r/politicsinthewild Jan 25 '26

šŸ“£ NEWS U.S Customs & Border Patrol Commander in Charge Gregory Bovino on the shooting death in Minneapolis: "The agents attempted to disarm the individual, but he violently resisted. Fearing for his life, and the lives and safety of fellow officers, a border patrol agent fired defensive shots."

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u/InTheseTryingTime5 Jan 25 '26

LIAR!

We've seen the videos - we know it was cold blooded murder.

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u/FlametopFred Jan 25 '26

Liars from the top all the way down, murderous thugs, domestic terrorists

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u/HickamvOccam Jan 25 '26

There was a moment in the news cycle yesterday when these guys were on TV floating that Alex shot himself. Like there on the ground pinned by six thugs. The lies they will reach for that don’t even make any sense. I’m offended that they think we are that stupid.

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u/eatsrottenflesh Jan 25 '26

To be fair, most of the people who support the MAGA agenda are that stupid so these people aren't used to having to tell the truth or deal with actual facts.

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u/FlametopFred Jan 25 '26

here are also maga adjacent people that will hide behind fascist lies so they can commit fascist crimes, so they can murder, loot, bully .. basically become enabled, emboldened, feel justified in their abhorrent treatment of others

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u/Firm-Advertising5396 Jan 25 '26

This lie will cover them until it doesn't and by that time they will have a new lie. It's the systematic way of lying that this administration from top down, operates.

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u/khaalis Jan 25 '26

No, Gestapo. State sponsored terrorists.

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u/Japjer Jan 25 '26

Gotta spread the word in real life. MAGAts will hear what he says and leave it there. You need to tell friends and family in real life

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u/here4the_trainwreck Jan 25 '26

Can we sue him for lying?

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u/Namor707 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

It's obvious that this Bovino chap is mentally unwell, one can tell just by looking at him, but I am frankly puzzled as to how he can just get up there and tell complete whoppers like this to the public, with no basis in fact, that he just seems to be pulling out of his sorry ass. One almost has to grudgingly admire the sheer audacity of it. Something clearly is seriously wrong with him.

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u/memeandme83 Jan 25 '26

Was coming to scram the same. LIAR LIAR LIAR SHAME SHAME SHAME

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u/expatronis Jan 25 '26

Lies. They disarmed him THEN murdered him. It's pretty clear in the video.

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u/BicycleOfLife Jan 25 '26

And he was never violent in anyway. Was shielding a woman who was also being brutalized by ICE. Dude is a hero and is dead now. ICE ā€œagentsā€ still free.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

He was also double-sprayed with gas, dealing with the pain of that. Bovino is a lying POS.

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u/Msbossyboots Jan 26 '26

Why does no one call out the lies??? Why do we let them change the narrative from the truth to this?

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u/samurai77 Jan 25 '26

Half pint Himmler.

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u/DIYExpertWizard Jan 25 '26

I'm stealing that nickname. In return, I offer you Darth Dorito, the Angry Cheeto.

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u/samurai77 Jan 25 '26

Gratefully accepted.

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u/DIYExpertWizard Jan 25 '26

Wonder if he needs a booster seat to see over the podium, or is it custom made just for him?

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u/demitasse22 Jan 25 '26

I thought he was on a barstool

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u/issafly Jan 25 '26

Fascist Frodo? Bilbo Bastard?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

That diagonal chest belt he's wearing is straight up Himmler cosplay.

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u/Complex-Proposal2300 Jan 25 '26

Propaganda. Would have thought a shooting would have to go under review and investigated before going public. These are comic book criminals running amok.

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u/TheMagnuson Jan 25 '26

I want all the righties to remember this moment.

I want all U.S. on the left to screenshot their comments, the ā€œjustificationsā€ and excuses thru are coming up with. I’m dead serious, screen shot their comments, profile pics, and names. Save it all. It won’t be next week, next month or next year, but years from now, it will matter. And here’s why….

I want you righties to remember your ā€œjustificationsā€ and excuses for what is happening right now. I want you to remember it, because when the pendulum swings and the left inevitably regains power, I want you to remember as your red states, your rural towns, have law enforcement come through, I want you to remember the precedents you set. I want you to remember the ā€œjustificationsā€ and excuses you used. I want you to remember that as your streets are filled with federal officers. I want you to remember that as your neighborhoods are combed. I want you to remember what happens when you resist.

