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  • Why I Didn’t Report My Rape

    01/27/2026 4:48:01 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 55 replies
    The Nation ^ | 01 24 2026 | Anna Krauthamer
    SNIP There in that hotel, a little over four years ago, I was raped by a group of men during a three-day trip I took to Las Vegas with two of my best friends. Of the rape, which lasted all night, I remember both too much and too little. I never did anything about it. I didn’t tell anyone who could have done something about it, either, such as the hotel staff or the Las Vegas police. I never considered taking any kind of action at the time, but ever since the possibility has haunted me as a particularly cruel...
  • Man fatally shot by federal officer in Minnesota worked as an ICU nurse, his parents say

    01/24/2026 3:34:17 PM PST · by McGruff · 149 replies
    CBS News ^ | Jan 24, 2026
    Family members say the man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Trump's immigration crackdown in his city. They told The Associated Press he was an avid outdoorsman who loved getting in adventures with Joule, his beloved Catahoula Leopard dog who also recently died. He had participated in protests following the killing of Renee Good, who was shot behind the wheel of her SUV by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Law Enforcement officer earlier this...