MN - Alex Pretti dead after Minneapolis shooting involving immigration agents, US media report, January 24, 2026

[bearfossils]

A partial explanation.

“Oceanic society rests ultimately on the belief that Big Brother is omnipotent and that the Party is infallible. But since in reality Big Brother is not omnipotent and the party is not infallible, there is need for an unwearying, moment-to-moment flexibility in the treatment of facts. The keyword here is BLACKWHITE. Like so many Newspeak words, this word has two mutually contradictory meanings. Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts. Applied to a Party member, it means a loyal willingness to say that black is white when Party discipline demands this. But it means also the ability to BELIEVE that black is white, and more, to KNOW that black is white, and to forget that one has ever believed the contrary.”

― George Orwell, 1984

Bless your buttons. You made my day with this response.

 

[Hexe]

Thanks for the source of this quote. I thought it was from the Biden regime's DOJ.

I lived under real regime, you know? And, frankly, I find calling Biden's administration a regime highly insulting to every victim of actual regimes around the world.

 

[CrimeDawg123]

Not new-news here but some political angles around the opening of the civil rights investigation explored here:

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/doj-investigation-pretti-shooting-minnesota-00757544

Todd Blanche: "I don’t want the takeaway to be that there’s some massive civil rights investigation that’s happening."

Yes because god forbid we have a massive civil rights investigation

 

[Sundog]

I lived under real regime, you know? And, frankly, I find calling Biden's administration a regime highly insulting to every victim of actual regimes around the world.

That's your opinion.

Many of us on WS have also had this experience and know one when we see one. Regardless of your opinion to the contrary.

 

[Hexe]

That's your opinion.

Yes, that's my opinion.

Many of us on WS have also had this experience and know one when we see one. Regardless of your opinion to the contrary.

Anyone who ever witnessed an actual regime at work would be deeply worried seeing the LE shooting unarmed civilians snd arresting journalists. Because that's exactly what regimes do.

 

[I am not Sherlock H.]

Thanks for the source of this quote. I thought it was from the Biden regime's DOJ.

Respectfully, can someone please help me with an understanding.

What is meant by the ‘Biden regime’?

Is that referring to the presidency of Joseph R. Biden, Jr?

Sort of like the presidency of Donald J. Trump?

Thank you for any insight. I am old enough to have tried to support whomever was the current or former president. And then to move on from that. MOO