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What Happened Today – February 12 2026

Bystander video frame showing multiple federal agents pinning Alex Pretti to the ground in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026, moments before he was shot and killed

Sen. Rand Paul played this bystander video in slow motion at a Senate hearing as CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott insisted Alex Pretti was "fighting back nonstop." (C-SPAN)

Donald Trump’s government condemned the planet today by eliminating the climate change endangerment finding that has been global scientific consensus for decades. They also told a Senate committee after watching a video in slow motion that Alex Pretti was “fighting back nonstop” when federal agents shot him while he was pinned to the ground. In … Read more

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