Posted on 01/28/2026 11:53:12 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
At 6.38pm CST on Saturday January 24, Indiana Pacer star Tyrese Haliburton posted on X: “Alex Pretti was murdered.”
The NBA star was one of the first athletes to respond to what can only be described as the public execution by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Pretti’s death was the culmination of a weeks-long campaign of terror conducted against residents of the city, including Renee Good, who was herself killed by DHS forces just two weeks earlier. Indeed, “Operation Metro Surge” in Minneapolis has accounted for two-thirds of homicides in the city in 2026.
Of course, Minneapolis has not been the only site of depravity. In 2025, DHS reported a “historic” surge in deportations, gleefully noting that it had removed over 622,000 people from the US. During the same period, 32 people died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, which marked the deadliest year for the agency in its over two decades of operation. In January 2026 alone, at least nine people have been killed directly by DHS or died in their custody. Additionally, an October 2025 investigation revealed a pattern of sexual assault and forced labour targeting transgender and queer detainees at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
In this context, it is perhaps unsurprising that many current and former athletes followed Haliburton’s lead, including Victor Wembanyama, Breanna Stewart, Karl-Anthony Towns, Spencer Strider, Isaiah Thomas, De’Aaron Fox, JR Smith and John Randle. The NBA Minnesota Timberwolves held a moment of silence for Pretti, as did the PWHL’s Minnesota Frost. (The Minnesota Wild did not, nor did either NFL conference championship game, despite this practice being deployed by many teams across the league for Charlie Kirk).
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Another Trump win with D.C. Circuit denying fired NLRB Commissioner's petition for rehearing, i.e. Trump won before the 3-judge panel and Wilcox asked entire court to rehear the case and they refused.
Judging by the Pacers record this year, the ball isn’t going through the hoop all that much.
ROFLOL
Yes. It’s just like other fascist nations of history. Which is why you are able to speak against the government freely, and not get disappeared. Just as fascists/tyrants have always done with those who disagree with them.
Fascism is the new racism😂😂
Right wing influencers (mostly post on X) are impatient with Trump. Trump needs to be stronger. And wasting too much time letting the system to work against him.
Lincoln didn't hesitate.
Eisenhower and JFK were decisive when they faced challenges from the states refusing to recognize federal authority.
A real Fascist would have made them disappear years ago.
Worst Fascist, ever!
This should be viewed as a cry for help from the British press.
Yes, indeed...I do not think that he is a naturalized US citizen...He either has some visa...Or green card...
Mr. Victor W...If you are so upset about the nurse, you could go back to Europe and play...I think that he will make less money if he plays in Europe...
By the way, Mr. Victor...Cops sometimes have to use their weapons in your country too...A French police officer will face a trial this year for shooting a teenager...The dead teenager's parents came from North Africa...Riots broke out after that shooting...
Exactly.
You can thank commie infiltration and the public schools for that.
"2022-2024 Lottery Streak: The Pistons became the first team to drop from 1st to 5th in consecutive years"
As good as they are, imagine what they would/could be?
Instead the NBA (like other leagues) continues to coddle leftist cucks like Popovich and Kerr, helping keep their respective teams competitive, while letting others (and their fan-base's) wither on the vine year after year.
Seems like it's all political (and/or gambling interests) in sports (other) these days.
It may still be entertaining(to some), but so much seems...scripted.
Perhaps Haliburton should be more concerned with what's going on in the hometown of the NBA team he plays for and use some of his $50 million per year salary to help with community outreach.
Well, that's why France is a $#ithole.
We are dealing with the same thing here. But for most part, you can just get out of "no-go zone" in inner cites and America is like that for most part.
But I am sure that the number of "no-go zones" are increasing in France. It used to be that you'll just avoid Paris and Marseille. I'm sure that's no longer the case because it's everywhere now.
Any Winter Olympian who protests should be stripped of their medals and immediately sent home, with a bill for expenses incurred in their training, room and board.
Take it with a grain of salt. Professional athletes are the most ignorant and criminal among our population.
Having an enforced border is not fascism.
...........”...“give a crap app”
LMAO. Patent that, you’ll be an instant millionaire. The world has been without that for far too long.
“...weeks-long campaign of terror conducted against residents of the city...”
Illegal alien democrat murderers and rapist SHOULD feel terror. I love it. And hopefully the filthy scumbags Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva will also be receiving some much needed terror. /spit
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