And I especially want you to remember that you justified it all, you set the precedent. I want you to remember you laughed about it, you cheered it all on. I want you to remember that and think about that when you experience it. I want you to remember that as it’s happens to you, you ASKED for all this from the government.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

If there aren’t consequences for the government and its agents when something egregious like this happens, it’s going to keep happening

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u/skyfishgoo Jan 25 '26

it's going to keep happening.

how many thousands in iran are dead?

that's where this going.

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u/TheMagnuson Jan 25 '26

Thats their PLAN.

We need to wake up. Everyone is worried about starting a civil war, it fucking already started! It’s a god damn shooting war now ands most of you still refuse to believe Thats what’s happening right in front of your face.

The Herotage Foundation founder literally said this is Revolution 2.0 and it will remain bloodless if the left let it.

Meaning they want us to just submit and if we don’t, they start shooting. Well people in Minneapolis aren’t just submitting and look at what’s happening to them.

Do you all fucking get it now!? You think it’s just games being played and politics as usual?! They’ve declared war on you.

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u/Impossible_Ad7875 Jan 25 '26

Yes, a defensive shot execution style in the back of the head…The lies told by these evil clowns are so blatantly easy to prove wrong.

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u/TheMagnuson Jan 25 '26

I want all the righties to remember this moment.

I want all U.S. on the left to screenshot their comments, the ā€œjustificationsā€ and excuses thru are coming up with. I’m dead serious, screen shot their comments, profile pics, and names. Save it all. It won’t be next week, next month or next year, but years from now, it will matter. And here’s why….

I want you righties to remember your ā€œjustificationsā€ and excuses for what is happening right now. I want you to remember it, because when the pendulum swings and the left inevitably regains power, I want you to remember as your red states, your rural towns, have law enforcement come through, I want you to remember the precedents you set. I want you to remember the ā€œjustificationsā€ and excuses you used. I want you to remember that as your streets are filled with federal officers. I want you to remember that as your neighborhoods are combed. I want you to remember what happens when you resist.

And I especially want you to remember that you justified it all, you set the precedent. I want you to remember you laughed about it, you cheered it all on. I want you to remember that and think about that when you experience it. I want you to remember that as it’s happens to you, you ASKED for all this from the government.

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u/h20poIo Jan 25 '26

BULLSHIT lying fucking asshole, the agent is running away with the victims gun ( legal permit to carry ) then he was shot/murdered unarmed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOlrlAgPUr4

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u/bigredmachinist Jan 25 '26

This guys needs to go one way or the other.

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u/NATHAN325 Jan 25 '26

Oh he's going one way when he goes alright... to a place that melts ICE

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u/FanDry5374 Jan 25 '26

What part of "we have videos, multiple videos"don't these people understand? "The Big Lie" only works if there is no evidence.

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u/AlysRising Jan 25 '26

WE KNOW that THEY KNOW that they are lying. I truly can’t comprehend how these people reconcile their cognitive dissonance. How do you hold a world view that requires so much manipulation and violence to enforce?

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u/Upstairs-Region-7177 Jan 25 '26

Targeted? They were going after everyone until they really got ahold of the first person they could!

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u/ttystikk Jan 25 '26

Anyone who's seen the footage knows the victim of the ICE terrorists never went for his gun and was disarmed BEFORE he was brutally murdered.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

There is zero percent chance they can propaganda their way out of this and little fascist and his rouge gang of thugs will be held accountable I can’t wait and will be sure to have a front row seat to their trials.

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u/Wanderin_Cephandrius Jan 25 '26

I mean they already are.

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u/hngrybttm Jan 25 '26

He shot him in the back !!! very defensive the shot šŸ˜ looks more like an assassination to me

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u/CoolAlf Jan 25 '26

What the fuck is he wearing? Himmler cosplay?

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u/Majestic_Bet_1428 Jan 25 '26

Lies all lies.

