# Alex Pretti

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Get Out and Vote! A Shameful Chapter of America Ends Today!

Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off 💙 80% off Two years ago, we all sat in disbelief and watched as a convicted felon, an insurrectionist, a rapist, and worse was declared the winner of the 2024 election. That was a hopeless day. We knew bad things were coming. It didn’t …

S06 Episode 39: Bruce Releases Protest Song Streets Of Minneapolis

In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen's surprise release of a protest song, Streets Of Minneapolis, that he was inspired to write in the past few days following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. Hal…

Local Hero’s Stunning Move Implodes Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

In the moments after Alex Pretti’s murder, protesters in the streets were assaulted by federal immigration agents. As they were pepper-sprayed and shoved, My Huong Kitchen’s Tracy Wong opened her doors and gave them refuge. She joins Katie Phang to talk about that day & why she believes that when p…

Making Sense of the 2026 Election with Tony Reichenberger

Episode summary Terry White talks with Tony Reichenberger, author of the Purple America newsletter, about what the 2026 election results mean for Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the country. Tony names three issues that shaped the vote: affordability, the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minnesot…

PU 61: Trump Tanks His Party

Did Amelia Earhart crash at sea in 1937 or did she land on a tiny atoll in the middle of the Pacific? A recent expedition didn’t bring clarity, but instead the mystery remains as tantalising as ever. Punching Upwards, Episode 61 for 8 November 2026 Topics: Politics / Trumpism 🦉 No AI Content 📢 Podc…

Zombies vs Girl Scouts. Plus, “I Voted” Stickers on Memorials

This past Election Day, a plethora of “I Voted” stickers decorated the memorials for Alex Pretti and Renée Good. Producer Adam Sage talks about this powerful act of remembrance, and the conflicting reactions to it. Playwright Saymoukda Vongsay’s latest work, “Kung Fu Zombies vs Southeast Asian Girl…

ALL4ONE#526 Songs That Speak Up, U2’s “One Life at a Time,” The Byrds’ Legacy & 1976

This 526th episode of ALL4ONE is the protest-song edition, with a classic-rock detour through 1976. Bruce Springsteen opens with “Streets of Minneapolis,” written on January 24 after the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents, recorded three days later at his home studio in…

Love Letter to My Country (Video Reading)

I wrote this poem, Love Letter to My Country, in July. I recorded a reading of it then, but today I want a slightly newer version, given our victory in the Midterms. Apparently, I can’t say the words Texas or Mississippi now without crying, or look at the I voted stickers on the Renee Good and Ale…

Will Your Estranged Family Ever Recognize What They Have Lost?

Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% off 💙 80% off Here’s a poem that I originally published on November 29th, 2021. It’s kind of scary how much of what is listed in this poem has come to pass. I’d broken off all contact with anyone I knew who was MAGA after the 2020 election.…