. Note: claims from the left and the
    media don't count.


    I'll point out the obvious, that when Tom Homan shut down the southern >>border to illegal crossings, there were no widespread big city protests. >>The protests are in response to absurd, heavy handed show of force
    tactics being used in cities. Americans don't want their rights violated >>and they don't want federal agents uselessly parading around cities.

    What rights are being violated?


    None. Of. It. Is. Protected. By. The. 1st Amendment.

    And using tear gas on crowds of committing criminal acts like that is >>>precisely what tear gas is for.

    Tear gas has been used on individuals and very small groups, not just >>crowds, and people in the crowds are generally not committing crimes.


    Another sweeping claim.


    I posted this earlier in the week but it bears repeating:

    I read it. I haven't posted a followup yet.

    The three victims were shot because federal agents got trigger happy.

    No. One person was shot because she was clearly trying to run down a cop.

    I don't agree, and the idea that a dead driver will bring the vehicle to
    a complete stop means that the cop who shot Good dead was a moron. He
    was able to step out of the vehicle's path which indicates he was never
    in danger. And since when would a properly trained cop attempt to
    intercept a vehicle with his own body?

    Another armchair quarterbacker. You do his job and stand there and
    let's see what your reaction is.

    Of course there is no response.
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