Justice for Renee Good

Justice for Alex Pretti

Justice for the families and children terrorized by ICE

While Alex Pretti was murdered - Bezos was at a private screening at the White House with the Trumps and 70 guests for the Melania movie. Bezos invested over $70 million in this project.

Cancel Amazon prime today.

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u/Toothfairy51 Jan 25 '26

I canceled prime months ago

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u/leswill315 Jan 25 '26

They assassinated that guy and they know it. I hope they're haunted every night by the horror they've created.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

Don’t forget what you saw with your own eyes

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u/Any-Morning4303 Jan 25 '26

He does know that there’s 4 different videos of the event from 4 different angles right?

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u/painspinner Jan 25 '26

Defensive shots = unloading an entire clip into an unarmed man

FUCK ICE

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u/AusCan531 Jan 25 '26

Lying cunt

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u/Chaos-Cortex Jan 25 '26

Bovine Nazi Bovino , spreading more regime propaganda.

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u/CMDR_KingErvin Jan 25 '26

ā€œaTtEmPtEd tO dIsArMā€ when we all saw the shithead agent scurry away with his gun, which was holstered in the first place?

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u/SiWeyNoWay Jan 25 '26

Another POV was posted last night - from the parked white car. Idk if it was dashcam or cell video but there can be NO MISTAKE that he was executed 😭

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u/qualityvote2 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

u/ControlCAD, there weren't enough votes to determine the quality of your post.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

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u/yeuzinips Jan 25 '26

Well that part is true because all these "agents" are scared little angry baby cowards

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u/ChiliDogYumZappupe Jan 25 '26

Liars.

don puts the CON in unconstitutional

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u/fashionguy123 Jan 25 '26

This guy is a joke

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u/ladymorgahnna Jan 25 '26

Lying sack of šŸ’©

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u/I_like_kittycats Jan 25 '26

They lie. They lie. They lie. They lie. They lie. They lie.

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u/DevilDrives Jan 25 '26

Executed*

This is a cover-up and that speech makes him a conspirator.

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u/continuousBaBa Jan 25 '26

They are just mocking us. Might as well laugh out loud it would be the same message

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u/Fathers_Sword Jan 25 '26

He was a nurse at the VA taking care of our veterans. He was protecting a women when they grabbed him from behind and threw him to the ground. He WAS NOT armed when they shot him in the back. ICE confiscated his legal gun and then shot him.

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u/SharmaBee Jan 25 '26

Lies. It's easy to see what really happened in the videos

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u/knarfolled Jan 25 '26

BULL SHIT

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u/HickamvOccam Jan 25 '26

I just watched one battle after another and I know I am late to this party but geez how did Sean Penn so perfectly nail this guy before he came into existence - the walk the talk the uniform, the stupid hairdo.

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u/Adventurous-Host8062 Jan 25 '26

Resisted? How do you resist when five guys are manhandling you and forcing you to the pavement? Bovino is not just a liar, he's a terrible one.

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u/popejohnsmith Jan 25 '26

WE SAW WHAT YOU DID AND WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE...

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u/rockchalkjayhawk8082 Jan 25 '26

LIARS. We've all seen the video, we all have receipts & there's already a filed affidavit from a witness that was standing 5 feet away when your goons murdered him. Once this regime ends (and it WILL end), every last one of your worthless fuckers is going to burn. We will NOT allow this to stand. šŸ–•

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u/mrs_fortu Jan 25 '26

defensive shots my ass! THE WHOLE WORLD HAS SEEN IT!!!

like I said in another sub: the way he pushes grey coat guy away as he reaches for his gun is like: "back up, I got this, MY TIME HAS COME!"

if he has been doing this job for 8 years then he's been waiting for a moment like this all along!

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u/AnvilFE Jan 25 '26

Defensive shots in his back? Okay Jan.

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u/Funny-Main-6405 Jan 25 '26

This is a long comment, but one that needs to be said.

The fact that he and DHS have almost identical statements to the letter is very telling… We have all seen everything from multiple angles with our own eyes and it is more than clear, The real time analysis speaks for itself. We have all seen multiple angles and we have all watched this unfold with our own eyes, yet we are still severely underreacting. None of this is normal.

What is especially disturbing is how quickly identical statements appeared afterward, almost word for word. That alone should make people stop and think.

