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I hope you point out that "less lethal" munitions still kill people, deploying chemical weapons on civilians is a war crime and has been used as justification for regime change on a number of occasions, and that ICE are operating outside any legal authority.

They had to balance it out with that terrible headline.

Wild how its not federal agents that are doing the clashing? Outlining the protestors as the aggressors at the beginning of your title allows justification for agents shooting and harming citizens. If a protestor shot a less than lethal round at police, they'd be shot dead. Maybe write for Fox?

Headlines are prime real estate AND a choice. Many will never read the entire article, but that headline will reverberate. People are counting on journalists. Perhaps revisit that Columbia Journalism grad speech by Christiane Amanpour, "Be truthful, not neutral." www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-Q...

They stopped calling them "Non-Lethal" because it's a fucking lie.

Is clashed the new definition for “fired on people exercising their First Amendment protected rights?” Words matter. Do better.

"Less lethal"? You're only partially dead?

Come on. Do better.

Who is doing what to whom? You have the ability to get the headline in better shape. For example, the notion here of "clash" isn't doing much. On Seinfeld, third-person Jimmy says, "Jimmy and misunderstanding kinda clash." On TV that's funny, here it isn't.

So now the Star Tribune is carrying water for ICE.

Stunning photos!! 😭

"Less-lethal munitions"? How about "maiming munitions"?

Does Mr. Whipple know that ICE are using his building to attack civilians?

Consent machine goes brrrrrr

It's not the Somalis as much as it's Walz. Himself is terrified Tim will run for president and is looking for ways to control & embarrass him. He always knows he will never measure up to any decent person. Even before he unzips. #YouCantProveMeWrong

ICE attacked protestors, who were non-violently standing up for the rights of everyone—including the ICE agents who attacked them, and the fourth estate (that would be you) Do better MN star tribune, there's a lot riding on getting this moment in our history right. Like, everything.

Remember when protesting, bring water, traffic cones (contain the tear gas canisters), leaf blowers (blow the gas back at them). And stay safe. And once it gets below freezing again, make those walkways icy; ICE doesn’t do well on ice.

@startribune.com - do better, JFC

Well yes, it is only "less lethal" when used in a specific, narrow way described on its packaging. And... nothing in its construction prevents it from being used in "more lethal" ways. Which makes the whole concept a bit shaky.

Who clashed with whom? Who are the instigators here? If DHS stopped its invasion of the cities, then the protesters would go away. If the protestors stopped their protests, then DHS would brutalize even more people. Stop blaming the helpers.

Who clashed with who? 🫤

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"Less-lethal" sounds like "the officer's firearm discharged" - Gimme a break

Terrible framing. Better: The MAGA militia instigated violent attacks on American patriots protesting disappearances

You mean: the Gestapo violently attacked a group exercising their constitutional rights, using chemical weapons so dangerous they are prohibited under the Geneva conventions for use in war.

a "clash" is 2 sides fighting the protestors were not fighting - the ICE agents were fighting the protestors therefore, the protestors were not "clashing" with anyone and you should correct your headline

Armed only with the American flag 🇺🇸

What a Trump trainwreck

JFC

Outstanding photography, well done Mr Wheeler

history rhymes

try "government forces attacked protesters" if you want an accurate lede

Fascist racist masked goons violently attacked civilians.

Goddamn, these pictures go hard 🔥

ICE is murdering Minnesotans, but go on.

I understand the logic, and I guess it is better than the obviously false “non-lethal,” but “less-lethal munitions” is a ridiculous phrase. Are people who die when hit with them 50% less dead? 75%?

"The people protest a murder by a government official and said government officials respond with continued violence." Fixed your shit headline for you.

In the metro? No. Nobody owns heavy equipment like that. At most we could rent a U Haul. Also we don't want nazi shit here. That's what we're actively fighting. If we emulate their tactics, we're giving them validation. Hard pass.

My point was that your "tactic" (disruption of normal city life) is the exact thing we are fighting AGAINST. Why are you citing you previous post about "values can be different but effectiveness is the same" when I just told you this tactic would be the OPPOSITE of "effective" for us?

When you can't tell the difference between a stormtrooper attack on a major American city from an alien attack in "War of the Worlds", you might have fascism. #AbolishICE

If someone didn't tell you, these photos could be from the protests in Iran. This is where we are, America.

Yeah, about those "chemical irritants" - let me pass on what a friend of mine (with a PhD in inorganic chemistry) said about just one of them, "green gas". bsky.app/profile/siam...

“Less-lethal”? “Somewhat lethal” “Slightly lethal” “Almost but not quite lethal”

And by on one tonight they mean the videos of him driving at /mock charging protesters

For just one day.

dammmnnn Jeff Wheeler is a great photog. These are good pics

Pics : 👍🏻 Headline: 👎🏻

Clashed? How about “were illegally assaulted”?

Patriots clashed with Nazi occupying forces for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building which holds American citizens to be deported without due process. Gestapo jackboots fired rubber bullets and deployed chemical weapons into the crowd. Fixed the headline for you.

Beautiful (but tragically gut wrenching) photos! Reminiscent of Les Miserables scenes.

Federal agents clashed with protesters for another night outside the Whipple Federal Building, which holds ICE detainees. Agents fired less-lethal munitions and deployed chemical irritants at the crowd.

Did the protesters clash with federal agents or were they attacked by federal agents? Those are very different things.

stop using weasel-words, @startribune.com. when protestors are assaulted government agents, this doesn't describe a "clash"

Federal agents attacked peaceful protesters— Fixed it for you First line: Contrary to all common decency and the US constitution, ICE agents again committed an unprovoked attack…

These photos are incredible. Please add alt text so they are accessible to more people.

“Clashed” is a non-informative word. What really happened?

Nazis have occupied the city, that’s not a “clash”.

#MPD #FreyFAIL @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social claims they've had to spend $2,000,000,000 to respond to #ICE actions in #MN. #MPLS has 600 officers. So, that = $3,333,333 PER OFFICER. WHAT THE FUCK FOR?! #POLICE #refuse to intervne & NOT ONCE have they prevented nor arrested #fuckICE for assaults.

I see one bad-ass dude with a flag. Where’s the crowd?

Here, try this headline: "State Terror Organization I.C.E Attacks Peaceful Protestors Outside Concentration Camp, Fires Crowd-Control Rounds And Chemical Munitions At Civilians"

That's an odd example since people do say that pretty frequently but I think I get what you're going for.

I believe they blinded a couple people in LA in the last few days.

These are amazing photos! Prideful as the 9-11 photo of firefighters pushing up the flag at ground zero.

Heroic Americans fighting tyranny @radiofreetom.bsky.social

Incredible. Thank you! #WeThePeople 🇺🇸

Jesus Christ, you are the worst fucking newspaper.

Your headline writer would be best employed in North Korea

What did the protestors fire at the wannabe Gestapo aside from invectives and mean taunts