From the Gun Lobby to the Gulag of Dissent: How an American Presidency Is Subverting the Constitution

This isn't your grandpa's McCarthyism

On January 24, 2026, federal immigration agents in Minneapolis fatally shot 37‑year‑old ICU nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti during an enforcement operation. Video footage and witness accounts contradicted early federal claims that Pretti posed a threat; instead, the images showed him holding a phone and attempting to shield a pepper‑sprayed woman when agents …