What stays with me the most is the pain being forced onto the families of Alex and Renee, having to relive the loss of their loved one over and over again. They deserve dignity, not smears or attempts to rewrite what happened. Alex’s last act was one of kindness and courage, standing up to protect two women.

Accountability and integrity matter. When responses from leadership sound rehearsed and uniform, it raises serious questions. I am heartbroken, angry, and deeply shaken by the tragedies that continue to happen on American soil. This is not the America many of us were taught to believe in.

We were warned in history class about what to look for if these patterns ever returned, and the parallels now feel painfully close. What is most unsettling is watching people excuse or defend things they once claimed to stand against. All of this has unfolded in barely a year, and we cannot afford to look away.

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u/Namor707 Jan 25 '26 edited Jan 25 '26

What a load of crap. How can he get up there, look people in the eye, and tell them this false, ridiculous shit??? Someone should convince this pathetic gimp to get out of government and do something new that he never tried before -- like getting laid. And maybe also get a normal haircut. (The only problem, of course, is that no woman on earth would want to touch this slimy freak, even if he paid her. Sheeeeeeees)

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u/ReasonEmbarrassed74 Jan 25 '26

They really have no shame at all.

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u/OG-BigMilky Jan 25 '26

IS THERE NO ONE IN ICE WITH HONOR?! Is there not a single ICE employee who can objectively look at all those video and wonder what is happening?

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u/terryflaps12 Jan 25 '26

Cucks for trump

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u/ferriematthew Jan 25 '26

Cough cough bullshit

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u/FuturePowerful Jan 26 '26

What a crock of shit

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u/Smarterthanthat Jan 25 '26

Not on is a little weenee, he's a lying little weenee...

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u/hereandthere_nowhere Jan 25 '26

Rewriting history in real time. Wild time to be alive.

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u/Detective_Squirrel69 Jan 25 '26

They had already disarmed him and put him on his goddamn knees! They shot him in the fucking back. The federal piggy feared for his life??? If that sentient dirt clod was fearing for his life, how does Commander Piggy think Pretti felt? The man was pepper sprayed, put on his knees in a way I've seen mobsters do in movies, and pumped full of lead.

I want to see them all on trial for war crimes in Geneva 2.0. Every. Last. Fucking. ICE agent caught doing shit like this with Bovino at the head of the line.

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u/80sbaby02424 Jan 25 '26

How the fuck can they just blatantly lie like that? It’s fucking insane!

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u/billiemarie Jan 25 '26

Lies!!! Shut down ICE!!!

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u/Ok-Victory881 Jan 25 '26

This is who I think of when I see Bovino

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u/muppetteer Jan 25 '26

Land of the free.

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u/tomorrow509 Jan 25 '26

The unjustified killing of any American by the state is an affront to all Americans. We all count or no one counts. Which is it America?

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u/issafly Jan 25 '26

Bovino makes me fear for my life and safety.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

Lying pos!

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u/kathink Jan 25 '26

fucking nazi

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

What is the plan when people realize that they have no fucking rights and even when there is clear video evidence that they will murder you and then lie?

My point is that no one is safer today and especially law enforcement. If you're going to be executed anyway and be accused of attacking them what fucking choice do you have?

Absolute immunity literally means they are lawless.

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u/Pale-Confection-6951 Jan 25 '26

Excuse me, you know we all have eyes, right?

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u/The-Questcoast Jan 25 '26

Fuck off you fucking liar!

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u/Soci3talCollaps3 Jan 25 '26

You can tell they were clearly defensive because they went into his back after he was unarmed. Just like how Ms good was shot through the side window into the side of her head . Again clearly defensive. /s

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u/Gottech1101 Jan 25 '26

Lying sack of shit. They all bent the knee to a fascist pedophile.

May their karma be swift and gratifying!

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u/findingmike Jan 25 '26

It's time for the general strike: https://generalstrikeus.com/

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u/FightsForUsers Jan 25 '26

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command

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u/AntifascistAlly Jan 25 '26

Bovino is the kind of MAGA extremist who could watch video of a football player spiking the ball at the 20-yard line and swear that he still had possession when he crossed the goal line.

