cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42177433
Sat 24 Jan 2026 21.32 EST
Large protests spread across US cities on Saturday – including Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Boston and Providence, Rhode Island – after 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a registered nurse living in Minneapolis, was shot dead by federal agents.
The wave of demonstrations come just one day after thousands marched through the streets of Minneapolis to protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Protesters again braved the extreme cold to speak out against the agency and show support for Pretti and others who have been harmed by the surge of immigration agents who have flooded the city in recent week.
Thousands more rallied in Union Square in New York City, with footage showing demonstrators shouting: “Say it once, say it twice, we will not put up with ICE!”
You are probably right, there most likely won’t be societal collapse over the weekend, but you know what will have changed by then?
Tens of thousands of people who are united in their anger will have come together, made contacts, gotten into local organizing groups and signal chats, learned about direct action they can participate in, and learned that there is power in numbers.
You can’t get to a revolution without several protests first. Protests such as these are fundamental steps in our collective journey to dismantle capitalism. Please stop discouraging people from participating.