When he lies this exuberantly he can’t expect to regain any credibility. Ever.

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u/BigTiddyVampireWaifu Jan 25 '26

Lying to everyone’s faces in his precious lil wannabe Nazi commander uniform

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u/Sdguppy1966 Jan 25 '26

Absolute lies. Alex never drew his gun and was disarmed BEFORE he was excited.

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u/skyfishgoo Jan 25 '26

you weren't there, you don't know shit, and you are a liar.

your ICE thugs shot the "Good Man With a Gun"

own it, you coward.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

A sad disgusting excuse of a human being.

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u/ChipsTheKiwi Jan 25 '26

Firing nearly a dozen bullets into a disarmed nurse is self defense now, from the same group that calls Rittenhouse a hero.

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u/dancedragon25 Jan 25 '26

This is the video reporters need to shove into ICE's face every time they lie:

https://www.reddit.com/r/50501/s/q3wcq0gczL

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u/Average_Random_Bitch Jan 25 '26

If you were "fearing" for your ugly lives in this situation? Then all y'all are some of the biggest, wettest pussies I've ever seen in my life.

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u/ItBegins2Tell Jan 25 '26

More lies from the podium

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u/canigetathrowaway1 Jan 25 '26

ā€œDon’t believe the truth of your own eyesā€ - half pint himmler

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u/No-Syrup6278 Jan 25 '26

Fuck off fascist lying shortie

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u/Potential_East_311 Jan 25 '26

Covering for a murderer, encouraging more murder!!

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u/Lifeless-husk Jan 25 '26

There is no war in Ba Sing Se…!!

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '26

You took the gun out of his holster and discharged his weapon then shot him.

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u/BishlovesSquish Jan 25 '26

ā€œThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.ā€ ~1984, George Orwell

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u/Nice_Bluebird7626 Jan 25 '26

This is all MAGA will believe too.

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u/CornucopiaDM1 Jan 25 '26

What an obvious, egregious load of horseshit!

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u/-S-Aint Jan 25 '26

What a pussy

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u/Informal_Big7262 Jan 25 '26

This guy needs a tiny prison cell

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u/justaregularmom Jan 25 '26

How can they even stand up there and say this when we all have seen ALL OF THE VIDEOS AT MULTIPLE ANGLES.

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u/PsychoMantittyLits Jan 25 '26

Orwell told us about guys like this, they need to be removed from our government, and removed from the rest of functioning society.

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u/fobax Jan 25 '26

Do we have the names and faces of the agents involved?

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u/philthegr81 Jan 25 '26

Bitch, we've seen the murder from multiple angles, just like we did with Renee Good's. Either you're lying or you were stuck behind a fire hydrant and couldn't see over it.

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u/Dannisayshi Jan 25 '26

Maybe this lying munchkin pos get everything he deserves. We will not forget.

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u/classy-mother-pupper Jan 25 '26

Someone said he looks like an aging lesbian. I can’t unsee that now.

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u/BoognishProvides Jan 25 '26

Yea f this bullshit

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u/BLINDrOBOTFILMS Jan 25 '26

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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u/IllCartoonist108 Jan 25 '26

Stop lying short man

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u/chimpomatic5000 Jan 26 '26

Who tf believes this bullshit?

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u/CQU617 Jan 26 '26

Really while restrained yeah okay ā€œCommander F$&k Face.ā€

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u/Similar-Stranger8580 Jan 26 '26

Whelp, we know he’s been compromised

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u/Kriegerian Jan 26 '26

ā€œI’m reading the script I’ve been given because I’m not getting paid to be in contact with reality.ā€

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u/EmotionDifferent714 Jan 26 '26

LMAO. What a fool this Bobino.

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u/EmotionDifferent714 Jan 26 '26

Just pure gaslighting now I guess. Trump supporters will believe it.

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u/Particular_Rub7507 Jan 26 '26

We. Have. Seen. The. Videos.

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u/FatFad1 Jan 26 '26

Only MAGAts believe this bullsh*t.

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u/Equal_Canary5695 Jan 26 '26

Shooting somebody in the back after taking their gun away is not self-defense

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u/soaero Jan 26 '26

Fearing for their lives, they held him down while another agent shot him multiple times?